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Ibragim Todashev, questioned in connection with Marathon Bombings, shot and killed by police: reports

Ibragim Todashev, questioned in connection with Marathon Bombings, shot and killed by police: reports

NBC News reports that an FBI agent shot and killed a man who had been interviewed over ties to April's Boston Marathon bombing. May 22 2013, 17:38 1 513 просмотрs

US Senate committee votes to arm Syrian rebels

US Senate committee votes to arm Syrian rebels

A US Senate committee had passed a bill that would allow, if signed for the Obama administration to supply arms to Syrian opposition — a move that could threaten the entire region if these weapons end up in terrorist cells operating on the ground. May 22 2013, 16:07 1 242 просмотрs

Merkel's cavalry and Orban's tanks occupy touchy territory

Merkel's cavalry and Orban's tanks occupy touchy territory

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has won some rebukes from Berlin. Irked by Merkel mentioning "cavalry," Orban said his country once had tough experiences with German tanks. His historical data came under fire too May 22 2013, 14:56 1 387 просмотрs

Iran elections: Eight presidential candidates confirmed by Guardian Council

Iran elections: Eight presidential candidates confirmed by Guardian Council

In a statement issued late on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry announced that the Guardian Council has approved eight candidates for Iran’s June 14 presidential election. May 22 2013, 10:32 1 626 просмотрs

Saakashvili Says Pacific Island No Longer Recognizes Abkhazia

Saakashvili Says Pacific Island No Longer Recognizes Abkhazia

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says the tiny Pacific island nation of Vanuatu has withdrawn its recognition of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia. May 21 2013, 16:53 1 367 просмотрs

Bigotry against Jews and Muslims on the rise, says US

Bigotry against Jews and Muslims on the rise, says US

Discrimination against Jews and Muslims is on the rise around the world, according to an annual US Department of State report. May 21 2013, 09:46 2 237 просмотрs

Oklahoma tornado: Dozens killed in Moore

Oklahoma tornado: Dozens killed in Moore

At least 51 people, including 20 children, have been killed after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, officials in the US state say. May 21 2013, 09:39 1 631 просмотрs

Eurovision: Azerbaijan probes Russian 'nul points'

Eurovision: Azerbaijan probes Russian 'nul points'

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has ordered an inquiry into why his country gave Russia "nul points" at Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest. May 21 2013, 09:35 1 645 просмотрs

Syrian troops score gains in strategic rebel-held town near Lebanon

Syrian troops score gains in strategic rebel-held town near Lebanon

Syrian troops push into a rebel-held Qusair as President Bashar Assad tries to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip from Damascus to the Mediterranean. May 20 2013, 12:08 1 331 просмотрs

Denmark wins Eurovision 2013

Denmark wins Eurovision 2013

Denmark has won Eurovision 2013 in a glittering finale with the typical kitsch and glitz for which the contest is renowned. Highlights included Finland's lesbian kiss, Romanian falsetto and '80s singer Bonnie Tyler. May 20 2013, 09:34 2 193 просмотрs

France gay marriage: Hollande signs bill into law

France gay marriage: Hollande signs bill into law

France's president has signed into law a controversial bill making the country the eighth in Europe, and 14th globally, to legalise gay marriage. May 19 2013, 08:03 1 358 просмотрs

Russia sends advanced missiles to aid Assad in Syria - US

Russia sends advanced missiles to aid Assad in Syria - US

Russia has sent advanced antiship cruise missiles to Syria, a move that illustrates the depth of its support for the Syrian government led by President Bashar al-Assad, American officials said Thursday. May 17 2013, 16:57 1 426 просмотрs

Malta court turns down request to order action against Rakhat Aliyev

Malta court turns down request to order action against Rakhat Aliyev

The Magistrates' Court this morning rejected a call to order police action against Kazakh multi-millionaire Rakhat Aliyev after finding that allegations made by his former bodyguards had not been supported to the minimum level required by the court. May 17 2013, 14:58 1 711 просмотрs

U.S. Police Arrest Uzbek In Terror Case

U.S. Police Arrest Uzbek In Terror Case

U.S. authorities in the western state of Idaho say they have arrested a man from Uzbekistan on terrorism charges. May 17 2013, 11:16 1 457 просмотрs

