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Nigerian president vows to free missing girls
Full ArticleAl Jazeera
23 Jul 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan has met for the first time some of the parents of 219 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls and dozens of classmates who managed to escape from their Boko Haram captors. Jonathan assured them on Tuesday of his determination that those still in captivity “are brought out alive,” presidential spokesman Reuben Abati told reporters…
Survey finds sharp increase in teen use of HGH
NEW YORK (AP) — Experimentation with human growth hormones by America‘s teens more than doubled in the past year, as more young people looked to drugs to boost their athletic performance and improve their looks, according to a new, large-scale…
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Gaza blockade key to any Israel-Hamas truce deal
KARIN LAUB Associated Press= GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) â??Ibrahim Zain was driven from his home by Israeli tank fire this week, but says he’d rather endure more Israel-Hamas fighting than accept an unconditional cease-fire he fears will leave in…
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
Heroin antidote Naloxone offers US hope against overdose
23 July 2014 Last updated at 00:02 BST “To call heroin an epidemic is an understatement,” says Camden, New Jersey, Police Chief Scott Thomson. “Our cops were out on the street and they didn’t have any tools to help the people there.” But in recent…
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Wall St. gains on earnings, data; conflicts still eyed
By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as some positive earnings and economic data pointed to a market that still had room to rise despite the S&P 500 hitting an intraday record. Investors continued to pay close attention…
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Mexico’s circuses caught up in animal rights spat
Travel Deals $1325 & up – Rome, Florence & Venice 7-Nts. from Philly See all travel deals » The Associated Press Posted: Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 4:30 PM MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico‘s “circus wars” are heating up, as a growing movement to…
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Brooklyn Bridge ‘white flags’ stump police
Authorities in New York are investigating who raised two large white flags on the towers of the Brooklyn Bridge early on Tuesday. The flags briefly flew atop two towers at either end of the storied landmark in the place of two American flags…
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Chrysler recalls Jeep SUVs for ignition switches
DETROIT (AP) â?? Chrysler is recalling up to 792,300 older JeepSUVs worldwide because the ignition switches could cause engine stalling. Tuesday’s recall covers 2005-2007 Grand Cherokees and…
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China’s President Xi Jinping signs Venezuela oil deal
Full ArticleBBC News
22 Jul 2014
Chinese President Xi Jinping has signed a series of oil and mineral deals withVenezuela. They include a $4bn (£2.34bn) credit line in return for Venezuelan crude and other products. The agreements came on the latest stop of a four-country visit to Latin…
Israel hits dozens of targets in Gaza Strip
Full ArticleAl Jazeera
22 Jul 2014
Israeli aircraft and tanks have hit more than 70 targets in the Gaza strip, including five mosques, a football stadium and the home of the late leader of Hamas’ military wing, according to Palestinian police. At least seven Palestinians were reported killed in the new round of air strikes early on Tuesday, bringing the death toll ofIsrael‘s…
More than 20 members of one family killed in Gaza strike
A hospital was shelled, killing and injuring staff and patients, and up to 28 members of one family died in an air strike as Gaza endured another day of relentless bloodshed on Monday . As heavy shelling and fighting on the…
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
Philippine president faces impeachment complaint
Manila – Twenty-eight people, including activists and a retired Catholic bishop, filed an impeachment complaint Monday against Philippine President Benigno Aquino III for his implementation of a major economic stimulus program that the Supreme Court…
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NASA names building for Neil Armstrong
NASA honored one of its most famous astronauts Monday by renaming a historic building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It now bears the name of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon when the Apollo 11mission landed…
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Hillary Clinton Urges The U.S., Europe To Get Tough On Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton says the U.S.and Europe should work together to develop tougher sanctions on Russia and says she backs President Barack Obama‘s calls for a thorough investigation into the passenger jet that was shot down…
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US urges global push for Israeli, Hamas cease-fire
CAIRO — With high hopes but low expectations, the U.S.stepped up calls Monday for an international push to end fighting in the Gaza Stripas President Barack Obama sent his top envoy to the Mideast to help broker a new cease-fire between…
photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster
The Israeli Army Is Suffering Some Of Its Most Severe Losses In Years
Israeli soldiers walk near the border with the central Gaza Strip July 14, 2014. See Also So far, 25 Israeli soldiers have been killed during the first four days of ground operations in Gaza. This equals over one-fifth as many as the 121 Israeli…
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Gaza death toll rises as truce effort intensifies
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A high-level attempt by the U.N.chief and the U.S. secretary of state to end deadly Israel-Hamas fighting was off to a rough start Monday: Gaza‘s Hamas rulers signaled they won’t agree to an unconditional cease-fire,…
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
Hamas says kidnapped Israeli soldier in Gaza
21 Jul 2014
> • Qassam Brigades announced they had kidnapped an Israeli soldier and hold him captive in Gaza. • Qassam Brigades has identified the Israeli soldier as ShaulAron and his military number as 6092065. • Israel has not confirmed on the abduction. GAZA, July 20 (Xinhua) — The Islamic Hamas movement’s armed wing announced on Sunday that they had…
Gaza’s bloodiest day as at least 100 Palestinians are killed
Gaza endured the bloodiest day of the two-week conflict between Hamas and Israelon Sunday, with an Israeli assault in a residential area causing carnage described by the Palestinian leadership as a “heinous massacre” and a “war crime” by the…
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
Who will speak for the MH17 victims?
