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U.S. airman dead, 2 missing as Typhoon Phanfone slams Japan

U.S. airman dead, 2 missing as Typhoon Phanfone slams Japan

One of the three U.S. airmen washed away to sea Sunday from their station post at Kadena Air Base in Japan has died. October 6 2014, 10:23 3 622 views

Stopping global Ebola spread 'world's highest priority': UN

Stopping global Ebola spread 'world's highest priority': UN

The UN launched a mission Thursday to prevent the global spread of Ebola, describing the epidemic as the world's "highest priority" as the US scrambled to limit its own outbreak to one patient. October 3 2014, 16:45 3 100 views

Death of Swiss Red Cross Worker in Donetsk Indicates Fragility of Ukrainian Ceasefire: UN

Death of Swiss Red Cross Worker in Donetsk Indicates Fragility of Ukrainian Ceasefire: UN

The death of a Swiss Red Cross worker Laurent Etienne DuPasquier in Thursday's shelling of Donetsk emphasizes the fragility of a ceasefire in the east of Ukraine, United Nations press service said in a statement. October 3 2014, 14:50 2 539 views

US Security Service Head Resigns After White House Security Breach

US Security Service Head Resigns After White House Security Breach

The US Secret Service Director Julia Pierson has resigned amid fierce criticism over the latest White House security breach, US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Wednesday. October 2 2014, 16:39 3 035 views

Beijing backs Hong Kong leader as police issue warning

Beijing backs Hong Kong leader as police issue warning

The Chinese government has expressed its continuing support for Hong Kong's leader in the face of a demand by demonstrators for him to resign. The protesters have threatened to blockade government buildings. October 2 2014, 16:28 4 276 views

Florida man convicted of killing unarmed teen over loud music

Florida man convicted of killing unarmed teen over loud music

A Florida jury found Michael Dunn, a middle-aged white man, guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in an argument over loud rap music. October 2 2014, 15:18 2 304 views

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin's wedding sealed with civil ceremony in Venice

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin's wedding sealed with civil ceremony in Venice

After four days of hard partying, fleets of A-list guests and a flotilla of press trailing every journey of their boat – the aptly named ‘Amore’ – Amal Alamuddin and George Clooney finally got married in a £470 civil ceremony that took just 14 minutes from start to finish. October 2 2014, 09:40 3 801 views

Iraqi PM says Islamic State plans subway attacks in U.S. and Paris

Iraqi PM says Islamic State plans subway attacks in U.S. and Paris

Iraq has "credible" intelligence that Islamic State militants plan to attack subway systems in Paris and the United States, the prime minister said on Thursday, but U.S. and French officials said they had no evidence to back up his claims, reuters reports. September 26 2014, 15:59 3 706 views

Xinjiang unrest: China raises death toll to 50

Xinjiang unrest: China raises death toll to 50

Fifty people died in violence on Sunday in Xinjiang, Chinese state media said, in what police called a "serious terrorist attack", bbc reports on Friday. September 26 2014, 14:21 3 729 views

‘Don't bomb Iraq & Syria!’ Stop the War protests at Downing Street

‘Don't bomb Iraq & Syria!’ Stop the War protests at Downing Street

Anti-war activists have staged an emergency protest outside Downing Street on Thursday evening, after Prime Minister David Cameron said the UK is ready to “play its part” in airstrikes on ISIS targets in Iraq. rt.com reports. September 26 2014, 10:42 4 119 views

Russia Launches First Female Cosmonaut to ISS In 17 Years

Russia Launches First Female Cosmonaut to ISS In 17 Years

A female Russian cosmonaut, Yelena Serova, was launched into Earth orbit overnight aboard Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft, ending spaceflight's 17-year male "hegemony," a RIA Novosti correspondent reported Friday from the launching ground, ria.ru reports. September 26 2014, 10:31 3 839 views

Islamic State crisis: US hits IS oil targets in Syria

Islamic State crisis: US hits IS oil targets in Syria

The US-led coalition against Islamic States (IS) has targeted oil refineries in Syria during a third night of air strikes against the militants. September 25 2014, 16:48 3 118 views

