People‘s privacy is violated without any suspicion of wrongdoing, former National Security Agency contractor claims EdwardSnowden joined a debate on surveillance, by video link from Russia. Photograph: Sunshinepress/Getty ImagesThe US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has warned that entire populations, rather than just …..
Kabul: Afghan police and villagers began a dangerous search for more than 2,000 people buried under a massive landslide in a remote mountainous region in the northeast on Saturday, amid concern the unstable hillside may cave in again. The United…
WASHINGTON: India has been ranked third on the list of top 10 countries in leadership in energy and environmental design outside America, according to the latest US Green Building Council report. Canada followed by Chinaoccupy the top two slots in…
Low wages and salaries paid journalists and other media practitioners took centre stage at this year’s flag raising ceremony to mark World Press Freedom Day in Accra on Friday. Present at the event which was held alongside a news conference at the…
TweetUnited Nations, May 3 (IANS) UN high commissioner for refugees and the World Food Programme (WFP) urged all conflicting parties inSouth Sudan to provide safe access to reach vulnerable people, official said Friday. The vulnerable people in…
Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan— Hundreds of people were dead or missing after landslides in remote northeast Afghanistan buried a village under as much as 60 feet of mud and rocks, officials said Friday. The United Nations said that at least…
Of the 10 mostly post-communist countries that joined the European Union exactly a decade ago today, none has benefited more from membership than Poland. Firstand foremost, there’s the cash: the country received £56bn in development funds between 2007 and 2013, money that was used to build hundreds of kilometres of highways and express roads as…
Three years ago today, US Special Forces killed Osama bin Laden in his Abbottabadcompound. Occurring in the midst of the Arab Spring revolutions that were taking root, the death of al-Qaeda’s leader seemed to represent a defining moment. Not only had the group lost its leader, its entire ideology was being discredited by regime changes occurring…
ABUJA: The death toll from a car bomb that exploded on a busy road in Nigeria’s capital rose to at least 19 overnight, police said Friday from the city that within days hosts an international conference. The bomb was driven near a checkpoint where traffic built up, located across the road from a busy bus station where a massive explosion on April…
Each escalation of the crisis in Ukraine sends a jolt of nervousness far beyond its borders as Europe worries about its energy supplies. With about one-third of Europe’s gas coming from Russia and about half of that gas flowing through Ukraine,…
For years, Palestinian factions have strived for unity, and for years unity has evaded them. But is it possible that following several failed attempts, Fatah and Hamas have finally found that elusive middle ground? And if they have done so, why, to…
WASHINGTON: The InternationalMonetary Fund approved a $17 billion aid deal for Ukraine on Wednesday, even as Kiev fought to prevent pro-Moscow separatists from grabbing another chunk of the country. Greenlighting a rescue program for an interim…
The death toll from last week’s flash floods in northernAfghanistan now stands at almost 150. Some areas are still completely cut off, with no help reaching people because roads were swept away. The governor of Jowzjan province, Boymurod…
URUMQI, China — Chinese PresidentXi Jinping demanded “decisive” action against terrorism after a slashing and bomb attack at a Xinjiang train station killed three people and injured 79 while the leader was wrapping up a tour of the far-western region. A group of knife-wielding attackers slashed at passengers and set off explosives near an exit of…
The death toll from last week’s flash floods in northernAfghanistan now stands at almost 150. Some areas are still completely cut off, with no help reaching people because roads were swept away. The governor of Jowzjan province, Boymurod…
The Army’s most iconic helicopter is about to go pilotless.The U.S. Army and defense contractor Sikorsky Aircraft demonstrated hover and flight capability in an “optionally piloted” version of the Black Hawk helicopterlast…
It was a typical Kabul morning. Malik Ashgar Square was already bumper-to-bumper with Corolla taxis, green police jeeps, honking minivans, and angry motorcyclists. There were boys selling phone cards and men waving wads of cash for exchange, all…
A new defense pact that will allow thousands of U.S. troops to be temporarily based in Philippines for the first time in more than 20 years signals closer cooperation in the allies’ hot-and-cold relationship that has been shaped over the decades by…
Published April 30, 2014Associated Press Facebook0 Twitter0 Gplus0 In this Monday, April 28, 2014 photo, masked anti-government gunmen move with their weapons as they patrol in Fallujah, Iraq. Al-Qaida-linked fighters and their allies seized the city of Fallujah and parts of the Anbar provincial capital Ramadi in late December after authorities…
Indicating increasing frustration with an ongoing political stalemate in Haiti, the international community warned Tuesday that the country could be headed for another political crisis with unpredictable consequences. The tough stance from theUnited…
Published April 29, 2014Associated Press Facebook0 Twitter0 Gplus0 NEW YORK – ABritish shoe-bomb plotter testifying by video for a second time in a New Yorkcourtroom revealed potential U.S. and English terror targets that were discussed…
Pro-Russian crowd storms regional HQ in Luhansk while Donetsk looks likely to declare autonomy after May vote Pro-Russian separatists outside the regional government headquarters in Luhansk as police stand by, allowing the crowd to take over the…
Published April 29, 2014Associated Press Facebook0 Twitter0 Gplus0 KINSHASA,Congo – Officials say nearly 40,000 Congolese citizens have been deported from neighboring Republic of Congo because they did not have immigration papers….
What does it mean to be a feminist in Africa today? Some of Africa‘s best commentators share their thoughts. Do the issues raised chime with your experiences? Join our debate South African girls bring attention to violence against women for the One…
SEOUL: North Korea announced a live-fire drill near its maritime border with South Korea on Tuesday, prompting Seoul to vow a “strong” response after a similar exercise a month ago triggered an artillery exchange. “Our military is fully prepared,” defence ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok said after Pyongyangnotified Seoul of its proposed drill. “If…
SEOUL, South Korea – (AP) — North Korea has notified rival South Korea that it plans a live-fire drill near the countries’ disputed western sea boundary. South KoreanDefense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said Tuesday that military officials will…
WASHINGTON – (AP) — Secretary of StateJohn Kerry said Monday he had chosen the wrong word in describing Israel‘s potential future after coming under withering criticism for saying the Jewish state could become an “apartheid state” if it doesn’t…
Minya, April 28 (Reuters): An Egyptian court sentenced the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and 682 supporters to death today, intensifying a crackdown on the movement that could trigger protests and political violence ahead of an election next…
The suspense has ended with the announcement of the World’s 50 Best RestaurantsList for 2014 at a ceremony in London a short while ago. London has been buzzing with food related chatter and the presence of some of the most celebrated chefs in the…
Chances of finding floating debris from a missing jetliner are highly unlikely and a new phase of the search will focus on a far larger area, Australian Prime MinisterTony Abbott said yesterday. The search effort for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370,…
Serbia’s new center-right coalition government, led by Prime MinisterAleksandar Vucic, was sworn in on Sunday and is expected to push the country’s EU membership bid and urgently tackle the ailing economy. Vucic, leader of the center-right Serbian…
VATICAN CITY — PopeFrancis made history on Sunday, elevating to sainthood John XXIII and John Paul II, two of his most famous papal predecessors, in a ceremony bearing themes of hope and reconciliation for the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics. With…
BALBOA PARK — In any other environment, a giant, bright blue, recycling bin mascot would stick out like a store thumb. But at Sunday’s EarthFair — where mama Earth takes center stage and hordes of people immerse themselves in all things…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The visit of Pope John Paul II to Shanghumukham two decades ago is special to Selene M, a catechism teacher at St John’s Church, Killipalam. She has something more to cherish on the auspicious day of canonization of the Pope. A…
The continued theory by left-leaning Democrats, some in the U.S. government, andPresident Obama keep pushing that increased global warming is caused by man was disputed by former NASA scientist, Professor Dr. Leslie Woodcock, who said there is no…
South Korea‘s prime minister has resigned over the government’s handling of a ferry sinking that left more than 300 people dead or missing. Chung Hong-won ‘s resignation comes amid rising indignation over claims by the victims’ relatives that the…
Former Italian Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi has sparked outrage by saying “for the Germans, concentration camps never existed”. He was referring to a previous gaffe in which he told a GermanMEP that he could play a Nazi concentration…
South Korea’s prime minister offered to resign Sunday over the government’s handling of a deadly ferry sinking, blaming “deep-rooted evils” and irregularities in a society for a tragedy that has left more than 300 people dead or missing and led to widespread shame, fury and finger-pointing. The resignation offer comes amid rising indignation over…
Former Italian Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi has sparked outrage by saying “for the Germans, concentration camps never existed”. He was referring to a previous gaffe in which he told a GermanMEP that he could play a Nazi concentration…
When Poland joined the EU in 2004, a new wave of immigrants arrived. Now in cities like Southampton they are a major factor in the European elections Tomasz Dyl arrived as a 13-year-old boy. Last year he was named as Southampton’s young entrepreneur…
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have offered to release eight captive international observers in a prisoner exchange, as Western governments prepared new sanctions against Moscow. The government in Kiev blamed Russia for what it called the…
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s presidential elections are headed for a runoff after full preliminary results released Saturday showed the front-runners failed to win to a majority and avoid a second round of voting. Former Foreign…
The leading candidates in the race to become Afghanistan’s next president have started lobbying in anticipation of a run-off with final preliminary election results on Saturday expected to show none of the eight runners winning an absolute majority….
