Hamas has been accused of “spine-chilling actions” including abducting, killing and torturing its own people in Gaza by Amnesty International. In a report entitled ‘Strangling Necks’: Abduction, torture and summary killings of Palestinians by Hamas forces during the 2014 Gaza/Israel conflict, released today, the human rights group details more than…
The Islamist group Hamas used its 2014 Gaza war with Israel to “settle scores” with rival Palestinians, executing at least 23 in possible war crimes,Amnesty International said Wednesday. A report by the London-based rights group detailed…
‘Virotherapy’ uses modified herpes virus to attack melanoma cells and has potential to overcome cancer even when disease has spread throughout the body …
Iraqi forces, backed by Shia volunteer forces, have killed at least 70 militants belonging to the ISIL Takfiri group in the holy city of Samarra inSalahuddin province. Mohammed Abbas, the commander of Badr Corps‘ sixth brigade, made the…
By Lanre Ola GUBIO, Nigeria (Reuters) – Boko Haram militants have killed at least 43 people in a five-hour assault on the town of Gubio in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state, witnesses said on Tuesday. Thousands of people have been killed and…
LAGOS, Nigeria — An “alarming spike” in suicide bombings by girls and women used by Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria has children in danger of being seen as potential threats, the U.N. children’s agency said Tuesday. The number of…
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Senior Security Analyst Sees Foreign Ministry Hacking as Disaster for Saudi Arabia
Chief Executive Officer of the IT Security and Consultation firm, Cyberkov Ltd, said the hacking of the servers of the Saudi Foreign Ministry by the Yemen Cyber Army wreaked havoc on the kingdom.
Abdullah Al-Ali confirmed on his Tweeter account the cyber attack, adding that top secret documents have been hacked and released, incurring a huge loss on Riyadh.
He also stressed that the Yemen Cyber Army has heavily breached the internal and external networks of the Foreign Ministry.
The Yemen Cyber Army announced Wednesday evening that it has hacked the website, servers and archives of Saudi Arabia’s Foreign, Interior and Defense ministries and would release thousands of these top secret documents.
The group said that it “has gained access to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) network and have full control over more than 3000 computers and servers, and thousands of users. We also have access to the emails, personal and secret information of hundreds of thousands of their staff and diplomats in different missions around the world”.
Americans of all political persuasions abhor people trafficking. So why is theObama administration pushing a highly controversial trade pact that would reward nations with some of the worst human trafficking records in the…
JERUSALEM: Former Israeli prime ministerEhud Olmert was sentenced to eight months in prison for corruption on Monday, the latest legal blow in a spectacular fall from grace. Lawyers…
LONDON — Britain’s prime minister announced on Monday that non-British citizens who live in Britain will not be able to vote on whether the country should remain in the European Union The question is important because so many non-British EU citizens…
Nigeria‘s severe fuel shortage has started to cause widespread disruption to everyday services, with the telecommunications and banking sectors the latest hit hard by the worsening crisis. A majorNigerian bank announced on Monday that it would close…
Former Israeli Prime MinisterEhud Olmert was sentenced Monday to eight months in prison for unlawfully accepting money from a U.S.supporter, capping the dramatic downfall of a man who only years earlier led the country and hoped to bring about a…
ANKARA Turkey‘s ruling AK Party is seen losing its parliamentary majority in a June 7 election and may have to form a coalition government, according to the results of a survey by pollster SONAR seen by Reuters on Monday. The poll put AKP support at…
Former Israeli Prime MinisterEhud Olmert was sentenced Monday to eight months in prison for unlawfully accepting money from a U.S.supporter, capping the dramatic downfall of a man who only years earlier led the country and hoped to bring about a…
REUTERS – Mathematician John Nash, a Nobel Prize winner whose longtime struggle with mental illness inspired the movie “A Beautiful Mind“, was killed in a car crash along with his wife in New Jersey, state police said on Sunday. The couple…
Dr. Timothy Darrow is a scientist who is convicted of eating and killing two of his workmates in the Indonesian jungle back in 1977. Dr. Timothy Darrow blames the murders of his workmates on an ape/human-like creature during his trial. The case…
WARSAW, Poland: Polish PresidentBronislaw Komorowskiconceded defeat in the county’s presidential election on Sunday after an exit poll showed him trailing Andrzej Duda, a previously little-known right-wing politician. If the exit poll is confirmed…
Islamic State (IS) fighters have killed at least 400 people inPalmyra since capturing the ancient Syrian city last week, Syrian state media said today. It was not immediately possible to verify the account, but it was consistent with reports by…
Jubilant scenes on a historic day for Ireland, as the country votes by a sweeping majority to legalize same sex marriage. It’s all over bar the singing. Ireland has become the first country in the world to introduce same sex marriage on the basis of a popular vote, after the ‘Yes’ side scored a stunning victory in the referendum held yesterday. The…
The leader of a small Burundian opposition party was shot dead on Saturday along with his bodyguard, residents said, the latest violence in a country gripped by weeks of anti-government unrest. Zedi Feruzi, the head of theUnion for Peace and…
Cheers rang from a crowd of hundreds of thousands Saturday as former archbishop Oscar Romero, whose defense of the poor and repressed divided both his nation and the Church, was beatified. Officials estimated some300,000 worshipers attended the…
Reuters BAMAKO— A Tuareg-dominated rebel coalition said on Saturday it was holding prisoner 19 Malian government soldiers captured in fighting a day earlier, amid growing violence in the north that threatens to derailU.N.-brokered peace efforts.…
WASHINGTON — The U.S.Senate struggled unsuccessfully to prevent an interruption in critical government surveillance programs early Saturday, blocking a House-passed bill and several short-term extensions of theUSA Patriot Act. The main stumbling…
WASHINGTON: Top aides to former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton fretted over how she would be portrayed after the 2012Benghazi attacks that killed the US ambassador to Libya and three other Americans, emails released on Friday showed. The…
US stocks ended weaker on Friday after Federal ReserveChairJanet Yellen indicated that the central bank was poised to raise interest rates this year, in line with Wall Street‘s expectations. Lackadaisical trading volume during the session ended a…
MEXICOCITY (Reuters) – At least 39 people were killed on Friday in western Mexico during a fight between armed civilians and security forces, two government…
23 May 2015 From the section US & Canada The NSA has come under increased scrutiny since the Snowden revelations The USSenate has blocked a bill that would have ended the bulk collection of Americans‘ phone records by the National Security Agency (NSA). It also failed to authorise a temporary extension of the current legislation. Senators are…
WASHINGTON: Top aides to former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton fretted over how she would be portrayed after the 2012Benghazi attacks that killed the US ambassador to Libya and three other Americans, emails released on Friday showed. The…
US stocks ended weaker on Friday after Federal ReserveChairJanet Yellen indicated that the central bank was poised to raise interest rates this year, in line with Wall Street‘s expectations. Lackadaisical trading volume during the session ended a…
MEXICOCITY (Reuters) – At least 39 people were killed on Friday in western Mexico during a fight between armed civilians and security forces, two government…
The RevolutionaryArmed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have called off a five-month-old unilateral ceasefire in response to an airstrike by the government forces, which killed 26 of its members. “We didn’t plan to suspend the ceasefire,”…
South Sudanese government tanks backed by helicopter gunships have pushed back rebels from a key oil town, state television showed, as the UN condemned an “entirely man-made catastrophe.” Tanks are shown firing as a helicopter gunship on Friday –…
Thousands of anti-government protesters in Burundi marched on the streets of the capital Bujumbura Friday, defying one of the heaviest pushes by police to end weeks of demonstrations. Protesters also torched election materials in two separate attacks…
Police in Thailand have taken into custody several people protesting against the military government in the country on the first anniversary of a coup that saw the rise to power of incumbent Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha. According to an AFP report…
WASHINGTON: Top aides to former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton fretted over how she would be portrayed after the 2012Benghazi attacks that killed the US ambassador to Libya and three other Americans, emails released on Friday showed. The…
US stocks ended weaker on Friday after Federal ReserveChairJanet Yellen indicated that the central bank was poised to raise interest rates this year, in line with Wall Street‘s expectations. Lackadaisical trading volume during the session ended a…
MEXICOCITY (Reuters) – At least 39 people were killed on Friday in western Mexico during a fight between armed civilians and security forces, two government…
The RevolutionaryArmed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have called off a five-month-old unilateral ceasefire in response to an airstrike by the government forces, which killed 26 of its members. “We didn’t plan to suspend the ceasefire,”…
South Sudanese government tanks backed by helicopter gunships have pushed back rebels from a key oil town, state television showed, as the UN condemned an “entirely man-made catastrophe.” Tanks are shown firing as a helicopter gunship on Friday –…
Thousands of anti-government protesters in Burundi marched on the streets of the capital Bujumbura Friday, defying one of the heaviest pushes by police to end weeks of demonstrations. Protesters also torched election materials in two separate attacks…
Police in Thailand have taken into custody several people protesting against the military government in the country on the first anniversary of a coup that saw the rise to power of incumbent Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha. According to an AFP report…
A court ruling calling for the arrest of three people in connection with the truck stopped in November 2013 said it was loaded with metal pipes manufactured in the Turkish city of Konya which were identified as semi-finished parts of mortars. The document also cites truck driver Lutfi Karakaya as saying he had twice carried the same shipment and…
Kenyan security forces have thwarted a raid on a village in northeastern Kenya by militants with the al-Qaeda-linked Somali terrorist group, al-Shabaab. Kenya’s Interior Ministry reported the terrorist…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ? A South Korean court Friday suspended the prison term of the former Korean Air executive whose onboard “nut rage” tantrum delayed a flight last year, immediately ending her incarceration. Cho Hyun-ah, who is the daughter of…
Washington, May 21: The US and Cuba on Thursday ended their latest round of talks on normalising relations and reopening embassies without results, but agreed to continue the negotiations on Friday, a State Departmentspokesperson said. “Talks…
Environmental damage was anticipated, but dead fish and oily birds had not been found in the calm seas or rocky coast by late morning, said Capt. Mark Crossland of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. The department closed fishing and shellfish…
United Nations, May 20 (IANS) The UN has now raised its projections for the Indian economy‘s growth this year by 1.7 percent to 7.6 percent and by 1.4 percent to 7.7 percent next year from the estimates it made in January. The Mid-Year Update to…
Add comment Reprints + – A Nepalese walks past a damaged house supported by wooden beams in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Nepal is facing billions in reconstruction costs with almost 745,600 buildings and homes damaged or destroyed,…
n”>Tornadoes spun through parts of northern Texas and southern Oklahoma on Tuesday, damaging buildings and injuring at least one person, officials said. The National Weather Service said several twisters were reported in the region and at least one…
A United Nations official says some 7,000Somali refugees in war-torn Yemen have fled back to their country since Saudi Arabia started pounding the impoverished Arab country in late March. The refugees have joined the 10-million-plus Somali…
Kathmandu: Thousands of centuries-old homes could be demolished in Nepal‘s historic cities as the government begins the long process of tearing down buildings rendered unsafe by last month’s 7.8 earthquake. More than 600 temples, statues and museums…
United Nations, May 20 (IANS) The UN has now raised its projections for the Indian economy‘s growth this year by 1.7 percent to 7.6 percent and by 1.4 percent to 7.7 percent next year from the estimates it made in January. The Mid-Year Update to…
Add comment Reprints + – A Nepalese walks past a damaged house supported by wooden beams in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Nepal is facing billions in reconstruction costs with almost 745,600 buildings and homes damaged or destroyed,…
n”>Tornadoes spun through parts of northern Texas and southern Oklahoma on Tuesday, damaging buildings and injuring at least one person, officials said. The National Weather Service said several twisters were reported in the region and at least one…
A United Nations official says some 7,000Somali refugees in war-torn Yemen have fled back to their country since Saudi Arabia started pounding the impoverished Arab country in late March. The refugees have joined the 10-million-plus Somali…
Kathmandu: Thousands of centuries-old homes could be demolished in Nepal‘s historic cities as the government begins the long process of tearing down buildings rendered unsafe by last month’s 7.8 earthquake. More than 600 temples, statues and museums…
From Staff Reports • Gov. Mary Fallin on Tuesday requested a federal disaster declaration for Cleveland, Grady and Oklahoma counties as a result of tornadoes, severe storms and flooding that have occurred since May 5. Gov. Mary Fallin PAUL B...
