Issue: June 08, 2012   (Archive)
Thursday, June 20, 2013   

55 die in carnage blamed on Assad
Pro-regime militiamen swept through farmlands in central Syria slaughtering dozens of people, including women and children, activists said, sparking opposition calls for increased military raids by armed rebels.



Extradition race for psycho killer
German prosecutors said yesterday the Canadian porn actor accused of the grisly killing and dismemberment of a Chinese student in Montreal last month will likely be extradited by the end of this month.

Tsunami-hit floating dock lands at US beach
A huge floating dock cast adrift by Japan's killer tsunami has washed up on a beach in Oregon on the US Pacific coast.



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