Abdoulaye Wade, Senegal’s exiled former president has made a controversial homecoming with security forces on high alert, two years after he lost office in an election marred by violent protests. Wade, 87, who held power from 2000 to 2012,…
MADRID, April 25 (Xinhua) — Former FC Barcelona coach, Tito Vilanova died on Friday afternoon aged 45 following a two and a half year fight against cancer of the parotid gland, the FC Barcelona announced on its website on Friday afternoon. Vilanova…
See Also Former New York mayorMichael Bloomberg, who is spending $50 million against the powerful US gun lobby, was the target Friday of an angry NRA, which hailed firearm freedoms at its annual convention. “Mr. Bloomberg, you’re an arrogant…
More than 40 armed men and four Nigerian soldiers died in clashes near the scene where scores of abducted schoolgirls are believed to be held in the north of the country, the military has said. “The capture of a number of terrorists believed to be…
NAIROBI, 25 April 2014 (IRIN) – The conflict in South Sudan is taking a heavy toll on children who are being killed or injured in attacks and recruited into armed groups. They are also witnessing traumatic events and missing out on school. For the…
The world‘s most authoritative body on climate change science recently published a report emphasising that climate change is happening even faster, and with more damaging effects, than previously anticipated. The United NationsIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change‘s Fifth Assessment Report made clear that climate change will be…
London – Oil prices rebounded on Thursday as heightened tensions in Ukraineovershadowed data showing US commercial crude inventories reaching an all-time high, analysts said. New York’sWest Texas Intermediate for delivery in June, rose 24…
TweetMadrid, April 24 (IANS/EFE) Spain’s economy will grow at an average of 1.5 percent in 2014-15, authorities said. “Everything indicates that the Spanisheconomy’s recovery has continued in the first quarter of the year,” Xinhua quoted Economy…
VIDEO: Bite of Noor in Dari below and in Central NewsOCN video folderAfghanistan&aposs election commission has delayed releasing preliminary results from the country&aposs April 5 presidential election to allow more time to investigate possible…
ON his first of eight days in Asia intended to affirm that the US’s “pivot” back to the region remains on course, President Barack Obama yesterday in Tokyo laid down a clear line on a sensitive strategic issue: the Senkaku/Diaoyu…
“In actuality, how Turks and Armenians, as the owners of this common history, can together, through dialogue and empathy, reach a just memory of the tragic events of 1915, which occurred during the great human sufferings of World War I, is already being examined thoroughly and in all its dimensions. In this context, our proposal to establish a…
TweetMadrid, April 24 (IANS/EFE) Spain’s economy will grow at an average of 1.5 percent in 2014-15, authorities said. “Everything indicates that the Spanisheconomy’s recovery has continued in the first quarter of the year,” Xinhua quoted Economy…
VIDEO: Bite of Noor in Dari below and in Central NewsOCN video folderAfghanistan&aposs election commission has delayed releasing preliminary results from the country&aposs April 5 presidential election to allow more time to investigate possible…
ON his first of eight days in Asia intended to affirm that the US’s “pivot” back to the region remains on course, President Barack Obama yesterday in Tokyo laid down a clear line on a sensitive strategic issue: the Senkaku/Diaoyu…
Lance Armstrong‘s long-time team manager Johan Bruyneel has been banned from professional sport for 10 years for helping to organise widespread doping by teams led by the disgraced cyclist. The US Anti-Doping Agency announced the verdicts of an…
On his way to Afghanistan, an officer is surprised by a strange sight at a layover in the middle of the night. Editor’s Note: NickWillard is the pen name of a service member serving in Afghanistan during the closing days of America’s longest war. He…
Secretary of StateJohn Kerry waxed a little bit nostalgic for the Cold War on Tuesday, saying the era of civil defense drills and mutual assured destruction was an “easier” or “simpler” time in which to lead American diplomacy. “It may not have…
In a context of deepening confrontation and sporadic violence in eastern Ukrainewhich has so far left three people dead and many more injured, Russia, the United States, and the European Union reached an agreement of sorts in Geneva on April 17. The…
According to an earlier report by The Inquisitr, the Islamic extremist group, theBoko Haram, is being accused of breaking into a school and kidnapping well over two hundred students in the dead of night. According to ABC News, education officials…
Members of the Afghan National Army attend a briefing. Bucking a global trend of , 23 countries around the world at least doubled their military spending between2004 and 2013, according to a fact sheet released by The StockholmInternationalPeace…
CHANGSHU, China (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) wants locally procured parts to make up at least half the components in the gasoline-electric hybrid propulsion systems for the Corolla and Levin cars it plans to start making in China next year….
Some Nepalese Sherpas who take paying customers up the world’s tallest mountain are quitting for the season following an avalanche on Mount Everest that killed 16 people, including 13 of their own. After the tragedy, the Sherpa community asked the…
Travelers don’t hate everything about the airlines. Consumers gave the industry good marks in several categories, including making reservations, check-in procedures and even baggage handling, according to the latest AmericanCustomer Satisfaction…
In keynote speech on Middle East, former PM blames Islamic extremism for failures of western intervention in region Tony Blair: ‘What is absolutely necessary is that we first liberate ourselves from our own attitude. We have to take sides.’ Photograph:Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesWestern military intervention in the Middle East has so far failed…
FOSTER KLUG Associated Press= MOKPO, South Korea (AP) â?? As the ferry sank, some crew members gave their lifejackets to passengers. One refused to leave until she shepherded students off the ship, and was later found dead. Others worked from rescue boats to break windows with hammers and pull people trapped in cabins to safety. Nearly a week after…
Manchester United sacks manager Moyes Updated: 2014-04-22 16:09 (Agencies) MANCHESTER, England – David Moyes left Manchester United on Tuesday after a hugely disappointing season as manager since replacing Alex Ferguson last July. Announcing the…
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A 16-year-old boy scrambled over an airport fence, crossed a tarmac and climbed into a jetliner’s wheel well, then flew for five freezing hours toHawaii — a misadventure that forced authorities to take a hard look at the security…
Photos JINDO, South Korea – (AP) — Lee Byung-soo says he knew, when he saw his 15-year-old son’s body in the tent. It could not have been more horrifically obvious. But he wanted so much for him to be alive. “Stop sleeping!” the truck driver yelled…
Ever wonder where the ‘green’ in ice-covered Greenland comes from? According toIcelandic lore, viking explorer Erik the Red gave Greenland its name to lure settlers after discovering the territory in the 10th century. New evidence of…
JINDO, South Korea – South Korean PresidentPark Geun-hye said on Monday the actions of the captain and crew of a ferry that sank last week with hundreds feared dead were tantamount to murder, as authorities arrested four more officers of the vessel. Sixty-four people are known to have died and 238 are missing, presumed dead, in the sinking of the…
Two-thirds of the planned underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been completed, with no signs so far of the jet, Australian officials said on Monday. As many as 10 military aircraft and 11 ships are taking part in the search for the aircraft, which was carrying 239 people when it vanished on March 8 en route from Kuala…
Syrian Parliament speaker announced on Monday that the country will hold presidential elections on June 3, a vote PresidentBashar Assad is likely to contest as his nation sinks deeper into a bloody civil war, now in its fourth year. Mr. Assad has…
LONDON: British Prime MinisterDavid Cameron is now in the line of fire for asking Britons to be unashamedly “evangelical” about its Christian faith and announcing that he wanted to see a bigger role for religion in UK. More than 50 writers,…
Another Malaysia Airlines plane has made a midair turn-back from its scheduled flight, causing a tense few hours for the 166 people on board. The Boeing 737-88 plane that was scheduled to fly from Kula Lumpur to Bangalore landed safely atKuala…
BOSTON: In many ways, it felt like any other pre-marathon Sunday in Boston.Families celebrated Easter, diners enjoyed the spring weather at sidewalk cafes, and runners — easily identified by their trim builds and colorf
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Survivors of Mount Everest‘s deadliest avalanche recalled scenes of panic and chaos, describing Sunday how they dug through snow with their hands and ice axes in hopes of finding their friends alive. Just minutes before the…
MOKPO, South Korea — The confirmed death toll from South Korea’s ferry disaster rose past 50 on Sunday as divers finally found a way inside the sunken vessel, quickly discovering more than a dozen bodies in what almost certainly is just the beginning of a massive and grim recovery effort. About 250 people are still missing from the ship,…
Hollande said on Saturday the four men were ‘in good health despite the very challenging conditions of their captivity’. Four French journalists held hostage inSyria for nearly a year arrived in France on Sunday after they were found abandoned in…
A family member of a passenger missing after the South Korean ferry “Sewol” capsized demonstrates in front of police during a protest in Jindo calling for a meeting with President Park and demanding the search and rescue operation be speeded up,…
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran on Saturday criticized a U.S. government move to seize aManhattan skyscraper owned largely by a foundation that promotes its language and Islamic culture, saying this violated the right to religious freedom in theUnited…
19 April 2014Last updated at 16:23 BST As the boating season gets under way, river users are being urged to take extra care on the Thames because of higher than usual water levels. The Environment Agency says there are strong currents and lots of…
Weather forecasters are predicting a soggy Easter Sunday for large parts of Britain as the dry start to the Bank Holiday weekend looks set to come to an abrupt end.Heavy showers and thunder are expected in places as rain spreads from the south east…
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JINDO/MOKPO (South Korea): Angry relatives of more than 200 people, mostly children, missing inside a sunken South Korea ferry demanded authorities act now to raise the vessel and hit out at officials, including the country’s president, as hopes of finding survivors faded. Divers saw three bodies floating through a window of a passenger cabin…
The United NationsSecurity Council has said an attack on a UN base in South Sudan which killed at least 58 people and injured 100 others may “constitute a war crime”. A mob of armed civilians pretending to be peaceful protesters delivering a petition to the UN had forced their way on to the base sheltering some 5,000 civilians…
GENEVA • Top diplomats from the United States, European Union, Russia andUkraine reached agreement after marathon talks Thursday on immediate steps to ease the crisis in Ukraine. The agreement does not set out specific directions for Ukraine’s future, but it requires all sides to halt any violence, intimidation or provocative actions.