July 20, 2014 — Updated 1538 GMT (2338 HKT) The passengers and crew aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 came from around the world and held a wide range of hopes and dreams. While the identities of the 298 people aboard have not been release by the…
photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda
James Garner of ‘Rockford Files,’ ‘Maverick’ Dead at 86
James Garner, star of the long-running TV shows “The Rockford Files” and “Maverick” has died at 86, according to media reports. Law enforcement sources told TMZ that an ambulance was dispatched to the actor’shome in Los…
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HIV infection rate in U.S. drops by a third over decade
New York – The rate of HIV infections annually diagnosed in the United States fell by one-third over the past decade, a government study finds. Experts call it hopeful news that the AIDS epidemic may be slowing in the U.S. “It’sencouraging,” said…
photo: US Navy / Photographer’s Mate Airman Konstandinos Goumenidis
Who Will Save the Wolverine? Not the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
How one bureaucrat’s climate denial overruled wildlife scientists and put the Northern Rockies species on the road to extinction. A witless remark by a single bureaucrat may be dooming America’s remaining wolverines to extinction. The specious crack…
photo: GFDL / MatthiasKabel
Italy says 19 boat migrants die, thousands rescued this week
By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) - Nineteen people died trying to reach Italy on a boat packed with hundreds of migrants, probably poisoned by carbon monoxide fumes from its engines, said the Italian Navy on Saturday, which has rescued more than 4,000…
photo: AP / Nino Randazzo, Health Care Service
Anita Powell MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — The InternationalAIDS Society has confirmed that at least six high-level researchers and AIDS experts were among those killed on the Malaysia Airlines flight downed Thursday over volatile eastern Ukraine. The…
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THOUSANDS FLEE GAZA
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Israelis destroy Hamas tunnels in Gaza offensive, death toll touches 342
19 Jul 2014
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Israeli bulldozers demolished more than a dozen tunnels on Saturday in the Gaza Strip, and Palestinian authorities reported intensified air strikes and shelling as the death toll from Israel‘s ground offensive rose to at least 342 Palestinians. Diplomats struggled to revive a cease-fire. Israeli soldiers uncovered 34
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
HIV infection rate in U.S. drops by a third over decade
New York – The rate of HIV infections annually diagnosed in the United States fell by one-third over the past decade, a government study finds. Experts call it hopeful news that the AIDS epidemic may be slowing in the U.S. “It’sencouraging,” said…
photo: US Navy / Photographer’s Mate Airman Konstandinos Goumenidis
Who Will Save the Wolverine? Not the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
How one bureaucrat’s climate denial overruled wildlife scientists and put the Northern Rockies species on the road to extinction. A witless remark by a single bureaucrat may be dooming America’s remaining wolverines to extinction. The specious crack…
photo: GFDL / MatthiasKabel
Italy says 19 boat migrants die, thousands rescued this week
By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) - Nineteen people died trying to reach Italy on a boat packed with hundreds of migrants, probably poisoned by carbon monoxide fumes from its engines, said the Italian Navy on Saturday, which has rescued more than 4,000…
photo: AP / Nino Randazzo, Health Care Service
AIDS Society Mourns Researchers, Experts Killed in Crash
Anita Powell MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — The InternationalAIDS Society has confirmed that at least six high-level researchers and AIDS experts were among those killed on the Malaysia Airlines flight downed Thursday over volatile eastern Ukraine. The…
photo: AP / Schalk van Zuydam
Israeli troops battle Hamas, uncover Gaza tunnels
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops uncovered more than a dozen cross-border tunnels and battled Gaza militants on the second day of an open-ended ground operation Saturday as the Palestinian death toll climbed to 325 and diplomats scrambled…
photo: AP / Tsafrir Abayov
Diplomatic Crisis Grows Over MH17 Plane Crash
Henry Ridgwell LONDON — The Malaysia Airlines crash in eastern Ukraine is drawing reaction from leaders around the world. With suspicions growing that a surface-to-air missile shot down the aircraft, there are increasing tensions in the…
photo: Creative Commons / White House / Pete Souza
Typhoon Rammasun kills at least eight in China
Typhoon thought to be strongest to hit southern China in 41 years moves north after claiming at least 77 lives in Philippines Link to video:Typhoon Rammasun makes landfall in China A typhoon believed to be the strongest storm to hit southern China…
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Israeli troops battle Hamas, uncover Gaza tunnels
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops uncovered more than a dozen cross-border tunnels and battled Gaza militants on the second day of an open-ended ground operation Saturday as the Palestinian death toll climbed to 325 and diplomats scrambled…
photo: AP / Tsafrir Abayov
Typhoon Rammasun kills at least eight in China
Typhoon thought to be strongest to hit southern China in 41 years moves north after claiming at least 77 lives in Philippines Link to video:Typhoon Rammasun makes landfall in China A typhoon believed to be the strongest storm to hit southern China…
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UN chief Ban heading to Mideast in Gaza peace bid
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UN chief to travel to Middle East in bid to end fighting
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to the Middle East on Saturday in a bid to end the fighting between Israel and Palestinians, alarmed at a serious escalation that includes a ground offensive by Israel, said a senior UN official. Israel…
photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe
EU-U.S. 6th round of trade talks end in Brussels
BRUSSELS, July 18 (Xinhua) — The sixth round ofTransatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations between theEuropean Union (EU) and the United States concluded in Brussels Friday, paving the way for…
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Iran, six powers haggle over extending nuclear talks: diplomats
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and six world powers haggled on Friday over the terms of extending negotiations on a nuclear deal for four more months after failing to bridge wide gaps on limits for Tehran‘s atomic program, diplomats said. It has been clear…
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Two protestors hit by bullets in Kashmir clash
Srinagar, July 18: Two people sustained bullet injuries during clashes with the security forces in in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Kulgam district Friday after a protest against Israeli attacks on Palestinians in Gaza turned violent, police said. “Two…
photo: WN / Imran Nissar
COVER-UP?
ASSOCIATED PRESSUkraine Accuses Rebels Of Destroying Evidence In Airliner Crash.. U.S. Building Case Against Separatists.. Victims Identified.. Black Box Mystery.. Obama: Wake-Up Call For Europe.. Fighting Flares In Region..
