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US$1 billion embezzled from Chinese public housing fund: media
August 9, 2013
US$1 billion embezzled from Chinese public housing fund: media
The Chinese National Audit Office, the highest audit body in China, has unearthed US$1 billion embezzlement from a government fund…
Eiffel Tower evacuated for two hours after false bomb alarm
August 9, 2013
Eiffel Tower evacuated for two hours after false bomb alarm
The Eiffel Tower management on Friday said the tower was evacuated for two hours after receiving a false bomb alarm.…
Poll: 78 percent of French object to Hijab in universities
August 9, 2013
Poll: 78 percent of French object to Hijab in universities
78 percent of the French population objects to the wearing of the Islamic headscarf (hijab) in universities lecture rooms, according…
Manning’s WikiLeaks breach helped Al-Qaeda recruit: witness
August 9, 2013
Manning’s WikiLeaks breach helped Al-Qaeda recruit: witness
U.S. soldier Bradley Manning's release of secret files to WikiLeaks in the biggest breach of classified data in the nation's…
9,000 homes destroyed in Sudan due to torrential rains
August 8, 2013
9,000 homes destroyed in Sudan due to torrential rains
Khartoum Governor Abdul Rahman al-Khedr said 9,000 homes were destroyed by torrential rains that hit parts of Sudan, particularly the…
Iraqi police foil bomb plot
August 6, 2013
Iraqi police foil bomb plot
Security forces in Iraq's Diyala province have discovered a huge explosive device hidden in a truck, state-run news agency MENA…
Baboons terrify Cape Town neighborhood
August 6, 2013
Baboons terrify Cape Town neighborhood
A neighborhood in the suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa, faced a nightmare when it was attacked by a gang…
Analysis: Israeli-Palestinian riddle won’t answer Middle East’s wider woes
August 4, 2013
Analysis: Israeli-Palestinian riddle won’t answer Middle East’s wider woes
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which once transfixed the Arab world, has lost much of its resonance in a Middle East riven…
Iraq seeks to promote tourism despite violence
July 31, 2013
Iraq seeks to promote tourism despite violence
As it trundles down busy roads, the minibus packed with tourists would be unremarkable except for two things -- its…
Israel media question Netanyahu motives for talks
July 30, 2013
Israel media question Netanyahu motives for talks
As senior Israeli and Palestinian envoys resumed long-stalled peace talks in Washington, Israeli media questioned the motives of Prime Minister…