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Third arrest over Wollongong shooting

Third person charged over alleged shooting of man - Oak FlatsNSW Police Online (press release) >> view original

Al Jazeera journalists freed after pardon

Australian journalist Peter Greste says he is 'overjoyed' that two of colleagues have walked free after being pardoned by Egypt's president. Canadian Mohamed Fahmy and colleague Baher Mohamed were released from jail on Wednesday after President ... >> view original

France, Egypt agree $1.6B Mistral warship deal

French-built warship BPC Vladivostock, designed to strengthen Russia's ability to deploy troops, tanks and helicopter gunships, leaves the Saint Nazaire's harbor, western France March 5, 2014. (AP Photo/David Vincent, File). RSS; Follow; Email; Print ... >> view original

Greek transportation minister forced to resign over anti-Semitic tweets

In what might be one of the shortest cabinet appointments in recent years, deputy infrastructure and transport minister Dimitris Kammenos was asked to resign. Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrives at a EU meeting in Brussels. Greece's Prime ... >> view original

Looming crucifixion sparks global calls to spare life of young Saudi Ali ...

New York: An international campaign calling on Saudi Arabia to halt the beheading and "crucifixion" of a young man arrested when he was still at high school is growing, but there are fears he could be killed at any time. Ali Mohammed al-Nimr was 17 ... >> view original

US-trained Syrian rebels investigating alleged defection

BEIRUT — US-trained rebels who recently returned to Syria said Wednesday they have lost contact with one of their officers and that they are investigating reports that he defected and handed over his weapons to Al Qaeda's branch in the country. The US ... >> view original

Dalai Lama: any woman successor 'must be pretty'

The Dalai Lama has astonished his millions of followers by declaring that any female successor to his role will have to be "very attractive" to do the job. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The Tibetan ... >> view original

Colombia's president, leftist rebels announce breakthrough in peace talks

Dec. 3, 2014: Humberto de la Calle, head of Colombia's government peace negotiation team, center, talks with Ivan Marquez, chief negotiator for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), after a joint statement in Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Ramon ... >> view original

Putin planning Islamic State strikes with or without US

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin on Monday, followed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday. AP. by Henry Meyer, Donna Abu-Nasr and Ilya Arkhipov. President Vladimir Putin ... >> view original

EU court deals blow to 'invalid' US data sharing deal

BRUSSELS: A major data-sharing deal between the EU and US is 'invalid' given the spying revelations in the Edward Snowden scandal, the top EU court's main legal advisor said Wednesday in a case brought against Facebook. The case stems from a ... >> view original