International

USS San Antonio rescues migrants from Mediterranean Sea near Malta

18.10.2013 15:19
ROME - A U.S. Navy ship rescued 128 men from a raft after it was spotted in the Mediterranean Sea by a Maltese patrol aircraft, U.S. authorities said, the latest incident in the growing migrant crisis. U.S. Navy Photo / AP The USS San Antonio came to the re of 128 men men adrift in an inflata raft...

Beijing introduces new rules to curb car use on bad pollution days

18.10.2013 15:02
BEIJING – With last winter’s “Airpocalypse” still fresh in Beijing officials’ minds, politicians have introduced new guidelines for dealing with so-called “bad-air” days. The scheme calls for an alternative driving day schedule for cars with even and odd numbered license plates in the event of...

New Kenya mall attack footage shows brutality, horror of assault

18.10.2013 15:00
Disturbing new surveillance footage recorded amid the deadly siege on a Kenyan mall last month offers a gut- wrenching glimpse into the utter chaos and carnage of the attack, which left 67 people dead and nearly 200 others injured over four days of bloodshed. The devastating footage from...

Australia wildfires: Resident dies defending home, thousands evacuated

18.10.2013 14:51
Thousands of Australians were forced to evacuate their homes on Thursday by wind whipped wildfires that have already destroyed at least 100 properties and claimed the life of one man. Fueled by unseasonably high temperatures and strong gusts, 100 fires were burning in New South Wales near the...

Syrian intelligence chief killed in Deir al-Zour

18.10.2013 14:48
A senior Military Intelligence officer has been killed in eastern Syria, state media and activists say. State television reported on Thursday that Gen Jamaa Jamaa had died while "carrying out his national duties" and "pursuing terrorists" in Deir al-Zour. The Syrian Observatory for Human...

U.S. Accuses 2 Rabbis of Kidnapping Husbands for a Fee

11.10.2013 17:10
In Brooklyn’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods, Mendel Epstein made a name for himself as the rabbi to see for women struggling to divorce their husbands. Among the Orthodox, a divorce requires the husband’s permission, known as a “get,” and tales abound of women whose husbands refuse to...

Syrian Civilians Bore Brunt of Rebels’ Fury, Report Says

11.10.2013 17:03
LATAKIA, Syria — Before dawn on Aug. 4, Raed Shakouhi, an olive and walnut farmer in a government-held hilltop village near the Syrian coast, just across a valley from rebel territory, was woken by gunshots and cries of “God is great.” Mr. Shakouhi, 42, hid among nearby trees with his wife and...

Scientists urge Europe to shift focus to bowel cancer screening

11.10.2013 16:29
European governments should divert funds to routine bowel cancer tests from less effective breast and prostate screening programs, scientists said on Saturday, presenting what they called "irrefutable" evidence that bowel screening saves lives. Many governments devote significant funds to breast...

Viable mortar device found in Londonderry security alert

11.10.2013 15:32
About 1,000 people had to leave their homes in Derry because of the alert and several roads were closed. All police cordons have now been lifted. The police said the "intent was to kill or injure". Supt Stephen Cargin said: "This is complete disregard for innocent lives by those individuals who...

Soldiers at risk from anti-malarial drug, claims ex-senior medical officer

27.09.2013 21:18
British soldiers are being put at risk of developing psychosis by taking an anti-malarial drug that has been banned by the US military, it is claimed. Mefloquine, also known as Lariam, has been linked to a number of suicides and murders among troops, with the US Food and Drug Administration...
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