Pro-Russian insurgents in Ukraine‘s east who have been occupying government buildings in more than 10 cities said today they will only leave them if the interim government in Kiev resigns. Denis Pushilin, a spokesman of the self-appointedDonetsk…
PERTH: A robotic submarine headed back down into the depths of the Indian Oceanon Friday to scour the seafloor for any trace of the missing Malaysian jet one month after the search began off Australia’s west coast, as data from the sub’s previous…
A Nepalese tourism official said six local guides have been killed and nine more are missing after an avalanche swept a route used to ascend the world’s highest peak. All those killed and missing had gone early in…
Astronomers have discovered what they say is the most Earth-like planet yet detected – a distant, rocky world that is similar in size to our planet and orbiting in a life-friendly zone around a distant star. The find, announced on Thursday,…
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17 April 2014Last updated at 21:50 BST Gavin Leisfield had been waiting at St Pancras station since 17.30 BST after Eurostar trains were cancelled. He was one of hundreds of passengers who were waiting for news after a Eurotunnel train broke down in…
The following steps are the beginning to guide your body towards that optimal goal of health and wellness. 1. Personal responsibility. Are you ready to make some lifestyle changes for yourself? The first step is to make the commitment. The second…
-Ismat Mansour was only 16 years old when he was arrested and sentenced to 22 years in prison for complicity in killing an Israeli settler. At the time, the first Intifada – the Palestinian uprising against Israel‘s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip – was in its final throes. Today, 37-year-old Mansour is a writer, journalist and…
Sumon Aye, Aye Aye Mar Fighting has intensified in northern Burma as government troops continue a weeklong offensive against ethnic Kachin rebels. Presidentialspokesman Ye Htut on Wednesday confirmed that several government troops, including a…
Phuket, Thailand, a smorgasbord of colour, culture, beaches and food. It’sparadise. After travelling around Europe and North America I decided it was time to set my sights on some less developed and not so Western countries. I’ve started focusing…
Boston Police bomb squad investigates backpack near the finish line BOSTON — A moment of silence at the finish line, the tolling of church bells and a solemn flag-raising ceremony capped the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing…
Reuters LUXEMBOURG — The European Union agreed on Tuesday to send civilian advisers to train and advise Mali‘s police while extending by two years a mission to train the army. The decisions, taken by EU defense ministers at a meeting in…
At least one person has been reported dead, and six people were injured when aSouth Korean ferry carrying hundreds of passenegrs sank off the country’s south-west coast. The country‘s coast guard…
Phuket, Thailand, a smorgasbord of colour, culture, beaches and food. It’sparadise. After travelling around Europe and North America I decided it was time to set my sights on some less developed and not so Western countries. I’ve started focusing…
Boston Police bomb squad investigates backpack near the finish line BOSTON — A moment of silence at the finish line, the tolling of church bells and a solemn flag-raising ceremony capped the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing…
Reuters LUXEMBOURG — The European Union agreed on Tuesday to send civilian advisers to train and advise Mali‘s police while extending by two years a mission to train the army. The decisions, taken by EU defense ministers at a meeting in…
Former Italian prime ministerSilvio Berlusconi has been ordered to do a year of community service for his tax fraud conviction. A Milan court on Tuesday ruled he must spend at least four hours a week working at an old people’s home, reportedly a…
NEW YORK – An award that usually is met with cheers and jubilation instead came with a moment of silence, as The Boston Globe won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news for its “exhaustive and empathetic” coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing and the…
Air pollution in China and other Asian countries is having far-reaching impacts on weather patterns across the Northern Hemisphere, a study suggests. Researchers have found that pollutants are strengthening storms above the Pacific Ocean, which feeds into weather systems in other parts of the world. The effect was most pronounced during the winter….
NEW YORK – An award that usually is met with cheers and jubilation instead came with a moment of silence, as The Boston Globe won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news for its “exhaustive and empathetic” coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing and the…
Activists say landmark ruling by supreme court will help millions of people who face discrimination in India‘s conservative society Indian transgender dancers put on makeup before a performance in Kolkata. Photograph: DibyangshuSarkar/AFP/Getty…
We apologize for an inappropriate image recently shared as a link in one of our responses. We’ve removed the tweet and are investigating. — US Airways(@USAirways) April 14, 2014 Think of the most lewd, embarrassing, shocking and…
JERUSALEM (AP) â?? An assailant opened fire on Israeli motorists in the West Bank on Monday, killing a man and wounding a woman and a boy in two separate cars, police said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. The attack could further…
The search for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 goes underwater as the robot submersible Bluefin 21 is used for the first time as officials announce the fresh sighting of an oil slick 8:28AM BST 14 Apr 2014 The head of the Australian agency supervising the hunt for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane has confirmed that an autonomous underwater vehicle…
Pretoria – Oscar Pistorius has broken down on the stand for a second time today, as the prosecution continues its attempts to slowly tear apart his version of the night he shot and killed Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius claims he thought an intruder was…
BERLIN — The cost of keeping global warming in check is “relatively modest,” but only if the world acts quickly to reverse the buildup of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, the head of the U.N.‘s expert panel on climate change said Sunday….
BEIJING: China is witnessing a sudden spurt in suicides by government and Communist officials as anti-corrupt officials have stepped up efforts to expose bribery and other misdeeds. Chinese social media is agog with speculation that the mysterious…
A UN report on climate change is expected to call for a trebling of the planet’s use of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. The report is also expected to argue that the trend of increased carbon emissions can only be reversed…
But documents released by Edward J. Snowden, the former NSA contractor, make it clear that two years before Heartbleed became known, the NSA was looking at ways to accomplish exactly what the flaw did by accident. A program code-named Bullrun,…
Stay up late for a lunar treat Monday night and watch the moon turn red. The occasion is a rare lunar eclipse, when Earth steps between its steady sidekick and the sun, blocking most of the light that makes it shine. “If you have a good…
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04.13.14
Using Black Holes to Measure Dark Energy, Like a BOSS
Thanks to something called “dark energy,” our Universe is expanding. We don’t understand much about it yet, but a project called BOSS is aiming to change that.
