Egyptian court jails 68 Brotherhood men
Reuters, Cairo :An Egyptian court sentenced 68 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to jail terms on Tuesday, judicial sources said, in a case related to deadly violence...
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Afghans to sign with US, NATO troop deals
BBC Online :The new Afghan government is to sign security deals with the US and Nato later that will allow foreign troops to remain in...
Taiwan President backs HK protesters
AFP, Taipei :Taiwan’s president threw his weight behind Hong Kong’s democracy protesters on Monday, saying he was “very concerned” by events in the city and...
Al-Qaida leader warns of revenge for airstrikes
AP, Beirut :The leader of al-Qaida’s Syria affiliate vowed Sunday that his group would “use all possible means” to fight back against airstrikes by the...
Taiwan President backs HK protesters
AFP, Taipei :Taiwan’s president threw his weight behind Hong Kong’s democracy protesters on Monday, saying he was “very concerned” by events in the city and...
Taliban launch attack in Afghanistan’s Paktia
BBC Online :A group of Taliban suicide bombers has attacked a local government headquarters in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktia province, killing 12 people, as the country’s...
Ghani sworn in as new Afghan president
AP, Afghanistan :Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai was sworn in Monday as Afghanistan’s new president, replacing Hamid Karzai in the country’s first democratic transfer of power since...
Peru quake kills eight
BBC Online :At least eight people have died in an earthquake in southern Peru, officials announced on Sunday.The 4.9-magnitude quake hit the Cusco region in...
Lenin statue toppled!
Mailonline.com :A gigantic statue of Lenin has been torn down by Ukrainian nationalists who cheered and chanted as they cut off the Communist monument’s metal...
Obama says mistrust of police corroding America
AP, Washington :The widespread mistrust of law enforcement that was exposed by the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man in Missouri exists in...
Syrian rescuer, on a break, recalls horror of war
AP, New York :Thousands of miles from his ravaged homeland in the comfort and security of midtown Manhattan, Raed Saleh chokes up as he recalls...
Modi enthralls crowd at New York’s Central Park
PTI , New York :Using an unusual platform of a rock concert, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invoked “can do” attitude of youth to...