Kim Jong Un was elected vice- chairman of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) at a party conference on Tuesday, KCNA, the official news agency of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), reported on Wednesday. According to the KCNA, top leader Kim Jong Il was elected chairman of [...]
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Iran kills “main elements” behind bomb attack
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps of Iran (IRGC) announced on Sunday that Iranian forces have killed main elements behind the recent terrorist bomb attack in Iran’s northwestern city of Mahabad, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. “Combatants of Hamzeh Seyed al-Shohada headquarters of the IRGC Ground Force managed to kill the main and key elements [...]
Israeli PM calls on Palestinians to remain in peace talks
Just after Israel’s 10-month moratorium on Jewish settlements construction in the West Bank expired Sunday midnight, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to remain in the peace talks. The premier urged Abbas “to continue the good and honest talks we have just now started in order to reach a historic [...]
Pakistani scientist sentenced to 86 years for attempted murder
A Pakistani woman trained as a scientist in the U.S. was sentenced to 86 years in prison Thursday after she was convicted of trying to kill U.S. Army soldiers and FBI agents in Afghanistan two years ago. A jury in Manhattan convicted Aafia Siddiqui on seven charges, including attempted murder and armed assault on U.S. [...]
Mono Jojoy’s death strongly hits FARC: expert
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was strongly hit by the death of his military chief Victor Julio Suarez, alias “Mono Jojoy” or Jorge Briceno, local experts said Thursday. “FARC is breaking apart from inside,” Colombian Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera said after Briceno was killed by the Colombian troops during a raid carried out [...]
Profile: Briceno, Colombia’s rebel FARC military chief
Victor Julio Suarez alias “Mono Jojoy” or Jorge Briceno was a military chief of the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), considered by the Colombian government as one of the most violent members of the guerrilla. With his death, a chapter of the violence he produced has finished. Briceno was killed by the Colombian [...]
Mudslide death toll rises to 10 in Mexico
The death toll from a mudslide that struck the town of Villa Guerrero near here has risen to 10, the town council said in a statement Thursday. The town council ruled out any further dead being trapped in the debris of the mudslide that struck the town, some 80 km west of the capital. The [...]
Light plane crashes in Dominican Republic
A light plane with four people aboard crashed on Thursday in the Dominican Republic, but without fatal casualties. The Aerocomando 500 plane, coming from Porto Rico, fell down when it was attempting to land in Las Americas International Airport in Punta Caucedo, near Santo Domingo, Communication Manager of Dominican Airports Yolanda Manan said. A pilot [...]
State of emergency extended in New Zealand Erbebengebiet
After the severe earthquake in New Zealand of emergency in the area around the city of Christchurch has been extended. The state of emergency is true for another week, a representative of the Ministry of Civil Defence said on Wednesday. The state of emergency was imposed after Christchurch on Saturday had been shaken by a [...]
David Cameron ‘s father died in France
The father of British Prime Minister David Cameron , died Wednesday afternoon in France , shortly after the arrival of Chief Government Hospital Font Pré de Toulon ( Var ) , said Downing Street. On holiday in the region , Ian Cameron, 77 , had been hospitalized in the morning ” in a serious condition [...]
Germany , European countries where wages have increased less in ten years
The average increase for the EU over the same period was 35.5 % for wages and 36.1% for labor costs . For the euro area alone , the average increase was 29.5 % for wages and 30.3 % for costs. The data for Belgium , Finland and Ireland have not been disclosed, those of Denmark [...]
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