Select your Background Color
Delivers breaking news from all over the world in 50 languages
Pakistan Taliban want Imran Khan as representative
Full Article The Times of India
02 Feb 2014

DERA ISLAMIL KHAN: The Pakistani Taliban wants five well-known political and religious figures including ex-cricketer Imran Khan to represent them in peace talks with the government, according to a statement from the militant group Sunday. Khan's party said he was unlikely to accept the role. But the Taliban statement is one of their clearest signs...
Pin It


Wn.com/Imran Khan
Wn.com/Pakistan Insurgency
Wn.com/Taliban
In this Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 file photo, Cricketer-turned-politician and head of Pakistan Tehree-e-Insaf or Moment for Justice Imran Khan, center, leaves the Supreme Court after his case hearing in Islamabad, Pakistan.
photo: AP / Anjum Naveed

updated 05 Nov 2013; published 05 Nov 2013
21:04
Defining Moment for Pakistan over American Slavery: A Remarkable Speech by Imran Khan November 4th
updated 02 Nov 2013; published 02 Nov 2013
2:46
Imran Khan , Chairman PTI , Reaction on Hakimullah Mehsud Killing ,in Drone Attacks
updated 02 Nov 2013; published 02 Nov 2013
8:13
Hakimullah Mehsud ,Taliban Chief , killed in Drone Attacks in Pakistan , 1st November 2013
updated 04 Nov 2013; published 04 Nov 2013
3:04
US DRONE STRIKE Kills Head Of PAKISTANI TALIBAN
updated 20 Jul 2012; published 13 Dec 2011
3:23
Behind Imran Khan's Alleged Islamic Revolution - Part - 2
updated 29 Jan 2014; published 29 Jan 2014
3:19
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari: We Would Like To Eradicate The Taliban From Pakistan
90 killed in punishing air raids in Syria's Aleppo
Full Article CNN
02 Feb 2014

updated 6:56 AM EST, Sun February 2, 2014 Medical personnel look for survivors after a reported airstrike in Aleppo, Syria, on Saturday. (CNN) -- Ninety people were killed in a day of punishing air assaults on Aleppo as so-called barrel bombs rained down on the city, an opposition group said. Women and children were among the victims in Saturday's...
Pin It


Wn.com/Human Rights
Wn.com/Mideast Peace
Wn.com/Syrian War
In this citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center (AMC), an anti-Bashar Assad activist group, and authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a Syrian man, top left, tried to extinguish a fire with a bucket of water at shops following a Syrian government forces warplane attack, at al-Bab neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014.
photo: AP / Aleppo Media Center, AMC

updated 07 Jan 2014; published 07 Jan 2014
2:54
Full HD Syria: Nearly 500 Hundreds Killed in Week Of Punishing Air Assaults in Aleppo 24 Dec
updated 24 Dec 2013; published 24 Dec 2013
0:49
300 dead in 8 days of air raids on Syria's Aleppo
updated 23 Dec 2013; published 23 Dec 2013
1:38
Syrian regime air raids kill dozens in Aleppo
updated 06 Jan 2014; published 06 Jan 2014
1:14
Syria Conflict: Strike On Aleppo Market on Saturday 'Kills 21' 28 Dec
updated 24 Jan 2014; published 24 Jan 2014
1:43
Syrian army air raids on Aleppo kill dozens
updated 24 Dec 2013; published 24 Dec 2013
0:57
Week-long Aleppo Air Raids Kill More Than 300
Amanda Knox's and Italy's Bridge of Sighs
Full Article WorldNews.com
02 Feb 2014

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Amanda Knox's and Italy's Bridge of Sighs Amanda Knox's back and forth guilty-not-guilty-and-guilty trial reminds one of Italy's Bridge of Sighs and it is still troublesome court system. Out of the disintegrative patterns that had guided Europe for centuries, Venice and other Italian city-states...
Pin It


