Kiev (AFP) – Social media posts by pro-Russian insurgents — most of them hastily removed — suggest the rebels thought they had shot down a Ukrainian army plane before realising in horror that it was in fact a packed Malaysian airliner. The Twitter and blog messages were immediately publicised by top Kiev officials in their […]
A day after a proposed ceasefire fell short, Israel intensified its offensive today, targeting senior Hamas officials with airstrikes in Gaza. The Egyptian-sponsored ceasefire briefly raised hopes that the week long slugfest between Israel and Hamas would come to an end Monday morning, but Hamas balked at the terms and fired 47 rockets at Israel. […]
Mexico’s National Electoral Institute has granted registration to three new political parties, including one led by former leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Lopez Obrador’s National Regeneration Movement, or MORENA, registered with a half million members, many of whom are former members of the Democratic Revolution Party, or PRD. READ MORE: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mexico-registers-political-parties-24514957
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (PIX11)– A 3-year-old girl who appeared to have died of a fever shocked her family when she woke up at her funeral, according to a report. According to The Philippine Star, the girl had been experiencing fever for several days and was brought to a clinic for medical attention last Friday. READ MORE: http://pix11.com/2014/07/14/see-it-3-year-old-girl-wakes-up-at-her-own-funeral/
(CNN) — Never in her worst nightmares did Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff imagine such a crushing soccer defeat, she told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview on Wednesday. “My nightmares never got so bad, Christiane,” she said through an interpreter. “They never went that far. As a supporter, of course, I am deeply sorry because I share […]
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) — Iraq witnessed another violent day Wednesday as the country’s security and political crises deepen. More than 50 unidentified bodies were found in the predominantly Shiite town of Alexandria on Wednesday, Iraqi security officials said. READ MORE: http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/09/world/meast/iraq-crisis/index.html?hpt=wo_c2