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Netanyahu blasts Iran over nuclear program
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran on Thursday of being the most irresponsible country in the world and said sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear programme “haven’t worked.” “Iran has been exposed for being the most irresponsible power on earth today. The one that exports terror with abandon is…
War on drugs must be Afghan top priority: UN chief
UN chief Ban Ki-moon Thursday urged Afghanistan to make fighting drug trafficking a priority as opium harvests soar in the world’s top producer, and said the world must help in the effort. “Above all, the Afghan government must prioritise the issue of narcotics,” Ban said in his opening address in…
Libya struggles to revive economy
Oil exports are approaching pre-conflict levels and international sanctions have been lifted, but four months after fighting ended, experts warn that Libya’s financial situation remains fragile. The new leadership has inherited an economy in disarray, plagued by the corruption and mood swings of deposed ruler Moamer Kadhafi and his clan,…
Foreclosure crisis hits Beverly Hills mansions
BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) – The careworn house not far from Santa Monica Boulevard resembles millions of other homes that have been foreclosed on since the calamitous U.S. housing crash four years ago. Garbage spews from trash bags behind the property. A smashed television leans against broken furniture. A filthy toy…
Palestinian children die in W.Bank crash
At least eight Palestinian children from east Jerusalem were killed on Thursday when their school bus was hit by a truck on a road in the West Bank, Israeli police said. “There are between eight and 10 Palestinian children dead, aged between 10 and 16, and more than 30 injured…
Honduras dead identities sought after jail fire
Honduras medics and international experts on Thursday worked to identify the charred remains of inmates killed when fire swept through an overcrowded prison, killing more than 350 people. The first 115 bodies were transported to the mortuary in the capital Tegucigalpa overnight, Security Minister Pompeyo Bonilla told AFP, as relatives…
Bankrupt Kodak drops name from Oscars theater
The theater that has hosted the US Academy Awards for the last decade will no longer bear the Kodak name as a result of the iconic company’s bankruptcy. A bankruptcy court on Wednesday approved Kodak’s request to cancel its contract with the theater, ruling that it was “in the best…
Scientists debate mutant bird flu risk at WHO
Scientists met behind closed doors in Geneva Thursday to discuss whether controversial research on a mutant form of bird flu capable of being spread among humans can be made public. The two-day gathering at the World Health Organization (WHO) was called to discuss the studies on the H5N1 virus which…
Woman charged over 13-year-old’s ‘random’ murder
A woman was remanded in custody on Thursday charged with the murder of a 13-year-old girl who was stabbed in a Doncaster park. Hannah Bonser, 26, made a brief appearance at Doncaster Magistrates’ Court over what police have called a “random, isolated attack” on Casey-Lyanne Kearney, 13, as the teenager…
Julian Assange joins outcast Simpsons for 500th episode
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Wikileaks comes to Springfield as controversial figure Julian Assange joins the cast of “The Simpsons” for their milestone 500th episode on Sunday, which will see America’s famous animated family being banished from their hometown. Wikileaks founder Assange, who is currently under house arrest Britain and fighting…
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