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My time in India
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/08/2014
» Jamjuree Oopatong decided that for once in her life she would visit a mysterious country without having any idea what she would find there. This, her first-ever published story, tells what happened.
Attorney general bids to quell tensions in US riot town
AFP, Published on 21/08/2014
» The United States' most senior law enforcement official sat down with college kids, community leaders and angry residents Wednesday in a suburb shaken by more than a week of racially charged protests.
Hedge fund brands Argentina 'outlaws' over debt payment shift
AFP, Published on 21/08/2014
» One of two hedge funds that sued Argentina over defaulted bonds branded the country's leaders "outlaws" Wednesday after Buenos Aires moved to shift its bond payment method.
James Foley: focus on humanity amid suffering
AFP, Published on 21/08/2014
» American journalist James Foley was a beloved companion to colleagues in dangerous corners of the Middle East and battled to tell the human stories of civilians caught up in chaos.
Serena Williams named US Open top seed
AFP, Published on 21/08/2014
» NEW YORK - Two-time defending champion Serena Williams was named the top seed Wednesday for the US Open, the year's final Grand Slam tennis showdown that opens Monday on the Flushing Meadows hardcourts.
Images, video of beheaded journalist removed from Twitter
AFP, Published on 21/08/2014
» WASHINGTON - Twitter Wednesday removed from its service photos and video of the beheading of a US journalist that had been posted online by jihadists.
German culture minister backs authors against Amazon
AFP, Published on 21/08/2014
» BERLIN - A German minister on Wednesday threw her weight behind the authors battling US online retail giant Amazon over its alleged strong-arm negotiating tactics with publishers.
Hamas warns foreign airlines, says Israel truce talks over
AFP, Published on 21/08/2014
» The armed wing of Hamas warned foreign airlines against flying into Tel Aviv on Wednesday and declared truce talks in Cairo over as a six-week war with Israel spirals into further bloodshed.
Ukraine warplane shot down as clashes kill dozens
AFP, Published on 21/08/2014
» A Ukrainian warplane was blown out of the sky over rebel-held territory Wednesday as fierce clashes between government troops and pro-Russian insurgents left dozens of civilians dead.
Russia shuts four McDonald's
AFP, Published on 21/08/2014
» Russian authorities shuttered four Moscow McDonald's due to alleged sanitary violations Wednesday, including a restaurant that once symbolised reviving Soviet-US ties, as tensions sizzled over Ukraine.