UN SC to meet on Israeli settlements
AFP, United Nations :The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss Israeli plans to build more Jewish settlements in Arab east...
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India court given ‘black money’ list
PTI, New Delhi :The Centre on Wednesday placed a list of names of 627 Indian account holders in HSBC bank, Geneva in blackmoney case before...
10 dead, 200 missing in Lanka landslide
AFP, Colombo :Mudslides triggered by monsoon rains swept through a tea-growing region of Sri Lanka on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and leaving around...
Zambian President Sata dies
Reuters, Lusaka :Zambian President Michael Sata has died in London, where he had been receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness, a government source in Africa’s...
Egypt to clear residents from Gaza border
BBC Online :Egyptian authorities have ordered residents living along the country’s eastern border with the Gaza Strip to evacuate their homes prior to their demolishing...
Secular party defeats Islamists in Tunisia election
AP, Tunisia :Tunisia’s well-organized Islamists have been defeated in parliamentary elections, paying the price for their turbulent years of power after the Arab Spring that...
HK protesters mark one month of ‘Umbrella Movement’
AFP, Hong Kong :Hong Kong democracy activists on Tuesday marked one month of mass protests, calling on supporters to gather for an evening rally wearing...
Lebanon army back in control of Tripoli
Al-jazeera.com :Lebanese soldiers have taken control of a Tripoli neighbourhood, once a base for al-Qaeda inspired fighters, after three days of fierce fighting that killed...
If age is nothing but a mind-set?-IV
Bruce Grierson, New York Times :(From previous issue)Four years ago, Langer and her colleagues published in Psychological Science a study that came closest in spirit...
Turkish PM rejects Kobane criticism
BBC Online :Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has rejected claims that it is not doing enough to help Syrian fighters defeat Islamic State (IS) in...
Dilma re-elected Brazil president
Al-Jazeera.com :Brazil’s incumbent president Dilma Rousseff has won a second term, defeating her opposition rival Aecio Neves with a narrow margin in an election that...
Tunisia counts votes after historic poll
Al-Jazeera.com :Tunisia has voted in historic elections to choose its first parliament since the overthrow of long-time ruler in 2011 that sparked the ‘Arab Spring’...