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North Korea's Young Dictator Confirmed to Have Married

North Korean state media have confirmed for the first time that the country's leader Kim Jong-un is married.

World | July 25, 2012, Wednesday // 17:32 | Viewed: 2157

Voters Want US to Help Israel in Attack on Iran - Poll

51% of likely US voters say their country should help Israel if it attacks Iran, according to a poll conducted by Rasmussen.

World | July 25, 2012, Wednesday // 16:38 | Viewed: 1388

Tajikistan President Orders Ceasefire after Clashes with Warlord

Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon has ordered troops and police to cease fire in the town of Khorog in Tajikstan's restive Gorno-Badakhshan region, with authorities starting talks with militants after gun battles have left at least 40 dead, a local of

World | July 25, 2012, Wednesday // 15:36 | Viewed: 4117

Obama Extends Sanctions on Hezbollah Supporters

US President Barack Obama extended for another year Wednesday sanctions against entities the US considers threatening to Lebanon's stability, thus referring to Hezbollah backers.

World | July 25, 2012, Wednesday // 13:41 | Viewed: 780

Turkey Closes All Border Crossings with Syria

Turkey has closed all its 13 border crossings on its 900 km border with Syria, Hayati Yazici, the country's Minister of Customs and Trade, announced Wednesday.

World | July 25, 2012, Wednesday // 11:30 | Viewed: 2814

Romanian Opposition Calls for Boycott of Impeachment Referendum

Romania's opposition called on its supporters to boycott the upcoming referendum on whether to impeach suspended President Traian Basescu.

World | July 25, 2012, Wednesday // 11:06 | Viewed: 935

Major Fighting in Tajikistan in Warlord Crackdown

Major fighting has been reported in Tajikistan's remote eastern region of Gorno-Badakhshan following the death of a security forces official.

World | July 24, 2012, Tuesday // 18:08 | Viewed: 4948

Global Powers to Meet in Istanbul over Iran's Nuclear Drive

Officials from Iran and the so-called P5+1 group, comprising the permanent United Nations Security Council members plus Germany, are to meet in Istanbul on Tuesday to seek common ground on Tehran's disputed nuclear drive.

World | July 24, 2012, Tuesday // 13:37 | Viewed: 923

1st US Female Astronaut Passes Away

Sally Ride, the first US woman to conquer space, has passed away at the age of 61.

World | July 24, 2012, Tuesday // 10:13 | Viewed: 1373

Syrian Regime to Use Chemical Weapons against 'External Aggression'

Syria may only use chemical weapons against external aggression, Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said on Monday.

World | July 23, 2012, Monday // 15:29 | Viewed: 1203

Arab League Offers Assad 'Safe Exit' from Syria

Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby has sent embattled Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad a proposal for a safe withdrawal from power.

World | July 23, 2012, Monday // 12:55 | Viewed: 1356

Arab League Calls on Assad to Step Down

The Arab League has called Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to step down and a national unity government to be formed.

World | July 23, 2012, Monday // 08:18 | Viewed: 1126

Emergency Arab League Meeting to Be Held on Syria

The Foreign Ministers of the Arab League Council will hold an emergency meeting on Syria in Doha on Sunday amid an escalating armed conflict between the government forces and rebels.

World | July 22, 2012, Sunday // 19:29 | Viewed: 1320

Syrian Rebels Seize 3rd Border Crossing with Turkey

Syrian rebels are said to have seized the Bab al-Salam border crossing with Turkey from President Bashar al-Assad's forces on Sunday.

World | July 22, 2012, Sunday // 18:50 | Viewed: 1203

Norway Marks Killings Anniversary

Norway is preparing to commemorate one year since 77 people were killed and 242 hurt in gun and bomb attacks in Oslo and on the island of Utoeya.

World | July 22, 2012, Sunday // 10:26 | Viewed: 1756

Probable Al Qaeda Unit Says Is behind Bulgaria Terror Blast

"Base of Jihad," the organization that assumed responsibility for the terrorist blast in Burgas, Bulgaria, is possibly a branch of the global Al Qaeda network.

World | July 21, 2012, Saturday // 19:23 | Viewed: 1959

'Base of Jihad' Assumes Responsibility for Burgas Attack

An organization called 'Base of Jihad' has assumed responsibility for a suicide bomber attack Wednesday that claimed the lives of 5 Israeli tourists and their Bulgarian driver in Burgas, Bulgaria.

World | July 21, 2012, Saturday // 19:02 | Viewed: 2920

US Citizen Suspected Accomplice in Burgas Terror Attack - Report

Bulgarian police are looking after a supposed accomplice of the suicide bomber who detonated an explosion in the Bulgarian city of Burgas Wednesday.

World | July 21, 2012, Saturday // 16:37 | Viewed: 3538

Barak: Israel Preparing to Hit Syria, if Needed

Israel is preparing for a possible military intervention in Syria in case the Syrian government gives rockets or chemical weapons to Hezbollah, stated Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak.

World | July 21, 2012, Saturday // 10:25 | Viewed: 1460

Colorado Batman Premiere Shooter Nabbed

24-year-old James Holmes has been detained for the hellish mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado.

World | July 20, 2012, Friday // 17:48 | Viewed: 2024

Ponta Plagiarized Thesis, University Says

A panel of academics at Romania's Bucharest University has determined that the country's Prime Minister Victor Ponta plagiarized a large part of his doctoral thesis.

World | July 20, 2012, Friday // 15:19 | Viewed: 1565
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