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17: What happened before the plane was shot down
18 Jul 2014
AVIATION experts and weapons analysts have shed more light on what happened on-board Flight MH17 before it was shot down. The flight, on a Boeing 777-200, was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Passengers left Amsterdam at 12.15pm (local time) in the afternoon, and were due to touch down in Kuala Lumpur the next day at 6.10am local time.…
Berlusconi Underage Sex Conviction Overturned By Italian Court
An appeals court in Italy has overturned the conviction of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on charges that he paid for sex with an underage prostitute and then abused his power to cover-up the crime. The Milan…
photo: AP / Riccardo De Luca
Rape, hunger and nameless kids at squalid children’s home in Mexico
ZAMORA Mexico (Reuters) - Children in a squalid home for abandoned and troubled kids run by a controversial mother figure in western Mexico said hunger and regular beatings drove them to offer sex for food and get high by sniffing paint. Mexican…
photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell
Two names in the odds for the EU Commission’s foreign policy head
In Brussels, no answer on who will be the EU Commission’s foreign policy head. Two names are drifting in the odds: Italy’s Foreign MinisterFederica Mogherini — too soft on Russia — and Poland’s FM Radek Sikorski — too hard. If only David Cameron had…
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US cautions Israel on civilian casualties as ground invasion continues
White House calls on Israel to restrict itself to ‘precise operation’ in Gaza while stressing its right to defend itself John Kerry emphasised the need to ‘avoid further escalation and to restore the 2012 ceasefire as soon as possible’. Photograph:…
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UN Security Council Tells Libyan Parties To Stop Fighting, Make Democratic Transition
UNITED NATIONS, July 18 (RIA Novosti) – After the UN pulled its international staff out of Libya, the UN Security Council issued a statement condemning “the recent violence in Libya, including the fighting around TripoliInternational…
photo: UN / Mark Garten
UN Security Council sets urgent meeting on Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Friday morning on Ukraine. Britain’s U.N. Mission said Thursday it requested the meeting and later tweeted that it is set for 10 a.m. Friday. The request follows…
photo: UN / Mark Garten
Plane Disaster Could Be A Game Changer
18 July 2014, 5:47 Plane Disaster Could Be A Game ChangerTweet If Russia in any way had a hand in flight MH17′s fate, calls for Westerngovernments to intensify their response to the crisis will be loud. The terrible tragedy could be a game changer.…
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Russian jet shoots down Ukrainian warplane over Ukraine: Kiev military
17 Jul 2014
KIEV (Reuters) – A Russian jet shot down a Ukrainian SU-25 fighter plane that was on military operations over the east of Ukraine, where government forces are fighting to quell a pro-Russian separatist rebellion, a Ukrainian military spokesman said on Thursday. It was the strongest Ukrainian allegation to date of direct Russian military…
Afghan military official says gunmen attack Kabul Airport
Published July 16, 2014Associated Press Facebook0 Twitter0 KABUL, Afghanistan – Gunmen used rockets to attack the Kabul International Airport in the Afghan capital Thursday, a senior military official said. The gunmen occupied two…
photo: US DoD / U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan
Donors pledge 1.8 billion euros for flood-stricken Balkan states
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A conference of international donors pledged more than 1.8 billion euros ($2.43 billion) on Wednesday to help Bosnia andSerbia recover from devastating floods in May. The European Commission, the EU executive, said the…
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UK police arrest 660 suspected pedophiles after online operation
July 16, 2014 — Updated 1130 GMT (1930 HKT) (CNN) — UK police have arrested 660 suspected pedophiles — including doctors, teachers and scout leaders — in a six-month operation spanning the country, the National Crime Agency said Wednesday. The…
photo: AP / Kin Cheung
Bank of America profits fall in second quarter
Bank of America returned to profitability in the second quarter, although earnings were down 43 percent from a year ago. The bank on Wednesday also announced a $650 million settlement that resolves all outstanding mortgage-related litigation with…
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Modi calls for urgent reform of UN security council, IMF
Fortaleza (Brazil)/New Delhi, July 15: Indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi Tuesday called for “urgent reform” of institutions such as theUnited Nations Security Council and International Monetary Fund and said that there should be zero tolerance…
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10,000-year-old rock paintings depicting aliens and UFOs found in Chhattisgarh
CHARAMA (Chhattisgarh): Chhattisgarh state department of archaeology and culture plans to seek help from Nasa and Isro for research on 10,000-year-old rock paintings depicting aliens and UFOs in Charama region inKanker district in tribal Bastar…
photo: AP / Eric Draper
20 dead after Moscow train derails
At least 20 people have died after a subway train derailed inMoscow, twisting and mangling crowded rail cars at the height of the morning rush-hour. [TICON-A VIDEO] About 150 more people were taken to hospital after the incident, with many of them…
New HIV/Aids cases dropping, says UN
Full ArticleStuff
16 Jul 2014
The United Nations has said new HIV infections and deaths from Aids were decreasing, making it possible to control the epidemic by 2030 and eventually end it ‘‘in every region, in every country’’. ‘‘More than ever before, there is hope that ending Aids is possible. However, a business-as-usual approach or simply…
UK police arrest 660 suspected pedophiles after online operation
July 16, 2014 — Updated 1130 GMT (1930 HKT) (CNN) — UK police have arrested 660 suspected pedophiles — including doctors, teachers and scout leaders — in a six-month operation spanning the country, the National Crime Agency said Wednesday. The…
photo: AP / Kin Cheung
Bank of America profits fall in second quarter
Bank of America returned to profitability in the second quarter, although earnings were down 43 percent from a year ago. The bank on Wednesday also announced a $650 million settlement that resolves all outstanding mortgage-related litigation with…
photo: Creative Commons / Gillian and Jim
10,000-year-old rock paintings depicting aliens and UFOs found in Chhattisgarh
CHARAMA (Chhattisgarh): Chhattisgarh state department of archaeology and culture plans to seek help from Nasa and Isro for research on 10,000-year-old rock paintings depicting aliens and UFOs in Charama region inKanker district in tribal Bastar…
photo: AP / Eric Draper
At least 20 people have died after a subway train derailed inMoscow, twisting and mangling crowded rail cars at the height of the morning rush-hour. [TICON-A VIDEO] About 150 more people were taken to hospital after the incident, with many of them…
photo: AP / Russian Emergency Situation Ministry
Germany Throws One Hell of a Party for World Cup Heroes
After beating Argentina 1-0 in the final World Cup match on Sunday, Germany returned home with the coveted gold trophy in hand. See also:German Newspapers Had a Field Day With the World Cup Win And from the second the team’s plane touched down, it…
photo: AP / Matthias Schrader
Iranian nuclear talks has ‘real gaps’ on key issues: Kerry