Wn.com/Amanda Knox
Wn.com/Kercher Murder
Wn.com/Meredith Kercher
U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox, center, is accompanied by penitentiary police officers as she leaves the court after a final hearing before the verdict, in Perugia, Italy, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009.
photo: AP / Pier Paolo Cito

updated 31 Jan 2014; published 31 Jan 2014
0:38
Amanda Knox Reacts To Being Found Guilty Of Murder Again
updated 31 Jan 2014; published 31 Jan 2014
0:55
Amanda Knox Convicted Of Murder, Again
updated 31 Jan 2014; published 31 Jan 2014
1:43
Breaking Law & Crime Headlines: Jan 30th, 7pm
updated 30 Sep 2013; published 30 Sep 2013
1:34
AMANDA KNOX: Retrial begins for Meredith Kercher murder
updated 01 Feb 2014; published 01 Feb 2014
1:01
Amanda Knox Conviction In Italy Could Spur Lengthy Extradition Fight
updated 25 Jan 2014; published 25 Jan 2014
1:26
Amanda Knox declares innocence of Meredith Kercher murder in letter to Florence court-komedi-comic
Thailand Elections End Amid Protests
Full Article Voa News
02 Feb 2014

Polls have closed in Thailand&aposs; tense national elections in which anti-government protesters forced the closure of hundreds of polling stations in the capital, Bangkok. The main opposition Democrat Party boycotted the elections, and protesters obstructed voting by blocking the...
Pin It


Wn.com/2014 Thai Elections
Wn.com/Thai Political Crisis
Wn.com/Yingluck Shinawatra
Voters hold their identification cards and the chains that held the gate of the polling station closed, as they demand the right to vote during general elections in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014.
photo: AP / Wally Santana

updated 09 Dec 2013; published 09 Dec 2013
2:22
Thai prime minister calls early elections
updated 09 Dec 2013; published 09 Dec 2013
3:30
Thai Prime Minister Wants Early Elections
updated 18 Dec 2013; published 18 Dec 2013
0:55
mitv - Thailand's opposition Democrat Party has re-elected former Prime Minister Abhisit
updated 27 May 2011; published 27 May 2011
3:34
Thailand's Election Campaign Heats Up
updated 19 May 2011; published 19 May 2011
2:05
Thailand Election Campaign Begins
updated 03 Dec 2013; published 03 Dec 2013
2:40
Thai Prime Minister do not Step Down
Afghan vote campaign begins amid violence
Full Article Al Jazeera
02 Feb 2014

- Campaigning for the presidential elections in Afghanistan has begun, stained by the deaths of two aides for the front-runner in a gun attack. The men, working for for Doctor Abdullah Abdullah, were killed in the Western province of Herat. The attack follows an attempted assassination last month on Mohammad Ismail Khan, a vice...
Pin It


Wn.com/Afghanistan
Wn.com/Hamid Karzai
Wn.com/Taliban
File - A Special Forces Operation Detachment-Alpha (SFODA) Soldier scans the area as Afghan National Army (ANA) Commandos, 2nd Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak (SOK) conduct clearance of Mandozai village, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2013.
photo: US Army / Staff Sgt. Bertha A. Flores

updated 29 Jul 2009; published 29 Jul 2009
0:22
Afghanistan: Abdullah Abdullah Meets EUHR Solana
updated 06 Jul 2009; published 06 Jul 2009
2:58
Presidential Candidate Dr. Abdullah Expresses his view about The National Hero of Afghanistan
updated 21 Aug 2009; published 21 Aug 2009
1:52
Interview with Afghan candidate Abdullah Abdullah - 21Aug09
updated 27 Nov 2013; published 27 Nov 2013
7:17
Karzai pursuing personal interests
updated 01 Feb 2014; published 01 Feb 2014
0:39
Afghan election workers for Abdullah Abdullah shot dead - 2 February 2014
updated 23 Mar 2012; published 23 Mar 2012
4:26
Abdullah Urges More Transparency in Afghan Runoff Vote: Video
Protesters Disrupt Thailand Election
Full Article Voa News
02 Feb 2014

