Nevada Republican Michele Fiore defends arming five-year-old grandson
Republican Michele Fiore, a member of the Nevada Assembly and infamous for publishing a Christmas photo featuring her heavily armed family, is in the news again. This time it's for claiming guns are...
View ArticleDonald Trump calls for Muslims to be barred from entering US
Donald Trump has called for the United States to bar all Muslims from entering the country until the nation's leaders can "figure out what is going on," an extraordinary escalation of his harsh...
View ArticleAntonio Bagnato ordered death of underworld figure Wayne Schneider: Thai police
Bangkok: Thai police believe Sydney underworld figure Wayne Schneider was murdered on the orders of his personal Australian bodyguard Antonio Bagnato over a personal conflict. But 26 year-old Bagnato...
View ArticleOpposition landslide in Venezuela: what happens next?
ANALYSIS Caracas: For the past 16 years, Venezuela's embattled opposition has tried to gain a foothold in a country that has proved repeatedly that it is under the thrall of the Bolivarian Revolution....
View Article10 million people facing food emergency in Ethiopia as El Nino bites
The toll from Ethiopia's worst drought in 50 years is escalating, with officials dramatically increasing their estimate for the number of people facing critical food shortages. Two months ago the...
View ArticleBeer as a training partner?
For many people, working out and alcohol are closely linked. Sports teams and training partners celebrate victories, bemoan defeats and mark the end of training sessions with a beer or three. Beer, in...
View ArticleRussia gives France a puppy to replace police dog Diesel killed in Paris raid
In a ceremony in Moscow on Monday, Russia presented France with a puppy to replace a police dog killed in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris last...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius plans to appeal murder conviction: lawyer
Pretoria: South Africa's Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius will launch an appeal in South Africa's highest court after he was...
View ArticleTight security as Pope Francis opens Holy Year festivities
Vatican City: Tens of thousands of faithful backed up for blocks at the Vatican on Tuesday, undergoing strict security checks as Pope Francis began Holy Year with a call to set aside "fear and dread"....
View ArticleDirector-General condemns killing of cameraman Guido Armando Giovanni...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) 'I condemn the killing of Guido Armando Giovanni Villatoro Ramos,' the Director-General said. 'the commitment of...
View ArticleDirector-General urges investigation into the killing of blogger Orislandio...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) 'I condemn the murder of Orislandio Timóteo Araújo,' said the Director-General. 'I look to the authorities to...
View ArticleSan Bernardino shooters had been radicalised for 'some time', FBI says
San Bernardino: The California couple who killed 14 people at an office holiday party had been adherents of a radical strain of Islam for "some time," the FBI has said as investigators raced to...
View ArticleMigrant crisis: Children die after boat sinks off Turkey
Istanbul: At least six children died and eight other people were rescued on Tuesday after a boat carrying migrants bound for Greece capsized off Turkey's western coast near the city of Izmir, local...
View Article'Charlie Brown' voice actor Peter Robbins headed to prison for threats
Good grief. A former child actor who was the voice of Charlie Brown in three major Peanuts specials is headed to prison, reports the Associated Press, despite a last-ditch effort to withdraw his guilty...
View ArticleDirector-General condemns killing of two journalists Abdullah Kabil and...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) 'I condemn the violence that claimed the lives of Abdullah Kabil and Youssef Alaizry,' said the Director-General. 'I...
View ArticleHarry Potter author JK Rowling says Donald Trump is worse than Voldemort
New York: The mogul turned reality star turned presidential hopeful Donald Trump is a figure almost beyond parody and caricature - his comments so outlandish, his self-belief so inflated. But after...
View ArticleDonald Trump defends proposed ban on Muslims entering US as world reacts
Washington: Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his call to ban Muslims from entering the United States, calling it a temporary measure in a time of war. Trump likened...
View ArticleIn a first, Russia says it hit Islamic State with submarine-launched missile
Moscow: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that Russia had for the first time struck Islamic State targets in Syria with missiles fired from a submarine in the Mediterranean. Mr...
View ArticleUS seeks to avoid fulfilling Islamic State ground war prophecy
As the debate on how best to contain the Islamic State continues to rage in Western capitals, the militants themselves have made one point patently clear: They want the United States and its allies to...
View ArticleIslamic State extends recruitment efforts to China with new chant
Beijing: Islamic State has been recruiting far and wide for members to join its ranks on the battlefields of Iraq and Syria or elsewhere. Now those efforts are extending to China. The group recently...
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