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HIV ‘epidemic emerging in Middle East’
The AIDS virus is spreading like an epidemic in some Middle East and North African countries because of homosexual encounters between men, a study warned on Wednesday. “This systematic review and data synthesis indicate that HIV epidemics appear to be emerging among MSM (men who have sex with men) in…
Possible bomb strapped to Australian woman’s neck: report
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police were scrambling Wednesday to remove what local media said was a suspected bomb possibly collared to a young woman’s neck by an intruder into her home in a wealthy neighborhood in Sydney. “It’s a very serious incident where the life of a young lady is…
Japan takes steps to keep elderly from dying alone
TOKYO (Reuters Life!) – Japan’s rapidly aging society, where nearly one in four people is over 65, means that more elderly are living alone every year — and also, sadly, dying alone, their bodies sometimes undiscovered for days. But now, local authorities are teaming up with groups such as the…
Ukraine to save bears from forced vodka drinking
KIEV (Reuters Life!) – Ukraine’s Environment Minister Mykola Zlochevsky vowed on Wednesday to free all bears kept in restaurants for entertainment purposes and often forced to drink alcohol, Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday. Captured and tamed bears were often used for entertainment in the Russian Empire, which included Ukraine,…
UN Syria talks stumble amid pressure on U.S.
The UN Security Council meets again Wednesday as it struggles over how to respond to the Syria crisis Russia warns is veering toward civil war, amid growing pressure on the US to take a tougher line. Divisions remained among the 15 nations on the wording of any condemnation of President…
‘Lost’ Hitchcock film found in New Zealand
One of the earliest films made by British master director Alfred Hitchcock has been found in New Zealand, researchers said. The New Zealand Film Archive on Wednesday said the first three reels of the six-reel feature “The White Shadow” were found in a cache of ageing nitrate prints given to…
China says U.S. fails to defuse ‘debt bomb’
China warned Wednesday that tortured efforts to raise the US limit on borrowing had failed to defuse Washington’s “debt bomb”, and signalled it would further diversify its holdings away from the dollar. After months of bitter negotiations with his Republican rivals, US President Barack Obama finally signed an emergency bill…
Guatemalan ex-soldiers get 12,060 years in prison each
A Guatemalan court sentenced four former military officers to 12,060 years in prison each for the slaughter of more than 200 civilians in 1982 during the country’s civil war. “This court unanimously declared the accused as perpetrators of murder. For this crime, a sentence of 30 years in prison for…
Three police killed in Baghdad liquor store blasts
Successive bombings targeting an alcohol shop on Baghdad’s western outskirts killed three policemen at the beginning of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, a security official said on Wednesday. An Iraqi policeman was also killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) on Wednesday, while an army officer and two…
Tropical Storm Emily barrels towards fragile Haiti
Haiti hurried on Wednesday to prepare for incoming Tropical Storm Emily, urging evacuations ahead of the roiling system that could bring flash floods to the impoverished nation still struggling to recover from a devastating earthquake. A tropical storm warning was in effect for Haiti as well as the neighboring island…
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