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Singapore smog breaches 'hazardous' level
SINGAPORE (UPDATE) - Smog levels in Singapore from Indonesian forest fires hit the highest level on record Wednesday as the air pollutant index breached the "hazardous" level.Full article
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France hit by weather chaos, floods claim 2 victims
As of 06/20/2013 1:27 AM
TOULOUSE - Flash floods in southwestern France claimed two elderly victims in the space of 24 hours as unseasonal storms caused havoc across huge swaths of the country on Wednesday. Full article
Angelina Jolie says Syria crisis 'worst', calls for more aid
As of 06/19/2013 9:56 PM
AMMAN - Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie urged the international community to boost aid to Syrian refugees hit by what she called "the worst humanitarian crisis of the 21st century," a UNHCR statement said Wednesday. Full article
S.Korea to buy European missiles
As of 06/19/2013 3:59 PM
SEOUL - South Korea will buy European bunker-busting missiles as the United States refused to sell the same kind of weapons to the country, the state procurement agency said Wednesday. Full article
U.N. recommends bringing Iraq closer to ending 1990s sanctions
As of 06/19/2013 8:29 AM
United Nations (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday recommended bringing Iraq one step closer to ending all U.N. sanctions imposed on Baghdad more than two decades ago after former leader Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait In 1990.
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September 11 plotters back in court
As of 06/18/2013 10:07 AM
FORT MEADE - The men accused of plotting the September 11, 2001 attacks returned Friday to a military court in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, although their trial may still be more than a year away. Full article
US unveils $300 million in new aid for Syrian refugees
As of 06/18/2013 10:03 AM
ENNISKILLEN - US President Barack Obama will tell G8 leaders Monday that Washington is offering a new $300 million aid package for refugees inside and outside Syria, a senior official said. Full article
MERS coronavirus kills 4 more in Saudi
As of 06/18/2013 12:42 AM
DUBAI - Four more people have died and three more have fallen ill in Saudi Arabia from the new SARS-like coronavirus MERS-CoV, the Saudi Health Ministry said on Monday. Full article
ASEAN+8 hold military exercise in Brunei
As of 06/17/2013 11:46 PM
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - A huge humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise involving 18 Asia-Pacific countries kicked off Monday in a bid to achieving interoperability among the defense forces of a region strained by territorial disputes. Full article
Pope blesses leather-clad Harley bikers
As of 06/17/2013 10:58 AM
ROME - Hundreds of bikers took a break from hell-raising on Sunday to be blessed by Pope Francis. Full article
Bangladesh disaster crushes owner's ideal of clothes with a conscience
As of 06/17/2013 10:56 AM
SAVAR, Bangladesh/MADRID - When Spanish garment maker David Mayor arrived in Bangladesh a decade ago the fashion label he set up had the motto "clothing with a heart". Full article