Exclusive - U.S. says government lab workers possibly exposed to anthrax Swissinfo | Reuters | June 20, 2014 - 02:25 | By Julie Steenhuysen | (Reuters) - As many as 75 scientists and staff in U.S. government laboratories in Atlanta may have been exposed to live anthrax bacteria after researchers failed to follow safety procedures, prompting an investigation by federal autho...
Karzai rejects situation in Afghanistan could get worse as Iraq Khaama Press Afghan President Hamid Karzai rejected that the situation in Afghanistan could worse as Iraq and dismissed the possibility of al Qaeda groups comeback in the country. | President Karzai was speaking during an interview with the BBC’s Lyse Doucet in Kabul. | In response to a question, whether w...
Bomber attacks Lebanese security checkpoint - police Swissinfo Arab Spring | Reuters | June 20, 2014 - 09:46 | BEIRUT (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up at a security checkpoint in Lebanon's Eastern Bekaa Valley on Friday, Lebanese police said. | The checkpoint is situated on the main highway joining L...
South African 'honeymoon murder' trial set for October 6 Swissinfo | Reuters | June 20, 2014 - 09:39 | CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - A South African judge on Friday set October 6 as the start date for the murder trial of British businessman Shrien Dewani, who is accused of planning the killing of his bride in a stage...
Iraqi forces ready push after Obama offers advisers Swissinfo Arab Spring | Reuters | Image Caption: | US President Barack Obama speaks about the situation in Iraq from the briefing room of the White House in Washington (reuters tickers) | June 20, 2014 - 09:29 | By Isra' al-Rubei'i | BAGHDAD, (Reuters) - Iraqi...
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5 US troops killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan The State KABUL, Afghanistan — Five Americans troops were killed in an apparent coalition airstrike in southern Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday, in one of the worst friendly fire i...
Ten of thousands vote as Hong Kong democracy 'referendum' kicks off Swissinfo | Reuters | June 20, 2014 - 06:54 | By Emily Chung and Nikki Sun | HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people voted for full democracy in Hong Kong within the first hour of an unofficial online referendum, a civil campaign that has spar...
Taliban Attack NATO Supplies in Afghan East Voa News Reuters | KABUL — Four Taliban militants struck a NATO post in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Thursday, destroying dozens of trucks and sparking a gun battle with police, Afghan officials said. | | The attack took place in the parking compound of a NATO base near the Torkham crossing on the Pakistani border, near the Khyber Pa...
Karzai rejects situation in Afghanistan could get worse as Iraq Khaama Press Afghan President Hamid Karzai rejected that the situation in Afghanistan could worse as Iraq and dismissed the possibility of al Qaeda groups comeback in the country. | President Karzai was speaking during an interview with the BBC’s Lyse Doucet in Kabul. | In response to a question, whether what was happening in Iraq could happen in Afghanis...
