Major casualties as 2 car bombs explode outside police HQ in Kandahar
By Jay Jackson, Asia Pacific Star
Millions of children impacted by severe flooding in Asia
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Peacebuiilding youth need protection, says UN envoy
NEW YORK, New York - After visiting refugee camps in Jordan, UN-backed schools in Gaza, municipalities in Kosovo and Youth ...
Moon mission got huge support from U.S. military
On July 20, 1969, history was made when two Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, became the first ...
FBI seeks public help in identifying domestic terrorists
WASHINGTON, DC - A list of nearly four dozen observable behavioral signs that someone might be planning to commit an ...
Pakistan ordered to review conviction and sentence of suspected spy
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - In a ruling handed down on Wednesday afternoon, the International Court of Justice at The Hague ...
67,000 Vietnamese maimed by unexploded cluster bombs since war's end
History often focuses on the immediate death toll of war. But hostilities can have longer-term consequences on a population's health.In ...
Betting on biometrics to boost child vaccination rates
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Briefing: The outlook for Libya's migrant detention centres
More than two weeks after an airstrike on a migrant detention centre in Libya's capital left at least 53 people ...
Sri Lanka Cricket announces squad for ODI series against Bangladesh
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket on Friday announced the 22-member squad for the upcoming home series ...
Pak lost PKR 8.5 billion due to airspace closure
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 19 (ANI): Pakistan lost around PKR 8.5 billion due to the closure of its airspace, according to ...
The 'Mandela effect' and the science of false memories
There's a theory doing the rounds online that nuclear research experiments caused the world to shift into an alternate reality ...
The Long Arc Of A Gorbachev-Era Dream To Map The Universe
When one of the workhorses of Russia's space program took to the sky from Baikonur Cosmodrome last weekend with a ...
Cellphones a flight danger? Could be on some Boeing jets
US government officials in 2014 revealed an alarming safety issue: Passenger cellphones and other types of radio signals could pose ...
Lowry surges into Open lead, Woods set to miss cut
Portrush - Ireland's Shane Lowry stormed into the lead on the second day of the Open Championship as Tiger Woods ...
Westwood has 'no expectations' as he looks for maiden major title
Portrush - Lee Westwood says he has "no expectations" after moving into contention at the Open Championship on Friday and ...
Sensational Alaphilippe wins time-trial, retains TDF lead
Pau - Julian Alaphilippe extended his overall lead at the Tour de France on Friday winning the 27.2km individual time-trial ...
Holmes finds form at Open despite 'missing' his dog, Ace
Portrush - Open Championship clubhouse leader J.B. Holmes has found his best at just the right time in Northern Ireland ...
Risk for Boks if Steyn required at pivot
Cape Town - Any early mishap to starting flyhalf Elton Jantjies might leave the Springboks vulnerable against Australia on Saturday ...
Frenchman to ref Boks v All Blacks at World Cup
Cape Town - The Springboks' pool matches at the Rugby World Cup will be handled exclusively by French and English ...
US Says It has Clear Evidence Navy Ship Downed Iranian Drone
WHITE HOUSE - A U.S. official says "we have very clear evidence" the USS Boxer shot down an Iranian drone ...
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DAB+ digital radio to go on-air and online in Canberra Friday
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