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SpaceX poised to launch resurrected space weather satellite
February 8, 2015
SpaceX poised to launch resurrected space weather satellite
A US$340 million sun-observing spacecraft that was initially dreamed up by former US Vice President Al Gore is finally poised…
Reports: Japan seizes passport of journalist trying to visit Syria
February 8, 2015
Reports: Japan seizes passport of journalist trying to visit Syria
Japan has seized the passport of a journalist planning to travel to Syria following the brutal killing of two Japanese…
Japan seizes passport of journalist trying to visit Syria: reports
February 8, 2015
Japan seizes passport of journalist trying to visit Syria: reports
Japan has seized the passport of a journalist planning to travel to Syria following the brutal killing of two Japanese…
Western powers say Libya risks bankruptcy as oil slumps
February 7, 2015
Western powers say Libya risks bankruptcy as oil slumps
The United States and five of its European allies on Saturday warned that Libya could face bankruptcy if its oil…
Labour to take action against UK tax havens if it wins election
February 7, 2015
Labour to take action against UK tax havens if it wins election
Britain's opposition Labour party will demand that British tax havens are put on an international blacklist unless they clamp down…
Bomb blasts kill dozens in Iraqi capital Baghdad
February 7, 2015
Bomb blasts kill dozens in Iraqi capital Baghdad
A series of bombs exploded in the Iraqi capital on Saturday, killing at least 37 people in attacks targeting busy…
Ukraine leader shows off captured Russian military IDs
February 7, 2015
Ukraine leader shows off captured Russian military IDs
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko Saturday brandished in front of world leaders several passports taken from Russian soldiers in what he…
UN sets sights on Syria antiquities, Islamic State oil, ransoms
February 7, 2015
UN sets sights on Syria antiquities, Islamic State oil, ransoms
The United Nations Security Council appears set to ban all trade in antiquities from war-torn Syria, threaten sanctions on anyone buying oil…
KCNA: North Korea test-fires ‘intelligent’ anti-ship rocket
February 7, 2015
KCNA: North Korea test-fires ‘intelligent’ anti-ship rocket
North Korea has test-fired a new "ultra-precision" intelligent rocket to be deployed across its navy, state media said Saturday, in…
US contractor wants Abu Ghraib lawsuit scrapped
February 7, 2015
US contractor wants Abu Ghraib lawsuit scrapped
A US defense contractor that provided interrogators to Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq sought to have a federal judge dismiss…