BANGKOK Ousted former Thai Prime MinisterYingluck Shinawatra appeared at aBangkok court on Tuesday for the start of her trial on negligence charges over amulti-billion dollar rice scheme that anti-corruption authorities alleged was plagued with graft. It is the latest in a slew of cases that have been brought against the former premier, cases…
THALI, NepalNepali tea shop owner Phurba Sherpa has spent four nights cramped under a tarpaulin with his wife and nine others on a school field outside Kathmandu since falling rocks triggered by an earthquake last week demolished his distant…
The UN has voiced concern over the dire humanitarian crisis in the YarmoukPalestinian refugee camp in Syria’s capital, Damascus, saying the civilians are highly vulnerable. “The vulnerability of civilians in Yarmouk remains of the…
Edwin M. Rose of Taunton, a veteran, died Saturday at MortonHospital after a brief illness. He was 89. Mr. Rose was born in Taunton, where he was a lifelong resident. He attended Taunton schools. A…
GENEVA: The WorldHealthOrganisation will dramatically reform its emergency response operations this year, its chief said on Monday, after the UN agency faced blistering criticism for its slow Ebola response. WHO Director GeneralMargaret Chan told…
BANGKOK: Thailand‘s first female prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra is expected to appear in court today for the start of a negligence trial which could see her jailed for a decade. It is the latest legal move against Yingluck, sister of fugitive…
18 May 2015 From the section EuropeUkraine says it also seized rifles made for use only by Russia‘s special forces Ukraine says it will prosecute two men it claims are elite Russian soldiers captured fighting in eastern Ukraine. The two wounded men…
18 May 2015Last updated at 06:14 BST In Iraq, officials say the city of Ramadi has been captured by Islamic State militants. Ramadi is the capital of Iraq’s largest province, Anbar, and is just 70 miles (112km) west of Baghdad. Government forces withdrew from the city after a heavy day of fighting. Keith Doyle reports. Read more Islamic State…
Saudi-led coalition air strikes targeting Shiite rebels resumed early yesterday in the southern port city of Aden after a five-day truce came to a close following talks on the war-torn country’s future that were boycotted by the rebels. Coalition air…
BAGHDAD (AP) — Islamic State militants likely killed up to 500people – both Iraqi civilians and soldiers – and forced 8,000 to flee from their homes as they captured the city of Ramadi, a provincial official said Monday, while the government-backed…
Baghdad: Shi’ite paramilitaries were preparing to deploy toIraq‘s western province of Anbar on Monday after Islamic State militants overran the provincial capital Ramadi in the biggest defeat for the Baghdad governmentsince last summer. The…
Security researcher Chris Roberts made headlines after an FBIreport alleged he had hacked a plane mid-flight and taken over the controls — but now serious doubts are growing over the entire affair. In an interview with a special agent earlier this…
A European Union naval operation to go after the trafficking networks that send thousands of migrants across the Mediterranean into Europecould be launched in the coming weeks and NATO stands ready to help if needed, officials said Monday. EU’s…
18 May 2015 From the section India An Indian nurse who was in a vegetative state for 42 years after being raped by a hospital ward attendant while on duty has died. Aruna Shanbaug was left with severe brain damage and paralysed after her rape in a…
17 May 2015 From the section Africa Smugglers hide IS militants on boats filled with migrants, Abdul Basit Haroun says Islamic State (IS) fighters are being smuggled into Europe by gangs in the Mediterranean, a Libyan official has told theBBC. Government adviser Abdul Basit Haroun said smugglers were hiding IS militants on boats filled with…
Thousands of people in Ecuador have collaborated in planting 647,250 trees in a single day, setting a new world record in reforestation, said the president of the Latin American nation. On…
WASHINGTON – American special operations forces killed a senior Islamic State leader in a raid in Syria, US officials said on Saturday, an operation that marked a departure from Washington’s strategy of relying primarily on air strikes to target…
Ousted president Mohammed Morsi has been sentenced to death by an Egyptiancourt. The verdict on charges relating to a 2011 prison break was announced inCairo. As is customary in passing capital punishment, Judge Shaaban el-Shami referred his death sentence on Morsi and more than 20 others to the nation’s top Muslim theologian, or mufti, for his…
BAMAKO: Mali’s government and allied fighters signed a peace accord on Friday in a ceremony attended by numerous heads-of-state but missing the crucial backing of the war-scarred nation’s main Tuareg-led rebel groups. TheCoordination of Azawad…
Russia wants €1.163 billion from France in compensation for cancelling a contract to deliver two Mistral helicopter carriers, a Russian source close to the negotiations…
TORONTO (AP) — Canada announced Friday it plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 amid international efforts to create a new framework for addressing climate change.Prime MinisterStephen Harper‘s…
IRBIL, Iraq — The Islamic State on Friday took control of the provincial government center of Ramadi, the capital of Iraq’s largest province, in a major defeat for the Iraqi government. Islamic State forces launched a fierce assault of..
