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VIDEO: Watch Moment of 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hitting South Korea

Mon Sep 12, 2016 19:17:58

Two strong earthquakes jolted an historic city in south-eastern South Korea on Monday, but there were no reports of serious injuries or damage, officials said.

VIDEO: Fireworks Explode as UK Garden Center in Southampton Burns

Fri May 13, 2016 21:48:55

A fire erupted on Friday at a garden center in Southampton, causing the fireworks stored inside to explode and prompting the evacuation of nearby homes.

Boko Haram Terrorists Burn Children to Death in Nigeria: Report

Sun Jan 31, 2016 18:11:45

Terrorists from Boko Haram Takfiri group have burned to death children after they firebombed huts during a raid on a village in northeastern Nigeria, a witness says.

Syrian President Assad to Outlast US Counterpart Obama: Leaked Document

Thu Jan 7, 2016 11:34:04

A leaked document published by the American news agency Associated Press (AP) has envisioned that Syrian President Bashar Assad would stay in power at least two months more than his US counterpart Barack Obama.

Official Rejects AP Report on Iran-IAEA Document

Sun Aug 23, 2015 13:33:21

Deputy Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) dismissed a report by the Associated Press about a confidential agreement that Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are going to sign.

US uses 'Cuban Twitter' to stir unrest

Thu Apr 3, 2014 14:47:57

The US administration has masterminded the creation of a "Cuban Twitter" — a communications network designed to undermine the communist government in Cuba, built with secret shell companies and financed through foreign banks.

Syria opposition on brink of collapse ahead of Geneva talks

Fri Jan 10, 2014 12:56:37

Two weeks ahead of an international peace conference on Syria, the country's main Western-backed opposition group stands on the brink of collapse, dragged down by outside pressures, infighting and deep disagreements over the basic question of whether to talk to the Syrian government.

Iraq experiences deadliest year in 2013: UN

Thu Jan 2, 2014 08:14:55

The United Nations mission to Iraq has said violence claimed the lives of 7,818 civilians in 2013, the highest annual death toll in years.

Saudi activists experience darkest year in 2013

Thu Dec 26, 2013 11:00:07

Saudi Arabia has quietly intensified its clampdown on dissent in 2013, silencing democracy advocates and human rights defenders with arrests, trials and intimidation in what reformists say was one of the darkest years ever for their efforts in the US-allied Persian Gulf state.

Letter reveals Syria al-Qaeda role in kidnapping UN workers

Thu Dec 26, 2013 09:38:11

The shadowy leader of an al-Qaeda group fighting in Syria has sought to kidnap United Nations workers and scrawled out plans for his aides to take over in the event of his death, according to excerpts of letters obtained by The Associated Press.

Americans depict Afghanistan war ‘wrong’: Poll

Thu Dec 19, 2013 10:32:36

A poll by Associated Press-GfK has found that 57 percent of Americans say going to war in Afghanistan after the 2001 terror attacks was the “wrong thing to do.”

US senator offers to visit Iran to find CIA agent

Wed Dec 18, 2013 11:46:51

US Senator Bill Nelson says he is willing to travel to Iran if it would help find missing CIA contractor Robert Levinson who allegedly disappeared while on a secret intelligence mission to Iran.

Missing American in Iran Robert Levinson said to be CIA agent

Fri Dec 13, 2013 09:16:42

An American ex-FBI agent believed to have gone missing in Iran seven years ago was working for the CIA on an unapproved mission, the Associated Press news agency reports.

Tunisia protestors torch ruling party office

Thu Nov 28, 2013 13:09:18

Protesters have set fire to the office of Tunisia’s ruling party Ennahda in the city of Siliana as demonstrations erupted nationwide against tough economic conditions.

Syrian opposition agrees to attend Geneva 2 talks

Thu Nov 28, 2013 08:02:07

The so-called Syrian National Coalition has announced it will attend the long-delayed "Geneva 2" talks in January aimed at ending the country's fatal conflict.

CIA turns Gitmo prisoners into double agents

Tue Nov 26, 2013 13:50:13

The CIA has reportedly used a secret facility at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention center to turn a handful of prisoners into double agents and then sent them to their home country to help kill terrorists.

Kuwait, UAE sentence Twitter users to jail

Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:39:48

Twitter users in two Persian Gulf Arab states have been sentenced to prison, in the latest sign of widening crackdowns on activists, who use social media.

Saudi Arabia in crisis over crackdown on migrant workers

Fri Nov 15, 2013 10:27:22

Grocery stores have shut their doors and almost half of Saudi Arabia’s small construction firms have stopped working on projects as a result of foreign workers deportation policy in the ultra-conservative kingdom.

Iran denies Larijani quotes by Associated Press

Thu Oct 10, 2013 13:16:23

Iran’s Parliament has denied parts of an Associated Press (AP) interview attributing comments to Speaker Ali Larijani about a surplus of enriched uranium.

New York police defends spying on Muslims

Fri Sep 13, 2013 10:44:59

The New York Police Department (NYPD) has tried to justify its spying on Muslims after being criticized of illegal espionage and religious profiling.