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Passengers plead to be saved from burning ferry in Adriatic 28 Dec 2014 - 08:47 pm

Burning Greek ferry in mid sea ATHENS - Desperate passengers pleaded by mobile phone live on TV to be saved from a burning...

Snow brings chaos to Europe, but skiers rejoice 28 Dec 2014 - 08:42 pm

Snow and icy weather swept through parts of Europe on Saturday PARIS - Heavy snowfall brought both chaos and joy across Europe, with...

Search halted for missing AirAsia plane as night falls 28 Dec 2014 - 08:22 pm

AirAsia plane goes missing JAKARTA - Indonesia suspended until first light the search for an AirAsia plane that went missing Sunday in the...

Iranian general killed by sniper bullet in embattled Iraqi city 28 Dec 2014 - 07:06 pm

A vehicle belonging to Shi'ite fighters fires a multiple rocket launcher during clashes with the Islamic State on at the outskirt of Balad,...

Islamic State executed nearly 2,000 people in six months - monitor 28 Dec 2014 - 07:03 pm

BEIRUT-- The Islamic State militant group has killed 1,878 people in Syria during the past six months, the majority of them civilians, a...

Lawyers appeal death sentence in Mauritania blasphemy case 28 Dec 2014 - 06:54 pm

Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed: handed death penalty in Mauritania for blasphemy NOUAKCHOTT--Lawyers for a Mauritanian man condemned to death for apostasy on Friday...

Detained Radio Liberty journalists questioned in Azerbaijan 28 Dec 2014 - 06:52 pm

Baku BAKU--Police in Azerbaijan have detained a dozen journalists working for US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty amid an ongoing crackdown on the outlet...

Bahrain police grill Shia opposition chief 28 Dec 2014 - 06:34 pm

Bahrain Shias protest against government DUBAI--Police in Bahrain grilled the head of the banned Shia opposition movement Al-Wefaq on Sunday over "violations" of...

Yemen general escapes deadly 'Qaeda' blast 28 Dec 2014 - 06:31 pm

Yemeni soldiers inspect the debris following an attack on their barracks in the southern city of Aden ADEN--A Yemeni general escaped unscathed on...

German-Turkish group warns against 'dialogue' with far-right 28 Dec 2014 - 05:28 pm

German-Turkish group against far-right talks BERLIN--A Turkish community leader in Germany warned Sunday against proposals by mainstream politicians for "dialogue" with a far-right...

Intelligence agencies put Pakistani airports on security alert 28 Dec 2014 - 04:47 pm

Islamabad- Intelligence agencies have recommended putting all airports of Pakistan on red alert for security reasons, local media quoting officials reported today. The...

U.S.-led forces launch 13 air strikes in Syria, Iraq 28 Dec 2014 - 04:40 pm

WASHINGTON-- U.S.-led forces on Sunday conducted eight air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and five strikes on IS targets in Iraq,...

Mexican vigilante leader, 26 others arrested over shootout 28 Dec 2014 - 04:33 pm

Hipolito Mora, a farmer and leader of a vigilante group in Mexico MORELIA, Mexico--The leader of one of Mexico's first anti-crime vigilante groups...

Govt, PTI to keep ball of negotiations rolling 28 Dec 2014 - 04:15 pm

ISLAMABAD - The government and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) teams on Sunday failed to break impasse on some key points regarding constitution of judicial...

Turkey PM warns against further clashes in southeast 28 Dec 2014 - 04:00 pm

Turkish PM ANKARA--Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Sunday warned that the government would take action against any further violence in the southeast...

Taiwan's ex-VP goes on hunger strike 28 Dec 2014 - 03:54 pm

Chen Shui-bian TAIPEI--Taiwan's former vice-president started a hunger strike Sunday as part of a growing campaign for the release from prison of ailing...

Congress marks 130th Foundation Day 28 Dec 2014 - 03:52 pm

Sonia Ghandi INDIA--Congress today celebrated its 130th Foundation Day which comes in the backdrop of the party’s sliding base and its disastrous electoral...

Soliman answers COA report on dubious CCT beneficiaries 28 Dec 2014 - 03:34 pm

MANILA, Philippines --Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Soliman has submitted a report to President Aquino explaining the department’s side...