At least 55 people were killed in two Boko Haram raids this week near Maiduguri, capital of restive northeastern NigeriaBorno state, a vigilante and two residents said. “Boko Haram fighters raided Bale and Kayamla villages where they killed at…
KATHMANDU – The wreckage of a U.S. military helicopter lost on an earthquake relief mission was found on Friday, high on a mountainside inNepal, with three bodies recovered and the other five people on board feared dead. A U.S. search team…
By Baraa Shiban Yemini human rights activist 15 May 2015 From the section Middle East Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the fighting Yemen, a country bordering Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s richest economies, has suffered for many years from extreme poverty, high rates of unemployment and severe malnutrition among children.…
(CNN)U.S. and Cuban officials will meet next week with the goal of hammering out an agreement to reopen embassies each other’s capitals as part of efforts to restore diplomatic ties, the State Department announced Thursday. The talks, to be led by…
According to the New York Times, a man was detained on Thursday afternoon for flying a drone within a block of the White House, crossing over Lafayette Park at around one in the afternoon. The drone was very small and brightly colored, clearly…
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JERUSALEM (AP) ? Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu‘s new government was sworn in late Thursday after a two-hour delay amid heckling by Arab lawmakers and harsh criticism from the opposition, indicating a tough road ahead for his narrow…
Jihadi John… The infamous masked, black-clad militant seen inIslamic State propaganda videos was identified by the Washington Post as a Briton named Mohammed Emwazi. Photo: Reuters London: More than 700 Britons are thought to have travelled…
Associated PressTOKYO— Japan‘s Cabinet endorsed a set of defense bills Thursday that would allow the country’s military to go beyond its self-defense stance and play a greater role internationally, a plan that has split public opinion.…
XI’AN, China (AP) — PresidentXi Jinping praised China’swarming ties with India during a meeting Thursday between the leaders of Asia‘s rising powers and rivals, which included a rare touch of personal diplomacy for aChinese leader. Xi met with…
The leaders of a coup against Burundian PresidentPierre Nkurunziza claim to have gained control of the capital, Bujumbura. “We controlvirtually the entire city. The soldiers who are being deployed are on our side,”Burundi’s…
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? The Taliban attack on a Kabulguesthouse left 14 people dead, including nine foreigners, in the most audacious assault by the insurgents in the Afghan capital since the start of their spring offensive, a government official…
Doubts surfaced Thursday over the reported execution of North Korea‘s defence chief, as the original source, South Korea‘s spy agency, clarified that it had been unable to verify he had been put to death. Briefing a…
Vatican City: The Vatican officially recognized the state ofPalestine in a new treaty finalized Wednesday, immediately sparking Israeli ire and accusations that the move hurt peace prospects. The treaty, which concerns the activities of the Catholic…
Print 13 May 2015 – A United Nations human rights report released today says that a Uganda-based rebel group has committed grave violations of international humanitarian law in crisis-riven north-easternDemocratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).…
PARIS: The largest ice shelf in the Antarctic peninsula is being thinned by warmer seas and air and could catastrophically break up, scientists said on Wednesday. The loss of the Larsen C ice shelf could occur within a century but an earlier collapse cannot be ruled out, with major consequences for global sea levels, they said. “We now know that…
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of protesters jammed intoBabur square in the city of Andijan, relishing a rare burst of defiance as one speaker after another condemned hardship under Uzbekistan‘s despotic government. Hours later, a decade ago…
Animal rights activists are blasting a top-ranked Oklahomacharter school after its students were seen on video using dead cats to act out dance moves, set to the jingle used in commercials for Meow Mix cat food. The video, originally posted on…
SEOUL – North Korea has executed its defence chief on treason charges, Seoul‘s National Intelligence Service was quoted as telling lawmakers, in the latest of a series of high-level purges since Kim Jong Un took power after his father’s death in…
Sana‘a, May 12: At least 100 people were killed as Saudi-led coalition forces intensified air bombings on missiles warehouse and arms depots in Yemen‘s capital Sana’a, medics said on Tuesday, hours before a planned five-day ceasefire for…
Mark Colborne was plotting to kill Prince Charles so that Harrycould become king, court has heard. Photo: Getty ImagesLondon: A ginger-haired fanatic wanted to kill Prince Charles in the hope that redhead Prince Harry would become king, a…
13 May 2015Last updated at 00:02 BST The biggest ever global school rankings have been published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), comparing how well teenagers perform in maths and science tests in 76 countries.…
By Kole Casule SKOPJE (Reuters) – Macedonia‘s interior minister and its powerful intelligence chief resigned on Tuesday, apparently sacrificed by embattled Prime MinisterNikola Gruevski to save his government from months of damaging wire-tap…
The White House has strongly denied an article by a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist that claims Barack Obama lied to the public about the killing of Osama bin Laden. Seymour Hersh’s article, published in the London Review of Books, alleged that the government of Pakistan played a key role in helping the US assassinate the former…
The startling allegation stems from a North Korean defectoridentified only as Mr. Park, a pseudonym used to protect his family, according toCNN. One of the highest profile defectors ever to make it out of North Korea, Park has related a wealth of…
The Obama administration on Monday announced conditional approval for ShellGulf of MexicoInc. to resume its long and troubled efforts to drill in the Arctic Ocean, a decision that drew broad backlash from environmental groups that warned of…
BAMAKO (Reuters) – At least nine Malian soldiers were killed in an ambush by separatist rebels near the northern town of Timbuktu on Monday, days before a U.N.-backed peace deal was due to be signed. The ambush highlights persistent tensions and…
HAVANA (AP) ? French PresidentFrancois Hollande called on Monday for ending of the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba, saying France “will be a faithful ally” as Cuba reforms its centrally planned economy and tries to re-enter the global economic system.…
The Saudi king’s absence from a regional summit to be hosted by President Barack Obama shows how Gulf states, displeased by what they see as US indifference to Iranian meddling in the Arab world, may hesitate to bless any nuclear deal with…
The death toll from crashes caused by faulty ignition switches in 2.6 million older General Motors small cars has reached 100. The number was updated Monday by attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was hired by GM to compensate victims. It’s the first…
Raul Castro is a huge fan of PopeFrancis, it turns out – so much so that the Cuban President has said he could be persuaded to return to the Catholic Church. Francis entertained the communist revolutionary for nearly an hour during a “strictly private” meeting at the Vatican, and it seems that one of the more unlikely international bromances has…
Stockholm: Sweden‘s Supreme Court said Monday it had rejected an appeal by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange against his arrest warrant for alleged rape and sexual assault. Sweden issued the arrest warrant in 2010following…
ANKARA, Turkey — Kenan Evren, the general who led Turkey’s1980 military coup that ended years of street-clashes between rival left- and right-wing militias and but also unleashed a wave of arrests, torture and extrajudicial killings died on…
Labour must reclaim the political centre ground if the party is to recover from its crushing general election defeat, Tony Blair has warned. The former prime minister, who led the party to three consecutive election victories, said the party had to…
WARSAW Poland votes in the first round of a presidential election on Sunday that opinion polls show will send front-runner and incumbentBronislaw Komorowski into a runoff against a conservative opposition challenger. A comfortable re-election for…
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — On the day MercyKennedy lost her mother to Ebola, it was hard to imagine a time when Liberia would be free from one of the world’s deadliest viruses. It had swept through the 9-year-old’s neighborhood, killing people house…
CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt‘s deposed leader Hosni Mubarak and his two sons were sentenced Saturday to three years in prison and a fine in a retrial on corruption charges they faced earlier. It wasn’t immediately clear whether it will include time he’s…
Article by WN.com Correspondent DallasDarlingMahatma Gandhi warned that the deadliest form of violence is poverty. But for Gandhi, poverty consisted of not only economic impoverishment but political, social, and cultural. It also included psychological, emotional, even spiritual, neglect and abandonment. Known today as America‘s derelict zones,…
ANKARA, Turkey — Kenan Evren, the general who led Turkey’s1980 military coup that ended years of street-clashes between rival left- and right-wing militias and but also unleashed a wave of arrests, torture and extrajudicial killings died on…
Labour must reclaim the political centre ground if the party is to recover from its crushing general election defeat, Tony Blair has warned. The former prime minister, who led the party to three consecutive election victories, said the party had to…
WARSAW Poland votes in the first round of a presidential election on Sunday that opinion polls show will send front-runner and incumbentBronislaw Komorowski into a runoff against a conservative opposition challenger. A comfortable re-election for…
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — On the day MercyKennedy lost her mother to Ebola, it was hard to imagine a time when Liberia would be free from one of the world’s deadliest viruses. It had swept through the 9-year-old’s neighborhood, killing people house…
CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt‘s deposed leader Hosni Mubarak and his two sons were sentenced Saturday to three years in prison and a fine in a retrial on corruption charges they faced earlier. It wasn’t immediately clear whether it will include time he’s…
Mark EastonHome editor 8 May 2015 From the section UK comments David Cameron‘s greatest challenge is to prevent the union being torn apart by mutual resentment The question uppermost in the prime minister’s mind as he assembles his new government is how to keep the kingdom united. “Above all I want to bring our country together,” he revealed after…
Calamities cannot be eliminated altogether. Precautions can, however, reduce the impact. What can be the causes for quakes and floods? Seismologists say that some of the reasons for earth tremors, earthquakes and floods are unplanned growth of…
UNITED NATIONS: Libya‘s ambassador to the United Nations is largely rejecting a European Union plan to fight the growing migrant crisis that is centered in his crumbling country, saying his Western-backed government hasn’t even been consulted and…
Cindy Saine STATE DEPARTMENT— Canada‘s release of formerGuantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr has brought the controversial detention center at the U.S. Naval base in Cuba back into the spotlight. Omar Khadr is the youngest person ever to be held…
North Korea says it has test-fired a new underwater ballistic missile, describing it as a “world level strategic weapon.” North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was at the site of the event and gave the order of the missile launch from an attack…
