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Khobragade Scandal: India Won't Back Down
Time - 2 Jan 2014 11:20
Khobragade Scandal: India Won't Back Down
2 dead in Egypt clashes
CNN - 2 Jan 2014 03:22
About 200 demonstrators in Egypt clashed with security forces and local residents, leaving two dead in the country's second-largest city Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said.
Double car bomb attack in Somalia
CNN - 2 Jan 2014 02:57
A double car bomb attack outside of a hotel in Somalia's capital Wednesday night killed at least one person and injured up to a dozen others, police said.
Jailed Islamist Terrorists Reject Rehabilitation
Sky News - 2 Jan 2014 05:12
Freed terrorist offenders are returning to UK streets with the same radical views after rejecting rehabilitation efforts.
Chinese cook crashes on balloon to disputed isles
Boston - 2 Jan 2014 05:07
TOKYO (AP) -- A Chinese cook who tried to fly a hot-air balloon to islands claimed by both China and Japan has been rescued by Japan's Coast Guard after crashing into the sea.
Three people killed in fresh violence in CAR
Al Jazeera English - 2 Jan 2014 04:53
Fatal clashes continue between mainly Muslim Seleka group and mainly Christian anti-Balaka group in the capital, Bangui.
Public works truck gets stuck in Chinatown sinkhole
Boston - 2 Jan 2014 18:22
A Boston public works truck became lodged in a sinkhole this morning after a water main broke in Chinatown, flooding the area, officials said.
Kenya: Restaurant Grenade Attack Injures 10
Sky News - 2 Jan 2014 08:02
Ten people have been wounded after attackers hurled a grenade into a restaurant in a popular coastal tourist resort town in Kenya.
Big chill socks U.S. Northeast
CNN - 2 Jan 2014 06:19
Snow is no surprise in the Northeast and northern Plains states in winter.
Crime, homicides drop in Chicago, while cop overtime surges
Chicago Tribune - 2 Jan 2014 05:31Out of Guantánamo: Do December releases mean more are going?
Miami Herald - 2 Jan 2014 04:13
In rapid succession, the U.S. in December sent Guantánamo prisoners home to Algeria, Saudi Arabia and Sudan, then capped the year with a “significant milestone” deal that resettled three long-held Uighur captives in...
Worst Fraud in History Will Destroy Your Children's Lives
OpEdNews - 2 Jan 2014 19:37
Year-end 2013 produced a flurry of apocalyptic scientific findings about the global warming that is occurring: it's lots worse than previously thought. The denialists succeeded too long; it went on too long. Our descenda...
Some hard-hitting questions to the so-called leftists of my country
OpEdNews - 2 Jan 2014 18:08
These are few questions I have to the leftists of my country who have reduced social and political change to an extension of their private selves rather than the other way round.
Interest rates rise 'to be delayed'
BBC - 2 Jan 2014 08:24
Hard-pressed Northern Ireland homeowners should expect a delay in interest rate rises in 2014, according to the chief economist at Danske Bank.
Antarctic ship air rescue begins
BBC - 2 Jan 2014 08:18
An operation begins in Antarctica to rescue passengers from research vessel Akademik Shokalskiy, trapped in ice for more than a week.
'Syrian Electronic Army' hacks Skype
BBC - 2 Jan 2014 05:17
The social media platforms of Skype are hacked by a group claiming to be the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA).
Fox News Interviewed Drunk Miami Girls Live On New Year's Eve, And It Went Badly
The Huffington Post - 2 Jan 2014 04:14
Just when you thought Fox News' holiday coverage couldn't get more ridiculous, it turns out the network thought live interviews with drunk Miamians was a good idea during its "All-American New Year's Eve." While live on ...
Fatal Attacks Strike a Hotel in Somalia
The New York Times - 2 Jan 2014 02:44
No group claimed responsibility for the attacks, despite threatening messages from the Islamist militant group Shabab broadcast on local radio stations in the previous 24 hours.
Czech probe into Palestinian diplomat's death
Al Jazeera English - 2 Jan 2014 02:00
Prague investigators believe blast that killed Jamal al-Jamal, ambassador to Czech Republic, was not a terrorist attack.
Myanmar's Leader Backs Change to Constitution
The New York Times - 2 Jan 2014 23:58
President Thein Sein said he would support changing the Constitution to allow "any citizen" to become president, an apparent reference to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
Briton, New Zealander found shot to death in Libya
Boston - 2 Jan 2014 23:51
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- A British man and a New Zealand woman were found shot to death in western Libya, a Libyan security official said Thursday.
U.S. Lawmakers Warn Karzai Over Detainee Release
The New York Times - 2 Jan 2014 23:49
Two senators told President Hamid Karzai that relations would be damaged if Afghanistan released prisoners accused of attacking American forces.