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Iraq Incursion After Kurdish Rebels Attack Soldiers: Turkey
Turkish soldiers, air force bombers and helicopter gunships launched an incursion into northern Iraq on Wednesday, hours after Kurdish rebels killed 24 soldiers and wounded 18 in attacks along the border. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled a visit to Kazakhstan and held a nationally televised news conference to announce that Turkey had launched the..
Russia clashes over energy with Belarus, Ukraine, EU
Russia plunged back into the disputes over energy with Ukraine and Belarus that have repeatedly disrupted oil and gas supplies to European Unioncountries, and it also termed EU energy policy as "uncivilized". Russia on Friday denied remarks by Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko that it [more]
Simple test may predict life expectancy
Don’t be surprised if your doctor asks you to sit on the floor at your next checkup. A new study says testing a person’s ability to sit down and then rise from the floor could provide useful insight into their overall health and longevity. [more]
For North Korea, next step is a nuclear test?
North Korea's next step after rattling the world by putting a satellite into orbit for the first time will likely be a nuclear test, the third conducted by the reclusive and unpredictable state. A nuclear test would be the logical follow-up to [more]
South Korea produce missiles that can Bomb All of North Korea
South Korea can now produce missiles that can reach all of North Korea as part of a new deal with Washington that's a response to the North's own growing weapons stockpile. There were restrictions put on their missile production by Washington to try and deter [more]
Pregnant wife of 21 murdered by family to rid her of evil spirits: Jailed for 58 years
A man and three members of his family were jailed for a total of 58 years yesterday after being convicted of murdering his pregnant wife claiming she was possessed by evil spirits. One of the four smothered 21-year-old Nalia Mumtaz while the others held [more]
Turkey launches incursion into Iraq
Turkish soldiers, air force bombers and helicopter gunships launched an incursion into northern Iraq on Wednesday, hours after Kurdish rebels killed 24 soldiers and wounded 18 in attacks along the border. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled a visit to Kazakhstan and held a nationally televised news conference to announce that Turkey had launched the..
A man from Al-Qaeda distributes Somalia aid near Mogadishu
The man distributing the aid, Abu Abdulla Almuhajir (left), was accompanied by al-Shabab spokesman Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage (centre) A man claiming to be from al-Qaeda has distributed aid in Somalia, highlighting the group’s links with al-Shabab militants. The man identified as US citizen Abu Abdulla Almuhajir and speaking with an American accent handed out..
Heavy rains kill at least 66 in Central America
Central American authoritiessaid on Sunday that at least 66 people had died in six days of heavy rains that caused landslides, floods and bridge failures throughout the region. Officials ordered evacuations as the rain was expected to continue. El Salvador’s director of civil protection, Jorge Melendez, said in a news conference that at least 24..
Ukrainian Ex-prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko Sentenced to seven years in Prison
Yulia Tymoshenko: The face of the country’s 2004 Orange Revolution, she served as prime minister for eight months in 2005, and then again from 2007 to 2010. She ran for president in 2010 but lost in a run-off against Viktor Yanukovich. Ukrainian ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko exceeded her powers when she ordered state energy firm..
7 Aboard Missing Russian Mi-8 Helicopter Alive
Rescuers have found the missing Mi-8 helicopter in Russia’s Trans-Baikal region and all seven people aboard the helicopter were alive, local emergency department said on Sunday. A spokesperson for the regional emergencies department said the helicopter was found at 17:09 Moscow time (1309 GMT), adding that over 110 rescuers and 15 units of special equipment..
Christians fear Islamist pressure in Egypt
FILE – In this Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 file photo, Egyptian Copts hold Christian crosses and chant slogans as they demonstrate against the sectarian violence, in downtown Cairo, Egypt. In the past few weeks, riots have broken out at two churches in southern Egypt, prompted by Muslim crowds angered by rumors that Christians were building..
Tokelau to join Samoa and leap forward over international dateline
The South Pacific community of Tokelau says it will jump to the other side of the international dateline, following a similar move by Samoa. A tiny New Zealand-administered territory of three islands, Tokelau lies to the north of Fiji, approximately half-way between Hawaii and the Australian coast. It lies to the east of the line,..
Harry Thomas, US ambassador to Philippines apologises for sex tourism remark
Harry Thomas, the US ambassador to the Philippines. Photograph: Jay Directo/AFP/Getty Images The US ambassador to the Philippines has apologised for saying that 40% of male tourists visit the country for sex. Ambassador Harry Thomas sent a text message to the Philippine foreign secretary, Albert del Rosario, expressing regret for his comments, which provoked an..
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman win Nobel prize for their work campaigning for women’s rights
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty, Frederick M Brown/Getty, Khaled Abdullah/Reuters Three women who have campaigned for peace and democracy in Liberia and Yemen have been jointly awarded this year’s Nobel peace prize. The Liberian president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and Leymah Gbowee, a social worker turned peace campaigner from the..
Russia holding a Chinese national on espionage
Russia on Wednesday announced the arrest of a Chinese national who was allegedly trying to secure secret documents on S-300 missile systems while posing as an official interpreter. The Federal Security Service (FSB) said the arrest was made on October 28 last year but did not explain why it had failed to report the incident...
PM Netanyahu: Galilee mosque arson ‘horrifying’ and has no place in Israel
PM ‘furious’ over suspected ‘price tag’ attack on mosque in Upper Galilee; opposition leader Livni says such incidents obligate Israel to undergo ‘self-examination. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed fury over Monday’s mosque arson in the Upper Galilee village of Tuba and instructed the Shin Bet chief to quickly locate those responsible, the Prime Minister’s Office..
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Soldiers Discover Abandoned Baby on Side of Road in southern Afghanistan7 months ago
Soldiers Discover Abandoned Baby on Side of Road in Afghanistan A newborn baby girl left abandoned on the side of the road in southern Afghanistan has been..
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Simple test may predict life expectancy5 months ago
Don’t be surprised if your doctor asks you to sit on the floor at your next checkup. A new study says testing a person’s ability to sit..