Al Pessin Britain’s Prime MinisterDavid Cameron has vowed to govern as the party of “one nation” and to make his country “greater,” one day after his Conservative Party secured a majority in Britain’s parliamentary vote.…
A federal court warns the government’s argument for mass surveillance would let it collect everything on everyone forever. In forceful and at times reproachful language, a federal appeals court on Thursday that the government’s collection of all Americans’ phone records is illegal, and that the Obama administration’s overly broad interpretation of…
The international response has been slow to an appeal for emergency funds to help the millions of people hit by last month’s earthquake inNepal, a UN official said today. Jamie McGoldrick, the UN’s chief official in the Himalayan nation, said the…
LONDON – British voters get to decide on Thursday who they want to rule the world’s fifth-largest economy in a tight election that could yield weak government, propel the United Kingdom towards a vote on EU membership and stoke Scottish desire…
Israeli prime ministerBinyamin Netanyahu managed to cobble together a narrow government tonight, a few hours before a midnight deadline, but only after being forced to make significant concessions to all his coalition partners. Negotiations went on…
By Patrick Nduwimana BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi‘s president said on Wednesday that, if elected for a third term in June, it would be his last and he would not run for office again after that, his spokesman said on Wednesday. PresidentPierre…
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S.Secretary of StateJohn Kerrysought to secure a pause in Yemen‘s war as he arrived in Saudi Arabia Wednesday for meeting with top officials, citing increased shortages of food, fuel and medicine that are adding to a…
LONDON: Britons voted on Thursday in a knife-edge general election that could put their country’s membership of the European Union in question and raise the likelihood of independence for Scotland. Polls opened at 7:00am (0600GMT) with voters deciding between Prime MinisterDavid Cameron‘s centre-rightConservatives and Ed Miliband‘s centre-left…
LONDON – British voters get to decide on Thursday who they want to rule the world’s fifth-largest economy in a tight election that could yield weak government, propel the United Kingdom towards a vote on EU membership and stoke Scottish desire…
Israeli prime ministerBinyamin Netanyahu managed to cobble together a narrow government tonight, a few hours before a midnight deadline, but only after being forced to make significant concessions to all his coalition partners. Negotiations went on…
By Patrick Nduwimana BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi‘s president said on Wednesday that, if elected for a third term in June, it would be his last and he would not run for office again after that, his spokesman said on Wednesday. PresidentPierre…
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S.Secretary of StateJohn Kerrysought to secure a pause in Yemen‘s war as he arrived in Saudi Arabia Wednesday for meeting with top officials, citing increased shortages of food, fuel and medicine that are adding to a…
Syrian PresidentBashar Assad acknowledged Wednesday what he said were recent “setbacks” in the war against insurgents trying to topple him, promising a comeback by his troops still entangled in heavy fighting. The rare admission of…
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahuwas racing against the clock Wednesday to put together a governing coalition or else face an almost unimaginable scenario by which he would be forced out of office. Netanyahu was holding…
KIEV (Reuters) – Five Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 12 injured over the past 24 hours despite a ceasefire deal, Ukraine‘s military said on Wednesday, describing a worsening situation in separatist eastern territories. The deaths came…
HOPE, Ark. – Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Tuesday became the sixth Republican to formally enter the 2016 presidential contest, stressing his humble roots and traditional values. Huckabee announced his second bid for the White House here in…
While others point out that this is because Floyd Mayweather Jr.is simply the better fighter, latest reports reveal that Pacquiao’s performance was hampered by a torn rotator cuff. Putting this into consideration, perhaps his opponent…
Japan‘s meteorological agency yesterday issued a warning to limit access to the popular hot springs resort of Hakone after a nearby volcano became active and began…
Interpol has issued a global alert over the threat posed by the “diet pills” which claimed the life of a British woman. The world police agency has raised the alarm with forces in 190 countries after the toxic pesticide dinitrophenol was linked to…
NAIROBI – Kenya‘s deputy president has said there is “no room” for homosexuality in Kenyan society, the latest comments from an Africangovernment to anger activists and likely also to annoy Western donors who say gays are targetted on the…
With four days to go till Britain’s election, leaders of the country’s main political parties were using the long weekend to make a final push to win over undecided voters before the vote. Prime MinisterDavid Cameron and his rivals were out Sunday…
After three years of dating, the couple announced that they had decided to go their separate ways. Vonn was the first to make the announcement in a post on her personal Facebook page. “After nearly three years together, Tiger and I have mutually decided to end our relationship. I will always cherish the memories that we’ve created…
With four days to go till Britain’s election, leaders of the country’s main political parties were using the long weekend to make a final push to win over undecided voters before the vote. Prime MinisterDavid Cameron and his rivals were out Sunday…
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban militants who have been waging war on the Afghan government for more than a decade have expressed a willingness to soften their position on a range of issues that could lead to talks on ending the conflict.…
4 May 2015 From the section Europe Le Pen took to the stage on 1 May while his daughter was addressing supporters in ParisFrench ex-NationalFront leader Jean-Marie Le Pen will hear if he is to lose his post of honorary president after a series of…
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines‘ most wanted Islamist militant, whose death at the weekend could boost peace efforts in the country’s south, was killed by his own bodyguards in pursuit of a bounty offered by theUnited States, the head of…
3 May 2015 From the section UK The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have spent the first night with their new baby daughter at Kensington Palace. The name of their second child – sister to Prince George – could be announced later and members of the Royal Family and the duchess’s parents may visit. The princess, who is fourth in line to the throne, was…
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 12 Iraqi soldiers and paramilitary forces were killed on Saturday by suicide car bombs targeting an outpost in western Anbar province, while attacks in the capital killed at least 14 civilians, security and medical…
From Prince Charles to royal fans to most of those who put down a bet, millions in Britain were hoping for a girl. The Duchess of Cambridgedelighted her nation and royal enthusiasts around the world Saturday by delivering one such princess. The…
PADANG BESAR, Thailand (AP) — Police officials in Thailand trekked into the mountains and dug up 26 bodies from dozens of shallow graves at an abandoned jungle camp that’s been linked to human trafficking networks, which activists say are “out of…
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore‘s chief prosecutor charged one police officer with murder on Friday and five others with lesser crimes in the death of a young black man who suffered a critical neck injury in the back of a police van, a case that fueled new anger over police treatment of minorities. The swift decision by MarilynMosby, who has been…
As the death toll of Nepal‘s devastating quake climbs to 6,624 with over 14,000 reported injured by the latest official count, authorities rule out the possibility of pulling out any more survivors from the rubble. “The death toll…
BALTIMORE – Six Baltimore police officers face charges ranging from assault to second-degree murder in the death of FreddieGray, who died from injuries suffered in police custody, State’s AttorneyMarilyn Mosby said Friday. In a midmorning…
BERLIN: The German intelligence service BND, which is accused of helping the United States spy on EU leaders and companies, had actually “deleted 12,000 requests” targeting European officials, according to Saturday’s edition of the Der Spiegel…
Two policemen and a civilian have been killed and several others have been wounded in a grenade attack in the Burundian capitalBujumbura, police says. The attack was carried out in the Kamenge district of the capital on Friday amid protests, which…
A prisoner riding in the Baltimore police van that carried critically injured FreddieGray denies reports that he believed Gray intentionally hurt himself. Donta Allen, speaking to TV stationWBAL, contradicted a police document leaked to The…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Navy ships will begin accompanying U.S.commercial ships during their transit through the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf to ensure they encounter no interference from Iran, U.S. defense officials said Thursday.…
The European defence and aviation group Airbus is preparing to file a criminal complaint over allegations that the German intelligence service helped the US carry out industrial espionage. It comes after German media reports suggested that the…
A month ago, the fell to opposition fighters, mainly al-Qaeda and its affiliates and allies. It was a major blow to the Syrian army. Last Saturday, the nearby town of also fell, mostly to the same groups. Fighting against the Syrian government and army are a mixture of Syrian and foreign mercenaries from dozens of countries. They are supplied,…
A prisoner riding in the Baltimore police van that carried critically injured FreddieGray denies reports that he believed Gray intentionally hurt himself. Donta Allen, speaking to TV stationWBAL, contradicted a police document leaked to The…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Navy ships will begin accompanying U.S.commercial ships during their transit through the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf to ensure they encounter no interference from Iran, U.S. defense officials said Thursday.…
The European defence and aviation group Airbus is preparing to file a criminal complaint over allegations that the German intelligence service helped the US carry out industrial espionage. It comes after German media reports suggested that the…
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The death toll is mounting in Mali following another day of clashes between Malian soldiers and Tuareg separatist rebels. Mali’s government said the violence has left nine soldiers dead along…
BERLIN (AP) — German security officials say they have foiled what they believe was an imminent Boston Marathon-style attack after raiding thehome of a suspected Islamic extremist. The chief of police for western Hesse state says authorities found a…
It’s been a wild ride for MESSENGER, the NASA spacecraft that has offered mankind its best insight into the mysteries of Mercury. Just 10 feet long and no heavier than a Friesian cow, the tiny ship has traveled 5 billion miles, flown by three planets and completed the first-ever map of the “first rock from the sun.” That all comes to a crashing…
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan sentenced 10 men to life in prison on Thursday for the 2012 attack on teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai, the BBC reported. Yousafzai was just 15 years old when she was shot in the head while riding her…
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A day after the Nigerian army celebrated the rescue of 200 girls and 93 women in the forest stronghold of Boko Haram, the army’s spokesman said more women and children believed to have been abducted by the Islamic extremists were…
PARIS (Reuters) – Qatar has agreed to buy 24 Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets in a deal worth 6.3 billion euros ($7.05 billion), the French government said on Thursday, as the Gulf Arab state looks to boost its military firepower amid…