Bill Gates Retakes World’s Richest Title From Carlos Slim

Bill Gates Retakes World’s Richest Title From Carlos Slim

Bill Gates is once again the world’s richest person. The 57-year-old co-founder of Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) recaptured the title from Mexican investor Carlos Slim yesterday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as the software maker hit a five-year high. It is the first time Gates has held the mantle since 2007. His fortune is valued at $72.7 billion, up 16 percent year-to-date. May 17 2013, 10:24 1 506 просмотрs

U.S. dismisses Rakhat Aliyev family members' claim against Samruk-Kazyna board member

U.S. dismisses Rakhat Aliyev family members' claim against Samruk-Kazyna board member

The U.S. court has dismissed a civil action of Rakhat Aliyev’s relatives -- brothers Devincci and Issam Hourani -- against Samruk-Kazyna board member Dr. Alexander Mirtchev and his company Krull Corporation, Tengrinews.kz reports citing Kazakhstan Justice Ministry’s press-service. May 16 2013, 17:50 2 691 просмотрs

Russia expresses protest to US Ambassador over CIA agent's foiled recruitment attempt

Russia expresses protest to US Ambassador over CIA agent's foiled recruitment attempt

Russia has filed a note of protest to US Ambassador Michael McFaul over CIA’s foiled attempt to recruit a Russian intelligence officer. May 15 2013, 16:12 1 441 просмотрs

Sharif Seen As Trying To Reorient Pakistan's Foreign Policy

Sharif Seen As Trying To Reorient Pakistan's Foreign Policy

Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif has signaled his desire to take back control of Pakistan’s foreign policy from the powerful security services, which have dominated it for decades. May 15 2013, 09:47 1 213 просмотрs

Video of Syrian rebel fighter cutting out heart of regime soldier and eating it condemned

Video of Syrian rebel fighter cutting out heart of regime soldier and eating it condemned

Human Rights Watch and the Syrian opposition National Coalition have condemned a gruesome video apparently showing a Syrian rebel fighter cutting out the heart of a regime soldier and eating it. May 15 2013, 09:24 1 781 просмотрs

Associated Press says U.S. government seized journalists' phone records

Associated Press says U.S. government seized journalists' phone records

The Associated Press said on Monday the U.S. government secretly seized telephone records of AP offices and reporters for a two-month period in 2012, describing the acts as a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into news-gathering operations. May 14 2013, 15:28 1 259 просмотрs

UN urges people to eat insects to fight world hunger

UN urges people to eat insects to fight world hunger

Eating more insects could help fight world hunger, according to a new UN report. May 14 2013, 11:25 1 539 просмотрs

Space trio lands in Kazakhstan after five months in orbit

Space trio lands in Kazakhstan after five months in orbit

The Soyuz TMA-07M landing capsule touched the ground on Tuesday morning in a designated area in Kazakhstan safely bringing back three crewmembers from the International Space Station (ISS), the Mission Control said. May 14 2013, 10:22 1 439 просмотрs

Pakistan Elections 2013: A Positive Step For a Burgeoning Democracy

Pakistan Elections 2013: A Positive Step For a Burgeoning Democracy

Pakistanis went to the polls on Saturday to cast their ballots in an historic election. For the first time in the country’s history, an elected government completed its five-year term and will be succeeded by another elected government. Early vote counts announced by Pakistan State TV place former-Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif and his party, the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), clearly ahead of the challengers. May 13 2013, 10:12 1 310 просмотрs

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator joins presidential race

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator joins presidential race

To many's surprise, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili made an announcement on Saturday about his decision to run for the country's upcoming presidential contest. May 13 2013, 10:03 1 333 просмотрs

Bodies of 2 US crew found at Kyrgyzstan crash site

Bodies of 2 US crew found at Kyrgyzstan crash site

Kyrgyzstan's emergencies minister says the bodies of two American crew members have been found after a U.S. military refueling plane crashed in rugged mountains, while the search for the third crew member continues. May 13 2013, 09:40 1 271 просмотрs