One million buried in mass graves on forbidden NY island
NEW YORK: Most New Yorkers don’t even know it exists. But a million forgotten souls are buried in mass graves…
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Iran, world powers seek to intensify nuclear talks
VIENNA: Iran and world powers kicked off a new round of nuclear talks Tuesday hoping to make enough progress to…
Irish president in Britain for historic state visit
LONDON: Ireland’s Michael D. Higgins arrived in London on Monday ahead of the first state visit by a president of…
Costa Rican president-elect to present plans for new era
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica: President-elect Luis Guillermo Solis, whose landslide victory crushed Costa Rica’s traditional two-party system, faced huge expectations…
Candle flames in Rwanda mark mourning of genocide
KIGALI: Flames from flickering candles passed from person to person, as Rwandans mourned the massacre of nearly a million people…
Social pressures force Tunisia women to fake virginity
TUNIS: It happens every April ahead of the summer marriage season, says Tunisian gynaecologist Faouzi Hajri – desperate brides-to-be beg…
Search for missing plane at critical point as black box batteries die
SYDNEY/PERTH, Australia: An Australian ship which picked up possible “pings” from the black box recorders of a missing Malaysia Airlines…
Sonar loaded underwater robot to hunt for MH370
A torpedo-shaped mini-sub could provide conclusive proof that missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 crashed into the Indian Ocean, but the…