VOA NewsVietnam is holding a parade to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the military victory that ended the Vietnam War and reunified the country under communist rule. As top officials looked on Thursday, thousands of flag-waving Vietnamese…
BEIJING — A Chinese city has reported the killings of three villagers in an area where North Korean border guards have been accused of crossing over to commit thefts and slayings. The Helong city government said a 55-year-old man surnamed Zhao, his…
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Promising to fight what he deems “obscene levels” of income disparity and a campaign finance system that is a “real disgrace,” independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday he will run for president as a Democrat. In…
France is investigating allegations that its peacekeepers sexually abused children in the Central African Republic after a leaked UN report said victims as young as eight were raped in exchange for food and money. The French government “was made…
GUMDA, Nepal (AP) — Hands pressed together in supplication, the Nepalese women pleaded for food, shelter and anything else the helicopter might have brought on an in-and-out run Wednesday to this smashed mountain village near the epicenter of last weekend’s mammoth earthquake that killed more than 5,000people. Unlike in Nepal’s capital, where…
LAGOS, April 28 (Xinhua) — Up to 300 unidentified females have been rescued by Nigerian troops in restive northeast Sambisa forest following a daring and precise operation, a military spokesperson said on Tuesday. National defense spokesperson Major…
Nepal has declared three days of mourning for the victims of Saturday’s devastating earthquake that left nearly 5,000 dead and thousands more in desperate need of aid. In a televised news conference Tuesday, NepalesePrime MinisterSushil Koirala…
A Texas man convicted of fatally stabbing a prison guard in 1999was granted a stay just hours before his scheduled execution Tuesday night. A state trial judge granted 35-year-old Robert Lynn Pruett’s motion for post-conviction DNA testing,…
By MarkKinverEnvironment reporter, BBCNews 28 April 2015From the section Science & Environment The vast tropical forests of Amazoniaaccount for almost one-fifth of the world’s terrestrial vegetation carbon stock About 1% of all the tree…
VOA NewsSouth Korean appeals court has handed a sentence of life in prison to the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank last year, overturning a lighter punishment by a lower court. The high court in the southern city ofGwangju on Tuesday convicted…
9.00 a.m. (0315 GMT) A Nepal police official says at least 4,352 bodies have so far been recovered after last week’s massive earthquake that struck just outside of capital Kathmandu. Deputy Inspector General of PoliceKomal Singh Bam says the toll…
28 April 2015 From the section Asia Eight million people have been affected by the massive earthquake in Nepal, and 1.4 million are in need of food aid, the United Nations says. International aid has started arriving but there is still a shortage of medical equipment, food and body bags. The 7.8 magnitude quake hit Nepal on Saturday destroying…
VOA NewsSouth Korean appeals court has handed a sentence of life in prison to the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank last year, overturning a lighter punishment by a lower court. The high court in the southern city ofGwangju on Tuesday convicted…
9.00 a.m. (0315 GMT) A Nepal police official says at least 4,352 bodies have so far been recovered after last week’s massive earthquake that struck just outside of capital Kathmandu. Deputy Inspector General of PoliceKomal Singh Bam says the toll…
5:05 p.m. (MDT) An attorney for the man who opened fire in a crowded Colorado movie theater says James Holmes experienced a break with reality months before the shooting, soon after he turned 24. Defense lawyerKatherineSpengler says Holmes‘…
BALTIMORE — Rioters looted stores and hurled rocks and bricks at Baltimore police Monday, injuring several officers just hours after thousands mourned the man who died after suffering a severe spinal injury in police custody. Several hours later, the…
Israel fired on seven United Nations schools during the 2014Gaza war, killing 44 Palestinians who had sought shelter at some sites, whilePalestinian militants hid weapons and launched attacks from several empty UN schools, a UN. inquiry found. “I…
Islamic State militants have slit the throats of five journalists working for a LibyanTV station in the eastern part of the country, an army commander said on Monday. The reporters had been missing since August, when they left the eastern city of…
The death toll from Nepal’s earthquake has risen above 3,700 and is expected to increase as rescue workers struggle to reach remote villages two days after the disaster. Reports received so far by the government and aid groups suggest that many…
Hundreds of Nepalis were fleeing the capital Kathmandu for the plains on Monday, terror-stricken by two days of powerful aftershocks following a massive earthquake that killed more than 3 200 people and faced with shortages of food and water. Roads leading out of the mountain valley city of one million were jammed…
The death toll from Nepal’s earthquake has risen above 3,700 and is expected to increase as rescue workers struggle to reach remote villages two days after the disaster. Reports received so far by the government and aid groups suggest that many…
Israeli authorities are reportedly planning to construct more settler units in the occupied Palestinian territories, offering tenders for the construction of 77 homes. Peace Now, an Israeli activist group, said on Monday that 36 of the units are…
VOA News In a last-ditch effort to save two drug traffickers from the firing squad in Indonesia, Australia‘s Foreign Ministry urged Jakarta Monday to delay the executions until allegations of corruption in their trial could be investigated.…
PESHAWAR: At least 44 people were killed and more than 200 wounded when a mini-cyclone, described by Met Office as the third worst in the country’s history, struck Peshawar and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday. Most of the victims were women…
By Helen Briggs BBCEnvironment Correspondent 27 April 2015From the section Science & Environment The fossil fuel divestment campaign is based on encouraging people to move their money away from fossil fuels Leavingthe “dirty stuff” in the…
ADEN: Air raids, naval shelling and ground fighting shook Yemenon Sunday in some of the most widespread combat since a Saudi-led alliance intervened last month against Houthi militia who have seized large tracts of the country. There were at least…
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia notified nine foreigners and a local man convicted of drug trafficking that their executions will be carried out within days, ignoring appeals by the U.N. chief and foreign leaders to spare them. Authorities also asked the four Nigerian men, two Australian men, a Filipino woman, and one man each from Brazil, France…
KATHMANDU, Nepal — A powerful aftershock shook Nepal on Sunday, making buildings sway and sending panicked Kathmandu residents running into the streets a day after a massive earthquake left more than 2,200 people dead. The cawing of crows mixed with terrified screams as the magnitude 6.7 aftershock pummeled the capital city early Sunday afternoon.…
BALTIMORE (AP) — Thousands of protesters took to the streets Saturday in the largest FreddieGray rally yet, and after hours of peaceful demonstrations, pockets of protesters smashed out police car windows and storefronts. Two people were hurt in the…
Leaders and dignitaries from Australia, New Zealand and Turkeyjoined thousands of people at dawn ceremonies on Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula, marking the 100th anniversary of the opening of an eight month campaign that helped shape all three nations.…
During Jolie’s talk with the UN, she makes several points on how the UN has failed Syrian refugees. After many reasons as to why the UN does not contribute more assistance in Syria arose, Jolie basically stated that those reasons were not..
KATHMANDU, Nepal — A powerful earthquake struck Nepal Saturday, killing at least 71 people as the violently shaking earth collapsed houses, leveled centuries-old temples and triggered avalanches in the Himalayas. It was the worst temblor to hit the poor South Asian nation in over 80 years. At least 30 people died in neighboring countries where the…
Buy PhotoThe Rev. Shant Barsoumian places a flower on survivor Ramela Carmen, 101, Friday April 24, 2015, during a gathering of metroDetroit‘s four Armenian churches and those from other faiths for a special ecumenical service to honor and remember…
24 April 2015 From the section Middle East Fierce fighting has been continuing in the southern city of Aden Yemen‘s former president has called on his Houthi rebel allies to withdraw from territory they have seized in return for a halt to Saudi air…
Law enforcement authorities determined the Statue of Libertyand surrounding areas were safe after a bomb scare led to the evacuation of hundreds of tourists, according to media reports. An anonymous telephone caller had threatened to blow up…
IQALUIT, Canada (AP) — The United States, Russia and other Arctic countries looked past Ukraine‘s civil war and other tensions Friday, vowing to cooperate on preventing oil spills near the North Pole and combating climate change in a region warming…
The United NationsChildren‘s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that malaria kills more than 1,200 children a day across the world, despite a 40 percent drop in child deaths from the disease since 2000. The UN agency released its “Facts about Malaria…
Washington (CNN)The long trail of civilian death left by President Barack Obama‘s drone war finally has an innocent American face. In an extraordinary moment,Obama appeared Thursday in the White House briefing room to apologize for the accidental killings of an American and an Italian hostage in an attack on an al Qaeda compound on the…
The United NationsChildren‘s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that malaria kills more than 1,200 children a day across the world, despite a 40 percent drop in child deaths from the disease since 2000. The UN agency released its “Facts about Malaria…
CHARLOTTE, NC: Former US military commander and CIA directorDavid Petraeus was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay a$100,000 fine but was spared prison time on Thursday after pleading guilty to mishandling classified information.…
WASHINGTON — Blaming the “fog of war,” President Barack Obama revealed Thursday that U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan inadvertently killed an American and an Italian, two hostages held by al-Qaida, as well as two otherAmericans who had…
Chile‘s Calbuco volcano erupted Wednesday for the first time since 1972, sending a massive plume of ash and smoke 40,000 feet in the air. Onlooker Rodrigo Barrera…
Forty years ago, a cadre of Venice Beach sunbathers routinely basked in the altogether. The VeniceNeighborhoodCouncil thinks the time is ripe to take a half-step back to that time of physical freedom. In a 12-2 vote Tuesday, the council said it…
It looks like McDonald’s isn’t going to tolerate poorly performing locations. The fast food chain already closed 350 stores across the globe earlier this year, and there’s plans in the works to close 350 more. The company had less-than-stellar sales…
Chile‘s Calbuco volcano has erupted for the first time in more than 42 years, billowing a huge ash cloud over a sparsely-populated mountainous area. Authorities ordered the evacuation of the 1,500 people in the nearby town ofEnsenada, along with residents of two smaller communities. The National Mining and GeologyService issued a high alert,…
Hong Kong‘s government unveiled election reform proposals Wednesday, setting the stage for another round of confrontation with pro-democracy activists and lawmakers opposed to Beijing-mandated restrictions on candidates for the city’s top job. The…
Kamal AhmedBusiness editor 22 April 2015 From the section Business comments In the corporate world it’s known as “kitchen-sinking” – finding all the bad stuff buried down the back of the sofa, adding it together and announcing a whopping great loss.…
