Eightmile Fire grows to 700 acres
Agency :A neighborhood near Cañon City is on pre-evacuation notice Friday night – after a lightning-caused wildfire, burning since Monday, exploded to 700 acres.People living...
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US fueling Ukrainian crisis: Russia
AP, Moscow :Russia’s foreign minister on Saturday accused the United States of encouraging Ukraine to challenge Moscow and heavily weighing in on the European Union.Speaking...
New Chinese map lays claim to Arunachal, South China Sea
Zee Media Bureau, New Delhi :In a fresh dare, China has published a new map that has unnerved sentiments among governments ranging from India to...
Armed US drones fly over Baghdad
AFP, Kochi :Armed American drones were flying over Baghdad to defend US military advisers and diplomats as Iraqi forces readied a massive operation Saturday to...
Syrian rebels buckling in face of jihadis
AP, Beirut :The Syrian rebels that the US now wants to support are in poor shape, on the retreat from the radical al-Qaida breakaway group...
Pak jets kill 17 in anti-militant offensive
AFP, Bannu :Pakistani jets killed 17 militants in the latest raid on rebel hideouts in the country’s restive northwest, officials said on Saturday.The planes bombarded...
Family ‘blessings’ for love marriage!
Reuters, Lahore :A young couple in Pakistan were tied up and had their throats slit with scythes after they married for love, police said Saturday.The...
Obama asks Congress for $500m for rebels
BBC Online :President Barack Obama has asked the US Congress to approve $500m (£294m) to train and equip what he described as “moderate” Syrian opposition...
Abdullah supporters march against ‘fraud’
BBC Online :Thousands of supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah have marched through Kabul to protest against alleged fraud.The protesters, who were joined by...
Iraq helicopters fire on university campus in insurgent-held city
Reuters, Baghdad :Iraqi helicopters fired on a university campus in Tikrit on Friday to dislodge insurgents who overran the city in an onslau”tellite imagery “strongly...
Thousands flee Ukraine for Russia; truce nears end
AP, Ukraine :As a shaky cease-fire in the east entered its final hours Thursday, thousands of Ukrainians in cars stuffed with belongings lined up at...
Flash floods in Guwahati: 7 dead
NDTV.com, Guwahati :Flash floods ravaged Guwahati and four districts in Assam, killing seven persons, including three in landslides in the Koinadhana area close to chief...