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- Fierce gunfight as Saudi forces raid homes in Shia town of Qatif – video
- Luke Shambrook: video shows moment missing boy is found
- Eight Iranian guards shot dead on Pakistan border
- Rand Paul seeks an awkward balance as he prepares to launch presidential bid
- Ghana: making education a priority - in pictures
- Almost 90% of Ghana’s children are now in school
- Health sustainable development goal must tackle inequity head on to succeed
- Concern for families of North Korean defectors
- Nauru staff call for closure of asylum centre and royal commission into abuse
- Former Chinese mayor 'Bulldozer Ji' jailed for corruption
- Chainsaw-wielding driver arrested after alleged road rage incident – video
- Money crisis in Crimea: how sanctions against Russia have made cash king
- Man and his seven children died of carbon monoxide poisoning, say family
- Google accused of 'unfair practices' in complaint filed to FTC
- 2000 police used to quell pollution protest in China which left one dead
- Heart muscle cells regrown in medical research breakthrough
- Malaysia passes new detention without trial law, raising human rights fears
- Sea Shepherd rescues crew from 'poaching' vessel sunk off west Africa – video
- Gertrude Weaver dies aged 116, days after becoming world's oldest person
- Dutch al-Qaida hostage enjoys a meal after three-year Mali ordeal – video
| Fierce gunfight as Saudi forces raid homes in Shia town of Qatif – video Posted: 07 Apr 2015 12:53 AM PDT Unverified video of a gun battle obtained from social media shows Saudi security forces raiding homes in the Shia city of Qatif on Sunday during which one Saudi policeman was killed and three others were wounded. Saudi media said forces undertook the search against "terrorist elements" and retrieved automatic weapons, pistols and communication equipment Continue reading...         |
| Luke Shambrook: video shows moment missing boy is found Posted: 07 Apr 2015 12:28 AM PDT Victoria police release helicopter footage of the moment an 11-year-old boy with autism was found in dense bushland. Luke Shambrook had been missing for four days after leaving a campsite where his family were on holiday. Police said he was malnourished and suffering from hypothermia but that he had had some food and water Continue reading...         |
| Eight Iranian guards shot dead on Pakistan border Posted: 07 Apr 2015 12:19 AM PDT Attack reported in Sistan-Baluchistan province is in area of occasional clashes between militants believed to be linked to al-Qaida Iran's semi-official Fars news agency says gunmen have killed eight Iranian border guards in the country's volatile south-east, near the border with Pakistan. The report says the attack happened on Monday in Sistan-Baluchistan province. Fars says four of the soldiers killed were conscripts. Continue reading...        |
| Rand Paul seeks an awkward balance as he prepares to launch presidential bid Posted: 06 Apr 2015 11:58 PM PDT GOP senator to announce run Tuesday in Louisville, Kentucky, before touring primary states, hoping to convince voters of an unusual mix of political views Related: Who will lead the right? New breed of Republicans compete to take on Clinton Republican senator Rand Paul will formally launch his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, hoping an unorthodox and somewhat diluted libertarian campaign will lure a new generation of GOP voters without repelling the party's conservative base. Related: CPAC straw poll: Rand Paul leads GOP 2016 hopefuls with third win Related: Republican Ted Cruz announces he is running for president Continue reading...        |
| Ghana: making education a priority - in pictures Posted: 06 Apr 2015 11:30 PM PDT Ghana spends 8% of GDP on schooling, higher than UK's 6.5% and than the UN benchmark, though poverty still prevents some from going to school. This year's British young ambassadors for global education visit the country to find out more Continue reading...        |
| Almost 90% of Ghana’s children are now in school Posted: 06 Apr 2015 11:30 PM PDT Ghana spends proportionally more on education than the UK, but this year's young ambassadors for global education found that poverty still prevents some of its children from going to school Continue reading...        |
| Health sustainable development goal must tackle inequity head on to succeed Posted: 06 Apr 2015 11:00 PM PDT Unless the new global health target provides adequate financial protection, it will favour the wealthy, widening the gap between the richest and the poorest Continue reading...        |
| Concern for families of North Korean defectors Posted: 06 Apr 2015 11:00 PM PDT Details emerge of children forced to do hard labour after their parents' escape, confirming widespread fears for the fate of relatives left behind Continue reading...        |
| Nauru staff call for closure of asylum centre and royal commission into abuse Posted: 06 Apr 2015 10:54 PM PDT Open letter from detention centre employees alleges Australian government knew of physical and sexual abuse of asylum seekers on Nauru more than a year before it acted Read the open letter from current and former Nauru staff Continue reading...        This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Former Chinese mayor 'Bulldozer Ji' jailed for corruption Posted: 06 Apr 2015 10:35 PM PDT Former mayor of Nanjing, known for his promotion of construction projects, 'admitted guilt' in graft scandal says court Continue reading...        |