VIENNA – Participating sides will continue work to bridge the remaining “real gaps” on some key issues in Iranian nuclear talks as the July 20 deadline approaches, while tangible progress has been made on other key issues,US Secretary of State John…
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89 killed in suicide blast in east Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew up his car packed with explosives near a busy market and a mosque in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing 89 people and wounding more than 40, officials said. The attack in the town of Urgun in…
photo: AP / Altaf Qadri
Fighting fear, denial and death on Ebola frontline
Full ArticleNew Scientist
15 Jul 2014
Medical staff can beat Ebola with more drugs and better health education I AMworking with medical staff in the West African country of Sierra Leone, where the people have never experienced an outbreak of Ebola on this scale before. There area lot of cases – we are really stretched – and my worry is that those we are seeing are the tip of the…
BRICS Neutrality on Ukraine a Diplomatic Win for Putin
Reuters FORTALEZA, BRAZIL — A summit of the BRICS group of emerging market countries will abstain from criticizing Russia‘s recent actions inUkraine, Brazilian officials said, a diplomatic victory for President Vladimir Putin. The summit…
UK foreign minister William Hague stepping down
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s high-profile foreign minister,William Hague, is leaving his job, the government said Monday — a surprise announcement that precedes a major shakeup of the Conservative-led administration. Prime Minister David Cameron‘s office…
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Followingglobal trends and international pressures, Israeli political and military leaders have been forced to reconfigure their strategic and tactical responses to their brutal containment and policing…
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
Egypt proposes that Israelis-Hamas cease-fire
CAIRO — Egypt presented a cease-fire plan Monday to end a week of heavy fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip that has left at least 185 people dead. The proposal marked the most serious attempt yet by international mediators…
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
Kerry says had good talks with Iran’s Zarif, EU’s Ashton
VIENNA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he had a good meeting with his Iranian counterpart and a seniorEuropean Union official over Tehran‘s nuclear programme ahead of a July 20 deadline for an agreement. “We are…
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Philippines braces for floods from tropical storm
14 Jul 2014
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines was bracing for possible floods and landslides as a tropical storm continued to strengthen Monday as it moved closer to the country’s eastern seaboard. Tropical Storm Rammasun was expected to intensify into a typhoon before making landfall Tuesday morning…
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Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to make history of winning World Cup in America
Germany‘s players pose with the World Cup trophy after the final match between Germany and Argentina of 2014 FIFA World Cup at the Estadiodo Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 13, 2014. Germany won 1-0 over Argentina after 120…
photo: AP / Martin Meissner
Eight Killed in Blasts in Egypt’s Sinai Region
VOA News One security officer and seven others were killed in two successive explosions around security areas in Egypt‘s Sinai region, near the border with Israel, the Interior Ministry and security officials said. Egypt…
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
Assisted dying: Desmond Tutu signals support
Desmond Tutu has said he would support assisted dying for the terminally ill. Writing in The Observer he said he reveres “the sanctity of life but not at any cost”. He also suggested that prolonging the life of Nelson Mandela had been an…
photo: UN / Casey Crafford
Israel-Gaza air strikes kill 151 people
London, July 12: Even as Israel, Hamas continue to remain defiant and the death toll increased to 151, western countries will hold a meeting inVienna on Sunday to on how to ceasefire in Gaza. Britain, US, France and Germanywill meet in Vienna where…
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Jammu
JAMMU: Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire agreement along the International Border in Jammu & Kashmir…
photo: WN / Imran Nissar
Netherlands shuts down host Brazil
BRASILIA, BRAZIL — Robin van Persie and Daley Blind scored early goals to help give the Netherlands a 3-0 win over host Brazil in the third-place match at the World Cup on Saturday. With the result, the Netherlands finishes a World Cup unbeaten…
photo: AP / Natacha Pisarenko
Terrific World Cup ends with marquee final
Full ArticleThe Miami Herald
13 Jul 2014
RIO DE JANEIRO – The World Cup ends Sunday with a marquee match-up,Argentina against Germany, and host Brazil rushing to be ready for an even bigger logistical challenge: the 2016 Olympics. As the winning captain, either Argentina forward Lionel Messi or Germany defender Philipp Lahm will hold aloft the most recognized trophy in sports in front…
Israel-Gaza air strikes kill 151 people
London, July 12: Even as Israel, Hamas continue to remain defiant and the death toll increased to 151, western countries will hold a meeting inVienna on Sunday to on how to ceasefire in Gaza. Britain, US, France and Germanywill meet in Vienna where…
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Jammu
JAMMU: Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire agreement along the International Border in Jammu & Kashmir…
photo: WN / Imran Nissar
Netherlands shuts down host Brazil
BRASILIA, BRAZIL — Robin van Persie and Daley Blind scored early goals to help give the Netherlands a 3-0 win over host Brazil in the third-place match at the World Cup on Saturday. With the result, the Netherlands finishes a World Cup unbeaten…
photo: AP / Natacha Pisarenko
Afghan rivals clinch deal, easing political crisis
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Afghanistan?s two rival candidates reached a breakthrough agreement Saturday to a complete audit of their contested presidential election and, whoever the victor, a national unity government. The deal, brokered by U.S.…
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John Kerry: Afghanistan Presidential Candidates Agree To ‘Comprehensive Audit’ Of Ballots
Kerry spent much of the past two days meeting with Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani and his opponent, former Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, to discuss a way forward after controversy greeted last Monday’s announcement that Ghani had…
photo: AP / Jason Reed
Gaza Conflict: ‘Eight Dead’ In Latest Raids
Eight Palestinians have died in fresh Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip and two explosions have been heard in the Jerusalem area, according to reports. Gaza health ministry spokesman Ashraf al Qudra told AFP the eight were killed in Gaza City, central…
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
Work to tow away Costa Concordia to start soon
Travel deals GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy - (AP) – Italian authorities say work to float the shipwrecked Costa Concordia so it can be towed away for scrapping can start Monday, weather-permitting. The cruise liner struck a reef when it came too close to…
photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia
Anxiety grips Lebanon following blasts, arrests
Full ArticleSan Francisco Chronicle
12 Jul 2014