A recent report has uncovered the location of ISIL Takfiri terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, saying he is hiding in a town in Iraq’s northern Nineveh province. “Baghdadi is understood to have been spending much of his time in…
Two chimpanzees kept in a university laboratory have been given the right to a day in court. Photo: AFPNew York: A New York judge has granted two chimpanzees a writ of habeas corpus. In other words, the chimps have the right to a day…
Mary AliceSalinas STATE DEPARTMENT— The sentencing Tuesday of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, the country’s first democratically elected leader, has raised concerns about the stability of a nation beset by turmoil since a popular…
Petrus Riski SURABAYA, INDONESIA— Thousands of government officials from East Java in Indonesia have attended a workshop on the threats posed by the Islamic State and other radical groups. During the workshop inSurabaya on Tuesday, experts and…
A recent report has uncovered the location of ISIL Takfiri terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, saying he is hiding in a town in Iraq’s northern Nineveh province. “Baghdadi is understood to have been spending much of his time in…
Two chimpanzees kept in a university laboratory have been given the right to a day in court. Photo: AFPNew York: A New York judge has granted two chimpanzees a writ of habeas corpus. In other words, the chimps have the right to a day…
Mary AliceSalinas STATE DEPARTMENT— The sentencing Tuesday of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, the country’s first democratically elected leader, has raised concerns about the stability of a nation beset by turmoil since a popular…
Petrus Riski SURABAYA, INDONESIA— Thousands of government officials from East Java in Indonesia have attended a workshop on the threats posed by the Islamic State and other radical groups. During the workshop inSurabaya on Tuesday, experts and…
Article by WN.com Correspondent DallasDarling The waters of the Mediterranean Sea have again swallowed a number of innocent victims. But instead of a shipwreck caused by a natural disaster or mechanical failure, it was caused by the ongoing wars in North Africa. According to Italy‘s Coast Guard, a confirmed 24 people died when a 66 foot vessel…
A tropical storm over the Amazon‘s Black River, which connectsBrazil, Venezuela and Colombia. Photo: AFP A remote tribe in the Venezuelan Amazon appears to be resistant to modern antibiotics even though its members have had barely any contact with…
20 April 2015 From the section Middle East An Egyptian court is to deliver its first verdict in one of the trials of former PresidentMohammed Morsi. He was ousted by the military in July 2013 after mass protests against his rule, in a move which…
(CNN)It’s up there right now — flying about 340 miles over theEarth and circling us every 97 minutes. It’s a telescope — in the sky. Just think about that for a bit. It’s called the Hubble Space Telescope. The telescope itself is not really much…
UFOs Confront Soldiers During War, Says Ex-Air Force Intelligence Officer
Emergency services mounted a major search and rescue operation Sunday north of Libya after a ship containing hundreds of migrants trying to reach Italy capsized in the Mediterranean. Italy’s ANSA news agency said an estimated 700 people were aboard and only 28 people had been rescued. Barbara Molinario, spokeswoman…
NASHUA, N.H. — Sen. Rand Paul is leaving the Granite Statewith a freshly cemented foreign policy campaign message — and a defiant tone for critics who suggest he’s weak on national defense. “I think there are those in our…
NASA really wants humans make it to Mars, and it also really wants to be the one that gets us there. In fact, NASA administratorCharles Boldenwent so far as to say that “No commercial company without the support of NASA and government is going to…
A suicide bomber in Afghanistan‘s eastern city of Jalalabadkilled 33 people and injured more than 100, setting off a blast outside a bank where government workers collect salaries. PresidentAshraf Ghani blamedIslamic State militants, without…
By DR PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS Did you know that Washington keeps 450 nuclearICBMs on “hair-trigger alert”? Washington thinks that this makes us “safe.” The reasoning, if it can be called reason, is that by being able to launch in a few minutes, no one will try to attack the US with nuclear weapons. US missiles are able to get on…
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a tone of outrage and eye-rolling dismissiveness, President Barack Obama and his White House team are working out their aggressions on Republicans. Well into the final quarter of Obama‘s presidency the White House approach is,…
(CNN)Let’s start with a pop quiz (space junkies can skip this test).True or False, Mercury is: 1) The planet closest to the sun in our solar system 2) So hot that water couldn’t possibly exist there 3) Something used in old-style glass thermometers…
photo: NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics
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Iraqi Prime Minister: Don’t Call The Militia “Militia”
Iraqi Prime Minister al-Abadi plays word games during his first visit to Washington as Iraqi leader.
posted on April 15, 2015, at 12:45 p.m.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
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(JAPANTODAY) HOKOTA — Around 150 melon-headed whales, a member of the dolphin family usually found in the deep ocean, beached in Japanon Friday, sparking frantic efforts by locals and the coast guard to save them.…
ISLAMABAD – A Pakistani court freed on bail on Friday a man accused of plotting a 2008 militant assault on India‘s financial capital that killed 166 people and seriously strained ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours, his lawyer said. Indian…
Ukraine’s military and pro-Russian rebels accused each other on Friday of intensifying attacks in separatist eastern territories despite a two-month-old ceasefire deal. The conflict has reached stalemate in recent weeks with the truce, brokered in…
The Indian government has more or less decided to scrap the medium-multi role combat aircraft (MMRCA) selection process in favour of direct purchase of 63 Rafale aircraft from France in a government-to-government deal, says India Strategic magazine.…
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is marking the fifth anniversary of the plane crash that killed PresidentLech Kaczynski and 95 members of his presidential entourage on a visit to Russia, the worst catastrophe to strike thePolish state since World War…
PANAMACITY (AP) — Turning the page on a half-century of hostility, President Barack Obama signaled Thursday he will soon remove Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, boosting hopes for improved ties as he prepared for a historic encounter with Cuban PresidentRaul Castro. Hours before his arrival inPanama for a regional summit,…
PARIS (Reuters) – French National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen rejected on Friday a call from his daughter, the party’s leader, to leave politics over comments he made that she fears will hurt her push to widen the right-wing party’s appeal.…
Rudy Guede apparently believes that an injustice has been committed with the acquittal of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito. After all, they were all three convicted together, and the longstanding belief has been that three people participated in…
MIAMI: Ocean acidification was a key driver of the greatest mass extinction on Earth some 250 million years ago, scientists said today. The changes to the Earth’s waters were caused by a rash of…
KINGSTON (Jamaica): President Barack Obama said Thursday that he soon decide whether to remove Cuba from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism now that the State Department has finished a review on the question as part of the move to reopen…
9 April 2015Last updated at 11:24 BST Researchers have discovered that the shorter you are, the greater your risk of heart problems. A study by the University of Leicester looked at nearly 200,000 people, and found sections of DNA that control both…
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AP) — The peace process to end decades of violent strife between Turkey and Kurdish rebels has been one of Turkish leaderRecep Tayyip Erdogan‘s signature achievements. But with key parliamentary elections looming in June, the…
9 April 2015Last updated at 11:24 BST Researchers have discovered that the shorter you are, the greater your risk of heart problems. A study by the University of Leicester looked at nearly 200,000 people, and found sections of DNA that control both…
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AP) — The peace process to end decades of violent strife between Turkey and Kurdish rebels has been one of Turkish leaderRecep Tayyip Erdogan‘s signature achievements. But with key parliamentary elections looming in June, the…
A humanitarian organization has warned of an aggravating situation in the Yemeni southern city of Aden as Saudi Arabia‘s deadly airstrikes against the impoverished Arab country continue unabated. Médecins Sans…
By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese EmperorAkihitoheaded on Wednesday for the island nation of Palau where he will visit a World War Two battlefield, the latest journey in his efforts to soothe the wounds of a conflict that haunts Asia 70…
The first revision of the U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines in 17 years will “transform” the bilateral alliance, U.S. DefenseSecretary Ash Carter said Wednesday. The guidelines,…
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AP) — The peace process to end decades of violent strife between Turkey and Kurdish rebels has been one of Turkish leaderRecep Tayyip Erdogan‘s signature achievements. But with key parliamentary elections looming in June, the…
A humanitarian organization has warned of an aggravating situation in the Yemeni southern city of Aden as Saudi Arabia‘s deadly airstrikes against the impoverished Arab country continue unabated. Médecins Sans…
By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese EmperorAkihitoheaded on Wednesday for the island nation of Palau where he will visit a World War Two battlefield, the latest journey in his efforts to soothe the wounds of a conflict that haunts Asia 70…
The first revision of the U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines in 17 years will “transform” the bilateral alliance, U.S. DefenseSecretary Ash Carter said Wednesday. The guidelines,…
The mayor of the Venezuelan capital city of Caracas has formally been accused of attempting a US-funded coup d’état against the South American country’s PresidentNicolas Maduro. “The prosecutors’ office on Tuesday…
(CNN)Elephants could be extinct in the wild within a few decades, leading experts warned late last month in Botswana at the KasaneConference on the IllegalWildlifeTrade, which gathered 150 delegates from countries that are sourcing, transiting and demanding ivory. The participants signed onto 15 new commitments to stop the slaughter of elephants…
(CNN)An Amnesty International report released today is calling for authorities to address the number of attacks on women’s rights activists inAfghanistan. The report, entitled “Their Lives on the Line,” examines the persecution of activists and…
WASHINGTON — After months of anticipation, Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to launch her presidential campaign sometime in the next two weeks with an initial focus on intimate events putting her in close contact with voters. Clinton wants to…
ATHENS, April 6 (Xinhua) — Germany owes Greece about 278.7 billion euros (about 307 billion U.S. dollars) in reparations for WWII, Greek DeputyFinance Minister Dimitris Mardas said on Monday, addressing a special parliamentary committee set up to…
President Barack Obama is casting the Iran talks as part of a broader foreign policy doctrine that sees American power as a safeguard that gives him the ability to take calculated risks. Obama staunchly defended a framework nuclear agreement with Iran as a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to prevent a bomb and bring longer-term stability…