Although voting is under way in Thailand&aposs; tense national elections, anti-government protesters have forced the closure of hundreds of polling stations in the capital, Bangkok. The main opposition Democrat Party is boycotting the elections, and protesters were reported to still be in the streets of Bangkok as polls...
Pin It


Wn.com/2014 Thai Elections
Wn.com/Thai Political Crisis
Wn.com/Yingluck Shinawatra
Unused ballot boxes sit at a closed polling station in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014.
photo: AP / Wally Santana

updated 31 Jan 2014; published 31 Jan 2014
0:46
Thai protesters call for election boycott
updated 27 Jan 2014; published 27 Jan 2014
1:02
Thai Protesters Stop Advance Polling
updated 26 Jan 2014; published 26 Jan 2014
2:24
Early Elections Blocked In Thailand By Protesters
updated 26 Jan 2014; published 26 Jan 2014
0:46
Anti-govt. protesters block polling stations in Bangkok
updated 27 Jan 2014; published 27 Jan 2014
0:52
Thailand Protesters Oppose Election: Anti-government protesters force polling station closure
updated 26 Jan 2014; published 26 Jan 2014
0:51
Thai protest leader Killed during Rallies to Curb early Elections
South Sudan conflict: 3.7m in 'need of food', says UN
Full Article BBC News
02 Feb 2014

The United Nations has said it estimates 3.7 million people are in acute need of food in South Sudan as a result of the civil conflict there. The UN's Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan Toby Lanzer told the BBC $1.3bn (£790m) was needed to deal with the crisis. Violence broke out in South Sudan on 15 December, starting as violence between...
Pin It


Wn.com/S. Sudan Violence
Wn.com/South Sudan Conflict
Wn.com/War In S. Sudan
File - A woman and her children are pictured on the outskirts of Fertait, a village in Jonglei, South Sudan, burned down during the recent escalation of ethnic clashes in this area, 7 January, 2012.
photo: UN / /Isaac Billy

updated 14 Jan 2014; published 14 Jan 2014
2:13
WFP Expanding Assistance to South Sudanese Escaping Conflict
updated 24 Dec 2013; published 24 Dec 2013
0:41
South Sudan: Food Distributions Underway For Families Displaced By Fighting
updated 25 Jan 2014; published 25 Jan 2014
3:17
Sporadic Fighting In South Sudan Reported After Broken Truce
updated 02 Feb 2014; published 02 Feb 2014
1:32
South Sudan conflict 3.7m in 'need of food', says UN
updated 07 Jan 2014; published 07 Jan 2014
4:00
South Sudanese Rebels Open For A Full Reconciliation With The Government
updated 10 Jan 2014; published 10 Jan 2014
3:47
South Sudanese Army Recaptures Bentiu
Gunmen open fire in protests ahead of Thailand's national election
Full Article CNN
01 Feb 2014

updated 7:05 AM EST, Sat February 1, 2014 Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Gunfire erupted during anti-government protests in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday, witnesses said. At least six people were wounded, Erawan Medical Centre said. The violence comes amid high tensions a day ahead of national elections. Witnesses saw at least eight gunmen emerge from...
Pin It


Wn.com/Human Rights
Wn.com/Thailand Protest
Wn.com/Yingluck Shinawatra
Anti-government protesters scatter while under fire in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014.
photo: AP / Wally Santana

updated 01 Feb 2014; published 01 Feb 2014
0:44
Shots, blasts as protest rivals clash on Thai election eve
updated 29 Jan 2014; published 29 Jan 2014
1:04
Thai protesters target Bangkok transport office as opposition to general election continues
updated 01 Feb 2014; published 01 Feb 2014
0:56
Thai Political Rivals Exchange Gunfire: Shocking street battles in Bangkok on eve of elections
updated 31 Jan 2014; published 31 Jan 2014
0:46
Thai protesters call for election boycott
updated 30 Jan 2014; published 30 Jan 2014
0:56
Thai protest leader says he won't obstruct general election on Sunday
updated 25 Nov 2013; published 25 Nov 2013
3:52
Gunmen Open Fire in Thailand Protest - Updated 1 Feb 2014
Obama to visit Saudi Arabia amid tensions over Iran, Syria
Full Article China Daily
01 Feb 2014

