‘Syria army shelling kills five civilians’
AFP :Syrian army shelling killed an elderly woman and four of her children in the war-torn country’s northwest, rescue workers and a monitor said on...
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Fearing ostracism or worse, many nonbelievers hide their views in Middle East, North Africa
AP :There’s the Tunisian woman who fasts during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, though not for God. The Iraqi woman who, until recently, wore...
Typhoon makes landfall in Taiwan, causing 190 injuries
AP :Typhoon Koinu swept southern Taiwan on Thursday, injuring 190 people but causing no deaths as it brought intense winds and rainstorms to the island,...
Warmest September on record as ‘gobsmacking’ data shocks scientists
BBC, Online :The world’s September temperatures were the warmest on record, breaking the previous high by a huge margin, according to the EU climate service....
India-Canada diplomatic row: Talks with India ‘in private,’ says Canadian foreign minister
News Desk : Ottawa believes in having a “strong diplomatic footprint” in India, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly has said.Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has...
21 dead after Italian bus carrying tourists falls from Venice overpass
Reuters : At least 21 people died on Tuesday and 18 were injured after a bus carrying tourists to a campground crashed off an overpass...
Australian state swings from bush fires to flash flooding in 24 hours
Reuters : Less than 24 hours since residents in parts of Australia’s Victoria state fled bush fires, state authorities are now warning of flooding as...
Thai police arrest 14-yr-old suspected gunman after 3 killed at Bangkok mall
Reuters :Thai police on Tuesday said they had arrested a 14-year-old suspected gunman after a shooting at a luxury mall in the capital Bangkok that...
Countries pledge to raise $12 billion to fund coral reef protection
Reuters :An alliance of nations said on Tuesday members would raise $12 billion to protect coral reefs from threats such as pollution and overfishing, but...
At least 10 migrants killed in Mexico truck accident
AFP :At least 10 Cuban migrants were killed and 25 injured on Sunday when a cargo truck carrying them overturned in southern Mexico, local officials...
Women’s rights campaigner to take Feinstein’s vacated Senate seat
AFP :California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday appointed women’s rights campaigner and former labor union leader Laphonza Butler to the United States Senate, filling the...