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Fire in High-Rise New York Building Kills One, 7 Injured [VIDEO]

One man died and no less than seven people were injured when 20th floor of a high-rise New York residential building caught fire in Midtown Manhattan, US.

Jan 6, 2014

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World War II Bomb Detonates After 68 Years in Germany, One Killed

A World War II era bomb detonated in a German town of Euskirchen, killing one and injuring several others, 68 years after the end of the war.

Jan 4, 2014

UFO Sightings: Multiple Objects Spotted Flying over California on New Year's Eve

Several Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) have been spotted flying over the skies of California on the New Year's Eve.

Jan 3, 2014

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New Year 2014: Long Queues for Legal Marijuana in Colorado [PHOTOS]

In what can be seen as a turning point in the US drug culture, the world's first marijuana store with a legal permit was launched in Colorado on New Year's Day, with hundreds of customers lined up outside the store.

Jan 2, 2014

Three NATO personnel killed in Kabul suicide attack

A Taliban suicide attacker detonated an explosives-packed car next to a NATO military convoy in Kabul on Friday, killing three NATO personnel and injuring at least six civilians.

Dec 27, 2013

China Plans to Outsmart US GPS Navigation with Improved BDS

The upgrades will improve the precision and accuracy of BDS by over two times by 2020, local daily Xinhua quoted BDS spokesman Ran Chengqi.

Dec 27, 2013

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Christmas Turns Bloody in Iraq, Afghanistan: Deadly Bombings in Baghdad Kill Christians, Taliban Rockets Hit US Mission in Kabul

The joy of Christmas on Wednesday quickly turned gory in two separate incidences in Iraq and Afghanistan as 37 people were killed in three bombings in Christian areas of Baghdad, while a pair of rockets fired by Taliban struck the US embassy in Kabul, shortly before dawn on the same day.

Dec 26, 2013

China Irked as Japanese PM Abe Visits Yasukuni Shrine, Honours WWII War Criminals

In an act that has invited harsh condemnation from China, Japenese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the Yasukuni shrine where 14 WWII class-A war criminals are honored.

Dec 26, 2013

China Slams Japan on Military Expansion, Says it is not 'Qualified' to speak about Freedom, Democracy, Human Rights

Chinese military on Friday slammed Japan's recent military expansion aimed at China and questioned Japan on its military policies, reflecting on the history of Japan's World War II aggression.

Dec 21, 2013

Religious communities hail SC verdict on gay sex

New Delhi, Dec 20 (ANI): Religious leaders of various communities in India hailed the Supreme Court verdict that reinstated a ban on gay sex, following a four-year period of de-criminalisation that had helped bring homosexuality into the open in the socially conservative country. Chief of an Islamic organisation, Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari, said freedom was not absolute. However, Chief propagandist and spokesman for the New Delhi Roman Catholic Archdiocese, Father Dominic Emmanuel, said church did not consider homosexuals as criminals.

Dec 20, 2013

Judge Describes NSA’s Phone Surveillance Program as ‘Orwellian, Indiscriminate, Arbitrary’

A US judge has ruled that the National Security Agency's mass phone surveillance program is unconstitutional describing the practice as "almost Orwallian" and that James Madison, father of the US constitution, would be "aghast" to learn about the violation on freedom.

Dec 17, 2013

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China Slams Japanese PM Abe’s Comments on Air Zone

China on Saturday staunchly rejected Japan's renewed call to withdraw the declaration of a new air defense zone, calling it "slanderous".

Dec 15, 2013

US Government Failed to Secure Robert Levinson’s Release, Says Anguished Family

The family members of American citizen and retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, who went missing seven years ago in Iran while working for a secretive CIA mission, have lambasted the US government for failing to save the man and secure his release.

Dec 14, 2013

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US Warns North Korea of Possible Backlash After Chang Song-thaek's Execution

The execution of Chang Song-thaek, North Korea's once powerful leader and the uncle of Supreme leader Kim Jong-un on Thurday jolted the United States, which has now warned the East Asian country against a possible series of provocative acts in defiance of the international system.