Bomb kills 12 in southwest Pakistan May. 23, 2013 - 02:21PM JST ( 0 ) A bomb planted in a rickshaw tore through a vehicle used by security forces in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, police… Read
Anti-Islamist protests flare after British soldier butchered near London barracks World May. 23, 2013 - 09:00AM JST ( 127 Comments ) British police on Wednesday arrested two people as they tried to quell anti-Islamist disorder following the brutal murder in London of a soldier. A 43-year-old man was arrested in Braintree, east of London, after walking… Read
U.S. report urges action on intellectual property theft World May. 23, 2013 - 06:46AM JST ( 4 Comments ) A high-powered commission said Wednesday that intellectual property theft was costing the United States the equivalent of all its exports to Asia and urged a tougher approach to China. The 11-month study led by high-ranking… Read
Key House chairman slams Senate immigration bill World May. 23, 2013 - 06:41AM JST ( 1 Comment ) A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging U.S. immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee, underscoring the difficulties ahead as the politically volatile measure moves forward in a divided Congress.… Read
Man shot to death while being questioned in Boston bombing probe World May. 23, 2013 - 06:36AM JST ( 5 Comments ) A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities early Wednesday after he turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, officials said. Ibragim Todashev, a 27-year-old… Read
Nations to boost aid to Syria rebels until Assad goes World May. 23, 2013 - 06:35AM JST ( 1 Comment ) World powers urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to commit to peace, but warned Thursday that if he fails to negotiate a political transition they would boost their backing of the opposition. The stark warning came… Read
Stockholm riots spread as PM slams 'hooliganism' World May. 23, 2013 - 06:21AM JST ( 0 Comments ) Rioting spread across Stockholm immigrant districts Wednesday in a third night of unrest, raising fears that decades of integration efforts have gone dangerously awry. The riots are believed to have been sparked by the deadly… Read
France seeks to brand Hezbollah as 'terrorist' group World May. 23, 2013 - 05:45AM JST ( 1 Comment ) France is to call for the military arm of Hezbollah to be added to an EU terror blacklist due to its backing of the Syrian regime, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Wednesday. "Because of… Read
Australia to cull 10,000 wild horses World May. 22, 2013 - 03:06PM JST ( 18 Comments ) A controversial cull of up to 10,000 wild horses in Australia's harsh outback reportedly began Wednesday in a bid to control the feral animals which officials say are destroying the land. The Central Land Council… Read
North Korea sends special envoy to China World May. 22, 2013 - 02:27PM JST ( 5 Comments ) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. Choe… Read
Attacks in Iraq kill over 40 World May. 22, 2013 - 07:15AM JST ( 3 Comments ) A series of bomb and gun attacks across Iraq killed more than 40 people on Tuesday, a day after over 70 died in violence targeting majority Shiites that has stoked fears of all-out sectarian war… Read