Activists: China Arrests North Korean Defectors, Guides in Kunming
South Korean human rights activists say Chinese authorities have arrested a group of North Korean defectors trying to reach a Southeast Asian nation on their way to South Korea.
Toronto's City Council Votes to Severely Limit Mayor Ford's Powers
The Council of the largest Canadian city, Toronto, continued to debate the suspension and substitution of powers, duties and office operations of the mayor of that city today. The day has been fraught with heated words and traded barbs prior to the vote that passed resoundingly and stripped the city's mayor of a majority of […]
737 Crashes on Landing Attempt in Kazan, Killing All Onboard
After traveling 450 miles from Moscow, a airline 737 jet carrying 44 passengers and six crew crashed as it was coming in for a landing at the Kazan airport in Tatarstan on Sunday evening.
Sunni Fighters Mistakenly Cut off Head of One of their Own
Saying that Allah would forgive the man who mistakenly killed a fellow believer, the al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq apologized for the beheading of one of their allies, Mohammed Fares, a member of the rebel group Ahrar al-Sham on Friday.