Ukrainian flag raised in rebel stronghold after army action
Reuters, Kiev :Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ordered the army to raise the national flag over the separatist stronghold of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine on Saturday,...
International
Suicide bomb eplodes near Somalia parliament
BBC Online :A suicide car bomb has killed at least four people near Somalia’s parliament, police and Somali media say.Reports say the bomb went off...
Maliki still Iraqis top choice as PM
AFP, Baghdad :Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki remains many Iraqis’ top choice to lead the country even though militants have overrun large swathes of territory and...
Germans summons US envoy over spying
BBC Online :The German authorities have summoned the US ambassador in Berlin after a man was arrested on suspicion of spying.The US diplomat “was asked...
Palestinian youth was burned alive
Reuters, Ramallah :Initial autopsy findings from the body of an East Jerusalem youth who Palestinians believe was kidnapped and killed by far-right Jews showed that...
Indian nurses return home from Iraq
BBC Online :A group of 46 Indian nurses freed by Isis militants after being trapped in Iraq has arrived home in the southern city of...
US always a nation of immigrants: Obama
AP, Washington :Celebrating the ethnic diversity of America, President Barack Obama said more than two dozen foreign-born military members who became US citizens at the...
Fireworks, hurricane marks US Independence Day
AP, Washington :The United States marks 238 years as a nation as it celebrates Independence Day on Saturday with fireworks, food and music. Hurricane Arthur...
Myanmar curfew returns calm
AP, Myanmar :Muslims in Myanmar’s second-largest city said early morning prayers in peace Friday after an overnight curfew restored calm following two nights of violent...
Xi Jinping invites SKorea joint effort on Japan’s wartime past
Reuters, Seoul :China and South Korea share a common past and concern related to Japan’s colonialism and invasion in the early 20th century and must...
From Dowining Street to jail for hacking phone
BBC Online :Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been jailed for 18 months for conspiracy to hack phones.The 46-year-old, who went on...