US President Barack Obama plans to travel to Saudi Arabia in March on a mission to smooth tensions with Washington's main Arab ally over US policy on Iran's nuclear program and the civil war in Syria, a newspaper reported. Obama is preparing to meet with King Abdullah for a summit, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing unnamed Arab...
Pin It


Wn.com/Barack Obama
Wn.com/Nuclear Iran
Wn.com/Syrian War
President Barack Obama talks on a conference call with U.S. negotiators in Geneva, and Deputy National Security Advisors Tony Blinken and Ben Rhodes in the Oval Office, to discuss negotiations with Iran, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.
photo: White House / Pete Souza

updated 23 Oct 2013; published 23 Oct 2013
3:23
Saudi Arabia warns of rift with U.S. over Iran, Syria
updated 01 Nov 2013; published 01 Nov 2013
3:00
The U.S.-Saudi Rift: Three Things to Know
updated 02 Nov 2013; published 02 Nov 2013
6:20
Odd Couple: Israel, Saudi Arabia negotiate union against Iran?
updated 22 Oct 2013; published 22 Oct 2013
5:05
New concerns about rising tension between US, Saudi Arabia
updated 17 Nov 2013; published 17 Nov 2013
9:26
February 2014 Breaking News Why Saudi Arabia and Israel Have Teamed Up Against Iran
updated 04 Nov 2013; published 04 Nov 2013
1:58
Kerry Tries to Sooth Relations with Saudi Arabia, but Tensions
Ukraine opposition lobbies West for help against Yanukovich
Full Article The Times of India
01 Feb 2014

MUNICH: The Ukrainian opposition urged Europe and the United States on Friday to go beyond vocal support for their fight for more democracy and demand a halt to violence they blame on President Viktor Yanukovich. Opposition leaders met in Munich on Friday with German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and European Union foreign policy chief...
Pin It


Wn.com/Euromaidan
Wn.com/Ukraine Protests
Wn.com/Viktor Yanukovich
An anti-government activist armed with chainsticks smokes a cigarette at a barricade in central Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014.
photo: AP / Darko Bandic

updated 01 Feb 2014; published 01 Feb 2014
3:54
Ukraine opposition leader Klitschko in Munich | Journal
updated 01 Feb 2014; published 01 Feb 2014
1:30
Ukraine opposition appeals to West at Munich Security Conference
updated 01 Feb 2014; published 01 Feb 2014
8:09
BBC VIDEO APPEARS TO SHOW FIRST DEATH DURING UKRAINE CLASHES BBC NEWS
updated 02 Feb 2014; published 02 Feb 2014
2:13
Kerry meets Ukraine opposition leaders in Munich
updated 09 Feb 2013; published 09 Feb 2013
3:43
Meeting of Iranian foreign minister with leader of Syrian opposition confirmed by Iranian TV
updated 02 Feb 2014; published 02 Feb 2014
4:17
Rivals Facing Of During Ukraine Summit In Munich

Open Minds Worldwide
When Greenland Became a Wasteland, and Still May Be?
WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Not only did the nuclear age initiate annihilation on a massive scale, but it established an entrenched culture that rationalized and...
How did this man survive 16 months at sea?
The Australian
AN EMACIATED man whose boat washed up on a remote Pacific atoll this week claims he survived 16 months adrift on the Pacific, floating more than 12,500 kilometres from Mexico, a...
Knox 'sad and frightened' by Meredith Kercher murder ruling
BBC News
US student Amanda Knox says she is "frightened and saddened" after a court in Italy reinstated her guilty verdict for the 2007 murder of her British flatmate Meredith...

