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Floating football pitch keeps Thai tourist blues at bay
With its stunning limestone cliffs towering over stilt houses surrounded by azure waters, the island of Panyee is a typical Thai paradise.
At least 17 inmates dead of drug poisoning in Venezuela
At least 17 Venezuelan inmates who had been on hunger strike over prison conditions, have died of drug poisoning, police sources told AFP.
Israel’s lurch to the right dims two-state peace prospects
Israel’s prime minister says he will work to revoke residency rights and social benefits of people who commit politically motivated violence and...
James Bond to swap signature Aston Martin for a Fiat 500 in next 007 film
Aston Martin-loving spy James Bond will reportedly swap his beloved luxury car for a Fiat 500 in the new 007 movie.
Pass the peanut butter: Chemical changes could turn the Great Lakes to jelly
The legacy of decades of industrial pollution affecting North America’s Great Lakes now appears to have taken the form of slimy crustaceans choking...
Syrian government air strikes kill more than 60 in Raqqa
Syrian government warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes Tuesday on the de-facto capital of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group, killing at least...
UN: Islamic State group got up to $45m in ransoms
The Islamic State group which controls a large swath of Syria and Iraq has received between $35 million and $45 million in ransom payments in the past...
Islamic State group recruits, exploits children
Across the vast region under the control of the Islamic State (IS), a group calling itself the Islamic Police is actively conscripting children for battle...
Canadian military veterans said to be aiding rebel fight on Islamic State
A half-dozen former Canadian armed forces personnel were reported on Friday to be enlisting with Kurdish fighters to combat the terror group that calls...
First humans settled on Tibetan Plateau 3,600 years ago
Researchers said people likely moved to the Tibetan highlands 3,600 years ago, in an indication of when humans first settled at high altitudes. Humans...
Iran’s Supreme Leader frees Canadian-Iranian ‘Blogfather’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday pardoned Iranian-Canadian blogger Hossein Derakhshan after six years in prison, Iranian...
In U.S., immigrants wait, hope, plan for future under Obama policy
Immigrants who are in the United States illegally are flooding attorneys’ offices with calls to see if they qualify under U.S.
Feds say Takata refusing order for nationwide recall of bad air bags
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Tuesday that they have called on automotive supplier Takata and several automakers...
Qatar 2022 whistleblowers complain to FIFA about confidentiality breach
Two whistleblowers who provided information to an investigation into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding process have lodged formal complaints with FIFA,...
Atari games buried in landfill net $37,000 on eBay
What some have called the worst video game ever made has fetched thousands of dollars for a city in the southwestern state of New Mexico. An old “E.T.
'Rat poison' drug warning after India sterilisation deaths
A senior Indian health official warned Sunday against buying an antibiotic feared laced with a toxin found in rat poison and linked to the deaths of up...
Countries wrestle with how to de-radicalise returning jihadists
Countries around the globe are experimenting with de-radicalisation programmes to deal with the threat of jihadists returning from the wars of the Middle...
Qatar gets green light for 2022 World Cup after being cleared of corruption by FIFA
Qatar has been cleared to host the 2022 World Cup. Despite finding evidence of “potentially problematic conduct” by some individuals, a FIFA...
Takata hit with U.S. criminal probe over exploding airbags
Takata confirmed on Friday that US justice authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the embattled Japanese autoparts firm over exploding airbags...
After US-China climate deal, focus on India to follow suit
After this week’s carbon emissions deal between the United States and China, No.
Obama plan to shield up to 5 million immigrants from deportation
President Barack Obama plans to announce an overhaul of U.S. immigration policy through executive action that would shield up to fivemillion undocumented...
FIFA corruption probe ‘incomplete and erroneous’ says man who conducted it
The man who conducted a two-year investigation into claims of corruption during bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups has slammed its findings.
India doctor blames tainted drugs for deaths after sterilisation surgery
The doctor who conducted sterilisation procedures which resulted in the deaths of 13 women in central India has been arrested.
Sterilization deaths show India’s health care ills
The deaths of 12 women after they underwent sterilization procedures this week have raised serious ethical questions about India’s drive to curb...
China, US agree limits on emissions, but experts see little new
The world’s outlook for reaching a global climate deal next year brightened Wednesday as China and the US — the top two polluters — presented...
Regulators fine global banks $3.4 billion in foreign currency probe
U.S., British and Swiss regulators have collectively fined five global banks more than $3 billion for attempted manipulation of foreign exchange markets.
More than 10 women die after botched surgery at Indian sterilisation ‘camp’
The Hindu reports that the death toll has climbed from 10 women to 11 after botched operations at a government mass sterilization “camp” in...
Robo-Karate Kid! Google develops droid that can peform iconic crane kick
Built by Google-owned Boston Dynamics, the Atlas robot has been programmed to balance on one foot and perform the first stage of the crane kick made famous...
Eight Indian women die, dozens in critical condition after mass sterilisation
Eight women have died in India and dozens others were hospitalised, many in critical condition, after a state-run mass sterilisation programme, a local...
Polar bears, migratory birds, and fish get new UN protection
Polar bears, whales, sharks and gazelles were among 31 new species granted new protection status by the UN conservation body.
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