Cameron holds historic meeting with Iran's Rouhani

Cameron holds historic meeting with Iran's Rouhani

British Prime Minister David Cameron has met with Iran's president, the first such talks since the 1979 revolution. Cameron later told the UN General Assembly Iran could be "part of the solution" in the Syria crisis. September 25 2014, 09:52 3 853 views

India's Mars mission: From late starter to space success

India's Mars mission: From late starter to space success

India's maiden mission to Mars, the Mangalyaan, has arrived in orbit after a 300-day marathon covering over 670 million kilometres (420 million miles). Science writer Pallava Bagla traced its journey as it neared the Red Planet. September 24 2014, 15:51 3 625 views

No more Dalai Lamas? Not so fast

No more Dalai Lamas? Not so fast

The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, set off a media kerfuffle this month when he spoke about his next reincarnation, cnn reported. September 24 2014, 10:59 4 096 views

Flood Wall Street ends with mass arrests after day-long protest

Flood Wall Street ends with mass arrests after day-long protest

Just one day after the world’s largest climate-related protest, thousands of more rebellious activists risked detainment to shut down part of New York City’s financial district to demand action against global warming. More than 100 people were arrested. September 23 2014, 15:55 2 930 views

France says transfer of Mistral ship to Russia now not possible

France says transfer of Mistral ship to Russia now not possible

Paris continues to believe that the transfer of a Mistral ship to Russia is not possible at the moment, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. September 23 2014, 12:13 4 520 views

Scottish referendum vote-rigging claims spark calls for recount

Scottish referendum vote-rigging claims spark calls for recount

Tens of thousands sign petitions wanting recount or fresh vote based on videos that purport to show evidence of electoral fraud. September 23 2014, 11:53 4 173 views

Daniel Ellsberg: US needs another Snowden

Daniel Ellsberg: US needs another Snowden

The US needs another Edward Snowden, and many more whistleblowers, to inform Congresses what the country is being asked to get into, as America is on a verge of a “large” war in the Middle East, Daniel Ellsberg, former military analyst, told rt.com. September 22 2014, 15:14 2 539 views

New Zealand PM pushes flag change after election win

New Zealand PM pushes flag change after election win

On Monday New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said he would press ahead with plans to hold a referendum to change the national flag following his election triumph. September 22 2014, 15:02 3 664 views

Russian Sanctions Force Exxon to Pull Out of Arctic Project

Russian Sanctions Force Exxon to Pull Out of Arctic Project

Last Friday, Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) issued a terse statement that the company has received a license from the U.S. government that allows the company to continue working in Russia while it shuts down its first project under a deal signed more than three years ago. Russia’s energy industry had avoided sanctions placed on the country by the U.S. and Europe as a result of the Russian incursion into Ukraine. September 22 2014, 11:26 3 521 views

Turkish security troops clash with Kurds, as thousands flee ISIS

Turkish security troops clash with Kurds, as thousands flee ISIS

Turkey's security forces closed the border with Syria through which thousands of Kurds are trying to flee IS, after clashes between Kurds and soldiers on the Turkish side of the divide. September 22 2014, 10:15 2 750 views

Eleven arrested as clashes erupt in Glasgow after ‘No’ independence vote

Eleven arrested as clashes erupt in Glasgow after ‘No’ independence vote

When Scotland decided to stay in the union voting ‘No’ with 55 percent, British unionists took to the streets of Glasgow celebrating Scotland’s decision to stay in the UK. But the rally soon descended into violent clashes with at least 11 people arrested, rt.com reports. September 22 2014, 10:10 3 390 views

Russia eyes counter to Washington’s internet kill-switch

Russia eyes counter to Washington’s internet kill-switch

Facing a possible cut-off from the internet by the US, Russian security officials and IT giants are discussing the possibility to make the Russian sector of the net independent, according to insiders. September 19 2014, 15:54 3 830 views

Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko speaks at U.S. Congress (+Video)

Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko speaks at U.S. Congress (+Video)

The United States will provide $46 million US in new security assistance to the Ukraine's military, but stop short of fulfilling an urgent request from Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko for lethal aid to help his country fight against Russian-backed separatists. September 19 2014, 15:02 4 892 views