"Comfort Women" against the spirits of Shinto Faith
Though World War II ended about 69 years ago, the stories of that period at times seem in distant past. Either world has improved on human rights issues or we want to believe so. I had heard about "Comfort Women" many years ago, and chalked this painful i…...
47 dead in blasts outside Sunni mosque in Iraq
Twin explosions ripped through a crowd of Sunni worshippers in Baghdad on Friday, an attack which, combined with a second deadly bombing at a Sunni funeral just outside the city, deepened fears Iraq may be headed toward a new round of sectarian conflict....
Russia surprised by 'crude, clumsy' US spying
A senior adviser to Vladimir Putin has said the Kremlin was "surprised" by the "extremely crude and clumsy" attempt of an alleged CIA spy to recruit a Russian security services officer....
Venezuela hopes to wipe out toilet paper shortage by importing 50m rolls
Minister blames shortage on 'excessive demand caused by media campaign generated to disrupt the country'...
15 killed, including 2 Americans, after car bomb hits NATO convoy in Afghanistan
The U.S. military says two American service members are among the 15 dead in a car bomb attack in Kabul....
US military options remain open in Syria crisis, Obama says
Obama said that he reserves the right to resort to military options if he receives conclusive proof that Syrian government had used chemical weapons against rebels....
Russia to Expel U.S. Diplomat
Russian authorities say they have detained an employee from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow who they allege attempted to recruit a member of the Russian security services while working as a Central Intelligence Agency officer. ...
US ambassador summoned to Russian foreign ministry to face spy claims
American ambassador summoned to Russia's foreign ministry to face claims that US diplomat Ryan Fogle worked as spy...
Twin Bombs Strike Afghan Checkpoint, Killing 1
Pakistanis Vote as Violence Mars End of Vibrant Campaign
High turnout is reported across the country despite fulfilled threats of Taliban violence and reports of rigged voting in the city of Karachi....
Libya deadly car bomb near Benghazi hospital
A car bomb explosion near a hospital in the Libyan city of Benghazi kills and injures several people, local officials say....
Saudi arrested with pressure cooker at Detroit airport
A Saudi man was arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport with a pressure cooker, less than a month after a bomb using one of the kitchen devices was used to kill three and injure hundreds....
Boy, 5, steers car to safety after mother's seizure
A five-year-old US boy is being called a "superhero" after waking from a nap to see his mother had suffered a seizure while driving and quickly steering the car to safety....
Teen dies after hiding embarrassing testicle lump
A 16-year-old UK boy who was too embarrassed to tell anyone he found a lump in his testicle for eight months has died just two weeks after seeing a doctor....
'Miracle house'
The owners of a house have claimed strange things happen in their home, as tens-of-thousands of true believers flock there to see what it is....
Bomb blast teen thought he was dreaming
The Queensland 15-year-old seriously maimed when a homemade bomb exploded in his hands begged his mother to wake him up from the nightmare he thought he was having....
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