An anti-austerity protest in Italy has turned violent as demonstrators clashed with police in the capital Rome. Police fired tear gas and made a number of arrests in attempts to bring the crowd under control on Saturday as clashes with the police left several people injured, according to medics and an AFP news agencyphotographer. Protesters threw…
TOKYO: Japan has ordered the slaughter of some 112,000 chickens after officials confirmed Sunday bird flu infections at a poultry farm in the south. DNA testsconfirmed the H5 strain of the virus at a farm in Kumamoto prefecture that kept 56,000 birds, after its owner reported…
A UN report on climate change is expected to call for a trebling of the planet’s use of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. The report is also expected to argue that the trend of increased carbon emissions can only be reversed…
But documents released by Edward J. Snowden, the former NSA contractor, make it clear that two years before Heartbleed became known, the NSA was looking at ways to accomplish exactly what the flaw did by accident. A program code-named Bullrun,…
Stay up late for a lunar treat Monday night and watch the moon turn red. The occasion is a rare lunar eclipse, when Earth steps between its steady sidekick and the sun, blocking most of the light that makes it shine. “If you have a good…
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – HungarianPrime MinisterViktor Orban‘s party has retained its two-thirds majority in parliament, and with it the ability to change the constitution, according to a final tally of votes from last weekend’s election…
Scotland’s First Minister addressed the final party conference before the country’s independence referendum and declared it was “time to say Yes“. With voters inScotland to decide the country’s future in just over five months time, Alex Salmond…
One of the most fascinating things I learned after spending a week in Seoul, South Korea was how connected the country is. There’s free WiFi just about anywhere you go, even at the airport. And if you travel a lot, you know free WiFi at an airport is…
PERTH: The search for a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner resumed on Saturday, five weeks after the plane disappeared from radar screens, amid fears that batteries powering signals from the black box recorder on board may have died.Australian Prime MinisterTony Abbott warned on Friday that signals picked up during the search in the remote…
Finance ministers and central bankers from around the world are in Washingtonfor the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund. A group of the world’s leading rich nations will support increasing…
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP)—Finance officials of the world’s major economies expressed confidence Friday that they can meet an ambitious goal of boosting global growth by $2 trillion over the next five years. That’s despite a variety of…
Facebook wants people to stop getting frustrated with the company’s privacy settings. Well, good luck with that. Almost any change Facebook makes to privacy controls triggers outcries and accusations that the social network is continuing to…
(CNN) — Australian Prime MinisterTony Abbott told reporters in China on Friday that authorities are “very confident” the signals picked up by acoustic detectors are coming from the black box of missing Malaysia AirlinesFlight 370, CNN affiliate Sky News Australia reported. The remarks came after search officials reported a possible fifth signal…
CYCLONE Ita has lost some of its fury but remains a severe threat to far northQueensland. Late this afternoon the cyclone was downgraded to a category four from the earlier maximum strength five. However the Bureau of Meteorologywarned it still…
CARACAS: Venezuelan PresidentNicolas Maduro hosted opposition leaders on Thursday at the start of mediated talks intended to stem two months of political unrest that has killed dozens in the OPEC nation. The meeting, brokered by foreign ministers…
The dust storm that has enshrouded the Chinese capital since Wednesday night won’t disperse until Sunday, the city’s environmental watchdog said. Beijing was hit by another wave of floating dust and sand on Thursday, with the intensity of PM10…
TORONTO — Former Canadian finance minister Jim Flaherty, a fixture on the world financial stage who stepped down last month, has died. He was 64. Flaherty‘s family released a statement that said he died Thursday in Ottawa. No cause was made…
Security council authorises the deployment of up to 10,000 troops in attempt to stop violence spiralling into genocide The mainly Muslim Séléka seized power a year ago, leading to thousands of deaths and displacing hundreds of thousands.Photograph:…
The United Nations has said more than 3,600 women, children and men were subjected to rape and other sexual violence in Congo over a four-year period by the country’s defense and security forces or armed rebels. A UN report published on Wednesday documented 3,645 victims of sexual violence between January 2010 andDecember 2013, with…
Teams are focusing on a narrowed search area in the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, after more signals were heard earlier this week. Thursday’s search was set to involve up to 14 aircraft and 13 ships, the agency co-ordinating the search announced. They will search 57,923 sq km (22 364 sq miles) – the smallest designated search…
TRIPOLI, Libya — In a humiliating video, Libya’s top politician — the head of parliament — is seen begging with a militia commander, trying to explain to him why he was caught with two women in his residence and insisting nothing scandalous was going on. “In God’s name,” Nouri Abu Sahmein tells the militiaman, Haitham al-Tajouri….
TRIPOLI, Libya — In a humiliating video, Libya’s top politician — the head of parliament — is seen begging with a militia commander, trying to explain to him why he was caught with two women in his residence and insisting nothing scandalous was going on. “In God’s name,” Nouri Abu Sahmein tells the militiaman, Haitham al-Tajouri….
Security experts have urged internet users not to panic and instantly change their passwords in wake of the Heartbleed bug security flaw, despite suggestions to do so from prominent sites like Tumblr. Hugh Boyes, cyber security lead at the UK-based…
US Secretary of StateJohn Kerry and his Russian counterpart have agreed on the need to resolve the security situation in eastern Ukraine peacefully, officials say. It comes as pro-Russia activists continue to occupy state buildings in eastern cities…
KIM GAMEL Associated Press= KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) â?? Afghan central government authorities on Wednesday began questioning the police commander who killed an Associated Press photographer and wounded an AP reporter, a day after he was transferred…
North Korea‘s newly elected parliament met for the first time Wednesday to rubber-stamp a reshuffle of high-ranking officials, including the re-election of leader Kim Jong-un. Military politburo chief Choe Ryong-hae was elected as vice chairman of…
Koke, right, celebrates scoring the opening goal (AP) Atletico Madrid reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time following a 1-0 win overSpanish rivals Barcelona. Koke’s fifth-minute strike was enough to send Atletico…
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday warned several state legislatures against initiatives that would punish the state-owned French railway company SNCF for carrying out Holocaust-era deportations to Nazi death and labor camps….
Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder Lassana Diarra has denied claims that he is a jihadist in the war in Syria. GettyImagesLassana Diarra is a former Arsenal player. It was rumoured that Diarra, 29, had moved to the war-torn…
ISLAMABAD: Over 20 people were killed and nearly 70 others injured on Wednesday in a blast that ripped through a bustling fruit market on the outskirts of thePakistan’s capital, even as peace talks are on with the banned Taliban. The blast occurred in the fruit market in Sector I-11 of the capital, bordering the garrison city of Rawalpindi. No…
A major new security vulnerability referred to as Heartbleed was disclosed late Monday night with severe implications for the entire Web. Hundreds of thousands of web and email servers worldwide could easily have this software flaw that lets…
A bomb has ripped through a passenger train in southwest Pakistan, killing at least 14 people. Police say Tuesday&aposs blast occurred after the train stopped…
MOSCOW, April 8 (RIA Novosti) – Spanish lawmakers are set to debate a request on Tuesday by Catalonia‘s regional assembly to hold a referendum on independence from Spain….
Venezuela‘s President, Nicolas Maduro, is set to meet opposition leaders for the first time since the start of street protests that left 39 dead. The meeting was proposed by foreign ministers belonging to the South American regional group…
ABUJA, April 7 (Xinhua) — At least 150 people were killed in separate weekend attacks in northwest and northeast regions of Nigeria, Africa‘s most populous country, officials and witnesses said here on Monday. In the northwestern state ofZamfara,…
The United Nations has been forced to cut the size of food parcels for those left hungry by Syria‘s civil war by a fifth because of a shortage of funds from donors, a senior official has said. Nevertheless, the United Nations’ World Food Programmemanaged to get food to a record 4.1m people inside Syria last month, just short of its target of 4.2m,…
Venezuela‘s President, Nicolas Maduro, is set to meet opposition leaders for the first time since the start of street protests that left 39 dead. The meeting was proposed by foreign ministers belonging to the South American regional group…
ABUJA, April 7 (Xinhua) — At least 150 people were killed in separate weekend attacks in northwest and northeast regions of Nigeria, Africa‘s most populous country, officials and witnesses said here on Monday. In the northwestern state ofZamfara,…
The White House is telling Russia to stop intervening in eastern Ukraine, or face more sanctions. The warning from the White House came after groups of pro-Russian demonstrators took over government buildings in at least three cities in eastern…
7 April 2014Last updated at 23:42 BST The first day of voting in India‘s month-long parliamentary election has seen a high turnout. One of the big issues is getting the economy back on track with growth having dropped to less than 5%, from a peak of…
The Vatican says a Dutch priest has been shot dead at his monastery in the besieged Syrian city of Homs. The 75-year-old Jesuit priest, Frans Van Der Lugt, had lived in Syria for decades and had refused to leave…
KABUL: A bigger-than-expected turnout in Afghanistan‘s presidential election and the Taliban’s failure to derail the vote have raised questions about the capacity of the insurgents to tip the country back into chaos as foreign troops head home. The Taliban claimed that they staged more than 1,000 attacks and killed dozens during Saturday’s…
First, Russia took over a chunk of their country. Now, to the astonishment of manyUkrainians, Moscow is telling them how to run the rest of their nation. The lectures do not sit well here. Russia has been insisting that Ukraine adopt a federal form…
When everyone is an apparent threat, a potential carrier of the deadly Ebola virus, panic inevitably rises. Yesterday, as rumours spread that Ebola could be caught by breathing the same air as the victims, that fear turned into violence. Since the outbreak of the deadly strain of Zaire Ebola in Guinea in February, around 90 people have died as the…
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Three separate but fleeting sounds from deep in the Indian Ocean offered new hope Sunday in the hunt for the missing Malaysian airliner, and officials rushed to confirm or rule out they were signals from the plane’s black boxes before their beacons fall silent. The head of the multinational search being conducted off…
Galleries Web links A Long Island state senator has introduced legislation that would ban for sale in New York all so-called e-liquids, the fluids popularly used in e-cigarettes. State Sen. Kemp Hannon (R-Garden City) said he is well aware that his…
A Chinese patrol ship hunting for a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner has detected a pulse signal in the south Indian Ocean, the state news agency Xinhua reported, in a possible indicator of the underwater beacon from a plane’s “black box”….
