Islamic State supporters in Malaysia pledge revenge for arrests
Bangkok: The south-east Asian wing of Islamic State has threatened revenge for the arrests of a growing number of its militants in Malaysia, prompting a further tightening of security in the...
View ArticleBattered US East Coast struggles to return to normal after 'Snowzilla'
Major US East Coast cities struggled on Monday to return to normal following a massive weekend blizzard that dropped about 60.96 cm of snow on cities including New York and Washington. Commuters faced...
View ArticleSevere turbulence diverts Milan-bound American Airlines flight to Newfoundland
Toronto: An American Airlines passenger jet was diverted to an airport in eastern Canada on Sunday after hitting severe turbulence...
View ArticleRadio France International (RFI) and UNESCO work together to promote the...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Starting on 7 February, 52 editions of the Mémoire d'un continent will be devoted to the General History of Africa....
View ArticleActress Kate del Castillo says Mexican government wants to 'destroy' her: report
Mexico City: Actress Kate del Castillo, at the centre of a Mexican money laundering probe after she helped Hollywood star Sean Penn interview drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, said Mexico's...
View ArticleDispute over $US25 fee leads to fatal gun-store shootout in US, police say
Two people are dead and two others injured following a shootout at a Mississippi gun shop that appears to have erupted when a dispute over a $US25 fee escalated, authorities say. Pearl River County...
View ArticleWhy Bernie Sanders' political ad is so effective
In its first 24 hours, US presidential political candidate Bernie Sanders' political ad was viewed almost 1 million times. Washington Post reporter John Wagner, who is on the Sanders beat, described...
View ArticleMother, one-year-old in car killed by carbon monoxide as dad clears snow
New Jersey: A family in New Jersey, trapped over the weekend in the massive East Coast snowstorm, was trying to dig its way out when the chill became too much to handle. The mother and her children -...
View ArticleChina releases Swedish activist Peter Dahlin
Beijing: China has released a Swedish human rights activist detained earlier this month and accused of undermining the country's national security through his legal advocacy work in Beijing. Peter...
View ArticleCould the Zika virus be spread through sex? Two cases suggest it might
New York: Zika virus has already been linked to brain damage in babies and paralysis in adults. Now scientists are facing another ominous possibility: that on rare occasions, the virus might be...
View ArticleRefugee crisis: Malaysia searches for capsized boat after migrants found dead
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian authorities on Tuesday launched a search for a boat carrying up to 35 people, after 13 bodies washed up on a beach...
View ArticleMonkeys genetically engineered to exhibit autism-like behaviours to help humans
Scientists have genetically engineered monkeys so that they exhibit behaviours similar to autism, with a goal of testing potential therapies on the animals in hopes that their resemblance to humans...
View ArticleIslamic State targets Syria's Homs with twin bomb attack
Beirut: A bomb attack claimed by Islamic State in the Syrian government-controlled city of Homs killed at least 24 people on Tuesday. The governor of Homs said the first of two explosions was caused by...
View ArticleUNESCO and Government of Quebec to cooperate on preventing radicalization and...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) This meeting was held on the occasion of the visit to Paris by H.E Mrs. Christine Saint-Pierre, Quebec's Minster of...
View ArticleFilmmaker forces UK censorship board to sit through 607-minute film of paint...
London: A disgruntled filmmaker has succeeded in his quest to force the UK's film censorship board to sit through a 607-minute film of paint drying. A pair of censors sat through the entire, almost...
View Article'Active shooter' causes lockdown at Naval Medical Centre in San Diego: reports
Military authorities are responding to a report of gunshots at a building on the campus Naval Medical Centre San Diego. The hospital posted on its Facebook page: "An active shooter has just been...
View ArticleMalaysia PM Najib Razak got nearly $1 billion 'personal donation' from Saudis
Bangkok: Malaysia's Attorney-General said on Tuesday that he had closed an investigation into transfers of hundreds of millions of dollars into Prime Minister Najib Razak's personal bank accounts...
View ArticleBrazil will deploy troops to spread awareness of Zika virus
Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's government has decided to deploy 220,000 troops for a day next month to spread awareness about the Zika virus, which has been linked to severe birth defects in thousands of...
View ArticleTraffic chaos in France as taxis drivers condemn Uber and air traffic...
Paris: Paris police have fired tear gas at taxi drivers trying to march onto a major highway, amid nationwide French strikes and protests over working conditions and competition from non-traditional...
View ArticleOregon stand-off: leader Ammon Bundy and four others arrested, one dead
San Francisco: The leader of an armed occupation at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon was arrested on Tuesday during a confrontation in which one person was killed and another was wounded, the FBI...
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