| Chainsaw-wielding driver arrested after alleged road rage incident – video Posted: 06 Apr 2015 10:04 PM PDT Canadian police have reportedly arrested a 37-year-old man after a road rage incident involving a chainsaw. The passenger in the car, Karine Cyr, told CBC she recorded the confrontation with her mobile phone while passing through Saint-Jerome in Quebec. Police say the man could face several charges. Continue reading...         |
| Money crisis in Crimea: how sanctions against Russia have made cash king Posted: 06 Apr 2015 10:00 PM PDT International credit cards have pulled out and Russian banks don't dare move in, meaning banknotes and a new system called Pro-100 are the only ways to pay Continue reading...        |
| Man and his seven children died of carbon monoxide poisoning, say family Posted: 06 Apr 2015 09:46 PM PDT Rodney Todd, 36, and his children found dead in Maryland home after being poisoned with gas from generator, according to relatives at the house A man and his seven children found dead in their Maryland home on Monday were poisoned by carbon monoxide from a generator they were using after the power company cut off their electricity, a couple who identified themselves as the man's mother and stepfather said. Police found the bodies at the home in Princess Anne after being contacted by a concerned co-worker of the father, who had not been seen for days, Princess Anne police said in a news release. Continue reading...        |
| Google accused of 'unfair practices' in complaint filed to FTC Posted: 06 Apr 2015 09:01 PM PDT Watchdog groups say YouTube kids app mixes and matches ads and shows in a way that 'would not be permitted on broadcast and cable television' Continue reading...        |
| 2000 police used to quell pollution protest in China which left one dead Posted: 06 Apr 2015 08:58 PM PDT 50 reported arrested after police were called in to put down a protest by villagers against a chemical plant in China's Inner Mongolia Continue reading...        |
| Heart muscle cells regrown in medical research breakthrough Posted: 06 Apr 2015 08:50 PM PDT Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and Victor Chang Institute in Sydney make discovery which may have major implications for heart attack sufferers Unlike animals such as the salamander and the zebrafish, humans are unable to easily regenerate heart cells, making it difficult to recover from the permanent damage caused by heart attacks. But scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and the Victor Chang Institute in Sydney have discovered a way to stimulate heart muscle cells to grow, which could have major implications for heart attack sufferers in the future. Related: The spread of western disease: 'The poor are dying more and more like the rich' Continue reading...        |
| Malaysia passes new detention without trial law, raising human rights fears Posted: 06 Apr 2015 08:32 PM PDT New law means authorities can detain suspects without trial but some fear it could be used to silence opposition to the government Malaysia's parliament on Tuesday passed a tough anti-terrorism law meant to nip emerging signs of Islamic militancy in the bud, but which opponents denounced as a harsh blow for civil rights. The Prevention of Terrorism Act allows authorities to detain terrorism suspects without charge, and the political opposition as well as legal and rights groups had urged its withdrawal. Continue reading...        |
| Sea Shepherd rescues crew from 'poaching' vessel sunk off west Africa – video Posted: 06 Apr 2015 08:24 PM PDT International conservation group Sea Shepherd rescues up to 40 crew from what it says is a poaching vessel sinking under suspicious circumstances off the coast of west Africa. Sea Shepherd ships Bob Barker and Sam Simon are in the process of rescuing the entire crew of the vessel Thunder. The group says there are no injuries. Continue reading...         |
| Gertrude Weaver dies aged 116, days after becoming world's oldest person Posted: 06 Apr 2015 07:57 PM PDT Arkansas supercentenarian, born in 1898 to sharecropper parents, died on Monday, after inheriting title from 117-year-old Japanese woman last week Just days after becoming the world's oldest documented person, 116-year-old Gertrude Weaver died on Monday in Arkansas. Weaver became the oldest person in the world after the death of a 117-year-old Japanese woman last week, according to records kept by the Los Angeles-based Gerontology Research Group. Weaver was born in 1898. Continue reading...        |
| Dutch al-Qaida hostage enjoys a meal after three-year Mali ordeal – video Posted: 06 Apr 2015 07:09 PM PDT After more than three years of being held captive by an al-Qaida-linked group in Mali, Dutch hostage Sjaak Rijke is freed by French commandos who found him by surprise on Monday. The French army released a video showing the 54-year-old train conductor, who was kidnapped in Timbuktu in November 2011, having a meal after his rescue Continue reading...         |
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