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Militia insists embassy closures 'unjustified'

[2015-02-13 07:57]

A Shiite militia that has taken control in Yemen said on Thursday that closures of Western diplomatic missions were "unjustified" and promised to return US embassy vehicles it had seized.

Angry Birds fly in to teach preschoolers

[2015-02-13 07:57]

"A" for Angry. "B" for Birds. The heroes of an addictive mobile game dishing out revenge on evil pigs have landed in a classroom in Singapore to prep kindergarten children the Angry Birds way.

New slogans to mark liberation, anniversaries

[2015-02-13 07:57]

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea unveiled a list of 310 new slogans on Thursday to mark the 70th anniversaries of the founding of the ruling Worker's Party of Korea and the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japanese occupation in 1945.

Journalist demands return of his passport

[2015-02-13 07:57]

A Japanese photojournalist said on Thursday he was forced to give up his passport because he planned a reporting trip to Syria, complaining the confiscation violated his constitutional right of travel and press freedom and deprived him of work.

PM bites bullet after riding high-speed train in Japan

[2015-02-13 07:57]

Thailand plans to build high-speed railway links connecting Bangkok to tourist destinations south of the Thai capital modeled on Japan's bullet trains, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Thursday.

Leaders agree cease-fire at Minsk summit

[2015-02-13 07:57]

The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine have agreed a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine, participants at the summit talks said on Thursday.

UN demands action as 300 migrants die

[2015-02-13 07:57]

The UN refugee agency urged the European Union on Thursday to do far more to save the lives of refugees in the Mediterranean, saying its existing maritime border patrol is "woefully inadequate".

US parents snoop on kids with gadgets

[2015-02-13 07:57]

Parents in the United States may not have the resources of the National Security Agency, but it is not that hard for them to snoop on their smartphone-addicted kids.

Police launch hate crime probe

[2015-02-13 07:57]

Police probing the murder of three Muslim students by a North Carolina man said on Wednesday they are studying whether the slayings were racially motivated, as thousands gathered to mourn the victims and denounce intolerance.

Captain gets 16 years for cruise ship disaster

[2015-02-13 07:57]

An Italian court on Wednesday sentenced the captain of the Costa Concordia, Francesco Schettino, to 16 years and one month in prison for causing the 2012 cruise ship disaster that claimed 32 lives.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2015-02-13 07:57]

France and Egypt have agreed a deal worth more than 5 billion euros ($5.7 billion) for the sale of Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets, a naval frigate and missiles, a French source close to the matter said on Thursday.

Elephant patrols safeguard jungle

[2015-02-12 07:39]

Indonesian men ride on Sumatran elephants as they patrol though dense jungle in the west of the tropical archipelago, warriors on the front line of the fight against illegal logging and poaching.

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