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Obama’s Islamic State Strategy Draws Global Focus
LONDON— World leaders will be watching U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech Wednesday to see how far he has come in developing...
Philippines’ Aquino Asks Congress to Enact Muslim Autonomy Law
MANILA— Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Wednesday asked Congress to swiftly enact a law creating a Muslim autonomous area...
New UN Rights Chief Urges N. Korean Accountability
The United Nations’ new High Commissioner for Human Rights has spoken on the situation in North Korea for the first time since taking...
US News
Pharmacist Linked to 2012 Meningitis Outbreak ArrestedU.S. officials have arrested a senior pharmacist of the company linked to a 2012 outbreak of fungal meningitis that was blamed for...
Todd English, celebrity chef, arrested for DWI in Long IslandCelebrity chef Todd English, 54, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Long Island early Sunday, police said. The...
Forecast: Sunny, clear weather perfect for Labor Day grilling, outdoor activitiesWith the weekend’s storms cleared out, the Birmingham area should have a sunny, hot Labor Day holiday – perfect for spending...
Texas Firefighters Comfort Grieving Widow With Act of KindnessTexas firefighters finished mowing the lawn of a man who suffered a heart attack mid-mow and comforted his wife in an act of kindness...
India News
HC rejects Centre plea to lift ban on erickshaws, says it isBan on erickshaws in the capital will continue as they are illegal as per existing laws, the Delhi High Court today held while rejecting...
Kolkata: Special Metro services on Durga Puja daysmetro Railway Kolkata has arranged special Metro services this year during Durga Puja days with a total of 544 services on the festive...
CBI chief Sinha most likely to stay on till tenure endIt is difficult to see how the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director, Ranjit Sinha, is going to emerge unscathed by recent...
BJP’s big blunder: How AAP’s sting has made Delhi polls inevitableTo Sher Singh Dagar must go the credit of single-handedly changing the course of Delhi’s current political narrative. Elections looked...
Todays News
French Muslims Support Mideast Christians Against Islamic State
PARIS—
The Muslim Council in France, home to Europe’s largest Islamic minority, denounced the...
EU Pushes for Urgent Energy Deal in US Trade Pact
WASHINGTON—
The United States should commit to exporting oil and natural gas to Europe under a transatlantic...
Fragile Truce Holding in East Ukraine
A cease-fire seems to have held throughout day-time hours in eastern Ukraine, despite sporadic skirmishes...
Turkey Tightens Internet Controls
ANKARA—
Turkey’s parliament passed a law tightening Internet controls and expanding the powers...
Top Rebel Leader Among Dead in Syria Blast
The head of a leading Syrian rebel group was killed Tuesday along with at least 12 other people.
The...
Turkey Unlikely to Sign Gas Pipeline Deal With Israel
ISTANBUL—
Turkey is unlikely to sign any energy deals with Israel for the construction of a gas pipeline...
Battle for Benghazi Could Break Up Libya
CAIRO—
Pro-government Libyan forces, already reeling from the fall of the capital, are fighting to...
Hong Kong Activists Shave Heads in Protest
HONG KONG—
With the sounds of electric clippers mixing with a cello playing Beethoven’s “Ode...
Karzai Urges End to Afghan Post-election Crisis
ISLAMABAD—
Outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the United Nations have urged the two rival presidential...
In Jakarta, Survivors Recall Australia Embassy Blast
JAKARTA—
A crowd gathered outside the Australian Embassy in Indonesia Tuesday to mark the 10th anniversary...
Killing and Preaching, Nigerian Militants Carve Out ‘Caliphate’
GOMBE, NIGERIA—
First comes the killing, then the preaching.
Islamist Boko Haram militants carrying...
Group Works to Stem Child Prostitution in Nairobi Slums
NAIROBI—
In the Nairobi slum of Korogocho, underage girls as young as 15 are turning to prostitution...
Africa Food Shortages Blamed on Poor Soils
NAIROBI—
A new report by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) says that while farmers...
Congress Probes Militarization of US Police
Multinational Task Force to Probe Child Migrant Crisis
