Kurds ‘repulse ISIL push’ in Syria’s Kobane
Al-Jazeera.com :Kurdish forces have reportedly thwarted a new attempt by ISIL fighters to cut off the Syrian town of Kobane from the border with Turkey...
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Top Canada officials to face Parliament questioning after attacks
Reuters, Ottawa :Top Canadian security officials are due to testify on Monday before a parliamentary committee about threats facing the nation in the same building...
Death penalty call for captain
BBC Online :South Korean prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the captain of the Sewol ferry, which sank in April killing more than 300...
If age is nothing but a mind-set?-III
Bruce Grierson, New York Times :(From previous issue)Langer came to believe that one way to enhance well-being was to use all sorts of placebos. Placebos...
Ukraine leader wins pro-West mandate but wary of Russia
Reuters, Kiev :Pro-Western parties will dominate Ukraine’s parliament after an election handed President Petro Poroshenko a mandate to end a separatist conflict and steer the...
Ebola: US nurse to challenge her confinement
BBC Online :A US nurse held in quarantine in New Jersey after treating Ebola patients in West Africa says she will challenge her confinement in...
UK ends Afghan combat operations
BBC Online :The last UK base in Afghanistan has been handed over to the control of Afghan security forces, ending British combat operations in the...
Pakistan air strikes kill 18 militants
AFP, Pakistan :Pakistan’s military said on Sunday it had killed 18 militants in air attacks in a troubled tribal district near the Afghan border.The strikes...
If age is nothing but a mind-set?-II
Bruce Grierson, New York Times :(From previous issue)The stars were squired via period cars to a country house meticulously retrofitted to 1975, right down to...
HK protesters scrap vote on govt proposals
BBC Online :Protesters in Hong Kong have abandoned plans to hold a ballot over whether to accept the government’s proposals and end their sit-in.Protest leaders...
Snap polls in Ukraine
BBC Online :Ukrainian voters are going to the polls in snap elections for a new parliament.President Petro Poroshenko called the poll as he aims to...
9 killed, 24 hurt in Assam road accident
Dna News :At least nine persons, including five women, were killed and 24 injured when a bus in which they were travelling fell into a...