BEIRUT (AP) — The roadblocks and sandbags are back, cafes and hotels are nearly empty and many of the tourists are gone. Anxiety is gripping Lebanon following a spate of suicide bombings, and an ongoing security sweep targeting militants — some of them who had been staying in four-star Beirut hotels — has triggered a wave of cancellations of hotel…
No normalizing of ties with Israel: Erdogan
ANKARA (Turkey): Turkey’s president on Friday called onIsrael to halt its offensive on the Gaza Strip and not to carry out a ground incursion, while the prime minister said there can be no normalizing of Turkish-Israeli ties as long as Israel’s…
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Iran preparing to start plant needed for interim nuclear deal-sources
Business Politics Print this story Jul 11, 2014 – 17:44 By FredrikDahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has taken preparatory action to start up a uranium conversion plant it needs to fulfil an interim nuclear agreement…
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Over 100 killed in Gaza as rockets fall on Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian death toll from Israel‘s massive air campaign in Gaza topped 100 people Friday as rockets fired by militants reached deeper into Israel — and for the first time in the fighting, struck from neighboring Lebanon. Gaza…
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
Amnesty slams abuses in Ukraine
A NEW Amnesty International report has highlighted the “hundreds” of abductions and incidents of torture by pro-Russian separatists inUkraine, and also criticised the excessive force used by government forces. Amnesty identifies the…
photo: AP / Sergei Grits
Lost at sea: Australia’s refugees
- With one boat carrying Sri Lankan asylum seekers sent back and a second stuck in legal limbo on the high seas, Australia finds itself in uncharted waters on the divisive issue of refugees. Conservative Prime MinisterTony Abbott swept the fractured…
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Thailand’s military junta may prolong martial law
Thailand’s military junta has hinted at the possibility of continuing martial law for the duration of the interim charter, which is expected to last about a year, media reports said today. General Paiboon Kumchaya, assistant army chief and head…
photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit
ON A COURSE OF CONTINUING ESCALATION
Germany tells top U.S. spy official to leave the country
11 Jul 2014
July 11, 2014 — Updated 0732 GMT (1532 HKT) (CNN) – Germany‘s government has asked America‘s top spy chief stationed in the country to leave. It’s a punitive gesture usually reserved for adversarial nations in times of crisis and only very rarely for an ally, particularly a very close one. But allegations of American spying have seriously injured…
HIV re-emerges in ‘cured’ child
Mississippi - A toddler thought to have been cured of HIV now has detectable levels of the virus in her blood, the child’s doctors and US health officials said on Thursday. The Mississippi child’s stunning story, first disclosed at a medical meeting…
photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa
Church of England General Synod: women bishops campaigners praying for a breakthrough
Related Articles Church of England General Synod: women bishops campaigners praying for a breakthrough 11 Jul 2014 Church of England finally casts out Wonga 10 Jul 2014 Here is a selection of views from members of the General Synod on the eve of the…
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UK admits that air quality targets will be missed by 20 years
The air quality in some of the UK’s biggest cities is unlikely to meet EU standards before 2030, according to the government. Member states were supposed to meet targets on pollutants from diesel cars and trucks by 2010. The nitrogen dioxide…
photo: AP / Tim Ockenden
Israel Dramatically Steps Up Aerial Offensive on Gaza
JERUSALEM — Israel dramatically escalated its aerial assault in Gaza Thursday, hitting hundreds of Hamas targets. Palestinians reported that 16 people were killed in strikes that hit a home and a beachside cafe, and Israel’s missile defense system…
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
Israel: Iron Dome Intercepts 90 Percent of Rockets
Reuters JERUSALEM — Israel‘s Iron Dome interceptor has shot down some 90 percent of Palestinian rockets it engaged during this week’s surge of Gaza fighting, up from the 85 percent rate in the previous mini-war of2012, Israeli and U.S.…
photo: AP / Ariel Schalit
Put It Out Potter! Daniel Radcliffe ‘Entering Rehab To Quit Smoking’
Daniel Radcliffe is reportedly walking away from smoking as he plans to enter a treatment centre in order to ditch the filthy habit. The Harry Potter star previously overcame his problems with alcohol and now he’s taking the next steps to put…
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Several killed in US drone strike in Pakistan
- At least six people have been killed in a US drone strike in the North Waziristan tribal area, where a Pakistani military operation against Taliban fighters is ongoing, intelligence sources told Al Jazeera. Two missiles were fired on a compound and…
photo: AP / Massoud Hossaini, Pool
Will NASA’s Pluto Flyby in 2015 Reignite Planet Debate?
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10 Jul 2014
The world will get its first good look at Pluto a little more than a year from now, possibly reigniting the debate over the object’s planetary status. In July 2015, NASA‘sNew Horizons probe will fly by frigid and faraway Pluto, which was demoted to “dwarf planet” in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union. (Despite the..
Messi on the road to greatness
10 Jul 2014
Sao Paulo - Lionel Messi can secure his place among the game’s greats with aWorld Cup triumph after Argentina defeated the Netherlands on penalties on Wednesday to reach the final. On Sunday at the Maracana stadium in Rio, Messi will come up against a Germany team that has ended his two previous attempts to bring his country a third World Cup…
Google Glass Camera ‘Controlled Using Mind’
10 Jul 2014
10 July 2014, 10:00 Google Glass Camera ‘Controlled Using Mind‘ Tweet A Google Glass app that claims to let people take photographs using their mind has been launched. The free open-source MindRDR software has been developed by Londonfirm This Place and lets users control the device using…
Several killed in US drone strike in Pakistan
- At least six people have been killed in a US drone strike in the North Waziristan tribal area, where a Pakistani military operation against Taliban fighters is ongoing, intelligence sources told Al Jazeera. Two missiles were fired on a compound and…
photo: AP / Massoud Hossaini, Pool
Gulf of Mexico spill ‘caused lesions in fish’
Orlando, Florida - Oil that matches the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been found in the bodies of sickened fish, according to a team of Florida scientists who studied the oil’s chemical composition. “We matched up the…
photo: AP / Patrick Semansky
UN chief calls Mideast leaders, urges restraint
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for restraint and an end to the new wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence in a blitz of phone calls Wednesday to their leaders and key players in the region, warning that the situation…
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Pesticide blamed for bee deaths now linked to bird declines
A class of pesticides linked to the catastrophic collapse of bee colonies has now been linked to declines in bird populations, according to a Dutchstudy. The researchers found a strong correlation between pesticide concentrations measured in surface…
