A total of 84 Libyan families have traveled to Rome where their children will be sent to various Italian hospitals for treatment. Another group of families will leave for Italy next week within the Libyan government's programme for treating the children t
At least 5 people died and another 30 were injured in a rail accident in Egypt late on Monday. A passenger train collided with a cargo train north of Egypt's capital, Cairo, near the town of Shibin al-Qanater.
Six kids were killed in a candle fire, which broke out in their home in the US city of North Side early Sunday. The children's mother and three other siblings were injured.
Two people were killed and another 16 wounded in an explosion in the eastern Turkish province Van. A device, which went off in a waste bin in front of a restaurant, caused the blast, the investigation showed.
The EU foreign ministers decided to extend two more weeks to Iran to stop its nuclear enrichment program. Despite the UN calls for a halt, Iran keeps on enriching uranium.
The representatives from 60 donor countries and organizations decided to extend over USD 940 M for Lebanon's reconstruction. They took the decision within the framework of a conference, held in the Swedish capital Stockholm.
The southeastern Chinese city of Changchun hosts a trade and investment forum, in a bid to boost the economic ties among the countries in the region. The event, which started Saturday, is attended by delegations from Japan, Russia, South Korea, Mongolia a
Romanian Parliament plans to legalize prostitution, in an attempt to fight human trafficking and sexual slavery. The country's legislation envisages a fine or three years in jail for prostitution.
Italy's first 913 soldiers to Lebanon arrived Saturday morning in the southern city of Tyre, within the international troops contingent, aimed to back up the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil). Italy is expected to send another 120 soldiers within 10 d
Spain sent Wednesday 29 soldiers to the Lebanese capital Beirut, in a bid to pave the way for a larger contingent deployment within the UN peacekeeping forces. The soldiers will visit various areas in search of a place to position the next troops.
Another Turskih city was hit by a blast on Wednesday, after deadly attacks on the Marmaris and Antalya resorts. The latest bomb went off in a waste bin in Mersin, a Mediterranean port city east of Antalya.
Italy has send Tuesday 2,500 troops to join the international force in Lebanon. The five naval vessels should reach their final destination on September 1.
US President George Bush traveled to New Orleans Tuesday for the first anniversary since Katrina wiped out much of the city. The raging storm killed nearly 1,700 people in the States, and on Tuesday the country is commemorating the victims.
A former schoolteacher, who was arrested in Thailand and accused of killing US child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, will not be charged with the murder, prosecutors say. The case against John Mark Karr was dropped after forensic tests found that his DNA d
At least 50 people were killed in the latest wave of violence in Iraq, news agencies reported Monday. Fighting broke out on Sunday night in the southern part of the country, while in capital Baghdad at least 14 died in a suicide car bombing.
A fatal bout of pneumonia hit the 116-year-old Ecuadorian Maria Esther de Capovilla, who was the world's oldest woman. Capovilla, who was a daughter of a colonel, never smoked or drank hard liquor.
After two days of debates, Macedonia's Parliament finally settled on a new government early Sunday morning. The country's new Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski will head a coalitional government dominated by moderate nationalists VMRO-DPMNE.
A blast at the parking lot of Baghdat' al-Sabah governmental newspaper has killed at least two people and wounded about 30, reports say. In the meantime another bomb went off in the centre of the city, killing five people.
Reggae legend Bob Marley has been commemorated in a coin, BBC reported. The Bank Of Jamaica has minted 1,000 gold and silver coins bearing the image of the dreadlocked star, and they are selling them for USD 100 each.
Raging fires have destroyed over 40 acres of plant life in Michael Jackson's grand estate Neverland. The blazes have reached about half a kilometer from the main building but were quickly subdued by fire fighters.
A 19-year-old soldier from the UK has killed himself right before his Iraq deployment, claiming he couldn't bear the thought of killing children, the Independent wrote. On his deathbed Jason Chelsea told his mother that he couldn't "go out there and shoot
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