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At least six dead in US shooting rampage
LOS ANGELES : At least six people were killed in a shooting rampage in California on Friday before police shot and killed the black-clad gunman in a college library, police said. Wearing a ballistic vest, the suspect began by burning down a house before a series of “random” shootings and carjackings in Santa Monica — only a few miles ...Full Article
Palestinian president calls for national unity at new cabinet session
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called for national reconciliation with Gaza’s Hamas rulers on Thursday, after the swearing-in of a new government in the West Bank. “I want to ...Full Article
Britain compensates Kenyans for Mau Mau uprising abuse
LONDON: Britain announced on Thursday it will compensate more than 5,200 elderly Kenyans who were tortured and abused during the 1950s Mau Mau uprising against colonial rule. Foreign Secretary William ...Full Article
China’s President Xi visits Maya ruins, ending Mexico trip
CHICHEN ITZA, Mexico : Chinese President Xi Jinping ended his Mexico trip on Thursday with a sun-filled tour of the ancient Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza, accompanied by his host Enrique Pena ...Full Article
Sandbags and raw nerves as flood peak hits Germany
BITTERFELD, Germany - Germany pushed on with frantic efforts to secure saturated river dykes with sandbags Thursday, bracing for a surge of the worst floods in over a decade ...Full Article
Indonesia approves production of Green Cars
JAKARTA, June 6: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a regulation allowing the production of Low Cost and Green Cars (LCGC) in the country. “Everything has been arranged and ...Full Article
Susan Rice to be new US national security advisor
WASHINGTON, June 6: President Barack Obama will name UN ambassador Susan Rice as his new national security advisor Wednesday, months after the Benghazi affair scuppered her hopes of becoming ...Full Article
New Palestinian government to be unveiled Thursday
RAMALLAH, June 6: Incoming Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah said he would announce the composition of his government on Thursday evening and reiterated that his cabinet would govern only ...Full Article
Diplomats fail to set date for Syria peace conference
GENEVA, June 6: Senior diplomats failed on Wednesday to set a date for a widely anticipated international peace conference for Syria amid continued disagreement over the list of participants. ...Full Article
Hezbollah-backed Syria troops oust rebels from Qusayr
DAMASCUS, June 6: Syrian troops ousted rebels from the strategic town of Qusayr near the Lebanese border on Wednesday after a devastating 17-day assault led by Hezbollah fighters from ...Full Article