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British Muslim leaders launch ‘anti-extremist’ magazine
March 27, 2015
British Muslim leaders launch ‘anti-extremist’ magazine
British Muslim leaders launched a digital magazine Thursday to counter 'extremist interpretations' of Islam found on the Internet.Its unveiling took place…
Israel to release tax funds to Palestinians: PM’s office
March 27, 2015
Israel to release tax funds to Palestinians: PM’s office
Israel will release to the Palestinian Authority tax funds it collects on its behalf and withheld as punishment for its…
UN cancer agency sees a risk in Roundup and other pesticides
March 27, 2015
UN cancer agency sees a risk in Roundup and other pesticides
The UN's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said Friday that three pesticides, including the popular weedkiller Roundup, were…
Turkey passes tough new security law, raising fears of election crackdowns
March 27, 2015
Turkey passes tough new security law, raising fears of election crackdowns
Turkey's parliament overwhelmingly passed a security law on Friday to broaden police powers and allow the use of firearms against…
German pilot said to have suffered from depression, anxiety
March 27, 2015
German pilot said to have suffered from depression, anxiety
The German pilot believed to have deliberately crashed a plane in the French Alps killing 150 people broke off his…
Yemen war clouds raise dangers for top oil shipping route
March 26, 2015
Yemen war clouds raise dangers for top oil shipping route
Conflict in Yemen risks spilling out into the busy sea lanes that pass it and potentially disrupt the narrow Bab…
Arab airstrikes in Aden leave 20 dead
March 26, 2015
Arab airstrikes in Aden leave 20 dead
Saudi-led Arab air forces continued strikes against Houthi locations in Yemen on Thursday, with air raids pounding the Dailami air…
Economist: Superbugs could kill a million Chinese a year
March 26, 2015
Economist: Superbugs could kill a million Chinese a year
China faces a million deaths a year from antibiotic-resistant superbugs and a loss of $20 trillion by 2050, an economist…
German prosecutor: Just one pilot in cockpit at time of French Alps crash
March 26, 2015
German prosecutor: Just one pilot in cockpit at time of French Alps crash
Just one of the two pilots of the Germanwings airliner that crashed in the French Alps was in the cockpit…
UPDATE: FACTBOX- Saudi Arabia’s coalition against Yemen’s Houthis
March 26, 2015
UPDATE: FACTBOX- Saudi Arabia’s coalition against Yemen’s Houthis
Saudi Arabia and allies launched air strikes in Yemen on Thursday to stop the advance of the Iran-allied Houthi militia…