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Saudi crown prince urges more pressure on Syria

Sat Mar 15, 2014 18:35:21

Top Saudi official Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz has called on the international community to exert pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to halt what he described as "bloodshed in Syria," at a time the foreign-sponsored crisis in the nation enters its fourth year.

Brain of Indian child likened to Einstein

Sat Mar 15, 2014 11:18:16

Having an Intelligence Quotient ((IQ) of 150 points, same as celebrated scientist Albert Einstein, a five-year-old Indian boy, is leaving people transfixed with his extraordinary power of grasping and recalling tutored facts.

Nearly two dozen killed in Pakistan blasts despite talks

Fri Mar 14, 2014 16:48:56

Attacks in the volatile Pakistani cities of Peshawar and Quetta killed a total of 19 people on Friday, dashing hopes of a lasting peace deal with insurgents fighting to topple the government.

No sign of Malaysia jet debris spotted by China satellite

Thu Mar 13, 2014 11:19:00

Planes searching an area where Chinese satellites spotted possible debris from a missing Malaysian passenger jet have found no sign of wreckage, officials said Thursday, dimming hopes of a breakthrough in the mystery.

China satellites spot suspected Malaysia airplane debris

Thu Mar 13, 2014 08:47:00

Chinese satellite images show three floating objects suspected to be debris from the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, according to reports. Coordinates place the fragments in the South China Sea between Malaysia and Vietnam.

Taliban orders militants to disrupt Afghan elections

Mon Mar 10, 2014 17:46:49

The Afghan Taliban on Monday instructed their militants to disrupt the April 5 presidential election, warning people not to take part in the polls "designed in the CIA and Pentagon offices."

Malaysia missing plane debris reportedly spotted

Mon Mar 10, 2014 16:50:19

Malaysia has launched a terror probe into the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane which vanished from radars en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing while carrying 239 people on Saturday. Debris from the jet has reportedly been spotted.

Everbody voted, everyone said yes to NK leader: state media claims

Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:52:50

North Korean state TV claims country’s supreme leader Kim Jong Un has won every ballot cast by voters in his district during the first elections of the Supreme People's Assembly legislature under Un's rule, while ‘everyone’ took part.

Malaysia launches terror probe over vanished jet

Sun Mar 9, 2014 12:02:48

Malaysia on Sunday launched a terror probe into the disappearance of a passenger jet carrying 239 people, investigating suspect passengers who boarded with stolen passports, as relatives begged for news of their loved ones.

10-ft Python eats crocodile after 4-hour battle: Video

Tue Mar 4, 2014 10:20:18

A snake has won a lengthy battle with a crocodile in northern Queensland state of Australia, wrestling it, constricting it and then finally eating it.

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