NKorea threatens to beef up military capability
AP, Seoul :North Korea threatened Thursday to bolster its war capability and conduct a fourth nuclear test to cope with what it calls U.S. hostility...
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Israel approves 78 new settler homes in East Jerusalem
Reuters, Jerusalem :Israel on Wednesday approved the construction of 78 new homes in two settlements on West Bank land annexed to Jerusalem, likely to aggravate...
Egypt backs Gulf unity agreement with Qatar
AP, Cairo :After a request from the Saudi monarch, Egypt on Wednesday vowed to support a reconciliation agreement between its Gulf patrons and Qatar aimed...
US airstrike hits al-Qaida-held town in Syria
AP, Beirut :An overnight American-led airstrike struck al-Qaida militants in northwestern Syria, the U.S. military and Syrian activists said on Thursday.The strike marked the fourth...
UK ‘not optimistic’ on Iran nuclear talks
AFP, Vienna :Britain expressed doubts Wednesday that a nuclear deal could be reached with Iran by a looming deadline, as Tehran and six world powers...
Second French jihadist seen in IS video
BBC Online :France has confirmed that a second Frenchman features in a video showing the beheading of Syrian prisoners, and the body of US hostage...
Spanish MPs call for recognising Palestine
Al-Jazeera.com :Spanish lawmakers have overwhelmingly adopted a motion calling on the government to recognise a Palestinian state, following similar moves in other European nations.The vote...
Attack in Egypt’s Sinai leaves 7 dead
Al-Jazeera.com :Seven people have been killed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula in an exchange of fire that hit their home, security and medical officials said.It was...
Police arrest 4 Hong Kong protesters
Al-Jazeera.com :Hong Kong police have arrested four men as tensions once again flared after a small group of protesters broke into the city’s legislature through...
Fifty US states under freezing temperatures
Reuters, New York :Temperatures in all 50 US states dipped to freezing or below on Tuesday as an unseasonably cold blast of weather moved across...
Rampal devotees clash with cops
PTI, Haryana :Mounting pressure on godman Rampal to surrender, police has slapped sedition and other serious charges against him and several of his followers while...
Global terror attack deaths rose sharply in 2013
BBC Online :The number of deaths from terrorism increased by 61% between 2012 and 2013, a study into international terrorism says.There were nearly 10,000 terrorist...