Armed with an asteroid hunter, lunar flashlight and DNA kit,NASA will launch the unmanned Orion spacecraft using the Space Launch System(SLS) — its largest, most powerful rocket booster ever built — in 2018. The USspace agency plans to…
ROME, April 5 (Reuters) – Italian navy and coast guard ships rescued around 1,500 migrants aboard five boats in the southern Mediterranean in less than 24 hours,…
Washington, April 04: US PresidentBarack Obama on Saturday turned to the public for support to continued nuclear talks with Iran toward a final deal, two days after a framework pact was reached. In his weekly radio and online address, Obama…
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s foreign minister said Saturday thatTehran would be able to return to its nuclear activities if the West withdraws from a pact that is to be finalized in June. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister and chief nuclear…
After the 17-hour trip at sea, the men smiled, clapped and sung while they were transported to another, more accessible island and were, “talking about the new lives they were about to start,” the report said. 3 countries investigate…
Washington, April 04: US PresidentBarack Obama on Saturday turned to the public for support to continued nuclear talks with Iran toward a final deal, two days after a framework pact was reached. In his weekly radio and online address, Obama…
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s foreign minister said Saturday thatTehran would be able to return to its nuclear activities if the West withdraws from a pact that is to be finalized in June. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister and chief nuclear…
After the 17-hour trip at sea, the men smiled, clapped and sung while they were transported to another, more accessible island and were, “talking about the new lives they were about to start,” the report said. 3 countries investigate…
PARIS (Reuters) – Aviation regulators are expected to issue new advice to pilots after investigations into the crash of an Air Algerie jet in Mali last July found it went out of control after being hit by ice as an anti-icing system remained switched…
As Saudi Arabia and its allies continue its air and ground offensive on multiple fronts in Yemen, the Red Cross has called for a 24-hourceasefire to deliver aid to the thousands of people who need help. Photo: AP The International Committee of the…
Here’s some news that will probably not go down too well with the weight conscious. A recent study has said that losing even 30 minutes of sleep per day could be a cause for obesity and insulin resistance. Obesity surgeon Dr Manish Motwani says that…
Add comment Reprints + – Progeria made Hayley age eight times faster than the average person. PhotoCredit: Kerry Okines’ Facebook. advertisement | advertise on newsday A 17-year-old with a rare genetic condition that causes premature aging passed…
VOA NewsIranian PresidentHassan Rouhani has praised the framework agreement reached Thursday on Tehran‘s nuclear program, calling it a “day that will remain in the historical memory of the Iranian nation.” Addressinghis nation…
Associated Press HONOLULU— Scientists hoping to see 13 billion light years away, giving them a look into the early years of the universe, are facing opposition from Native Hawaiian groups who say the construction site of a new telescope is on sacred…
PARIS (AP) – The French air accident investigation agency says the co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings flight repeatedly accelerated the plane as he used the automatic pilot to descend the A320 into the Alps. The BEA agency said in a statement Friday that investigators have begun studying the black box data recorder from the plane, found at the…
At least four people have been killed and 16 others injured in a fire that broke out after an explosion on an offshore oil platform operated byMexico‘s Pemeon company in the Gulf of Mexico. Mexican state-run oil company Pemex said…
Thailand‘s junta lifted martial law in most of the nation, but 10 months after staging a coup, it remains firmly in control — with new laws invoked Wednesday that essentially give it absolute power. The government of former army chief Prayuth…
(Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama signed an executive order Wednesday allowing the use of economic sanctions for the first time against perpetrators of destructive cyber-attacks and online corporate espionage. That will let the Treasury…
Reuters PARIS— Doubts over Nicolas Sarkozy‘s political funding returned to haunt the French ex-president on Wednesday when the prosecutor said investigators had questioned him in an affair that could cloud his chance of a re-election bid in 2017.…
MUMBAI: Police in a west Indian township have asked cattle owners to supply photographs of their animals to help enforce the state’s tough new ban on beef, an officer said Wednesday. Nearly100 farmers and other owners in Malegaon have so far…
Paraguay-based conservation project Para La Tierra are making the most of new tech to increase both environmental impact and reach. Founder Karina Atkinson explains …
At least four people have been killed and 16 others injured in a fire that broke out after an explosion on an offshore oil platform operated byMexico‘s Pemeon company in the Gulf of Mexico. Mexican state-run oil company Pemex said…
Thailand‘s junta lifted martial law in most of the nation, but 10 months after staging a coup, it remains firmly in control — with new laws invoked Wednesday that essentially give it absolute power. The government of former army chief Prayuth…
(Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama signed an executive order Wednesday allowing the use of economic sanctions for the first time against perpetrators of destructive cyber-attacks and online corporate espionage. That will let the Treasury…
Reuters PARIS— Doubts over Nicolas Sarkozy‘s political funding returned to haunt the French ex-president on Wednesday when the prosecutor said investigators had questioned him in an affair that could cloud his chance of a re-election bid in 2017.…
MUMBAI: Police in a west Indian township have asked cattle owners to supply photographs of their animals to help enforce the state’s tough new ban on beef, an officer said Wednesday. Nearly100 farmers and other owners in Malegaon have so far…
VOA NewsThe government of Myanmar and representatives from 16 major ethnic rebel groups have signed a draft cease-fire accord that aims to end decades of armed conflict. Speaking at Tuesday’s signing in Yangon,PresidentThein Sein praised the…
(Bloomberg) — Former Nigerian military ruler Muhammadu Buhari took a lead in the presidential race with half of the 36 states reporting results from the March 28-29 general elections. Buhari led with 54.6 percent of the vote to 41.6 percent for…
THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Despite a forward-looking and overall healthy NASA planetary science program budget, two on-duty spacecraft are now on the chopping block. The government‘s current budget proposal for NASA just isn’t enough to cover…
30 March 2015 From the section AfricaSecurity had been stepped up in Kampala after warnings of attacks Joan Kagezi, the top Ugandanstate prosecutor in the trial of 13 men accused of a deadly al-Shabab bomb…
A couple and two children, including a baby, have been found dead with stab wounds in an apparent murder-suicide in an apartment inGibraltar. Police in the British Overseas Territory were called to the property in theBoschetti’s Steps area at…
An airstrike on a displaced persons camp in Yemen has left at least 29 people dead and dozens wounded, including women and children, according to aid groups working in the area. Al Mazraq camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Hajj…
Article by WN.com Correspondent DallasDarling. What should really concern the world is not the nations that might someday develop nuclear weapons but the nations which already have nuclear weapons, including the only country that has ever used such instruments of terror and mass destruction. Instead, the P5+1(United States, Britain, Germany,…
The results of a recent study were more heartening than surprising. Short version: If we clean up the air, kids’ lungs will benefit. The Children‘s HealthStudy, said to be one of the largest and most comprehensive investigations into the long-term…
People flee the Yemeni capital Sanaa with their belongings fearing renewed air strikes. Photo: Reuters Sanaa: The United Nations has withdrawn its remaining personnel from Yemen‘s capital, dashing whatever hope remained that the fighting would stop…
Hillary Clinton has wiped private email server “clean” from all information she used while serving as the US secretary of state, says Rep.Trey Gowdy. “We learned today, from her attorney, Secretary Clinton unilaterally decided to…
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND: The foreign ministers of France andGermany joined the top US and Iranian diplomats on Saturday to help break an impasse in nuclear negotiations as major powers and Iran closed in on a two- or three-page accord that could form…
The Takfiri Boko Haram militants have killed 44 people, including a legislator, and prevented hundreds of eligible voters from turning up at polling stations and casting their ballots in Nigeria’s presidential and parliamentary elections for…
A permanent memorial to murdered soldier Lee Rigby will be unveiled today in his hometown. A bronze drum, alongside a plaque for Fusilier Rigby, 25, will be located at MiddletonMemorialGardens, together with a memorial wall where in time other…
Tunisia‘s prime minister said Sunday a leading suspect in a deadly museum attack on foreign tourists has been killed in anti-terrorist operations, as tens of thousands of Tunisians marched through the capital to denounce extremist violence. Statenews agency TAP cites Prime MinisterHabib Essid as…
29 March 2015 From the section BusinessGreece‘s creditors are studying new reform plans put forward by Prime MinisterAlexis Tsipras‘ government in a bid to secure further bailout funds. Greece, which submitted the proposals on Friday night, says…
The results of a recent study were more heartening than surprising. Short version: If we clean up the air, kids’ lungs will benefit. The Children‘s HealthStudy, said to be one of the largest and most comprehensive investigations into the long-term…
People flee the Yemeni capital Sanaa with their belongings fearing renewed air strikes. Photo: Reuters Sanaa: The United Nations has withdrawn its remaining personnel from Yemen‘s capital, dashing whatever hope remained that the fighting would stop…
Hillary Clinton has wiped private email server “clean” from all information she used while serving as the US secretary of state, says Rep.Trey Gowdy. “We learned today, from her attorney, Secretary Clinton unilaterally decided to…
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND: The foreign ministers of France andGermany joined the top US and Iranian diplomats on Saturday to help break an impasse in nuclear negotiations as major powers and Iran closed in on a two- or three-page accord that could form…
The Takfiri Boko Haram militants have killed 44 people, including a legislator, and prevented hundreds of eligible voters from turning up at polling stations and casting their ballots in Nigeria’s presidential and parliamentary elections for…
A permanent memorial to murdered soldier Lee Rigby will be unveiled today in his hometown. A bronze drum, alongside a plaque for Fusilier Rigby, 25, will be located at MiddletonMemorialGardens, together with a memorial wall where in time other…
(CNN)Hillary Clinton permanently deleted all the emails on the private server she used to do official business as secretary of state, the Republicanlawmaker who subpoenaed the emails said late Friday. Rep.Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, chairman of…
A pilotless plane with a wingspan bigger than a Boeing 737 but weighing less than a car has been tested over the UK by Facebook. Founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced the test flights as part of plans to increase internet around the…
According to CNN on March 27, the news Amanda Knox had been waiting for finally came, and it’s good news for her. She has gone through three trials over an eight-year- period with the possibility of a fourth. The announcement came today that the…
Nobody ever thought Harry Reid would retire, and that includes Harry Reid. Not long ago, when a reporter for CQ Roll Call asked him what might happen when he left office, Reid retorted, “If I drop dead?” He added, “I mean, I will someday. It’s just a…
