Muslims, not Columbus, discovered Americas : Erdogan
AFP, Istanbul :Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that the Americas were discovered by Muslims in the 12th century, nearly three centuries before Christopher...
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Afghan woman MP survives car attack
BBC Online :A suicide bomber has targeted a prominent female Afghan politician, killing three civilians and wounding others in an attack on a Kabul convoy.Shukria...
Ukraine rebel areas to lose state services
BBC Online :Ukraine’s president has ordered the withdrawal of all state services, including funding for hospitals and schools, from rebel-held areas.Petro Poroshenko issued a decree...
Leaders pledge to grow their economies by 2.1 pc
BBC Online :Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has closed the G20 summit by detailing economic pledges agreed by world leaders.The leaders agreed to boost their...
US cities brace for protests off Ferguson decision
AP, Boston :From Boston to Los Angeles, police departments are bracing for large demonstrations when a grand jury decides whether to indict a white police...
US, West blast Russia over Ukraine at G20 summit
Reuters, Australia :Western leaders attending a G20 summit blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday for the crisis in Ukraine, threatening further sanctions if Russia...
ISIL committing war crimes in Syria: UN
Al-Jazeera.com :Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are committing war crimes and crimes against humanity on a large scale in...
Top US general in Iraq as campaign to expand
Al-Jazeera.com :The top US military officer, General Martin Dempsey, has arrived in Baghdad on an unannounced visit to meet US commanders preparing to expand American...
HK student leaders blocked from taking democracy fight to Beijing
Reuters, Hong Kong :Three Hong Kong student leaders were stopped from boarding a flight to Beijing on Saturday to take their fight for greater democracy...
Russia sees chance of deal at nuclear talks with Iran
Reuters, Brisbane :A senior Russian diplomat said a deal could be reached this month between world powers and Tehran on curbing Iran’s nuclear program if...
China launches new remote sensing satellite
PTI, Beijing :China on Saturday launched a new remote sensing satellite into scheduled orbit from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre.The satellite Yaogan-23 will mainly be used...
Philae comet lander loses power
BBC Online :The Philae lander on the distant comet 67P has sent another stream of data back to Earth before losing power.The little probe delivered...