Thursday, May 23, 2013   

Drug-resistant HIV rising
07-23 17:40
Drug-resistant HIV has been increasing in parts of sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade, according to experts writing in the Lancet. Studies on 26,000 un...
WWF condemns illegal trade
07-23 17:39
The animal conservation group, WWF, says Vietnam, China and Thailand are among the worst offenders regarding the illegal trade in body parts of endangered an...
Bombs kill 50, wound 144 across Iraq
07-23 17:19
A string of bomb attacks across Iraq killed at least 50 people on Monday and wounded 144 more, police and hospital sources said, in one of the bloodiest days in ...
Britain, France urge more EU aid to Syria refugees
07-23 16:10
The British and French foreign ministers called for a boost in European Union aid to the tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing war and chaos as they joined tal...
Spate of Iraq attacks claim at least 37: officials
07-23 16:03
A spate of attacks in Baghdad and north of the capital killed at least 37 people today, security and medical officials said, in an updated toll of earlier attack...
Thousands flee violence in India's Assam, 17 killed
07-23 15:55
At least 17 people, including a six-month-old child, were killed and many wounded in fighting between indigenous tribes and Muslim settlers at the weekend in Ind...
S Korea arrests Indonesian for Japan tsunami fraud
07-23 15:46
South Korean police said today they have arrested an Indonesian woman for a scam related to Japan's earthquake and tsunami disaster in March last year, Agence...
Two Koreas discussing Olympic coverage
07-23 15:23
A South Korean official will visit North Korea this week to discuss the possible broadcast of the London Olympics there. The president of the Asia-Pacific...
Colorado massacre suspect to appear in court
07-23 14:57
The man accused of killing a dozen people in a Colorado movie theater makes his first appearance in court today. Police say James Eagan Holmes, 24, was dre...
Truck crash in Texas kills 11
07-23 14:55
A pickup truck jammed with suspected illegal immigrants crashed into a tree along a rural Texas highway on Sunday, killing 11 passengers and injuring 12 others, ...
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