Japan PM calls snap election
BBC Online :Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called an early election, two years ahead of schedule.At a news briefing, he said he would dissolve...
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HK clears part of protest site
Reuters, Hong Kong :Hong Kong on Tuesday cleared part of a protest camp in the heart of the city that has been occupied by pro-democracy...
Four killed in Jerusalem synagogue attack
BBC Online :At least four Israelis have been killed and eight injured as two men armed with a pistol, knives and axes attacked a West...
Mudslides kill four along Swiss-Italian border
Agency :Four people died when mudslides hit their homes in the border area between Italy and Switzerland on Saturday.A fifth was missing near the Italian...
Obama calls IS beheadings `pure evil`
BBC Online :US President Barack Obama has condemned the killing of US aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig as “an act of pure evil”.The Islamic State (IS)...
Japan to pay $1.5b to climate fund
Reuters, Norway :A promise by Japan on Sunday to give up to $1.5 billion to a UN fund to help poor nations cope with global...
Pakistan test-fires nuclear capable ballistic missile
PTI, Islamabad :Pakistan successfully test-fired a nuclear capable ballistic missile with a range of 900 kilometers, days after testing a similar missile capable of hitting...
Palestinian driver found hanged in Jerusalem bus
Reuters, Jerusalem :A Palestinian bus driver was found hanged inside his vehicle on Monday, an incident Israeli police described as a suicide but which the...
Refugees fleeing Boko Haram flood Cameroon camp
AFP, Minawao :Everyday they cross the border from Nigeria on motorbikes, donkeys or even on foot, and all are looking for safe haven from the...
MH17 flight wreckage removal begins in Ukraine
BBC Online :Work has begun to remove wreckage from the MH17 crash site in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, Dutch officials say.The Malaysian Airlines plane, which was...
Romania to elect president to replace Basescu
BBC Online :Voters in Romania are set to elect a new president in a run-off vote which pits the social democrat prime minister against a...
US military chief says battle with IS starting to turn
Reuters, Baghdad :The United States’ top military officer told American troops on a surprise visit to Baghdad on Saturday that the momentum in the battle...