European terror crackdown widens to Greece
AP, Paris :With Europe on edge, soldiers fanned out to guard possible terror targets in Belgium Saturday while police in Greece detained at least two...
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Pope makes appeal for world`s suffering children
AP, Manila :An emotional Pope Francis, moved by the tears of an abandoned child, said on Sunday the world needed to “learn how to cry”...
Islamic State in Iraq free 350 elderly Yazidis
Reuters, Kirkuk :Islamic State freed around 350 members of Iraq’s Yazidi minority on Saturday, delivering them to safety in the country’s Kurdish north.Almost all those...
UN SC threatens sanctions over Libya turmoil
Reuters, United Nations :The UN Security Council on Saturday welcomed Libyan peace negotiations held in Geneva this week but warned the North African state it...
Indian spy’s role alleged in Rajapaksas defeat: Report
Reuters, Colombo :Sri Lanka expelled the Colombo station chief of India’s spy agency in the run-up to this month’s presidential election, political and intelligence sources...
Mystery kidney disease killing Lankan farmers
AP, Konketiyawa :Karunawathie isn’t hungry for breakfast. She rarely is these days, but she forces herself to choke down a few bites of rice, dried...
French president urges ‘collective’, ‘firm’ response to terrorism
AFP, Paris :French President Francois Hollande urged the international community to offer a “firm” and “collective” response in the wake of last week’s attacks in...
ICC to probe possible war crimes in Palestine
AP, The Hague :The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched a preliminary probe on Friday that could clear the way for a full-scale...
Belgian PM ready to call in army to boost security
AFP, Brussels :Belgium’s government is ready to call in troops to increase security after a huge police swoop against a suspected militant cell that was...
Japan pledges $200m to Mideast to fight ISIS
Reuters, Cairo :Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned on Saturday that the world would suffer an “immeasurable loss” if terrorism spreads in the Middle East...
Spacecraft lost 11 years ago seen on Mars
AFP, London :A British-built probe which vanished 11 years ago has been found on the surface of Mars, scientists said on Friday, solving an enduring...
Floods kill 176, displace 200,000 in Malawi
AP, Blantyre :Flooding in Malawi has killed more than 176 people, displaced at least 200,000 others, left homes and schools submerged in water and roads...