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Israel Prime Minister vows more attacks
Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to ramp up an Israeli…
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US to develop ‘new model’ of relations with China: Obama
July 09: President Barack Obama today said the US is committed to the goal of developing a “new model” of relations with China defined by increased practical cooperation and “constructive management” of differences. “The United States welcomes the…
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Israel Hits Key Hamas Targets In Gaza Offensive
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army on Wednesday intensified its offensive on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, striking Hamas sites and killing at least 8 people on the second day of a military operation it says is aimed at quenching rocket fire against…
photo: AP / Adel Hana
Google’s Smartphone Technology Will Help NASA Robots Navigate The International Space Station
09 Jul 2014
See Also Google smartphones will take NASA astronaut robots from 2006 tech to the future of space travel, according to Reuters. Robots with the phones, armed with technology from Google’s augmented reality experiment Project Tango, are set to launch on July 11. The Android augmented androids are called SPHERES — short for Synchronized…
Brazil in shock after World Cup humiliation
09 Jul 2014
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has urged the country to bounce back after its catastrophic 7-1 World Cup defeat against Germany. “Like all Brazilians, I am very, very sad after the defeat. But we will not let ourselves be broken,” she tweeted. The coach of the…
US to develop ‘new model’ of relations with China: Obama
July 09: President Barack Obama today said the US is committed to the goal of developing a “new model” of relations with China defined by increased practical cooperation and “constructive management” of differences. “The United States welcomes the…
photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin
Israel Hits Key Hamas Targets In Gaza Offensive
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army on Wednesday intensified its offensive on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, striking Hamas sites and killing at least 8 people on the second day of a military operation it says is aimed at quenching rocket fire against…
photo: AP / Adel Hana
Ancient spider brought to life by scientists
Related Articles First Britons’ footprints found on Norfolkbeach 07 Feb 2014 Biggest dinosaur could walk but not run or tackle hills 31 Oct 2013Jurassic Park ruled out – dinosaur DNA could not survive in amber 12 Sep 2013 Most dinosaurs were…
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George Clooney slams Daily Mail over ‘irresponsible’ marriage story
US actor George Clooney has accused the Daily Mail of “irresponsibility” after it claimed his fiancée’s mother opposes their marriage on religious grounds. The British tabloid, he said, had been “negligent” in…
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Indonesians go to polls to election new president
JAKARTA, July 9 (Xinhua) — Indonesians on Wednesday went to polls to pick up their new president for the country. The voting started first in the eastern part of Indonesia at 08: 00 a.m. local time which is two hours earlier than the rest parts of…
photo: AP / Dita Alangkara
FIFA World Cup: Brazil 1 Germany 7
Germany ended Brazil‘s FIFA World Cup dream with a sensational 7-1 semi-final victory as the hosts capitulated in Belo Horizonte. Shorn of injured playmaker Neymar, who suffered a fractured vertebra in the quarter-final against Colombia, and…
photo: AP / Frank Augstein
Obama Seeks $3.7B To Handle Immigration Crisis
The White House says it’s asking Congress for $3.7 billion to address the humanitarian crisis along the border with Mexico. The statement said the funds would cover domestic enforcement, repatriation and reintegration of migrants, transportation…
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Israel launches further air strikes on Gaza and warns of ground attack
08 Jul 2014
Israel has launched what could be a long-term offensive against the Hamas-ruledGaza Strip, the military said, striking at least 50 sites in Gaza by air and sea and mobilizing troops for a possible ground invasion in order to quell rocket attacks on Israel. The army said its offensive, dubbed “Operation Protective Edge,” is aimed at striking Hamas…
Madonna excused from jury service after two hours
![Madonna attends a news conference to promote her newest album, "Confessions On A Dance Floor." in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2005. Television host Oprah Winfrey was scheduled to tape an interview with Madonna on Tuesday. Oct. 24. 2006, about the pop sing](http://cdn9.wn.com/vp/i/3c/84a245929d0e49.jpg "Madonna attends a news conference to promote her newest album, "Confessions On A Dance Floor." in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2005. Television host Oprah Winfrey was scheduled to tape an interview with Madonna on Tuesday. Oct. 24. 2006, about the pop sing")
Madonna has appeared for jury service in New York but was relieved to avoid “creating a distraction” for the court. The pop star spent two hours waiting in a separate room from other prospective jurors, but was not…
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Prime Minister David Cameron: ‘No Stone Left Unturned’ In UK Child Sex Abuse Cover-Up Investigation
According to Reuters, there has been no evidence to substantiate the claims of a child sex abuse conspiracy within the political sphere yet. The key piece of evidence is a large file that contained major allegations. That file, according to IBT, was…
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Additional 100 million Indians defined as poor
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Germany ups pressure on Washington over spy claim
Berlin stepped up pressure on Monday on Washington over allegations that a German intelligence service employee spied for the United States, with Chancellor Angela Merkel saying the case threatened to undermine trust between the two allies. “If…
photo: AP / Gero Breloer
Japan braces for Typhoon Neoguri
A powerful typhoon forced Japanese authorities to cancel flights and urge more than 100,000 people to evacuate their homes on Tuesday as the storm threatened to bring torrential rain and high winds to Japan’s southern islands. Typhoon Neoguri…
photo: WN / RTayco
Robbers loot Samsung plant in Brazil
SAO PAULO — Thieves raided a Samsung electronics factory in Brazil during the night shift early Monday, subdued workers and guards, and made off with about $36 million worth of cellphones and computers. Heavily armed men captured eight plant…
photo: AP / Lee Jin-man
Two Planes Almost Collide at Barcelona Airport—Watch the Harrowing Near-Miss Moment
If you’re flying anywhere later today…sorry. Two planes had a near-miss moment today at Barcelona‘s El Prat Airport, when one jet’s crew aborted their landing in order to avoid crashing into a passenger jet that appeared to be in its path on the…
photo: Creative Commons / Halfalah
Scientists threaten to boycott €1.2bn Human Brain Project
07 Jul 2014
Researchers involved in European commission-funded initiative to simulate human brain complain of ‘substantial failures’ Many researchers refused to join on the grounds that it was too premature to attempt a simulation of the entire human brain. Photograph: Sebastian Kaulitzki /Alamy The world‘s largest project to unravel the mysteries of the human…
Mohammed Abu Khdeir murder: Mother speaks out after six Israeli men arrested for ‘nationalistic’ killing
06 Jul 2014
