Indian Activist On 14-Year-Long Hunger Strike Re-Arrested Soon After Release
Irom Sharmila has been on a hunger strike since 2000, demanding the repeal of a law that grants far-reaching powers to India’s armed forces.
Hamas Executes 18 Palestinians Suspected Of Being Israeli Informers
Israel's Shin Bet, which helped kill three Hamas commanders Thursday, relies on informers to locate the whereabouts of Hamas leaders.
Gap Announces Plans For India Foray, Expansion In China And Japan
Gap Inc. is looking to reduce its dependence on markets in the U.S., which currently account for 77 percent of the company's revenues.
Gaza Violence Takes Toll On Children, Nearly 470 Killed Since Start Of Conflict: UNICEF
More than 370,000 children in Gaza are in urgent need of “psycho-social first aid,” the head of UNICEF has said.
Researchers Uncover 'Glaring Vulnerabilities' In Full Body X-Ray Scanners
While the machines tested by the researchers were removed from airports last year, they are still being used at many government facilities.
Experimental Drug 'May Have Potential For Combating Ebola,' Claims New Study
The Marburg virus was first detected in 1967 and causes a disease with a similar progression as Ebola's.
Netanyahu Thanks Shin Bet For The Deaths Of Senior Hamas Commanders; 17 Killed In Gaza Thursday
Earlier, Hamas said it would target high-value Israeli installations and warned international carriers to avoid Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport.
Pakistani Army Offers Conditional Support To Besieged Government Amid Intensifying Protests
The Pakistani army has demanded that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif “share space with the army” in exchange for its support.
Ebola Scare In Southeast Asia As Vietnam And Myanmar Test Suspected Patients
Two Nigerians in Vietnam and a 22-year-old Burmese national who landed in Myanmar after a trip to West Africa are being tested for Ebola.
Week-Long Gaza Cease-Fire Crumbles, 11 Killed In Fresh Violence
11 people, including a pregnant woman and at least three children, were killed in Gaza since Tuesday night, after a week-long truce ended.
James Foley Beheading Video 'Appears To Be Authentic': US Officials
The video ends with ISIS threatening to kill another man — believed to be U.S. journalist Steven Joel Sotloff.
Fukushima Rice Exports, Halted Since 2011, To Resume Soon: Report
Before the Fukushima nuclear disaster, more than 100 tons of rice, peaches and apples were being exported annually from the prefecture.
UN War Crimes Investigators Will Not Be Allowed To Enter Sri Lanka: Rajapaksa
UNHRC had voted in March to initiate an inquiry into allegations of war crimes during the final months of the civil war, which ended in 2009.
Ancient Fossil Termed 'Evolutionary Misfit' Was An Ancestor Of Velvet Worms: Study
Hallucigenia fossils, discovered in the early 1900s, showed a row of rigid spines along the animals' backs and seven or eight pairs of legs.
India-Pakistan Peace Efforts Take A Hit After Secretary-Level Talks Are Called Off
The talks, which would have been the first in two years, were cancelled after a Pakistani diplomat met Kashmiri separatist leaders in New Delhi.
Disease Outbreak Feared In Flood-Affected Areas Of Nepal And India As Death Toll Rises
Floods and landslides have killed nearly 180 people across 10 districts in Nepal and 1,500 villages in India.
Russian Aid Convoy Awaits Inspection At Ukraine Border As 'Difficult' Truce Talks End In Berlin
Meanwhile, a convoy of Russian trucks carrying aid is currently parked at the Donetsk border crossing awaiting Ukrainian inspection.
Netanyahu Warns Hamas Against Renewing Rocket Fire As Gaza Cease-Fire Enters Final Day
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that a lasting peace in Gaza will not be possible if Israel's "security needs" are not met.
Imran Khan Attack: Pakistan Braced For Clashes As Anti-Government Protesters Head Toward Capital
Anti-government protesters are converging on Islamabad in what is seen as the sternest challenge to the elected government yet.
Israel Obtained U.S. Weapons For Gaza Assault Without White House Approval: Report
Israel managed to secure fresh supplies of U.S. weapons and ammunition without White House approval.
Ebola Epidemic Warning: WHO Says Outbreak 'Vastly Underestimated'
The U.N.'s health agency warns that the reported number of Ebola cases drastically underestimates the scale of the outbreak.
Russian Prime Minister's Twitter Account Breached, Hacker Tweets Resignation And Denounces Putin
A series of tweets critical of the Russian government continued to be posted from Medvedev’s account and were re-tweeted by his followers.
Saudi Arabia Donates $100M To UN To Counter Terrorism
In 2011, Saudi Arabia had provided $10 million as seed money to establish the United Nations Counter Terrorism Centre.
Cisco To Layoff 6,000 Employees As Q4 Results Indicate Declining Profits
Cisco Systems announced it would cut nearly 8 percent of its global workforce following a quarter of declining revenues.
Uganda To Re-Issue Watered-Down Version Of Scrapped Anti-Gay Law
The move by Ugandan lawmakers comes just two weeks after a local court scrapped a draconian anti-gay law enacted in February.
Russian Aid Convoy Nears Eastern Ukraine But Ukraine Insists It Won't Be Allowed To Cross The Border
Arsen Avakov, the Ukrainian interior minister, said that Ukraine will not allow the Russian convoy of over 250 trucks to cross its border.
UN Delegation To South Sudan Threatens Possible Sanctions On Warring Factions
The U.N. Security Council said that it is "prepared to impose consequences" if the fighting in South Sudan continues.
Japan's Economy Shrinks In Q2 From Higher Sales Tax Effect, Stokes Deflation Fears
Japan's economy shrank by 6.8 percent in the June quarter, following a drastic hike in consumption tax in April to 8 percent from 5 percent.
Rise In Arctic Temperature Causing Extreme Weather In US, Europe, Claims New Study
Since 2000, the number of extreme weather events in the northern hemisphere have almost doubled, a study is claiming.
Google Seeks To Boost Asian Presence, Invests In $300M Trans-Pacific Undersea Cable
The cable network, named FASTER, will be Google's third public investment in Asia's Internet infrastructure since 2008.