Top Stories Worldwide
Fears Death Toll Could Rise in Indonesia Volcano Eruption
Mount Sinabung spews volcanic smoke as it erupts in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010.
Jakarta Globe
By Ardi Ibrahim on 3:31 pm February 2, 2014. Category Featured, News Tags: Indonesia natural disasters, Indonesia volcanic eruptions, Mount Sinabung A villager run as Mount Sinabung erupt at Sigarang-Garang village in Karo district, Indonesia’s...
photo: AP / Binsar Bakkara
Mount Sinabung   Photos   Sinabung Eruption   Sumatra   Wikipedia : Mount Sinabung
Mexican castaway washes up in Marshall Islands after 16 months at sea
The Tasman Sea (left) meets the Pacific Ocean (right).
The Examiner
An emaciated Jose Ivan washed up Ebon Atoll, in the Marshall Islands, in a battered 24-foot fiberglass boat, claiming to have been adrift in the Pacific for 16 months after floating approximately 8,000 miles from Mexico. He also stated that he had...
photo: Creative Commons
Ebon Atoll   Jose Ivan   Pacific   Photos
Ukraine unrest: Kerry to meet opposition at summit
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters during a joint news conference with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin, Germany, on January 31, 2014
BBC News
US Secretary of State John Kerry is due to meet top Ukrainian opposition leaders on the sidelines of a security summit in Munich, amid continuing unrest in the country. Mr Kerry said his message would be one of full support. On the eve of the...
photo: US DoS
Human Rights   John Kerry   Photos   Ukraine   Wikipedia: 2014 Hrushevskoho Street riots
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's ‘Bridgegate’ scandal reignites
Full View of the George Washington Bridge from the New York side of the Hudson River. The George Washington Bridge is popular among sightseers and commuters traveling by foot, bicycle, or roller skates.
South China Morning Post
A former New Jersey official on Friday claimed Governor Chris Christie knew about politically-motivated traffic jams as they were happening, re-igniting a political scandal that has taken a toll on the prominent Republican many had considered a...
photo: Creative Commons / Jim Harper
2016 US Elections - Chris Christie   Chris Christie   Chris Christie Bridge Scandal   Photos   Wikipedia : Fort Lee lane closure scandal
A new definition for al-Qaeda
In this Friday, April 6, 2012 file photo, a supporter of Pakistani religious group Jamaat-ud-Dawwa stands on a representation of a U. S. flag before set it on fire during a protest rally in Karachi, Pakistan. The U.S. and Pakistan are starting to look more like enemies than friends, threatening the U.S. fight against Taliban and al-Qaida militants based in the country and efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan before American troops withdraw.
The Washington Post
Katherine Zimmerman is a senior analyst at the American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project and authored the report “The al-Qaeda Network: A New Framework for Defining the Enemy.” What exactly is al-Qaeda? And who cares?...
photo: AP
Al Qaeda   Obama Administration   Photos   War on Terror   Wikipedia : Al Qaeda
US seeks death penalty for Tsarnaev
Medical workers aid injured people at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston
Independent online (SA)
Washington/Boston - The United States will seek the death penalty for accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is charged with planting homemade explosives devices that killed three people and wounded 264 at the Boston Marathon last year, the...
photo: AP / Charles Krupa
Boston Marathon Explosion   Death Penalty in US   Dzhokhar Tsarnaev   Photos   Wikipedia : Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Asians Usher in Lunar New Year
Members of the Chinese community with Dragon during celebrate the Lunar New Year in Kolkata on 10 February 2013
Voa News
Zlatica Hoke WASHINGTON — People in many Asian countries as well as Asian communities elsewhere in the world are marking the start of a new lunar year with family gatherings, fireworks and street parties. According to the ancient Chinese horoscope,...
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick
Chinese New Year   Lunar New Year   Photos   Wikipedia : Chinese New Year   Year of the Horse