Israeli police arrested six men on Sunday on suspicion of the murder of aPalestinian teenager who was abducted as he walked to a mosque for dawn prayers. The men are Jewish and were arrested in their homes in Beit Shemesh,Jerusalem and the settlement of Adam, a short drive from the site of the abduction.Mohammed Abu Khdeir, 16, was abducted last…
Nigerian girls escape Boko Haram, say sources
Abubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram, from a video posted by the group. Photo: AP Maiduguri: More than 60 women and girls abducted last month by suspected Boko Haram militants in north-east Nigeria have escaped their captors, sources say.…
photo: AP / Sunday Alamba
US Tightens Security at Overseas Airports
VOA News U.S. officials say travelers heading to the United States from some overseas airports will be required to power on cell phones, laptop computers and other…
photo: US Navy / Chad J. McNeeley
Federer bid for No. 8 at Wimbledon comes up short
LONDON — Roger Federer already had saved one matchpoint in the Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic, and had won four games in a row in the fourth set. As both players sat on the sideline during the changeover before Federer was going to…
photo: AP / Matt Slocum
Dubai to build world’s biggest mall
The Fashion Dome at Mall of the Emirates. Dubai is launching a project to build an entertainment and hotel district that will include the world’s largest shopping mall, the Emirate’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, said. Plans for the…
photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis
Whales serve as important ecosystem engineers, study finds
Experts have found that when it comes to the ecosystems in the oceans, the main engineers are the whales. According to the Press Trust of India, a study believes that when it comes to the earth’s oceans, how the globe’s carbon is stored…
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Nigerian army says it has killed 53 Boko Haram fighters
MAIDUGURI Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria’s military said on Saturday that it had killed 53 fighters from the Islamist Boko Haram group when it repelled an attack on a military base in the northeast Nigerian town of Damboa. A statement from defence…
photo: AP / Sunday Alamba
Netherlands defeats Costa Rica in penalty shootout
Costa Rica was supposed to have gone home a long time ago. Before Brazil, it had qualified for only three World Cups, making it out of the group stage only once. It was no better then the third-best qualifier from its own region. But on Saturday it…
photo: AP / Hassan Ammar
Kvitova conquers Wimbledon again
06 Jul 2014
LONDON • Petra Kvitova plays so much better at the All England Club than anywhere else, and now she owns two championships to prove it. In one of the most dominant performances in a women’s final at Wimbledon, the sixth-seeded Kvitovaof the Czech Republic overpowered and overwhelmed 13th-seeded Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 6-3, 6-0 in only 55…
Whales serve as important ecosystem engineers, study finds
Experts have found that when it comes to the ecosystems in the oceans, the main engineers are the whales. According to the Press Trust of India, a study believes that when it comes to the earth’s oceans, how the globe’s carbon is stored…
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Nigerian army says it has killed 53 Boko Haram fighters
MAIDUGURI Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria’s military said on Saturday that it had killed 53 fighters from the Islamist Boko Haram group when it repelled an attack on a military base in the northeast Nigerian town of Damboa. A statement from defence…
photo: AP / Sunday Alamba
Netherlands defeats Costa Rica in penalty shootout
Costa Rica was supposed to have gone home a long time ago. Before Brazil, it had qualified for only three World Cups, making it out of the group stage only once. It was no better then the third-best qualifier from its own region. But on Saturday it…
photo: AP / Hassan Ammar
Ukrainian troops take over Sloviansk from militants
KIEV - Ukrainian troops have regained control over the eastern city of Sloviansk, a stronghold kept by militants for months, the Ukrainian presidential press service said Saturday. Militants who had come under an overnight mortar fire of…
photo: Creative Commons / Aleksandr Sirota
Glasgow 2014: Low emission zones promise ‘broken’
BBC News
Environmentalists have accused Commonwealth Gamesorganisers of reneging on promises to create low emission zones around venues.Glasgow 2014 has been recognised for efforts to reduce carbon emissions, waste and promote healthy living. But Friends of…
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Ahmad Chalabi: from pariah to Iraq’s next prime minister?
Ahmad Chalabi visiting a refugee camp in Mosul: ‘He is a consummate puppet master.’ Photograph: Boris Niehaus/Demotix/Corbis He was a presidential patron, then a pariah; an alleged fraud, then an economic saviour. And, perhaps more remarkably, he was…
photo: UN / Stephenie Hollyman
Neymar injury: Brazil’s World Cup dream suffers setback
05 Jul 2014
Fortaleza‘s Avenida Beira Mar was alive with the sounds of Brazil‘s celebrations after they took another step towards the 2014 Fifa World Cup final – but there was no mistaking the Neymar effect. The road that sweeps around the front of this picturesque north-eastern coastal location was populated with fans torn between the joy of…
Ukraine claims rebels flushed from main stronghold
05 Jul 2014
Relentless shelling and sniper fire have since killed more than 470 people and leftWestern leaders frustrated by repeated mediation failures. A pro-Russian fighter stands guard at a checkpoint . AP Ukraine’s interior minister said on Saturday that most pro-Russian rebels and their top commander had fled their main eastern stronghold in what…
Queen Elizabeth gives her name to Britain’s biggest warship
Queen Elizabeth has smashed a bottle of whisky against Britain’s biggest warship as she gave her name to the new aircraft carrier at a ceremony in Scotland. The 65,000-tonne HMS Queen Elizabeth is one of two carriers being built at a cost of…
photo: AP / Peter Morrison
Overpass Collapses in World Cup City; at Least Two Dead
04 Jul 2014
An unfinished overpass collapsed in the Brazilian World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte on Thursday, killing at least two people, emergency officials said.Television images showed the front of a passenger bus crushed by the…
Hamas ‘to announce Gaza ceasefire’
04 Jul 2014
A ceasefire is due to be announced between Hamas and Israel following exchanges of fire along the border with the Gaza Strip, the BBC understands. A source with the militant Palestinian group said a truce had been brokered by Egyptian intelligenceofficials. Scores of rockets from Gaza have hit southern Israel in recent days and Israel has…
Andy Coulson to be sentenced for conspiring to hack phones
David Cameron‘s former spin doctor, who faces up to two years in jail, among four ex-News of the World staff awaiting sentence Andy Coulson is expected to get a discount of several months off his sentence for previous good character. Photograph: Neil…
photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis
Insecure attachments and emotional eating: Childhood obesity and unhealthy foods
There’s an association between the parents’ insecure attachment and their child’s consumption of unhealthy foods. Could your relationship with your mom increase your child’s chances of obesity? Perhaps the quality of your attachment to both or either…
photo: WN / Emico Silalahi
UN: Ebola Outbreak Will Probably Last For Months
Red Cross workers carry the body of a woman who died of the Ebola virus during a 1995 outbreak in the Congo. The United Nations health agency said on Thursday it expected the worst Ebola outbreak in history to continue its deadly rampage through west…
