India: People in village near Pune slept in their homes as landslide buried them; 158 feared trapped
Egypt: Botched bomb attack kills three in Cairo
Palestine: List of Palestinians kiilled: Jul 8 to July 30
Palestine: Seven Palestinians kidnapped from Bethlehem and Hebron
Palestine: Another family killed by Israeli missiles in Khan Younis
Palestine: 24 more Palestinians killed in Gaza Wed, 54 since dawn
Palestine: 20 bodies found in Gaza rubble as Wed death toll hits 130
Palestine: Gaza death toll hits 1361 on day 23 of Israeli indiscriminate bombings
Pakistan: Nine drown off Karachi beach
Pakistan: Six women injured in acid attack in Balochistan’s Pishin district
Libya: French and British nationals evacuated from Libya
Palestine: Israeli shelling of Shujaiyya market kills 17 despite ceasefire
Palestine: List of 1016 out of 1262 Palestinians killed from July 8
Palestine: 15 killed by Israeli missile in Jabalia school
Palestine: 26 Palestinian killed in different parts of Gaza strip
Palestine: At least 24 civilians, children, killed by Israeli missiles in Gaza
Palestine: Journalist, his family, killed by Israeli missile in Rafah
Palestine: Gaza’s only power plant “finished” in Israeli shelling
Palestine: Gaza death toll hits 1,230 in ongoing Israeli assault
India: Nadwa cleric asks Saudi govt to prepare an army of Sunni youth for Iraq
US: Bradley Manning found guilty of espionage but not aiding the enemy
Bradley Manning has been convicted of most of the criminal counts against him, including espionage, but has not been found guilty of aiding the enemy. That charge would have carried a maximum life sentence. Manning was found guilty of espionage … Continued
US: Mideast “peace talks” to last nine months
Israel and the western-backed Palestinian Authority will seek to reach a peace agreement within nine months and negotiators will meet again within two weeks after holding a “positive” first round of talks, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on … Continued
US: Over 100 children rescued in FBI sex trafficking raids
WASHINGTON, (Xinhua): The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced Monday 105 children involved in sex trafficking and exploitation have been rescued in 76 cities across the United States over the weekend. The FBI said at a press conference that the … Continued
US: Israel-Palestinian peace talks resume after three-year hiatus
Direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians have begun in Washington, D.C. Ahead of the talks, US foreign secretary John Kerry named former ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk as special envoy to guide the talks. [ Indyk was a deputy research director … Continued
US: 7 killed in Florida shooting spree
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US: Rallies for federal civil rights charges in Trayvon Martin case
Rallies have been held in US cities to protest the verdict in the death of African-American teen Trayvon Martin. The acquittal of his killer has sparked outrage and a renewed national discussion about racial profiling. Demonstrations began around noon on … Continued
US: 4 killed, 7 hurt in Texas road crash
HOUSTON, (Xinhua): Four people were killed and seven others injured in a head-on crash in the U.S. state of Texas Friday, authorities said. The crash happened on a highway near Glen Rose, a city 350 km northwest of Texas’s largest … Continued
US: Secret US court renews US phone surveillance program
A secret US intelligence court has renewed a surveillance program that orders Verizon to hand over millions of phone records to the government. The program was among those revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden. The office of National Intelligence Director James … Continued
Panama: Ex-CIA fugitive Robert Seldon Lady detained in Panama
Former CIA station chief Robert Seldon Lady has been detained in Panama. In 2009 he was convicted in absentia in Italy of kidnapping a Muslim cleric in what was the first trial involving the CIA’s rendition program It was not … Continued
North Korea condemns Panama’s swoop on Cuban cargo
Pyongyang has said that Cuban weapons seized from a North Korean vessel were being overhauled as part of a legitimate deal. It claimed that Panamanian authorities who searched the ship and arrested crew had been “rash.” North Korea on Wednesday … Continued
US ‘very disappointed’ with China over Snowden amid treaty talks
The United States has said it is “very disappointed” in China for not handing over intelligence leaker Edward Snowden while he was in Hong Kong. However, both powers did agree to restart investment treaty talks. During wide-ranging annual talks in … Continued
US: Saudi princess arrested in US for human trafficking
Al-Akhbar: A Saudi princess was arrested on Wednesday and charged with human trafficking in the United States, after a domestic worker managed to flee and report abuse to the police, media reported. Meshael Alayban, who was was taken into custody … Continued
Peru: 19 killed, 16 injured in Peru road crash
LIMA, (Xinhua): At least 19 people were killed and 16 others injured Wednesday when a bus they were travelling in fell off a cliff in the Peruvian Andes, said the police. The tragedy occurred early Wednesday on a stretch of highway … Continued
US: Alleged Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleads not guilty
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to all 30 charges against him. He entered his plea in a federal court in Boston. The 19-year-old man accused of involvement in the fatal bombing at the Boston Marathon … Continued
Canada: Quebec death toll rises to 5 and 40 missing from oil train wreck
As the search for victims continues, authorities in Quebec are investigating Sunday’s derailment of a runaway freight train carrying oil. Firemen have managed to put out a raging fire caused by an explosion. Officials said on Sunday five bodies had … Continued
US: 2 die, 305 survive after airliner crashes, burns at San Francisco airport
By Greg Botelho (CNN): It had been an uneventful 10-plus hour flight from Seoul, approaching San Francisco’s airport on a clear summer day. Then, in a few horrifying seconds, that calm was shattered. A fireball erupted after the Boeing 777 … Continued
Canada: Massive explosion kills one after runaway oil train derails in Quebec
A driverless freight train has exploded into a giant fireball in the middle of a small Quebec town, with one dead and an unknown number of people missing. Canadian officials fear some wagons remain at risk of exploding. The disaster … Continued
Trinidad and Tobago:Thousands march for workers’ rights
PORT OF SPAIN, (Xinhua): Over 7,000 people took to the street on Friday here in the capital of Trinidad and Tobago to protest government’s failure in enhancing workers’ rights. Under heavy police security, demonstrators marched with placards calling for an … Continued
Nicaragua willing to grant Snowden asylum
MANAGUA, (Xinhua): Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said Friday his government would be willing to grant political asylum to Edward Snowden, the U.S. intelligence whistleblower, “if conditions permit.” Ortega also confirmed that his government had received a formal asylum request from … Continued
EU threatens end to US data deals over Snowden revelations
The European Parliament has called on the US to reveal the extent of its electronic spying operations in Europe. The debate came in the wake of revelations by whistleblower Edward Snowden on the PRISM spy operation. The European Parliament has … Continued
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