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Up to five Bosnian coal miners feared dead after earthquake
(Reuters) – Up to five Bosnian miners were feared dead on Friday after a rock burst left them trapped, colleagues and rescuers said, as emergency teams helped nearly 30 others reach the surface to end an 18-hour ordeal underground. The manager of the Raspotocje mine, Esad Civic, said 29 had been rescued, among 34 who had been trapped half a kilometer below the surface after an earthquake on Thursday afternoon. “We have succeeded in reaching […]
E.U., U.S., to impose tighter sanctions vs. Russia
The United States and the European Union is preparing to implement stricter sanctions against Russia over its continuing offensive actions in Ukraine.
Beijing invites Taipeh to APEC Nov. Summit
Taiwan has confirmed that an special envoy from Beijing had delivered a letter inviting them to attend the APEC meeting to be held in Beijing this November.
Al Qaeda announces new India wing
The Al-Qaeda group has announced its new branch in the Indian sub-continent.
Sotloff family statement says son Steven wanted to ‘give voice to those who had none’
THE family of Steven Sotloff, the American journalist beheaded by Islamic State militants, said on Wednesday (September 3) their son was no hero, but tried to give voice to those who had none. The Sotloff’s statement was read by family spokesperson Barak Barfi. “He was no war junkie. He did not want to be a modern day Lawrence of Arabia. He merely wanted to give voice to those who had none. From the Libyan doctor in Misrata […]
Obama vows to ‘degrade and destroy’ Islamic State
(Reuters) – The United States plans to fight Islamic State until it is no longer a force in the Middle East and will seek justice for the killing of American journalist Steven Sotloff, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday. He added that destroying the militant group will take time because of the power vacuum in Syria, the abundance of battle-hardened fighters that grew out of al Qaeda during the Iraq war, and the need to […]
U.S. condemns apparent beheading of 2nd US hostage
(Reuters) — The U.S. State Department on Tuesday (September 2) condemned the apparent beheading of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff after video purporting to show his murder was released online. “If the video is genuine, we are sickened by this brutal act taking the the life of another innocent American citizen,” said U.S. State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki during a daily press briefing. “Our hearts go out to the Sotloff family and we will provide more information as it becomes […]
Islamic State issues video of beheading of 2nd U.S. hostage
(Reuters) – The Islamic State militant group released a video on Tuesday purporting to show the beheading of a second American hostage, journalist Steven Sotloff, raising the stakes in its confrontation with Washington over U.S. air strikes on its insurgents in Iraq. A masked figure in the video seen by Reuters also issued a threat against a British hostage, a man the group named as David Haines, and warned governments to back off “this evil […]
Giant turret for world’s largest floating facility sets sail for South Korea
Dubai is well known as a city that’s transformed its landscape with the world’s tallest building, the largest airport as well as the biggest shopping mall. Now, it’s achieved another world first with an extraordinary feat of construction, this time for the energy sector. Clem Orjaliza reports.
Japan and India strengthen defense and strategic ties
Japan and India have agreed to strengthen strategic ties and re-affirm the importance of defense relations between the two countries.
Iraq violence killed at least 1,420 in August – U.N
(Reuters) – At least 1,420 people were killed in Iraq in August as sectarian violence raged in the country’s centre and north, the United Nations has said. A further 1,370 Iraqis were wounded and 600,000 people forced to flee as Islamic State militants, who have grabbed large areas of territory since June, pushed into land controlled by Kurdish troops and targeted religious minorities. “Thousands continue to be targeted and killed by ISIL (Islamic State) and […]
