Strong quake hits remote area in southwest Iran
TEHRAN, Iran — A strong, magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolted a sparsely populated mountainous province near Iran’s border with Iraq on Monday, Iranian state television reported. There were no reports of fatalities but a local official said there were injuries and that the temblor had caused... read more »
CRAZY BIG WIN! Uzo Aduba Wins Her First Emmy
From prison inmate to Hollywood darling! “I feel so full, that’s why the tears come out,” Uzo Aduba told reporters in the press room following her win for outstanding guest actress in a comedy at the 2014 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. “I’m stuffed really. I’m beyond full. My... read more »
Tear Gas and Flares: Ferguson Erupts Again as Night Falls
FERGUSON, Mo. — Chaos erupted in Ferguson, Missouri, Sunday night as the city prepared for a state-imposed curfew almost a week after the police-involved killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old. Tear gas, armored vehicles, and flares were being used on demonstrators. “We kept... read more »
Crisis talks on Ukraine prove difficult but ‘some progress’ mad...
Ukraine crisis talks in Berlin Sunday were “difficult” but made “some progress”, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after meeting with his Ukrainian, Russian and French counterparts. “Difficult talks, but I think and I hope that we have made some... read more »
India home to one in every three child brides in world: UN
India has the sixth highest prevalence of child marriages in the world, with one in every three child bride living in India, a United Nations report said. Child marriage among girls is most... read more »
SC issues notice to NGT chairperson
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal, Justice Swatanter Kumar, on a petition filed by a former law intern seeking transfer of a suit... read more »
18 killed in Philippines clash
At least 18 people were killed and 13 injured on Tuesday during a clash between military troops and rebels in Philippines, an official said. The clash occurred at 1.15 a.m when the rebels... read more »
Israeli aircraft hit more than 70 targets in Gaza
Israeli airstrikes pummeled a wide range of targets in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday as the U.N. chief and the U.S. secretary of state began an intensive effort to end more than two weeks of... read more »
Train carrying remains of MH17 victims arrives in Kharkiv
A train bearing the bodies of the people, who died in the Malaysia Airlines crash arrived in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Wednesday on their way to the Netherlands. The train on Tuesday... read more »
