Did Senator Ted Cruz release classified information during Republican debate?
Washington: The powerful Republican head of the Senate Intelligence Committee has said his staff is reviewing transcripts to see if Senator Ted Cruz revealed classified information during Tuesday...
View ArticleCastaway sued for $1.4m over claim of cannibalism
New York: A fisherman who survived 15 months lost at sea is being sued for US$1 million ($1.4 million) by the family of his dead colleague, who accuse him of eating their relation. Salvador Alvarenga,...
View ArticleRumblings greet impending mass layoffs in China's coal country
Hegang: In the dank shower room where the miners soak, the coal dust from their bodies staining the water chocolate, a lone worker sat smoking a cigarette, staring at the floor. He lingered, he...
View ArticleFormer neighbours star who snatched child ordered to report to Malaysian police
Former Neighbours actress Eliza Szonert has so far declined to attend a police station to be interviewed by Malaysian police fearing they may take her son from her, according to her mother Kay. And she...
View ArticleDeath in custody: Mistrial declared in Baltimore police officer's trial
Baltimore: A Maryland judge declared a mistrial on Wednesday in the trial of the first of six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, whose killing sparked riots and arson in...
View ArticleChildren of Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution wonder if it was really worth it
Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia: On the main road through Sidi Bouzid, Hmaidia Mohjoub is waiting for customers behind his fruit stall on a mild, sunny winter day. "People only buy small quantities these days,"...
View ArticleCastaway sued for $1.4m for 'cannibalism'
New York: A fisherman who survived 15 months lost at sea is being sued for US$1 million ($1.4 million) by the family of his dead colleague, who accuse him of eating their relation. Salvador Alvarenga,...
View ArticleChoking on smog, India cracks down on Delhi's vehicles
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has ordered several transportation restrictions in the nation's capital to help curb pollution, issuing a temporary ban on the registration of some diesel cars and...
View ArticleHow a blonde American kid became a huge star in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Say the name Joshua Van Alstine in Saudi Arabia and the response is likely a blank stare. But mention his web-born persona, Abu Muteb, and chances are good you'll get a knowing nod or wry...
View ArticleVladimir Putin says Donald Trump is 'a very lively man, talented without doubt'
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin ranged from conflict zones to US politics in a news conference that tried to close gaps with Washington over Syria, noted that Moscow remained engaged in...
View ArticleMedia equality critical for women’s rights (UNESCO - United Nations...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) 'On International Human Rights Day (10 December), we call for inclusive societies that give equal voice to all,' said...
View ArticleDenmark wants to seize jewellery and cash from refugees
In recent months, Denmark has taken a fairly harsh stance toward refugees. In September, for example, authorities published an ad in Lebanese newspapers carrying an unmistakable message to foreigners...
View ArticleSan Bernardino shootings: Former neighbour who supplied guns arrested
Washington: A former neighbour suspected of supplying guns to the married couple who massacred 14 people in San Bernardino, California, has been arrested, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday,...
View ArticleDecades of jokes notwithstanding, British teeth aren't so bad, study says
New York: It would seem that the British public, long the butt of dentistry jokes told by Americans, now have the last laugh (showing a lot of shiny teeth). According to an analysis of dental surveys...
View ArticleItaly readies non-combat coalition in bid to end Libya chaos
Rome: Italy is drawing up plans to lead a military coalition, including troops and special forces from Britain, France and Germany, which would seek to stabilise Libya but have no combat role, two...
View ArticleKorea's history wars are not only happening in the North
The South Korean President Park Geun-Hye's recent move to replace, by early 2017, privately published middle and high school history textbooks with a single, state-authored history textbook system has...
View ArticleMarijuana smoke wafting through the streets of New York in sign of times to come
New York: It wafts down the pavement, an unmistakable aroma more Haight-Ashbury than New York - the tang of marijuana smoke in the city's streets. If the smell (and the lightheadedness a passer-by may...
View ArticleUS Navy SEALS and the Afghanistan cover-up
Kabul: The three Navy SEALs stomped on the bound Afghan detainees and dropped heavy stones on their chests, the witnesses recalled. They stood on the prisoners' heads and poured bottles of water on...
View ArticlePanel blasts UN over handling of Central Africa peacekeeper abuse
United Nations: The United Nations and its agencies grossly mishandled allegations of child sexual abuse by international peacekeepers in the Central African Republic, an independent review panel has...
View ArticleBali's gangs apologise for deadly violence and 'guarantee' safe Christmas
Jakarta: The leader of Bali's notorious Laskar gang has apologised over a deadly battle with a rival gang and "guaranteed" Bali would be safe over Christmas and New Year. Four people from Baladika were...
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