July 17, 2013
Syria refugee crisis worst since Rwanda says UN
The conflict in Syria has caused the world's worst refugee crisis for 20 years, with an average of 6,000 people fleeing every day in 2013, the UN says. UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres said refugee numbers had not risen "at such a frightening rate"…
July 17, 2013
UN says Syria refugee crisis worst since Rwanda
The conflict in Syria has caused the world's worst refugee crisis for 20 years, with an average of 6,000 people fleeing every day in 2013, the UN says. UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres said refugee numbers had not risen "at such a frightening rate"…
July 17, 2013
US Lawsuits Contest Legality of Government Surveillance
An unusual coalition of U.S. political advocacy and religious groups has filed suit contesting the legality of the government's surveillance of Americans' telephone records.The coalition, represented by a digital rights advocacy group called the…
July 17, 2013
Pakistan Denies Local Taliban Has Sent Hundreds of Fighters to Syria
Pakistan's Foreign Office has denied reports suggesting that Pakistani Taliban fighters have gone to Syria to fight alongside Sunni rebels opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Also on Tuesday, a spokesperson for Pakistan's Interior Minister…
July 17, 2013
Greeks Strike Against Public Sector Cuts
Greek workers are striking to protest government plans to fire thousands of civil servants. Tuesday's strike disrupted public services and slowed down most hospitals. Rail and plane schedules are also being affected. Tourists hoping to see the…
July 7, 2013
San Francisco Boeing 777 crash ‘not mechanical failure’
A Boeing 777 aircraft that crash-landed at San Francisco airport killing two people did not have mechanical problems, an airline official has said. The head of the South Korean airline Asiana, Yoon Young-doo, did not rule out human error but said…
July 7, 2013
Doubts over ElBaradei’s appointment as Egypt PM
Egypt's new president says pro-reform leader Mohamed Elbaradei has not yet been appointed as interim prime minister despite earlier reports. A spokesman for interim President Adly Mansour said consultations were continuing. Officials had earlier…
July 7, 2013
Britain Deports Radical Cleric to Jordan
Radical Islamic cleric Abu Qatada was deported from Britain to Jordan early Sunday, ending a nearly decade-long legal battle to get him sent back to Jordan to face terrorism charges.The move comes after Britain and Jordan ratified a treaty on…
July 7, 2013
More Deaths Expected in Canada Oil Train Explosion
Many people remain missing in Canada's Quebec province, a day after a train carrying crude oil hurtled off track and exploded in the center of a town, destroying dozens of buildings and killing at least one person.The accident in the lakeside town…
July 7, 2013
Korean Passenger Jet Crashes in San Francisco, 2 Dead
An Asiana Airlines passenger jet carrying 291 passengers and 16 crew members crash landed at San Francisco International Airport Saturday, killing at least two people. More than 100 people were hurt, with some in serious condition.Flight 214…