Two Australian members of the “Bali Nine” drug trafficking ring, arrested in Bali in 2005 for attempting to smuggle 8 kg (18 lb) of heroin t...
الخميس، 5 فبراير 2015
Fire in China Kills 18
At least 18 people have been killed in a wholesale market fire, authorities in southern China said Friday. Local officials told the official...
European, US Leaders in Diplomatic Push for Peace in Ukraine
French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel went to the Ukrainian capital with a cease-fire proposal to end the v...
US Sentences Somali Man for Supporting Al-Shabab Terrorists
The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday that a Somali citizen was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for providing support to the Som...
African Leaders Seek to Address Boko Haram Violence
Cameroon’s information minister says the ongoing military offensive against the Nigeria-based Islamist group Boko Haram is an indication of ...
Measles in US Becomes Medical, Scientific, Political Issue
The outbreak of measles in the United States — more than 100 cases so far — has just about everyone weighing in, from public health official...
Irate Fans Attack Peruvian Soccer Players After Loss
Soccer fans in Peru sore over their club Alianza Lima's 4-0 loss to Argentina's Huracan attacked their own team Thursday, wounding t...
WHO: MERS Virus Still a Concern
The World Health Organization said Thursday that it remained worried about the spread of MERS, a respiratory disease that has infected and k...
Myanmar Halts Citizenship Verification Project for Muslim Minorities
Myanmar, also known as Burma, has halted a national pilot project to verify the citizenship status of Muslim minorities in western Rakhine S...
Hawaii Officials Think Bigger as They Prepare for Tsunamis
The reality of climate change means many coastal communities and island nations are vulnerable to tsunamis. The island state of Hawaii thoug...
UN Wants 1,030 More Peacekeepers for C.A.R.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked the U.N. Security Council for 1,030 more peacekeepers for Central African Republic af...
UN Human Rights Chief Says Islamist Militants Think Like Nazis
The first U.N. human rights chief who is an Arab and a Muslim on Thursday also became the first person in that position to visit the U.S. Ho...
US Will Look to China, Japan for Help Against IS
In his trip to Asia next week, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to discuss with Beijing and Tokyo ways they can hel...
Kosovo, Beset by Unrest, May Write Off Citizens' Pre-2009 Debts
Kosovo may write off a range of debts racked up by citizens before 2009, the government said Thursday in a move to tackle widespread dissati...
Ex-Argentine Spy Boss Wanted for Questioning in Prosecutor's Death
Argentine investigators want to grill a former spy chief over the death of a state prosecutor who alleged the country's president tried ...
Growing Pains Continue for Cambodian Capital
Not very long ago, the Toek Thla neighborhood of Phnom Penh was a land of grass and rice fields, along with a small pond. Now, it is part of...
Morale High Among Kurdish Fighters on Northern Iraq Frontline
In northern Iraq, Kurdish fighters known as Peshmerga have begun pushing back militants of the Islamic State group with the help of U.S. air...
UN Human Rights Chief: Islamist Militants Think Like Nazis
The first UN High Commissioner for Human Rights who is both an Arab and a Muslim also Thursday became the first one to visit the U.S. Holoca...
Influential Leaders Say Nigeria Poll Should Go Ahead
An influential body of Nigerian leaders says elections scheduled for February 14 should go ahead as planned. The Council of State, an adviso...
For Pakistan's Teachers, Books and Guns
The Taliban attack on a Peshawar school in December has galvanized teachers across Pakistan. The attack that left 150 people dead, most of t...
Under Siege, Ukraine Awaits Decision on Lethal Aid
The Obama administration is considering whether to provide defensive weapons to Ukraine for its fight against Russian-backed rebels. The Wes...
February 5, 2015
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IMF Grants $100M for Debt Relief to Ebola-hit Countries
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will get close to $100 million in total to pay off their debts to the International Monetary Fund, the firs...
Whitney Houston's Daughter in Medically Induced Coma
Bobbi Kristina Brown, 21, the daughter of the late star Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown was placed in a coma to stop brain swelling, ...
Greece, Germany Discuss Debts, but Settle Nothing
The German and Greek finance ministers met in Berlin Thursday, but made no progress toward settling the demand from Athens' new leftist ...
US, Allies Could Split Over Supplying Weapons to Ukraine
Several European defense ministers spoke out on Thursday against sending weapons to the Ukrainian army, pointing to a potential transatlanti...
Ukraine's Hryvnia Plunges After Foreign Currency Auctions Scrapped
Ukraine's hryvnia currency plunged about 30 percent against the dollar on Thursday, traders said, after the central bank abandoned the f...
Kerry, Zarif to Hold Nuclear Talks Saturday
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will meet in Munich Saturday to discuss the negotiations on Iran...
Jordan Fighter Jets Fly Over Memorial for Slain Pilot
Jordanian fighter jets flew Thursday over the hometown of a pilot killed by Islamic State militants after ending a mission against militants...
Manila Says China Starts Dredging at Another Reef in Disputed Waters
China has started dredging around the disputed Mischief Reef in the South China Sea, a Philippine navy commander said on Thursday, signaling...
Christian Protesters Clash with Police in India's Delhi
Hundreds of Christian protesters clashed with police in India's capital on Thursday as they pressed demands for government protection am...
China Defends Ship's Action in South China Sea
China on Thursday defended the actions of its coast guard vessel in the disputed waters of the South China Sea after the Philippines accused...
Obama, Dalai Lama to Attend National Prayer Breakfast
President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama will both attend the annual National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday in Washington, but it is not cle...
'Most Wanted' Militant Likely Killed in Philippines Raid
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