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Parliament session sends Turkish MPs to hospital

Sun Feb 16, 2014 17:25:11

Turkish MPs have had to go to hospital for the wounds they suffered after a parliament session turned to a brawl scene.

Boy pierced by 2ft iron bar in his neck survives

Sun Feb 16, 2014 17:06:55

A 10-year-old boy in Brazil has survived after he fell over an iron bar which passed through his neck to the other side of his head.

Iranian bank suing UK Treasury for illegal sanctions

Sun Feb 16, 2014 16:03:48

The Mellat Bank is suing the UK Treasury for some USD 4 billion in compensation for loss of business caused by the illegal sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear energy program, lawyers for the bank say.

McCain wants US war on Syria, only smaller than Iraq war

Sun Feb 16, 2014 15:51:25

Republican US Senator John McCain has called for military action against Syrian government to change the balance of power in the Arab country in favor of foreign-backed militants who have been leading a brutal war in the Arab country for nearly three years.

Strange ritual in Chechnya

Sun Feb 16, 2014 14:59:50

Chechns perform a strange ritual.

Snowboarding in New York streets

Sun Feb 16, 2014 14:54:49

A New Yorker plays snowboard in snow-covered streets.

UK worried about return of extremists from Syria

Sun Feb 16, 2014 14:48:02

British Immigration Minister James Brokenshire has warned that the terrorism threat to Britain posed by individuals who have trained and fought in Syria is "a big problem" for the security services and police.

Most militants have left Syria's Yarmouk: Palestinian official

Sun Feb 16, 2014 14:24:03

Most of the militants in the Palestinian Yarmouk camp in southern Damascus have now withdrawn, a Palestinian official says.

Qatar labor exploitation kills 400 Nepalese

Sun Feb 16, 2014 12:56:58

A Nepal-based human rights organization has said over 400 Nepalese workers have lost their lives on World Cup stadium construction sites in Qatar.

Bahrainis hold mass protest against Al Khalifa regime

Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:54:36

Hundreds of thousands of Bahrainis have held anti-regime protest rallies in the capital, Manama, calling for the establishment of a democratic government instead of monarchy.

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