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Grenade thrown at home of Thai judge

Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra

BANGKOK, MAY 08 – A grenade was thrown at the home of a judge on Thailand´s Constitutional Court that a day earlier had ousted the

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Google apologises after online services stumble

SAN FRANCISCO: Google apologized after the Internet giant’s widely used free email and an array of other services were disrupted by apparent software woes. “Earlier today, most Google users who

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Mouallem, centre, arrives for the start of negotiations at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva on Friday, Jan. 24. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/AP)
Syria sides to meet but peace talks may not take off

GENEVA: After a day’s delay and repeated bitter recriminations, the warring sides in Syria will hold their first joint meeting on Saturday to launch talks aimed at ending almost three

In this Monday, Jan. 6, 2014 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center, AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrians hold copies of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, during a demonstration to stop fighting between the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and rebels, in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC).
Activist: Al-Qaida group in Syria kills 20 rebels

BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say a suicide car bombing by an al-Qaida-linked group has killed at least 20 rebels amid clashes in opposition-held areas in Syria. Rami Abdurrahman of the

British actors Helen McCrory, left, and Luke Evans pose for photographers ahead of the EE British Academy Film Awards Nominations announcement in London, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP).
‘Gravity’, ’12 Years a Slave’ lead UK film awards

British actors Helen McCrory, left, and Luke Evans pose for photographers ahead of the EE British Academy Film Awards Nominations announcement in London, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. (Photo by Jonathan

China’s moon rover leaves traces on lunar soil

BEIJING: China’s first moon rover has touched the lunar surface and left deep traces on its loose soil, state media reported Sunday, several hours after the country successfully carried out

China slams Japan for resolution on airspace zone

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry criticised Japan’s lower house of parliament on Friday for passing a resolution demanding that Beijing scrap its air defense zone over the East China

A woman holds a sign at a gathering in memory of Nelson Mandela outside the South African High Commission across from Trafalgar Square in London December 5, 2013. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
South Africa, world mourn ‘giant for justice’ Nelson Mandela

Ed Cropley and Pascal Fletcher | Reuters JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela died peacefully at home at the age of 95 on Thursday after months fighting

Germany‚ Brazil to propose anti-spying resolution at U.N.

UNITED NATIONS: Germany and Brazil are drafting a U.N. General Assembly resolution that would demand an end to excessive spying and invasion of privacy after a former U.S. intelligence contractor

U.S. says spy charges cause ‘moment of tension’ with allies

WASHINGTON: The United States said on Friday allegations that U.S. intelligence agencies tapped the mobile phone of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and others in France and Italy have “posed a