DUBAI, United
Arab Emirates (AP) — Climb Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, and you
might spot an unusual banner: A flag placed by six climbers emblazoned with the
logo of Dubai's bid to host a World's fair in 2020.
Associated Press
By Ed Stoddard
and Chris Mfula KATOBA, Zambia (Reuters) - John Moyo is at the end of the road.
At least now it's paved. "I never imagined a paved road coming to my
village," said the spry and bespectacled 82-year-old Zambian as he sat in
the shade of a tree. About 42 km (26 miles) of freshly tarred…
Reuters
GAO, Mali (AP)
— Malians voted Sunday in legislative elections amid heavy security,
highlighting fears that a vote seen as the last step in restoring
constitutional rule in the battle-scarred country could be sabotaged by rebel
attacks.
Associated Press
The Israeli
cabinet approved Sunday measures aimed at deporting thousands of Africans who
illegally entered the country and who are perceived by it as a threat to its
Jewish character. A statement from the prime minister's office said that beyond
the measures, which include a crackdown on…
AFP
HARMANLI,
Bulgaria (AP) — Idris Hassan, his wife and their three children fled the
carnage of the Syrian war, hoping to find peace and safety in western Europe.
Instead, they are stuck in an overcrowded Bulgarian refugee camp — living in a
freezing tent without enough food or running water.
Associated Press
GENEVA (AP) —
Talks between Iran and six world powers seeking to curb Tehran's nuclear
program bogged down early Sunday despite the personal intervention by Secretary
of State John Kerry and other foreign ministers whose presence had raised hopes
for a breakthrough.
Associated Press
By Laurent
Prieur NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Voters in Mauritania went to the polls in
Saturday in legislative and local elections expected to bring a once-outlawed
Islamist party into parliament for the first time. The legislative polls - the
first since a 2008 army putsch - are being boycotted by…
Reuters
MANILA,
Philippines (AP) — Romnick Abadines' heart pounded as a Philippine air force
C-130 carried him above typhoon-wrecked Tacloban city. He had never been on a
plane before, never watched silvery-white clouds pass from a small round
window. It was not the first time, or the last, that he felt…
SOROK ISLAND,
South Korea (AP) — Kang Sun Bong once considered this tiny island a "hell
on earth," a place where hospital workers beat the leprosy patients exiled
here and forced them into harsh labor, sterilizations and abortions. But three
years ago, old, sick and broke, Kang returned to the…
Associated Press
China's
declaration of an air defence identification zone that includes disputed
islands is "profoundly dangerous", Japan's prime minister said
Monday, as South Korea weighed into the war of words against Beijing. The
warning came as Beijing and Tokyo summoned one another's ambassadors to
discuss…
AFP
Fisker Automotive,
whose sleek, sporty electric cars caught the eye of Justin Bieber and other
celebrities, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The California-based company
also announced it had entered an asset purchase agreement with Hybrid Tech
Holdings, LLC. "After having evaluated and…
AFP
Kashgar (China)
(AFP) - A Chinese government worker in the ancient Silk Road oasis of Kashgar
beckons two women to her streetside stand and logs their details under the gaze
of a surveillance camera. The "Project Beauty" campaign aims to discourage
women from covering their faces -- a religious…
AFP
The nuclear
deal between Iran and six world powers could pave the way for normalization of
ties between Tehran and the West.
Associated Press
By Estelle
Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - One of Britain's longest and most bitter divorce
battles culminated on Friday with a High Court judge branding a well-connected
millionaire a liar and his ex-wife a conspiracy theorist. Far from being
"penniless and hopelessly bankrupt", as he had claimed,…
Reuters
SEATTLE (AP) —
President Barack Obama sounded a nostalgic personal note Sunday night and
offered a rare self-assessment while criticizing congressional Republicans as
an "impediment" to governing during the start of a West Coast
fundraising tour for the Democratic Party.
Associated Press
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