photo: Creative Commons / U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Chris D. Boardman/Released)
MOSCOW, April 4 (Xinhua) — The Russian economy is stalling due to a range of global and domestic factors, including events over Crimea, Prime MinisterDmitry Medvedev said Friday. “Everyone has lately come to a conclusion that traditional factors of…
RIO DE JANEIRO: Thousands of soldiers in armored vehicles, trucks and on foot entered one of Rio de Janeiro’s most notorious slums Saturday to provide security less than three months before the World Cup. The move is the latest attempt to drive drug…
Srinagar, April 05: The Floriculture Department in Jammu and Kashmir has started selling flower seedlings and saplings at subsidised rates to its residents, flower growers and enthusiasts, in the valley. With the arrival of spring season, the…
Chinese ship detects ‘pulse signal’ in search for missing Malaysia Airlines jet, report says
China’s official news agency says a Chinese ship that is part of the multinational search effort looking for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane has detected a “pulse signal” in southern Indian Ocean waters.
Most intensive hunt yet underway in the southern Indian Ocean for missing flight MH370.
UNITED NATIONS — North Korea on Friday accused the United States of being “hell-bent on regime change” and warned that any maneuvers with that intention will be viewed as a “red line” that will result in countermeasures. Pyongyang’s deputy U.N. ambassador Ri Tong Il also repeated that his government “made it very clear we will carry out a new… Wn.com/
Washington: In a new study, researchers have discovered unexpected climate-driven changes in the mighty Mackenzie River‘s ice breakup. This discovery may help resolve the complex puzzle underlying why Arctic ice is disappearing more rapidly…
photo: US Coastguard / Petty Officer 3rd Class Pamela J. Manns
NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald’s has closed its three restaurants in Crimea as it evaluates the “evolving situation” on the Black Sea peninsula. The world‘s biggest hamburger chain said Friday that the closures were “strictly a…
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese Christian politician Samir Geagea announced on Friday he will run for president in an election due next month, the first candidate to formally enter a race overshadowed by growing violence and months of political…
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – A veteran Associated Press photographer was killed and an AP reporter was wounded on Friday when an Afghan policeman opened fire while they were sitting in their car in eastern Afghanistan. Anja Niedringhaus, 48, an…
A nine-month-old boy has appeared in court in Pakistan on charges of planning a murder, threatening police and interfering in state affairs, it appears. BabyMuhammadMosaKhan is one…
(Reuters) – Yellowstone National Park assured guests and the public on Thursday that a super-volcano under the park was not expected to erupt anytime soon, despite an alarmist video that claimed bison had been seen fleeing to avoid such a calamity….
Towed pinger locators will begin to search the southern Indian Ocean for signs of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Australian officials say. Two ships with pinger locator capabilities will search a 240km (150 mile) track under water, in the…
Retired AustralianAir Chief MarshallAngus Houston says the search for MH370 will also continue on the surface. Photo: AP The hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlinesplane has shifted below the surface, with the “towed pinger locator” deployed on Friday to search for the black box before its batteries expire. Former Defence Forcechief…
Towed pinger locators will begin to search the southern Indian Ocean for signs of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Australian officials say. Two ships with pinger locator capabilities will search a 240km (150 mile) track under water, in the…
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Yahya was trapped in his hometown for two years bySyria‘s civil war, moving from house to house to avoid shells and bullets. His father was killed by a sniper. His family then fled to another town that came under a fierce…
JERUSALEM: Israel has called off a planned release of Palestinian prisoners meant to advance the US-sponsored peace process and called for a review of how the troubled negotiations can make progress, an official briefed on the talks said on Thursday….
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II — bearing a basket of honey, whiskey and other goodies from the royal estates — paid a visit to PopeFrance at the Vatican on Thursday. The pontiff returned the courtesy with a gift for Prince George,…
BOSTON (AP) — The manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects culminated in a chaotic gunfight that placed police and the public in danger because it lacked coordination and restraint, according to an otherwise largely positive report released…
A second powerful earthquake has struck off northern Chile, a day after the region was hit by a deadly 8.2-magnitude tremor. The 7.6-magnitude quake rattled buildings and triggered a new round of evacuations, although a tsunami alert issued for coastal communities was soon lifted. It…
Researchers have suggested that eating at least seven daily portions of fruit and vegetables could be the best chance to stave off death from any cause. According to the data, vegetables may pack more of a protective punch than fruit. The authors…
WILL WEISSERT Associated Press= FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) â?? A gunman opened fire Wednesday at the Fort Hood military base in an attack that left four people dead, including the shooter, at the same post where more than a dozen people were killed in a…
The illegal party drug ketamine is an “exciting” and “dramatic” new treatment for depression, say doctors who have conducted the first trial in the UK. Some patients who have faced incurable depression for decades have had…
Reuters BERLIN — Chinese artistAi Weiwei‘s biggest solo show, featuring a reproduction of the white cell where he was held for 81 days by Chinese authorities, was unveiled on Wednesday in Berlin without Ai in attendance because the government…
PresidentXi Jinping has reaffirmed China’s commitment to socialism, saying multi-party democracy had failed his country in the past, and China needed to follow its own path of political development to avoid disaster. There are regular calls from the…
By Global SecurityNewswire Staff April 2, 2014 NATO announced on Tuesday it would prepare plans for bolstering defenses in Eastern Europe in response to concerns about possible Russian incursions. The decision to order new military defense plans…
Locals sit on the street following a tsunami alert after a powerful 8.0-magnitude earthquake. Photo: AFPChile earthquake: as it happened Santiago: A majorearthquake has struck off the coast of Chile, triggering a tsunami, causing landslides that blocked highways and leading to at least five deaths. The earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck at…
2 April 2014Last updated at 08:25 BSTPeople in many parts of England and Walesshould be braced for “very high” levels of air pollution on Wednesday. Environmentdepartment Defra says the pollution is a mix of local emissions and dust blown from…
TweetWashington, April 2 (IANS) President Barack Obama claimed a major victory as over seven million people signed up for medical insurance under his signature healthcare law at the end of the six-month open enrolment period. After a floundering…
Malaysia has warned that the reasons for the Malaysia Airlines plane’s disappearance may never be known, as Prime MinisterNajib Razak heads toAustralia for talks on the search. Malaysia’s police chief said that their investigation could…
Facebook Follow @washtimes Will John Kerry’s talks in Paris bring the Ukrainecrisis any closer to an end? Login to Vote View results SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook CEOMark Zuckerberg reaped a $3.3 billion gain last year by exercising stock…
Jury selection began on Monday in a new patent trial between Apple and Samsung that could have dramatically impact the future of smartphones. The case is the second major patent battle between the two companies, after Samsung was ordered to pay about…
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Malaysia Missing Plane Hunt Continues As Search Resumes West Of Perth
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This shadow of a Royal New Zealand Air Force P3 Orion aircraft is seen on low cloud cover while it searches for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, over the Indian Ocean on March 31, 2014. No time limit will be imposed on the search for MH370 because the world deserves to know what happened, Australian Prime MinisterTony Abbott said, as a ship equipped to locate the plane’s ‘black box’ prepared to set sail. (ROB GRIFFITH/AFP/Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images
China has charged former General Gu Junshan with corruption, misuse of state funds and abuse of power, state media report. Gen Gu, who was deputy logistics chief in China’s army, is the most senior officer to be tried at a military court since2006, reports said. He was removed from his…
Facebook Follow @washtimes Will John Kerry’s talks in Paris bring the Ukrainecrisis any closer to an end? Login to Vote View results SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook CEOMark Zuckerberg reaped a $3.3 billion gain last year by exercising stock…
Jury selection began on Monday in a new patent trial between Apple and Samsung that could have dramatically impact the future of smartphones. The case is the second major patent battle between the two companies, after Samsung was ordered to pay about…
India‘s main opposition BJP has chosen actor-turned politician Smriti Irani to stand against Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi in the general elections. Ms Irani, who was the leading actress in one of India’s most popular TV soaps, will…
Brazil‘s President DilmaRousseff has said the atrocities committed during 21 years of military dictatorship in the country must never be forgotten. A day before the 50th anniversary of the 1964 coup, she said Brazil was able to bear the wounds…
The announcement of her resignation to her colleagues in the US mission here today came a week after media reports here that she may be shipped out by theObama Administration to clean the state with India. Powell has been in India for less than…
Scarlett Johansson doesn’t feel ”sensual”. The ‘CaptainAmerica: The WinterSolider’ actress has opened up about her status as a sex symbol, insisting she doesn’t feel more in touch with her ”sexuality” than anyone else. She told…
Former world champion boxer-turned-politician Vitali Klitschko bowed out of the race for Ukrainian president on Saturday, throwing his weight behind billionaire oligarch Petro Poroshenko, known as the “ChocolateKing” for owning the country’s largest…
BERLIN – Chinese PresidentXi Jinping said in Berlin Friday that his country will firmly stick to the path of peaceful development and pursue an independent foreign policy of peace. Addressing an audience at the invitation of the KorberFoundation,…
BOSTON — The FBI has denied a claim made by lawyers for Boston Marathonbombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NY’-ehv) that his brother and fellow suspect was…
Former world champion boxer-turned-politician Vitali Klitschko bowed out of the race for Ukrainian president on Saturday, throwing his weight behind billionaire oligarch Petro Poroshenko, known as the “ChocolateKing” for owning the country’s largest…
photo: AP / Efrem Lukatsky
Russia says has “no intention” of further Ukraine incursion
BY KATYA GOLUBKOVA
MOSCOW Sat Mar 29, 2014 9:21am EDT
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with his Cypriot counterpart Ioannis Kasoulides in Moscow March 28, 2014.
Thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets of Bangkok Saturday demanding political reforms before the next general election is held. Suthep Thaugsuban, a former deputy prime minister who now heads the People’sDemocraticReform Committee (PDRC), led supporters from their base at Lumpini Park in central Bangkok…
BOSTON — The FBI has denied a claim made by lawyers for Boston Marathonbombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NY’-ehv) that his brother and fellow suspect was…
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least three people were killed in clashes in Cairo on Friday amid protests by the Muslim Brotherhood days after hundreds of its supporters were sentenced to death, official sources said. Newspaper Al Dustour said on its website…
Officials in the Central African Republic say a grenade attack on a funeral ceremony has killed 20 people and left another 11 wounded. The attack occurred about 11 p.m. Thursday night local time in Fatima, a Muslim neighborhood of the capital,…
PARIS (Reuters) – France apologised to Morocco on Friday after the kingdom’s foreign minister was searched while transiting at a Paris airport, the latest incident that has strained ties between Rabat and its former colonial ruler. The two countries…
The United Nations has warned that armed groups are increasingly forging links across the border of Syria and Iraq, fuelling sectarian tensions in a region that has suffered from years of bloodshed. Speaking at the UN Security Council, the special envoy to Iraq, Nickolay Mladenov, said the conflict in Syria was “affording…
LONDON — Boris Berezovsky‘s death remains unexplained, a British coroner said Thursday, saying it wasn’t possible to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt whether the self-exiled Russian tycoon and opponent of PresidentVladimir Putin was killed or…
March 27: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia today appointed his half-brother Moqren bin Abdul Aziz as the next heir to the throne, paving the way for him to become a future king. The move was announced by a royal decree broadcast by state television…
WASHINGTON: Onetime economics professor and longtime nuclear strategistJames R. Schlesinger was a political man for all seasons, holding a long string ofCabinet and other high-level posts through three administrations. He was hired — and…
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — A visibly energized President Barack Obama held a nearly hourlong audience with PopeFrancis at the Vatican on Thursday, expressing his great admiration for the pontiff and inviting him to visit the White House. AlthoughObama and…
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U.S. Official: Putin Could Invade Ukraine ‘At a Moment’s Notice’
An Obama administration official warned Thursday that the Russian army is now fully prepared to invade eastern Ukraine if Putin decides to take further military action.
Sisi, who was also defence minister, faces no serious competition in the election ‘ likely before June ‘ and is expected to win comfortably. Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al Sisi said Wednesday he had quit the military to run for president and vowed to rid the country of “terrorism” almost nine months after he toppled its elected…
A Thai satellite has detected 300 floating objects in the southern Indian Oceanwhere an international search is under way for a missing Malaysian jet liner,Thailand’s Geo Informatics and Space TechnologyDevelopmentAgency said. The objects were spotted around 2,700 km southwest of Perth by the satellite “Thaichote” on Monday, the agency said in…
SingerChris Martin has reportedly bought a painting as a special parting gift for his wife of 11 years, Gwyneth Paltrow. The two have announced their split via an official statement. Paltrow and Martin, who married…
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CAIRO – Egypt‘s military chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi announced in a televised statement on Wednesday night his bid for the upcoming presidential elections, which is expected by the public after he toppled the former president in July last year. “This…
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The UNSecurity Council will hold closed-door consultations on Thursday to discuss a possible condemnation of North Korea‘s latest ballistic missile launches, UN diplomats said. The request for a special session on North Korea came…
US presidentBarack Obama yesterday underlined the longstanding links between the US and Europe on security and defence policy, as he made his first official visit to the headquarters of the EU. Speaking after a meeting with the heads of theEuropean…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — As frustration was setting in, calmer seas returned Wednesday and the search for the remains of Flight 370 began anew in remote waters of the Indian Ocean off western Australia. Gale-force winds that forced an all-day delay Tuesday died down, allowing a total of 12 planes and two ships from the United States, China, Japan,…
North Korea has fired two mid-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast and towards Japan, South Korea‘s military said as the leaders of South Korea, Japan and the United States discussed North Korea’s arms programs. The missiles, which appeared to be Rodong class, were launched from an area north of…
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea test-fired two medium-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, South Korea and the U.S. said, a defiant challenge to a rare three-way summit of its rivals Seoul, Tokyo and Washington that focused on the North‘s…
BERLIN, March 25 (Xinhua) — Bayern lift their 24thBundesliga title as they beatBerlin 3-1 while pursuers Dortmund and Schalke shared the spoils at the opener of the 27th round on Tuesday. Bayern Munich completed their title defence and wrapped up…
Venezuelan PresidentNicolas Maduro has said that three air force generals have been arrested for plotting an uprising against his government. Mr Maduro said that the authorities had been tipped off by “young officers”. The three generals,…
A dangerous cold war like atmosphere has been evolving between Russia and theUnited States ever since the annexation of Crimea by Russia. In a show of disapproval of this move the Obama administration imposed asset bans and travel freezes on several…
US PresidentBarack Obama and major industrialised allies have warned Russia it faces damaging economic sanctions if PresidentVladimir Putin takes further action to destabilise Ukraine following the seizure of Crimea. Leaders of the Group of Seven nations, meeting without Russia, agreed to hold their own summit this year instead of attending a…
YOKOHAMA: International scientists gathered near Tokyo on Tuesday for a week-long meeting centred on a grim climate change report that warned of floods and drought that could stoke conflicts and wreak havoc on the global economy. A draft of their document, seen by AFP, is part of a massive overview by theIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…
Air pollution kills about 7 million people worldwide every year, with more than half of the fatalities due to fumes from indoor stoves, according to a new report from the World Health Organization publishing Tuesday. The agency said air pollution is…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Attempts to recover physical evidence of Malaysia AirlinesFlight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean will have to wait another day:Australian officials postponed the search Tuesday because of rough weather. With forecasts…
The Pritzker Architecture Prize went to Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, it was announced on Monday. Ban won for his inventive ways of building temporary housing out of available materials in countries hit by a…
After new EdwardSnowden documents revealed NSA operations against Huawei, the tech company and China want answers. Since at least 2007, the NSA has been conducting a sophisticated operation against Huawei, hacking into its servers, stealing its…
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(CNN) – An Ebola outbreak has killed at least 59 people in Guinea, UNICEF said, as the deadly hemorrhagic fever has quickly spread from southern communities in theWest African nation. Experts in the country had been…
Chinese air crew spotted ‘two relatively big floating objects with many white smaller ones scattered within a radius of several kilometres’. Ships and planes from several nations swarmed over a lonely corner of the southern Indian Ocean on Monday as mounting evidence of floating debris energised the search for Malaysia’s missing passenger…
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) â?? Ukraine’s acting president says the country’s troops stationed in Crimea will be pulled from the region after it was annexed by Russia. Oleksandr Turchnynov said Monday that the Defense Ministry has been instructed to redeploy…
Nato’s top military commander said today Russia has a large force on Ukraine’s border and he is worried it could pose a threat to Moldova’s separatistTransdniestria region. The warning comes a day after Russian troops, using armoured vehicles,…
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Two Chinese military planes have arrived in Perth in Australia to join international search operations for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet. Crews are set to scour southern areas of the Indian Ocean for a fourth day. Two sets of satellite images…
photo: AP / China State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense
North Korea has test fired dozens of short-range rockets in the past 24 hours, theSouth‘s military says, in an apparent show of anger with Seoul. Analysts say the launches are Pyongyang‘s way of protesting against joint military drills…
Two Chinese military planes have arrived in Perth in Australia to join international search operations for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet. Crews are set to scour southern areas of the Indian Ocean for a fourth day. Two sets of satellite images…
photo: AP / China State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense
TweetBeijing, March 22 (IANS) US First LadyMichelle Obama Saturday called onChina’s youth to embrace freedom of speech and keep an open mind learning values and ideas, a leading daily reported. “When it comes to expressing yourself freely, and…
Russian troops have blockaded Crimea&aposs Belbek air base outside the Black Sea port city of Sevastopol, and they are said to be calling on Ukrainian forces there to surrender. Russian military units moved in to surround Belbek Saturday without any…
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Thousands of people celebrated in the Crimean capital of Simferopol after the region broke away from Ukraine and was formally accepted into the Russian Federation. Celebrations continued into early Saturday, hours after the Russian president,…
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KIEV, March 21 (RIA Novosti) – The European Union announced a $1.4 billion increase in its aid package to Ukraine on Friday, hours after Kiev signed the political part of its association agreement with Brussels. “The EU decided to increase financial…
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama expanded sanctions against top aides and reputed financial associates of Russian PresidentVladimir Putin on Thursday as punishment for the annexation of Crimea and laid the groundwork for far broader measures against “key sectors of the Russian economy” if Putin further escalates his actions in Ukraine….
