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“Oceans laden with 269,000 tons of plastic”: International study
MIAMI: The world´s oceans are laden with nearly 269,000 tons of plastic pollution, international researchers said on Wednesday after a…
6.1 Magnitude quake shakes Taiwan coast: USGS
A strong, 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck northeast off the island of Taiwan earlier today, the U.S. Geological Survey stated. It said…
US says it does not have any detainees in Afghanistan
The United States has pulled out of all prisons in Afghanistan and no longer holds any detainees, a US official…
Taliban suicide attack in Kabul: 6 Afghan soldiers die
A suicide bomber killed at least six Afghan soldiers in the suburbs of Kabul early morning today, police said, the…
Al-Qaeda’s Yemen franchise blames US. president Obama for hostage deaths
Al-Qaeda blamed US President Barack Obama for the deaths of two hostages -- an American photojournalist and a South African…
7 Somali women killed in tit for tat ‘barbaric’ attacks
At least seven women have been killed in "barbaric" attacks in Somalia after Shebab insurgents beheaded a soldier´s wife, prompting…
Kerry calls for three-year legal approval of war on IS
US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday called on lawmakers to back a new three-year legal authorization supporting American military…
CIA tortured, detainees: US senate report
The CIA misled the White House and public about its torture of detainees after the Sept. 11 attacks and acted…
US jet Plane crash: 6 dead
Authorities say a woman and her two young sons were at home when a private jet slammed into their house…