photo: AP / Stephen Wandera
Ghana Is Free From Ebola
Despite earlier reports that trickled in that an Ebola case has been recorded in Ghana, the World Health Organization(WHO) has established that currently,…
photo: AP / Olivier Asselin
Clashes Are Erupting Throughout Jerusalem As Tensions Build
A protester throws a burning tire See Also Arab-Jewish tension in parts of Jerusalem was at fever pitch Thursday afternoon, three days after the funerals for three slain Israeli teens and a day after the alleged revenge killing of…
photo: AP / Adel Hana
Scientists find how magic mushrooms alter the mind
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists studying the effects of the psychedelic chemical in magic mushrooms have found the human brain displays a similar pattern of activity during dreams as it does during a mind-expanding drug trip. Psychedelic drugs such as…
photo: AP / Peter Dejong
Neymar happy with substance over style in World Cup 2014
NEYMAR insisted that he is happy for Brazil to win ugly as long as it gets them past Colombia in Saturday morning’s (AEST) World Cupquarter-final in Fortaleza. The occasional moment of genius from Neymar aside, Brazil have rarely sparkled at…
photo: AP / Nelson Antoine
Fear and cash shortages hinder fight against Ebola outbreak
03 Jul 2014
By Kwasi Kpodo ACCRA (Reuters) - West African states lack the resources to battle the world’s worst outbreak of Ebola and deep cultural suspicions about the disease remain a big obstacle to halting its spread, ministers said on Wednesday. The outbreak has killed 467 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since February, making it the…
Iggy Pop gets Amnesty International apology
03 Jul 2014
Iggy Pop didn’t have a problem with Amnesty International‘s goals. He just didn’t like them using his image without permission. The organization’s Belgium office published a recent campaign using famous people making statements that were, supposedly, obtained through the use of torture. In the case of Iggy Pop, a picture of the singer, beaten and…
Neymar happy with substance over style in World Cup 2014
NEYMAR insisted that he is happy for Brazil to win ugly as long as it gets them past Colombia in Saturday morning’s (AEST) World Cupquarter-final in Fortaleza. The occasional moment of genius from Neymar aside, Brazil have rarely sparkled at…
photo: AP / Nelson Antoine
Giraffe legs’ strong, skinny secret
Scientists have worked out the anatomical secret to giraffes’ long and spindly – but strong – legs. Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College(RVC) of London found that a supportive ligament is protected by a groove in the animals’…
photo: Creative Commons / Luca Galuzzi
Spain’s Princess Cristina files appeal against charges
BBC News
The sister of Spain‘s King Felipe, Princess Cristina, is appealing against charges in a tax fraud and money laundering case, court officials say. Lawyers for the princess say they are seeking to overturn the charges, which were formalised by a…
photo: AP / Manu Fernandez
Iraq’s Maliki Hopes for New Government by Next Week
VOA News BAGHDAD — Iraq‘s Prime Minister Nouri al-Malikisaid on Wednesday that he hoped to overcome the challenges blocking the formation of a new government, a day after the new parliament’s first session ended without agreement on top…
photo: AP / Karim Kadim, File
Susie Wolff: Formula 1 ‘is not a man’s world’
2 July 2014 Last updated at 10:01 BST Scottish driver SusieWolff will become the first woman to take part in a Formula 1 race weekend session in 22 years when she takes to the track at Silverstone in free practice on Friday. She spoke to BBC…
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Bigfoot hair samples: DNA testing makes big discovery? Analysis finds no proof
![Photo of an unidentified animal the Bigfoot Research Organization claims is a "juvenile Sasquatch"[46]](http://cdn7.wn.com/vp/i/02/11da51eacbfa21.jpg "Photo of an unidentified animal the Bigfoot Research Organization claims is a \"juvenile Sasquatch\"[46]")
Alleged Bigfoot hair samples had believers of the mythical yeti monster clamoring to see whether science might prove Bigfoot does indeed exist. However, DNA testing this week has unfortunately made a discovery that is decidedly less interesting;…
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Report: JPMorgan’s CEO Dimon has curable throat cancer
Reuters — JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon has told the bank’s employees and shareholders he has been diagnosed with curable throat cancer, Dow Jones reported today. Dimon said the cancer was caught quickly and is confined and that he will…
photo: AP / Paul Sakuma
Europe’s Top Human Rights Court Upholds French Ban on Muslim Veil
02 Jul 2014
VOA News The European Court of Human Rights has upheld France‘s ban on the Muslim burqa and other full-face…
Susie Wolff: Formula 1 ‘is not a man’s world’
2 July 2014 Last updated at 10:01 BST Scottish driver SusieWolff will become the first woman to take part in a Formula 1 race weekend session in 22 years when she takes to the track at Silverstone in free practice on Friday. She spoke to BBC…
photo: Creative Commons / AngMoKio
Bigfoot hair samples: DNA testing makes big discovery? Analysis finds no proof
Alleged Bigfoot hair samples had believers of the mythical yeti monster clamoring to see whether science might prove Bigfoot does indeed exist. However, DNA testing this week has unfortunately made a discovery that is decidedly less interesting;…
photo: Creative Commons / ChubsterII (talk | contribs)
Report: JPMorgan’s CEO Dimon has curable throat cancer
Reuters — JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon has told the bank’s employees and shareholders he has been diagnosed with curable throat cancer, Dow Jones reported today. Dimon said the cancer was caught quickly and is confined and that he will…
photo: AP / Paul Sakuma
Putin Accuses US of ‘Blackmailing’ France Out of Warship Sale
Reuters MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin accused theUnited States on Tuesday of using fines against French banks to “blackmail” Parisinto calling off its sale of Mistral warships to Russia as punishment for…
photo: AP / Dmitry Lovetsky
Recall Alert: 6.8 Million Additional GM Vehicles for Ignition Key Fix
Vehicles Affected: Approximately 6.8 million model-year 1997-2014 vehicles, including 1997-05 Chevrolet Malibu and 2000-05 Impala and Monte Carlo sedans; 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue and 1999-2004 Alero sedans; 1999-2005…
photo: AP / Carlos Osorio
‘My name’s Lou Vincent and I’m a cheat’
Wellington - The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced a life ban on disgraced former New Zealand cricketer Lou Vincent on Tuesday, just hours after the player admitted he was a “cheat” and had shamed his country and the sport…
photo: AP / Themba Hadebe
So Long Oprah! Beyonce Is Named World’s Most Powerful Celebrity
Beyonce proves to be an unstoppable force, with the diva incredibly bumping off talk show legend Oprah Winfrey from the number one spot to be crowned the world’s most powerful celebrity. On the Celebrity 100 list compiled by Forbes magazine, Beyonce…
photo: AP / Matt Sayles
VIOLENCE ERUPTS AFTER UKRAINE CEASEFIRE ENDS
Indian media: ‘Space diplomacy’ in South Asia
01 Jul 2014
Media in India welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s pitch for a regional satellite to benefit South Asian nations. During a speech on the launch of a commercial rocket, Mr Modi urged Indian scientists to develop a satellite that provides services to countries in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) region. “Today…
