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20 People detained in Anti-Terror raids in Istanbul
Istanbul, May 27 (IANS): Turkish police detained at least 20 people in an anti-terror operation in Istanbul on Wednesday.
The semi-official Anatolian news agency reported that the arrested people are alleged to have attacked police with…
Cambodian Children devastated by imprisonment of Mothers
Phnom Penh, May 26 (IANS): Thousands of Cambodian children are traumatised by separation from mothers unnecessarily remanded in custody awaiting trial, Efe news agency cited human rights activists as saying on Tuesday.
The mothers and…
Moderate Earthquake of 5.6 jolts Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, May 25 (IANS): A moderate earthquake of 5.6 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted the metropolitan area of Japan's capital city of Tokyo on Monday.
According to Japan's Meteorological Agency, the epicentre was initially detected at…
US white cop acquitted in killing of Black Couple
Washington, May 24 (IANS): A police officer in Cleveland, Ohio, was acquitted by a judge for the shooting deaths of black couple, after police chased the victims' car on November 2012.
After a four-week trial, Judge John P. O'Donnell on…
Ireland becomes First Country to vote for Equal Marriage
Dublin, May 24 (IANS): Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has welcomed the results of Friday's referendum over same-sex marriage, saying that Ireland has become the first country in the world to vote for equal marriage.
"Today Ireland made…
207 Giant Turtles to be released in the Galapagos
Quito (Equador), May 23 (IANS): Administrators at Ecuador's Galapagos National Park said 207 giant turtles will be released next month on the island of Santa Fe, where the native tortoises died out more than 150 years ago.
The turtles to…
Obama says US not losing fight against Islamic State
Washington, May 22 (IANS/EFE): President Barack Obama said in an interview published Thursday that the US is not losing the fight against the Islamic State radical group in Iraq and Syria, but he acknowledged that it will be necessary to…
Osama bin Laden was dedicated to family: Declassified Docs
Washington, May 21 (IANS): Declassified documents here about Osama bin Laden reveal that he was a dedicated family man who constantly worried about his four wives, 20 children and other relatives and who sometimes issued detailed…
China bids for 2019 Military World Games
Kuwait City, May 21 (IANS): China's military delegation made here on Wednesday its presentation to bid for the 2019 Military World Games, a media report said on Thursday.
In his presentation report, Ma Kaiping, head of the Chinese…
170 Islamic State Militants killed in Syria
Beirut, May 20 (IANS/EFE): At least 170 Islamic State (IS) militants have been killed since Sunday in airstrikes carried out by the US-led international coalition in addition to Kurdish attacks in the northeastern province of al-Hasakah,…