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Two poorly veiled Iranian women fined $260
September 16, 2015
Two poorly veiled Iranian women fined $260
Two Iranian women were fined US$260 in Tehran because they were "poorly veiled," AFP said Iranian media quoted a judicial source…
Austria introduces border checks while dealing with migrant backlog
September 16, 2015
Austria introduces border checks while dealing with migrant backlog
Austria introduced stricter border controls on Wednesday, following Germany's lead while at the same time trying to clear a backlog…
‘Corbynomics’ fires up UK politics with radical message
September 16, 2015
‘Corbynomics’ fires up UK politics with radical message
Victorious Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn's socialist agenda of nationalizations and high taxes is in sharp contrast to the free-market policies…
Asia’s millionaires to become ‘world’s richest group’
September 16, 2015
Asia’s millionaires to become ‘world’s richest group’
Asia Pacific millionaires are set to become the world's richest this year, a report said Wednesday, driven largely by wealthy…
Child among 4 killed in Nepal in police firing at charter protest
September 16, 2015
Child among 4 killed in Nepal in police firing at charter protest
Police in Nepal fired rubber bullets into a crowd of demonstrators killing four people including a four-year-old boy, officials said…
Deadly flash floods strike Utah
September 16, 2015
Deadly flash floods strike Utah
Flash floods killed at least 15 people near Utah’s border with Arizona when a “large wall of water and debris”…
Hungary locks down EU border, taking crisis into its own hands
September 15, 2015
Hungary locks down EU border, taking crisis into its own hands
Hungary's right-wing government shut the main land route for migrants into the EU on Tuesday, taking matters into its own…
Senior Iranian scientist killed in Mecca crane collapse
September 15, 2015
Senior Iranian scientist killed in Mecca crane collapse
The Iranian Communications and Information Technology Minister Mahmoud Vaezi announced, on Monday evening, the death of an Iranian senior space scientist…
Turnbull topples Abbott, to become Australia’s fifth PM in eight years
September 15, 2015
Turnbull topples Abbott, to become Australia’s fifth PM in eight years
Australia will have its fifth prime minister in eight years after the ruling Liberal Party on Monday voted out Tony…
Border-free Europe unravels as migrant crisis hits record day
September 15, 2015
Border-free Europe unravels as migrant crisis hits record day
Two decades of frontier-free travel across Europe unravelled on Monday as countries re-established border controls in the face of an…