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  • Escalating civil war in Syria major focus of G8 summit Escalating civil war in Syria major focus of G8 summit

    ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland - The escalating civil war in Syria and the deepening divisions between the western powers and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war-torn country are to be the focus of the G8 summit that opened here Monday. Putin is likely to attack US President Barack Obama over his move to arm the rebels fighting the Assad regime. "The EU is convinced that we are ...

  • US cool over North Korea's latest talks offer US cool over North Korea's latest talks offer

    WASHINGTON - The United States has said it wants "credible negotiations" with North Korea as Pyongyang in its latest offer has expressed desire to start "senior-level" talks with America on regional peace and easing tensions. President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart, Park Geun-hye, are said to have discussed the issue by telephone Sunday evening. They agreed to close ...

  • UK foreign officials including Medvedev spied at 2009 G20 meetings UK foreign officials including Medvedev spied at 2009 G20 meetings

    LONDON - Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who exposed secrets of the US intelligence, has disclosed that Britain's electronic intelligence agency spied on foreign politicians and officials who attended the London G20 summit in 2009, a news report said. The disclosures by The Guardian may cause diplomatic tension as they coincide with the latest G8 summit being hosted by London in Northern ...

  • Putin refutes allegation he stole Super Bowl ring Putin refutes allegation he stole Super Bowl ring

    MOSCOW - Robert K. Kraft, an American business magnate and New England Patriots football team owner, has alleged that Vladimir Putin took away his Super Bowl ring in 2005, an accusation that has sparked a minor international controversy The Russian president however denied the allegation about the diamond-encrusted sporting prize that he says was gifted to him by the football team ...

  • Outrage over online teaching of Quran to Brit students by banned JuD hardliners

    Easy Qu'ran Memorizing, a website which aims at providing online Qu'ran lessons to students from Middle East, Europe and North America has the tutor with a track record of being a member of the political arm of a banned terrorist organization. Mian Shahzib, a hardcore Islamist and long-term follower of the UN proscribed Jammat-ud-Dawa (JuD) teaching Qu'ran to British pupils through his website ...

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A Serious Man

A Serious Man

Set in a flat, treeless Minnesota suburb in the late 1960s, A Serious Man is Joel and Ethan Coens darkly comic version of the story of Job, an at times sublime cinematic exploration of the inscrutable nature of earthly suffering and possibly the best mainstream treatment of that ... ...

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  • Becks was offered kicker trial by NFL scout while at LA Galaxy

    Football legend David Beckham had reportedly been offered a trial as a kicker for an American football side. According to the Mirror, the offer came in as Beckham contemplated his future at the Los Angeles Galaxy and before he enjoyed his swansong with Paris Saint Germain. A source in Hollywood said that a National Football League (NFL) franchise scout contacted the retired footballer to see ...

  • Obama defends surveillance of American communications

    As the US whistleblower accused President Barack Obama of worsening "abusive" practices, Obama defended extensive surveillance of US communications, saying it had disrupted multiple terrorist plots and had adequate checks and balances. Reacting to Edward Snowden's charges that expanded surveillance programmes instead of curtailing them as he promised as a candidate, he asserted that the ...

  • ObamaSouth Korean president discuss regional issues

    US President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye have held discussion on regional issues over phone, the White House said Monday. The two leaders discussed situation in the Korean Peninsula, and agreed to maintain "close communication and coordination" in pursuing the "denuclearisation" of North Korea, Xinhua reported. The Sunday evening conversation was designed to build ...

  • Irans Rowhani Promises New Era

    Iran's newly elected president is giving a glimpse into what he says may lie ahead for relations between Tehran and the rest of the world. Cleric Hassan Rowhani spoke at a news conference Monday, during which he promised to follow a path of moderation. President-elect Hassan Rowhani took to the podium to make clear his victory represents a new era, hinting at a new start with world ...

  • Pope blesses Harley Davidsons on manufacturers 110th anniversary

    Pope Francis blessed thousands of Harley Davidsons and their riders in the Vatican city during the four day celebration marking the American manufacturer's 110th anniversary. According to Politico, Francis drove up the main boulevard leading to St. Peter's Square, blessing the thousands of people, which became a giant Harley parking lot. The bikers came from all over the world and took part in ...

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