TITLE og

World News

UN sanctions operator of North Korean weapons ship seized by Panama

Tue, 29 Jul 2014 11:48:15 +0530

The United Nations imposed sanctions on the North Korean shipping company that operates a ship seized by Panama in July 2013 for carrying undeclared military equipment from Cuba ordered all countries to freeze its assets.The Security Council committee monitoring sanctions on North Korea announced…

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows Israel will do 'whatever is necessary' in fight with Hamas

Mon, 28 Jul 2014 11:52:08 +0530

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed to do "whatever is necessary" in the country's latest weeks-long battle with Islamic militant group Hamas.“Hamas has broken five cease-fires,” Netanyahu told "Fox News Sunday.” “They’ve violated their own cease-fires. They are firing on us now.…

Ukraine crisis: European Union hits Russian intelligence chiefs with sanctions

Sat, 26 Jul 2014 10:45:10 +0530

The European Union on Friday extended its Ukraine-related sanctions to target top Russian intelligence officials and leaders of the pro-Russia revolt in eastern Ukraine, official documents showed.Among the 15 new people subjected to an EU-wide asset freeze and travel ban were Alexander Bortnikov, head…

Taiwan plane crash kills 48

Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:13:38 +0530

Family members of victims of a plane crash were flying to the small Taiwanese island on Thursday where the plane had unsuccessfully attempted to land in stormy weather, killing 48. There were 10 survivors, and authorities were searching for one person who might have been…

Afghan officials say suicide bomber has killed 4 foreign security guards in Kabul

Tue, 22 Jul 2014 12:57:39 +0530

Afghan officials say a suicide bomber on a motorcycle targeted a police compound in Kabul, killing four foreign security guards and wounding six.Deputy interior minister, Gen. Mohammad Ayoub Salangi, says the attacker targeted the compound that houses foreign advisers to the Afghan government as…

Puerto Rico buys time with investors, creditors but many still see trouble for slumping island

Mon, 21 Jul 2014 12:05:40 +0530

Puerto Rico's government has managed its first balanced budget in more than a decade. Sales tax revenues are up and the publicly owned power company has won breathing room to pay its debts.The U.S. territory has managed to buy some time to stave off…

5 dead after helicopter crash near apartment in South Korea

Thu, 17 Jul 2014 10:29:20 +0530

SEOUL, South Korea – A firefighting helicopter crashed Thursday near an apartment complex and school in the southern South Korean city of Gwangju, killing five people, officials said.The helicopter was returning to headquarters in the eastern provincial firefighting agency after participating in search operations…

First Israeli killed by Gaza rocket fire as Netanyahu vows to exert 'great force' against Hamas

Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:44:58 +0530

An Israeli man delivering food to soldiers Tuesday at the border of the Gaza Strip was struck and killed by mortar fire, becoming the first Israeli death in more than a week of fighting between the country’s army and Hamas militants.Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld…

Israel deploys ground troops in Gaza

Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:31:07 +0530

Israel warned residents of the northern part of the Gaza Strip to evacuate their homes before briefly deploying ground troops there for the first time early Sunday as part of a widening offensive that has killed more than 160 Palestinians.Neither Israel nor Palestinian militants…

Death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza tops 120 as fighting shows no signs of stopping

Sat, 12 Jul 2014 12:19:57 +0530

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Officials say the death toll from Israel's air offensive on Gaza has topped 120 and the campaign shows no sign of stopping.Israel launched the strikes five days ago to stop relentless rocket fire on its citizens.Hamas officials said…