ROME – Italian police have recovered a painting by Spanishmaster Pablo Picasso that a retired frame maker in Rome said he had been given nearly 40 years ago. The 1912 oil painting, titled “Violin and Bottle of Bass“, portrays a cubist image of a…
The White House on Friday announced a five-year plan to fight the threat posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria amid fears that once-treatable germs could become deadly. Repeated exposure to antibiotics can lead germs to become resistant to the…
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s military claims it has destroyed the headquarters of Boko Haram in Gwoza, a town in northeast Nigeria. It was not possible to verify Friday’s victory that comes the day before critical presidential elections. The official…
AMSTERDAM — Trains, trams and planes ground to a temporary halt Friday in and around Amsterdam as a huge power outage hit the Dutch capital and surrounding towns. Dutch electricity network administrator TenneT said that a large part of North Holland…
The co-pilot of the Germanwings aircraft that crashed in theAlps killing 150 people deliberately started the plane’s final descent while the main pilot was out of the cockpit, investigators believe. Marseille prosecutor BriceRobin said as soon as…
Judges at the Palace of Justice (in Rome) are going to decide to either uphold Knox’s conviction, or they will overturn it — a move that most people don’t appear to be anticipating. In fact, the tone in the media coverage appears to…
With Yemen‘s president swept out of power by Shiite rebels, neighboring Saudi Arabia and allies such as Egypt are considering whether and how to intervene to stop a takeover of the country by rebels they believe are backed by Shiite Iran. President…
SEYNE-LES-ALPES (France) , March 26: The first half of Germanwings Flight 9525 was chilling in its normalcy. It took off from Barcelona en route to Duesseldorf, climbing up over the Mediterranean and turning over France. The last communication was a routine request to continue on its route. Minutes later, at 10:30 AM Tuesday, the Airbus A320…
With Yemen‘s president swept out of power by Shiite rebels, neighboring Saudi Arabia and allies such as Egypt are considering whether and how to intervene to stop a takeover of the country by rebels they believe are backed by Shiite Iran. President…
Bowe Bergdahl‘s lawyer confirmed that Sgt. Bergdahl has been charged with desertion: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier who was recovered inAfghanistan last spring after five years in captivity, faces charges of desertion and misbehavior before…
Aden — Yemen’s fugitive pro-West president was on the run Wednesday as Iran backed fighters from Ansarullah movement bore down on his southern stronghold following clashes that sparked warnings of civil war. Yemeni security officials said forces…
ABUJA, Nigeria — Hundreds of civilians, including many children, have been abducted and are being used as human shields by Boko Haram extremists, a top Nigerian official confirmed Wednesday. The news of the mass kidnappings comes as Nigeria…
The Republican candidate appeared on CBS This MorningTuesday to talk about his candidacy, and to give a few glimpses into his personal life. HostGayle King asked what kind of music he likes. “You know, music is interesting. I grew up…
Ukraine’s president has removed a powerful “oligarch” as governor of a major eastern region, in a show of authority that could escalate a dangerous power struggle and undermine Kiev’s fight with Russian-backed separatists. Petro Poroshenko accepted…
25 March 2015 From the section Science & EnvironmentCuriosity‘s landing site ofGale Crater was once home to a lake Nasa‘s Curiosity rover has made an interesting nitrogen discovery on the surface of Mars. Its big internal lab has detected nitric oxide (NO) – oxidised nitrogen – as it analysed dust and rock…
When Afghan PresidentAshraf Ghani opened his visit toWashington this week by thanking American troops and taxpayers for their years of sacrifice in support of his country, it marked a remarkable shift in the US–Afghan relationship. That shift is…
Many of us try, but often fail, to get eight hours’ sleep each night. This is widely assumed to be the ideal amount – but some experts now say it’s too much, and may actually be unhealthy. We all know that getting too little sleep is bad. You feel…
(CNN)Two years after she underwent a double mastectomy to cut her cancer risk, actress and U.S. envoy Angelina Jolie has had surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes for the same reason, she wrote in the New York Times Tuesday. Jolie, 39,…
A case gets under way today in the European Court of Justice on the extent to which US tech giants based in Ireland, such as Facebook, Google andMicrosoft, should be allowed to transfer the personal data of users to the United States. The case could…
Washington , March 23: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency voiced regret that little progress had been made in recent months on Iranian cooperation over any possible military dimension of its nuclear programme. “It is true that we have…
Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY— Utah became the only state to allow firing squads for executions when Gov. Gary Herbert signed a law Monday approving the method for use when no lethal injection drugs are available, even though he has called it…
WASHINGTON: And they’re off. TexasRepublican senator Ted Cruz became the first candidate to announce that he will run for president in 2016 in what is expected to be a crowded field
Many of us try, but often fail, to get eight hours’ sleep each night. This is widely assumed to be the ideal amount – but some experts now say it’s too much, and may actually be unhealthy. We all know that getting too little sleep is bad. You feel…
(CNN)Two years after she underwent a double mastectomy to cut her cancer risk, actress and U.S. envoy Angelina Jolie has had surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes for the same reason, she wrote in the New York Times Tuesday. Jolie, 39,…
Washington , March 23: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency voiced regret that little progress had been made in recent months on Iranian cooperation over any possible military dimension of its nuclear programme. “It is true that we have…
Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY— Utah became the only state to allow firing squads for executions when Gov. Gary Herbert signed a law Monday approving the method for use when no lethal injection drugs are available, even though he has called it…
WASHINGTON: And they’re off. TexasRepublican senator Ted Cruz became the first candidate to announce that he will run for president in 2016 in what is expected to be a crowded field that will be winnowed down to two after some 15 months of bruising…
Brazil’s President DilmaRousseff is facing a perfect storm. Political and economic crises feed off each other. Up to a million on the streets demand her resignation. Oil prices fall, the real plummets in a declining oil-dependent stagnant economy,…
SINGAPORE — Singapore mourned longtime leader Lee Kuan Yew with raw emotion and a blanket of relentlessly positive coverage on its tightly scripted state television on Monday, mythologizing a man who was as respected as he was feared. The government announced that Lee, 91, “passed away peacefully” several hours before dawn at…
GENEVA: A South Sudanese rebel group has freed 250 child soldiers — including a girl as young as nine, the UN children’s agency said on Sunday, but warned that thousands were still being forced to fight. The rebelCobraFaction is also set to release…
Even by Afghanistan’s standards of often-shifting alliances, a recent meeting between ethnic Hazara elders and local commanders of theTaliban insurgents who have persecuted them for years was extraordinary. TheHazaras — a largely Shiite minority…
Marine Le Pen and her National Front party are the focus of elections for more than 2,000 councils across France. Opinion polls rate Ms Le Pen’s party as the favourite against the ruling Socialists and conservatives ahead of today’s vote. The result…
Moscow has slammed Kiev for violating a recent ceasefire deal with pro-Russia forces following reports of the deployment of heavy weapons in eastern Ukraine. The RussianForeign Ministry said Saturday that the claims of the pullout of Ukrainian heavy…
Large crowds of people across the world have taken part in a series of rallies to condemn what they see as rising racism and fascism in theUnited States and the Western states. On Saturday, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in the…
(London Telegraph) Russia has gone on the offensive in theBaltic, warning Denmark that if it joins Nato’s missile defence shield, its navy will be a legitimate target for a Russian nuclear attack. “I don’t think that Danes fully…
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen
It sounds like a record attempt from another era of British history. This October, with a confident RAF wing commander at the wheel, a futuristic Bristol-built rocket car will attempt to break the land speed record. The attempt will take place on a specially cleared 12-mile stretch of the Hakskeen Pan in South Africa’sKalahari desert, where it is…
Moscow has slammed Kiev for violating a recent ceasefire deal with pro-Russia forces following reports of the deployment of heavy weapons in eastern Ukraine. The RussianForeign Ministry said Saturday that the claims of the pullout of Ukrainian heavy…
Large crowds of people across the world have taken part in a series of rallies to condemn what they see as rising racism and fascism in theUnited States and the Western states. On Saturday, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in the…
(London Telegraph) Russia has gone on the offensive in theBaltic, warning Denmark that if it joins Nato’s missile defence shield, its navy will be a legitimate target for a Russian nuclear attack. “I don’t think that Danes fully…
Peace talks between rival Libyan political factions appeared to be on the verge of collapse as fighting for control of the capital raged on for a second day. Libya‘s UN-recognised government in Tobruk conducted air strikes on Saturday against…
The end of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa may still be some way off, and the world must prepare for future outbreaks, ProfessorPeter Piot, the co-discoverer of the virus, has said. The microbiologist, who helped first identify Ebola in 1976,…
The United States and Iran have broken off nuclear negotiations, setting up make-or-break talks next week for a deal providing long-term assurance to the world that Tehran cannot develop nuclear weapons. The sides were close to an agreement, a top Russian official said on Friday, when the talks between US Secretary of StateJohn Kerry and the…
TORONTO (AP) ? Two men accused of plotting to attack a passenger train travelling from New York to Toronto were found guilty of several terror-related charges and could spend the rest of their lives in prison. Prosecutors had argued during the trial…
BACHHRAWAN: At least 36 people were killed and over 150 injured when Dehradun-Varanasi Janata Express derailed after sudden brake failure at Bachhrawan station, 55 km from Lucknow, on Friday. The accident took place at 9.15 am when the driver of the…
People look at the solar eclipse darkening the sky in Nice, France, Friday. A partial eclipse of varying degrees was visible, depending on weather conditions, across most of Europe, northern Africa, northwest Asia and the Middle East, before…
The Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, has rounded on those calling for a boycott of the 2018 World Cup in Russia and claimed holding the tournament there will bring peace to the region. …
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Quadruple suicide bombers on Friday hit a pair of mosques controlled by Shiite rebels in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, unleashing blasts through crowds of worshippers that killed at least 137 people and wounded around 350 others in…
PATNA, India (AP) — Around 600 high school students in eastern India have been expelled for cheating on pressure-packed 10th gradeexaminations this week, education authorities said Friday. The incident has gotten widespread attention after Indian…