Mursi due to stand trial on spying charges
BBC Online :Deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi has arrived at court for a new trial, on charges of espionage and conspiring to commit acts of...
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Ukraine protesters quit key building
BBC Online :Ukraine protesters are vacating city hall in Kiev, the symbolic centre of prolonged anti-government demonstrations, eyewitnesses say.“City hall is almost completely evacuated”, opposition...
Schoolgirl raped, dumped at south Delhi hospital
TNN, New Delhi :A 17-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly raped by her friend, brutalized and dumped at a hospital in south Delhi on Friday.Doctors found the...
Pak anti-drone activist freed
CNN :An anti-drone activist and journalist from Pakistan has been released, more than a week after he was abducted from his home in Rawalpindi.Kareem Khan...
Last-ditch bid to break Geneva deadlock
BBC Online :The UN special envoy for Syria is making a last-ditch bid to break the stalemate between the Syrian government and the opposition in...
Obama vows to put more pressure on Assad regime
AFP, Rancho Mirage :As Syrian peace talks in Geneva appear to flounder, President Barack Obama vowed to apply more pressure on the regime of Syrian...
Indonesian airports reopen after volcano eruption
BBC Online :Several airports have reopened on the Indonesian island of Java after being forced to close following the eruption of a volcano.Correspondents say air...
US storm that left traffic misery hits eastern Canada
BBC Online :A giant winter storm that gridlocked traffic, left flights cancelled, and knocked out power in the US East Coast has pushed into eastern...
Democracy in tears
TNN, New Delhi :The difference between the street and Parliament blurred on Thursday as pepper spray, shards of broken glass, uprooted microphones and brawls turned...
Kerry meets Xi Jinping amid Asia tensions
AFP, Beijing :US Secretary of State John Kerry met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, as Washington’s security allies Tokyo and Manila fret over China’s...
Italian PM to resign
BBC Online :Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has said he will resign on Friday after his Democratic Party backed a call for a new administration.Party...