Japan quake toll rises to 73 as weather hampers rescuers-
By AFP ANAMIZU: Japanese rescuers struggled with heavy rain, blocked roads and aftershocks on Wednesday following a powerful earthquake that […]
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Ugandan military chopper crashes into civilian home during clash with rebels
A Ugandan military helicopter being used in the fight against Islamic extremists in neighboring Congo crashed into a Ugandan house
Imran Khan challenges rejection of his nomination papers for February 8 polls-
By PTI LAHORE: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday challenged the rejection of his nomination papers for two
SC Senate gets 6th female member after special election in Dem stronghold
A longtime former Columbia city council member will join the South Carolina Senate, becoming just the sixth woman currently serving
Israel’s Mossad chief vows to hunt down Hamas members day after senior figure killed in strike-
By Associated Press JERUSALEM: The chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service vowed Wednesday that the agency would hunt down every
Curaçao, St. Maarten to launch joint currency this year
A new joint currency will be launched this year for the Dutch Caribbean constituent countries of Curaçao and St. Maarten
UN top court to hear genocide case against Israel next week-
By AFP THE HAGUE (Netherlands): The UN’s top court will hear submissions next week from South Africa and Israel after Pretoria
Masked gunmen abduct 31 migrants near Texas border, Mexican authorities say
A group of masked gunmen kidnapped 31 migrants of different nationalities aboard a bus in Mexico over the weekend as
Russia, Ukraine exchange hundreds of war prisoners; biggest release so far-
By Associated Press Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in the biggest single release of
Thousands of UK doctors walk off the job in their longest-ever strike
Thousands of British doctors went on a six-day strike over pay, making it the longest in NHS history.Junior doctors in