Brutal winter cripples Afghanistan
AP, Kabul :Thousands of Afghans are pouring into makeshift camps in the capital where they face a harsh winter as the Taliban return to areas...
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Angry police shun NYC mayor at funeral for slain officer
Reuters, New York :Tens of thousands of police from cities across the United States filled a New York City church and nearby streets on Saturday...
Arizona police officer, suspect killed in shootout
AP, Flagstaff :A 24-year-old police officer and a suspect died after a shootout Saturday afternoon.Officer Tyler J. Stewart, 24, died at Flagstaff Medical Center after...
Iran tests suicide drone in military drill
AP, Tehran :Iran’s army said Saturday it has deployed a suicide drone for the first time in massive ongoing military drills near the strategic Strait...
Separatists to dominate Scotland in UK election: Poll
AFP, London :The pro-independence Scottish National Party is set to dominate Scotland in the United Kingdom general election in May, according to a poll out...
over 300 killed in Syria
AFP, Beirut :Shortages of food and medicine caused the deaths of more than 300 civilians, including about 100 children, in areas besieged by the Syrian...
Muslims ditch Lankan president ahead of snap polls
AFP, Colombo :Sri Lanka’s main Muslim party Sunday quit the government and pledged support to the opposition in a move seen as the biggest setback...
Snow, ice sweep Europe, stranding thousands
AP, London :Snow and icy weather swept through parts of Europe on Saturday, stranding drivers overnight and leaving thousands of homes without power in Britain.Snow...
NATO ends its Afghan war, but insurgency on the rise
AFP, Kabul :NATO will hold a ceremony in Kabul later Sunday formally ending its war in Afghanistan, officials said, after 13 years of conflict that...
Yangon votes for first time in 60 years
AFP, Yangon :Residents of Myanmar’s commercial hub Yangon went to the polls today for the first municipal elections in six decades, with voters hoping for...
Russia identifies NATO as its biggest threat
AP, Moscow :Russia identified NATO as the nation’s No. 1 military threat and raised the possibility of a broader use of precision conventional weapons to...
N Korea blames US for Internet outages
AP, Seoul :North Korea called President Barack Obama “a monkey” and blamed the U.S. on Saturday for shutting down its Internet amid the hacking row...