Riot police in Venezuela have clashed with anti-government demonstrators who were protesting against the arrest of two opposition mayors. Hundreds of demonstrators in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, threw rocks and sticks at the police. They…
Jessica Berman Paleontologists have identified the remains of a previously unknown, bird-like species of dinosaur that roamed North America nearly 70 million years ago. The giant feathered creature belongs to a group of plant- and meat-eaters…
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast’s government plans to hand over a former youth leader who is wanted on charges of crimes against humanity at theInternational Criminal Court, the justice minister said Thursday. Charles Ble Goude, who also had…
Four gunmen who stormed a hotel used by foreigners in the Afghan capital Kabulhave been killed in a shootout with security forces. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack at the Serena…
Italian naval and coastguard vessels have rescued more than 2,000 migrants travelling in boats from North Africa in just 48 hours, according to authorities. Wednesday’s rescue came a day after some 500 people forced their way intoSpain‘s North…
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President used £13.7m of state funds for upgrade, watchdog’s report says, as findings lead to calls for resignation Jacob Zuma must repay the costs of a pool, amphitheatre and chicken coop added to his home in Nkandla in a security upgrade….
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A World War One shell exploded and killed two construction workers in the Belgian town of Ypres on Wednesday, nearly 100 years after the…
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Israel says it has attacked several Syrian military sites in retaliation for a bombing that wounded four of its troops in the occupied Golan Heights. Israel’s military said its targets included a Syrian army headquarters, a training facility and artillery units. It comes after four Israeli soldiers were hurt in an explosion on Tuesday. Syrian…
TweetLondon, Mar 19 (ANI): The defence team of murder-accused Oscar Pistoriushas reportedly accused the South African police staff of mishandling the crime scene during the 12th day of the Paralympian’s trial at Pretoria. According to theBBC, the…
Italy‘s highest appeals court has upheld a two-year ban from public office imposed on former Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi after he was found guilty of tax fraud. The ban means Berlusconi will be unable to stand in elections for the European…
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration marked the third anniversary of the start of Syria‘s civil war Tuesday by ordering Damascus to close its embassy inWashington and expelling its diplomats, though it did not break diplomatic relations with…
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. peacekeeping chief says politically fueled ethnic violence in South Sudan since mid-December has led to the brutal killing and abuse of thousands of civilians and sparked a government campaign to vilify the United…
DUBAI (Reuters) – An Iranian woman sentenced to die by stoning for adultery and later given a 10-year jail term instead has been allowed to leave prison, the judiciary said, in a new twist to a case that has triggered years of criticism ofIran‘s…
Europe has acute concerns about Russia‘s military intervention and annexation ofCrimea – it’s doling out aid to Ukraine and imposing sanctions on Russianindividuals. But its potentially most punitive weapon – blocking Russian energy exports…
Melilla – A crowd of migrants stormed over the border fence from Morocco into theSpanish territory of Melilla on Tuesday, an official said, the latest in a string of perilous crossings. A Spanish government official in…
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Xinhua) — China has started search and rescue operation in the Chinese territory of the northern corridor area for the missingMalaysia Airlines flight MH370, said Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Huang Huikang Tuesday. Related stories No sign missing Malaysian jet on 9/11 type attack:Indian FM 2014-03-17 25 countries…
TweetBeijing, March 18 (IANS) The cost of buying a home in major Chinese citiesslowed in February, with fewer cities seeing month-on-month price rises, official…
European and US stock markets have shrugged off Crimea‘s decision to join Russia, focusing instead on some positive corporate news, dealers say. London’sbenchmark FTSE 100 advanced 0.62 per cent to 6,568.35 points on Monday, bolstered by news that…
Transport SecretaryPatrick McLoughlin axed the £700 million section after a report by new HS2 boss Sir David Higgins branded it a millstone around the project’s neck. It should stop rows over one of the most bitterly disputed sections of the…
North Korea‘s regime has committed crimes as chilling as those of the Nazis, South Africa’s apartheid regime or Cambodia‘s Khmer Rouge and must be stopped, the head of a UN inquiry said on Monday. “Contending with the great scourges ofNazism,…
CRIMEA will formally apply to join Russia after voting to split from Ukraine, asEurope prepared to hit Moscow with a wave of sanctions in the worst East-West stand-off since the Cold War. An overwhelming 95.5 per cent of voters on the mostly Russian-speaking peninsula chose to secede from Ukraine, according to partial results from Sunday’s…
MOSCOW (AP) — Investigators in Russia say at least 14 people in a village in the Far East have died of apparent methanol poisoning after drinking counterfeit liquor.Officials in the…
DISBELIEF and disgust. A state-of-the art airliner, 74m x 70m, goes missing, at the hands of terrorist-pirates, or terrorist-pilots, with 239 people aboard. It could be, we are told, anywhere from Kazakhstan, just below central Russia, to the…
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON/MOSCOW: Crimea‘s referendum on joining Russia is “illegal and illegitimate”, the European Union said on Sunday, announcing that it would decide on sanctions on Monday. “The referendum is illegal and illegitimate and its outcome…
Voting has begin in Venice and the surrounding region on whether to break away from Italy. Recent opinion polls suggest that two thirds of the four million electorate favour splitting from Rome, but the vote will not be…
By GregoryWallace @gregorywallace March 16, 2014: 12:02 PM ET The nearly 900,000 minivans include models years 2005 through 2010. Here, the Odyssey is pictured at a dealership in 2010. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Honda is recalling nearly 900,000…
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The farcical battle between the Tripoli government and a rebel militia over the refuelling of a tanker laid bare the central role that oil is playing in the splits and tensions that bedevil the country A rebel under Ibrahim Jathran holds the Cyrenaica flag while standing on a boat at Es Sider port. Photograph: Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters No one paid…
Alternative driving days are being introduced in the French capital, Paris, in an attempt to tackle dangerous levels of air pollution. From Monday, drivers will only be able to use their vehicles every other day. This is only…
Malaysia&aposs prime minister, Najib Razak, says there is a “high degree of certainty” someone deliberately shut off the communications systems on the missing Malaysian jetliner, but he stopped short of saying the plane was hijacked. Mr….
PARIS, March 15 (Reuters) – France‘s agriculture ministry on Saturday banned the sale, use and cultivation of Monsanto‘s MON 810 genetically modified maize, the only variety currently authorised in the European Union. The French…
The Syrian conflict has been growing in intensity and scope for more than two years, with the United Nations estimating more than 100,000 dead and millions displaced.
KIEV: Ukraine braced on Saturday for a highly-charged breakaway vote in Crimeawhich is likely to see the peninsula annexed by Russia despite the threat of stiff sanctions, and push east-west tensions to breaking point. An eleventh-hour diplomatic push by the United States to stop the referendum from going ahead failed on Friday, with Moscow…
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PRETORIA – South African police faced further embarrassment at the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius on Friday when it emerged that a valuable watch had vanished from the crime scene and a ballistic expert had handled the athlete’s gun without gloves….
