U.S. woman who sold state secrets to Chinese spies enters guilty plea
By Jay Jackson, Vancouver Star
Palestinian boy who tried to flee Israeli captors is shot in both legs
WEST BANK, Palestinian territories - A bound and blindfolded 15-year old Palestinian schoolboy has been shot in both legs because, ...
140 people have contacted police over death of Lyra McKee
DERRY/LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland - Police investigating the murder of Belfast journalist Lyra McKee have been overwhelmed with support so far ...
39-year old man appears in Sydney court charged with false bomb report
SYDNEY, Australia - A 39-year old man appeared before a Sydney court on Wednesday charged with a hoax bomb threat ...
Whistleblower Chelsea Manning to stay in jail indefinitely
RICHMOND, Virginia - Former U.S. Private Chelsea Manning who leaked classified U.S. military documents which exposed atrocities during the Iraq ...
Libyan clashes causing untold grief for civilians
TRIPOLI, Libya - Civlians are still being killed and injured since fighting began near the Libyan capital Tripoli nearly 3 ...
Internet crime in America almost doubled last year
Huge bomb found near Sri Lankan airport
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Twenty four people have been arrested in connection with the wave of terrorist attacks that swept ...
UN "strongly condemns horrific attacks" in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - With the death toll climbing to at least 321, and with five hundred people wounded, many ...
UN evacuates 325 refugees from southern Tripoli
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 25 (ANI): The United Nations on Wednesday evacuated some 325 refugees from a detention centre on ...
UK-Based Bahraini Activist Faces Rising Pressure Amid Terror Charges
A Bahraini human rights activist and prominent opponent of the government says he has come under intense pressure as Bahraini ...
Sri Lanka Leader Shuffles Top Security Officials Over Easter Attacks
NEW DELHI - Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has asked two top security officials to resign in the wake of ...
US, China Upbeat Ahead of Next Round of Trade Talks
VOA Mandarin Service reporter Lin Feng contributed to this report. STATE DEPARTMENT The United States and China are striking a ...
North Korea's Kim in Russia for Meeting With Putin
SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in the far eastern region of Russia for his first ever ...
54 Jade Miners Feared Dead in Landslide in Myanmar's Hpakant
Fifty-four miners in the Hpakant jade mining region in Myanmars Kachin state are missing following a late-night mudslide on April ...
Sri Lanka: Two bombers sons were sons of business tycoon
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 25 (ANI): Two of the nine suicide bombers involved in the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri ...
UN says Saudi beheadings shocking, abhorrent
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 25 (ANI): The United Nations on Wednesday condemned Saudi Arabia's mass executions as "shocking" and "abhorrent". ...
Nhleko: Junior Boks excited to be on the road
Cape Town - Junior Springbok assistant coach Bafana Nhleko said the team was excited to be on the road after ...
E. Africa, Recovering From Cyclone Idai, Braces for New Storm
The government of Comoros shut down schools, airports and public offices Wednesday as Tropical Cyclone Kenneth passed over the island ...
US, China Strike Positive Tone Ahead of Latest Round of Trade Talks
VOA Mandarin service reporter Lin Feng also contributed to this report. STATE DEPARTMENT The United States and China are striking ...
UNHCR evacuates hundreds of detained refugees in Libya to safety
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has today evacuated some 325 refugees from the Qaser Ben Gasheer detention centre in southern ...
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