Australian brothers working 'illegally' in South Jakarta tried to evade...
Two Australian brothers who run a chain of chiropractic clinics in Indonesia have been arrested for allegedly working illegally. Jakarta police detective chief Krishna Murti said Thomas and Anthony...
View ArticleTexas executes James Freeman who fatally shot game warden in gunfight
Texas executes James Freeman for shooting game warden in 2007: https://t.co/BzBzflPtCo pic.twitter.com/RTYXN6CzQo— KVUE News (@KVUE) January 28, 2016 Austin, Texas: Texas on Wednesday executed a man...
View ArticleMedia Executives and UNESCO Members States Meet to Reinforce Safety of...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The daylong conference will foster dialogue on security issues with a view to reducing the high number of casualties...
View ArticleMan arrested with two handguns at Disneyland Paris
Paris: French police have arrested a man carrying two handguns at the Disneyland Paris amusement park outside Paris, an Interior Ministry official...
View ArticleZika virus is 'spreading explosively': World Health Organisation
The World Health Organisation announced on Thursday that it will convene an emergency meeting to try to find ways to stop the transmission of the Zika virus - which officials said is "spreading...
View ArticleNorth Korea 'could be planning space launch'
Washington: The United States has seen increased activity around a North Korean site suggesting preparations for a possible space launch in the near future. US officials cited intelligence suggesting...
View ArticleFinland expects to expel 20,000 of last year's asylum seekers
Helsinki: Finland expects to expel nearly 20,000 migrants out of the 32,000 who sought asylum last year, a senior official from interior ministry said on Thursday, around the normal...
View ArticleChaos grips Republican primary race as party loses control of process
The Republican Party's primary race has spun into surreality just days before the crucial first contest of the season, the Iowa caucuses. The race was already in bizarre territory as it was, with rank...
View ArticleCuba celebrates World Wetlands Day
World Wetlands Day is celebrated every February 2, to raise awareness about the importance of these ecosystems to the planet ......
View ArticleBillionaire Paul Allen's yacht destroyed protected coral in Caribbean: media
Seattle: A massive luxury yacht owned by Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen destroyed most of a protected coral reef during a visit to the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean earlier this month, media...
View ArticleOregon stand-off: protesters remain at Wildlife Refuge
Princeton: A handful of armed protesters continuing their occupation of a wildlife refugee in Oregon, were on Thursday prepared to end their stand-off as long as no one was arrested. Four armed...
View ArticleZika virus: Airlines offer refunds to pregnant women
Airlines and cruise companies across the world are offering refunds or travel credits to pregnant women who are scheduled to visit countries struck by the devastating Zika virus. So far, 11 airlines...
View ArticleKoreans, Japanese Join Hands to List Peace Mission with UNESCO
Korean and Japanese civic groups have joined hands in submitting hundreds of documents to UNESCO about historic Korean peace missions to Japan. They want them...
View ArticleDeadly bomb attack near Yemen president's residence
Al-Mukalla, Yemen: A bomb-packed car driven by a suicide attacker exploded at a checkpoint near the presidential palace in the southern city of Aden on Thursday, and security officials said at least...
View ArticleJakarta arrests of Australian chiropractors Thomas and Anthony Dawson raises...
Jakarta: Friends and patients of two Victorian chiropractors in police custody in Jakarta have raised concerns over their arrest, saying they were respected professionals who had worked for years in...
View ArticleUS presidential primaries go awry as mavericks capture voters' imaginations
In early January, 30-year-old Ofelia Valdez heard that Ted Cruz was coming to address a public meeting in Storm Lake, the tiny town where she lives in the far north-west of Iowa, which will on Monday...
View ArticleJapan puts military on alert for possible North Korean missile test
Tokyo: Japan has put its military on alert for a possible North Korean ballistic missile launch after indications it is preparing for a test firing, two people with direct knowledge of the order told...
View ArticleOxford keeps statue of colonialist Cecil Rhodes, angering some students
London: An Oxford University college has announced it will keep a statue of 19th century colonialist Cecil Rhodes on display, resisting pressure to remove it from student campaigners who say it...
View ArticlePrincess Cristina to face trial in Spain on tax fraud charges
Princess Cristina will face trial for tax fraud after a Spanish court threw out a last-ditch bid to have the charges withdrawn. A panel of judges in Palma de Mallorca rejected an argument by Cristina's...
View ArticleDirector-General denounces killing of journalist Marcos Hernández Bautista in...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) 'I condemn the murder of Marcos Hernández Bautista,' the Director-General said. 'I call on the authorities to...
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