Reuters KABUL—Afghan officials took delivery of 10,000 automatic rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition as a gift from Russia on Wednesday, another sign of deepening involvement by Moscow in the war-torn country.Dependent almost entirely on foreign aid, Afghan security forces are struggling to secure the country amid a rising insurgency. As the NATO-led coalition’s […]Load more...
VOA News A court in the German city of Cologne has given a suspended jail term to a Moroccan man convicted of trying to steal a mobile phone from a woman on New Year’s Eve, a night when numerous sexual assaults were reported and blamed on immigrants. In Wednesday’s proceedings, the court gave a six-month […]Load more...
Reuters CAIRO—Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said on Wednesday that the Russian plane that crashed in Sinai last year was downed by terrorists seeking to damage Egypt’s tourism industry and relations with Moscow.»Has terrorism ended, no it has not but it will if we unite. Whoever downed the Russian plane, what did he mean? He meant […]Load more...
Reuters PRISTINA—Hundred of Kosovars put up tents in Pristina’s main square on Tuesday demanding snap elections and the suspension of a parliamentary vote that will bring in a president who helped broker a deal giving more powers to the ethnic Serb minority.Opposition parties accuse presidential candidate, Hashim Thaci, deputy prime minister and the head parliament’s […]Load more...
Jeff Seldin Even as U.S. officials highlight military gains against the Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Syria, there is a growing sense of unease among former officials and analysts that the current strategies are not enough. Their fear is that while the U.S. and its coalition partners are degrading Islamic State’s abilities on […]Load more...
BEIJING—China’s recent announcement of a stringent new publishing law for online content and a visit by the country’s increasingly powerful leader to several state run media headquarters is but the latest chilling sign of President Xi Jinping’s efforts to exert increasing control over society, analysts say. But, it also highlights the limits of that […]Load more...
George Putic The real-time counter on the GSMA Intelligence website shows the constant rise of mobile phone subscribers worldwide. The market is huge and there’s plenty of money to be made, but there’s a design challenge for manufacturers. «How do you differentiate a rectangular block with a touchscreen, a battery and a camera?” said Ben […]Load more...
Bernard Shusman NEW YORK—New York City’s sanitation workers pick up more than 12,000 tons of refuse and recyclables every single collection day. And, through the efforts of one man with a dream, the Sanitation Department has its own museum-like collection of trash — that has become what he calls a «treasure.» Nelson Molina — who […]Load more...
Hai Yan HONG KONG—Chinese state media plan to boycott the Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony in April, purportedly over the politically-charged movie 10 Years, which has been nominated for best picture. Derek Yee, Chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards Association, confirmed that CCTV and mainland online content juggernaut Tencent are refusing to broadcast the […]Load more...
Reuters LOS ANGELES—Celebrities might be flocking to the front rows of this week’s London Fashion Week shows, but some designers are swapping the runway for Hollywood’s awards season red carpets as the fashion world seeks new ways to draw attention.Ahead of Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, the most-watched entertainment event around the world, Hollywood has been the […]Load more...
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