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PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Prosecutors on Thursday displayed photos of the inside of Oscar Pistorius’ home at his murder trial, showing a court some images of the bloody scene where the double-amputee track star killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp…
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–> Obama also said after meeting interim Prime MinisterArseniy Yatsenyuk that he hoped US diplomacy with Moscow over the next few days could cause a “rethinking” of plans for a secession referendum in Crimea on Sunday. Obama said that Russia had infringed international law…
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www.npr.org ; Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, whose tenure has been marked by controversial decisions on immigration policy and a contentious relationship with the White House, says she will not seek another term in office, according to NPR.Photo via NPR…
(AP/Na Son Nguyen)A vessel is seen from an Antonov AN-26 aircraft of the Vietnam Air Force during a search operation for a missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 over the Gulf of Thailand between Malaysia and Vietnam on Tuesday, March 11, 2014.
In yet another odd twist to the mysterious story of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, a New Zealand man working on an oil rig in the South China Sea has come forward to say he believes he saw the airplane on fire right around the time it disappeared.
Mike McKay, a worker on the “Songa Mercur” drilling platform, sent an email to his bosses detailing his version of events. McKay said that he “observed the plane burning at high altitude…in one piece” about 50-70 KM from his location.
ABC’s Bob Woodruff spoke with the Japanese Idemitsu Oil & Gas Co after acquiring the letter to confirm the letter’s veracity. McKay, who carries a New Zealand passport, said that he tried to contact Malaysian and Vietnam officials about what he saw “several days ago,” adding that he’d received no confirmation that they got his message.
Vietnamese officials confirmed toABC that they’d received the letter. Apparently, they found nothing in the water at the location specified by McKay.
Given the apparent location of the rig, and the original flight path of MH370, it’s possible that McKay is correct. But that would also seem to discount the theory that the plane turned andheaded in the complete opposite direction, as some military authorities have (at least temporarily) claimed.
Meanwhile, officials are expanding their search for the still-missing plane, and the 239 people on board. There are several reports indicating that the plane may have veered off its intended flight path and changed direction before disappearing from radar, but those reports conflictas to where, exactly it went.
At least 10 countries are involved in the Malaysian-led search for the missing jet, which carried passengers from at least 13 different countries, although most of the passengers were Chinese citizens.
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Tripoli – The Libyan parliament ousted Prime Minister Ali Zeidan Tuesday after a tanker laden with crude oil from a rebel-held terminal broke through a naval blockade and escaped to sea. The no-confidence motion was approved by 124 of the 194 members…
Police probing the death of a Co Antrim soldier at an Army barracks in Englandhave been granted more time to question a serving soldier on suspicion of murder. Detectives launched a murder investigation following the discovery of the body ofRoyal…
Reuters Image Caption: A man looks on as riot policemen pass by during a demonstration in Ankara (reuters tickers) March 11, 2014 – 18:43 By Mehmet EminCaliskan and Parisa Hafezi ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Protesters clashed with police in…
By Dustin Volz Follow on Twitter March 11, 2014 The powerful leader of the Senate Intelligence Committee charged the CIATuesday morning with covertly removing key documents from computers used by her panel’s staff to investigate the government’s…
Print 11 March 2014 – SeniorUnited Nations official Ivan Šimonovic is meeting with local authorities in Kharkiv, Ukraine, today to discuss human rights-related measures that can be taken to help de-escalate tensions in the country….
The disaster at Fukushima DaiichiNuclearPlant in Japan on March 11, 2011, destroyed tens of thousands of lives and had ripple effects around the world as nations reliant upon or considering nuclear power rethought their plans. The meltdown of three…
As Japan observes a third anniversary of the earthquake-tsunami-nuclear meltdown that hit its northwestern coast on March 11, 2011, a new survey by the paper Asahi Shimbun showed that in Fukushima prefecture, more people died in the aftermath of the nuclear meltdown than due to the earthquake and tsunami.Physical and psychological fatigue were the…
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The Crimean parliament voted Tuesday that the Black Seapeninsula will declare itself an independent state if its residents agree to split off from Ukraine and join Russia in a referendum. Crimea‘s regional legislature on Tuesday adopted a “declaration of independence of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.” The document…
The UN has warned about an upsurge in violence in Sudan‘s Darfur region, saying some 50,000 people had been displaced since the end of February. Peacekeepersand aid agencies had been blocked from entering affected areas, UN human rights chief…
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (Reuters) – Ukraine‘s ousted leader, Viktor Yanukovich, reiterated on Tuesday that he was the country’s legitimate president and commander-in-chief, saying he was sure the armed forces would refuse to obey any…
Nairobi, March 10: The Australian government said Monday it will provide $9 million in assistance to enhance stability and support state building efforts inSomalia. Australia said it will be allocating $1.8 million to support the objectives of the…
PARIS (AP) — His conversations secretly recorded by a trusted adviser and investigating judges, former French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy and his singer-songwriter wife sought an emergency injunction Monday to block further publication of their private…
PRETORIA – Track star Oscar Pistorius, on trial for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, wept and vomited into a bucket in a South African courtroom on Monday after hearing graphic details from her autopsy. Pathologist Gert…
Witnesses at the Syrian border with Lebanon said the nuns arrived at the crossing late on Sunday night and headed toward Damascus in a minibus. Nuns, who were freed after being held by rebels for over three months, arrive at the Syrian border with Lebanon at the Jdaydeh Yaboos crossing, early March 10, 2014. Reuters About a dozen nuns held by…
The disappearance of a Malaysian jetliner is an “unprecedented aviation mystery”, a senior official said on Monday, with a massive air and sea search now in its third day failing to find any confirmed trace of the plane or the 239 people aboard. The head of Malaysia‘s Civil Aviation Authority, Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, said a hijacking attempt could…
KUALA LUMPUR: Vietnamese authorities on Sunday said they had spotted what looked like one of the doors of the missing Boeing 777 jetliner that crashed into the sea between Malaysia and Vietnam a day and a half ago. What caused the crash remained a…
North Korean state media reported on Sunday that nearly all registered voters had cast their ballots to elect members of the SupremePeople’s Assembly for the first time since Kim Jong Un took leadership of the…
Baghdad: A suicide bomber driving a minibus packed with explosives killed at least 45 people and wounded 157 on Sunday in the southern Iraqi city of Hilla, police and medical sources said. The attacker approached a main checkpoint at a northern…
TOKYO— A Japan Airlines-operated Boeing 787 made an emergency landing atHonolulu Airport after oil pressure in its right engine dropped, the Japanese carrier said. The two-engined jetliner en route…
Reuters SANAA — At least 40 people have been killed in three days of fighting between Shi’ite Muslim rebels and Sunni tribesmen, sources on both sides said on Sunday, as sectarian fighting that flared up in October in the north drew closer to the…
Kabul: Afghan Vice-President MarshalMohammad Qasim Fahim, formerly one of the country’s most feared warlords, died of natural causes on Sunday after a turbulent life that reflected the country’s recent past. Fahim, a leader of the Tajikethnic…
Rebels stand guard at the entrance to the Es Sider terminal in Libya, where a NorthKorean-flagged tanker was docked. Photo: Reuters Libya threatened on Saturday to bomb a North Korean-flagged tanker if it tried to ship oil from a rebel-controlled port, in a major escalation of a stand-off over the country’s petroleum wealth. The rebels, who have…
According to a press release issued by the UN InformationCenter (UNIC) to Tehran, the full text of the message reads: ‘What was once the biggest United Nations peacekeeping operation in the world winds down this month, and the most extraordinary…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ? Speaking over Skype from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said his living situation is a bit like prison ? with a more lenient visitor policy. He also hinted that new leaks are coming…
Edward Yeranian CAIRO, EGYPT — Leaders of eastern Libya‘s self-declared autonomous region of Barqa declared Saturday that they had begun exporting oil from the port of Sidra and would share revenues with the central government in accordance with…
Scotland Yard is to request a private meeting with the parents of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence to share the findings of the criminal investigation into alleged misconduct by undercover officers. The force is writing to Doreen and Neville…
Click photo to enlarge CrimeanPremier Sergei Aksyonov, right, attends the swearing in ceremony for the first unit of a pro-Russian armed force, dubbed the “military forces of the autonomous republic of Crimea” in Simferopol, Ukraine,…
Sepang – Several nations searched waters off Southeast Asia on Saturday after aMalaysia Airlines jet carrying 239 passengers disappeared and was presumed lost, leaving stunned relatives demanding answers. Contact with Flight MH370 was lost somewhere…
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