UAE 'seizes N Korea arms cargo'

" The United Arab Emirates has seized a ship illegally carrying embargoed North Korean weapons bound for Iran, diplomatic sources at the UN have said. A diplomat told the AFP news agency that the UAE had informed...

World record fireworks attempt goes with a bang - 110,000 = 0

" An explosive world record attempt came under fire today as a barge carrying fireworks appeared to blow up and burst into flames. Around 175,000 people turned up for Roar on the Shore to see 110,000 fireworks set...

Caspian Airlines Crash: 'Many Dead' updated

" All 168 passengers and crew have died in a Caspian Airlines plane crash in the north of Iran, officials say. Wreckage was spread over a large area in a field in Jannatabad village, Qazvin province, about 75...

Japan launches satellite to track greenhouse gases

Japan successfully launched the world's first satellite dedicated to monitoring global greenhouse gas emissions on Friday as part of efforts to tackle climate change. " The project will help scientists measure...

Nato trucks torched in Pakistan

" Peshawar - Pakistani police say suspected militants have killed a policeman and torched 62 trucks at a terminal used to supply Nato and US troops in Afghanistan. Police official Kashif Alam says about 30...

Israel blocks Libyan humanitatian aid ship for Gaza

In a most regrettable act, Israel blocked a Libyan ship on its way to the Gaza strip. The ship carried humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians enduring the Israeli blockade. Israel stated this blocking move with the...

Some voters 'purged' from voter rolls

"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- College senior Kyla Berry was looking forward to voting in her first presidential election, even carrying her voter registration card in her wallet. ...

Turkey set for mass terror trial

On the charges of  armed insurrection, aiding terror group and illegal possession of explosives, a group of 86 people are to be tried at a Turkish court. The massive trial held near Istanbul is organised agaisnt Ergenekon group for about 30 charges, including membership...

Taliban attack Afghan buses, kill 25 passengers

Taliban molitia killed more than 25 Afgan people in southern province of Kandhar .This incident took place when the militia man tried to stop the bus, on the refusal to do so they openely fired several rounds...

23 killed in Indian bus accident

In the northeastern Indian state of Assam an overcrowded speeding bus collided with a stationary truck and killed 23 people and injured 44 others. The bus was carrying laborers to work before dawn in the state's Dhubri district some 185 miles (300...

British troops 'should go home'

The prime minister of Iraq has said that British troops should withdraw from Southern Iraq because they are no longer needed there, according to reports today."British troops should leave Iraq because they are no longer needed to maintain security, Iraq's prime minister has...

Many killed in Pakistan bus crash

More than 60 bus passengers were killed when  the bus they were travelling collided with a milk tanker and caught fire in central Pakistan. Eyewtinesses said that The bus, travelling from Karachi,  was speeding when it struck the other vehicle on a...

Warships surround Somali pirates

The Somali pirates being confronted by a coalition of the worlds' navies off the Africa coast have been surrounded by three warships: one Russian, one American, and one unknown. "Somali pirates aboard a ship...

Over 5 killed and dozens wounded in Lebanon bomb blast

A massive bomb explosion ripped apart a bus carrying Lebanese troops in the city of Tripoli in the north of Lebanon on Monday. Initial report said  five people killed and 17 hurt in the bombing at Bahsas at the southern entrance of Tripoli during the...

Row over Nepal Maoists carrying arms inside Parliament

"  Kathmandu (PTI): A row has erupted in Nepal over Maoists cadres carrying weapons inside the Parliament, with the House today being disrupted over the issue. The Constituent Assembly, which is tasked to...

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