Contraception access denied to 233m
AN estimated 233 million women in their fertile years will lack access to modern contraception by 2015, according to a UN study.
Middle East
Stray rocket killed BBC journo’s baby
A PALESTINIAN infant who had been widely reported as killed by Israeli fire died in a blast caused by a stray Palestinian rocket, a UN report finds.
US and Taliban colluding: Karzai
PRESIDENT Hamid Karzai has accused the US of colluding with the Taliban to justify its presence in Afghanistan, dumbfounding US officials.
Age not smoking clogs your arteries
SCANS of mummies reveal that ancient people also had clogged arteries, suggesting the culprit is age not diet or lifestyle choices.
US, Taliban colluding, says Afghan leader
The Taliban and the US are working together to convince Afghans that violence will worsen if most foreign troops exit Afghanistan, claims the country’s president.
Saudis may end public beheadings
SAUDI Arabia is reportedly looking into dropping public beheadings as a method of execution in the oil-rich kingdom.
Soccer ruling sparks deadly riots
A COURT verdict over deadly soccer violence has sparked fresh unrest in Egypt, with two people killed and buildings torched in Cairo.
Suicide attacks mar US official’s visit
MILITANTS staged two suicide attacks that killed at least 18 people, the first full day of US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel’s visit to Afghanistan.
UN welcome hostages freed in Syria
A GROUP of 21 Filipino UN peacekeepers kidnapped by Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights have been freed.
Judge forced mechanic to kiss shoes
MOROCCAN authorities suspended a judge after he forced a mechanic who had not repaired his car on time to kiss his shoes.
Egypt women fight ‘sexual terrorism’
FACED with a spike in sexual violence against female protesters, Egyptian women are overcoming stigma to confront “sexual terrorism.”
Fighters seize 20 peacekeepers in Golan
ABOUT 20 UN peacekeepes have been seized by armed fighters in the Golan Heights between Syria and Israel.
UN demands rebels let peacekeepers go
THE UN Security Council has demanded that Syrian rebel fighters release more than 20 UN peacekeepers abducted in the Golan Heights ceasefire zone.
‘Don’t repeat Iraq war with Iran’ – Blix
TEN years after the US-led invasion on Iraq, ex-UN inspector Hans Blix has warned against committing the same error by going to war against Iran.
42 Syrian soldiers killed in Iraq
A CONVOY carrying Syrian soldiers that crossed into Iraq has been ambushed, killilng 42 Syrians and seven Iraqis.
Kerry in Egypt to press for consensus
AS John Kerry landed in Cairo, protesters torched a police station in Port Said, reflecting the size of the task facing the US Secretary of State.
Mubarak to face retrial over deaths
EGYPT’S ousted President Hosni Mubarak will face a new trial on charges related to the killings of protesters during the uprising against him.
‘200 killed in police academy battle’
ALMOST 200 troops and rebels were killed in an eight-day battle for a police academy in Syria, a watchdog says.
Assad ‘will take part’ in 2014 Syria poll
SYRIA’S besieged President Bashar al-Assad will take reportedly take part in the country’s next election.
Survivor honours Egypt balloon dead
THE only tourist to survive a hot air balloon crash in Egypt has paid tribute to those that died in the tragedy – including his wife.
Man saw tourists alight in balloon crash
GRAPHIC IMAGE: A pregnant woman is believed to be one of 19 tourists who died after their hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in Egypt.
Tortured Aesha reveals new face
AN AFGHAN woman whose abusive husband cut her nose and ears off has revealed the results of reconstructive surgery.
One killed in fierce Syria-Lebanon clash
A LEBANESE man has died and four others are wounded after fighting on the Syria-Lebanon border between Syrian troops and unknown gunmen.
ISI claims wave of Baghdad bombings
AL-QAEDA’S front group in Iraq has claimed credit for a wave of bombings targeting Shiite areas of Baghdad that killed at least 21 people.
Iraqi president communicating after stroke
AN Iraqi doctor says President Jalal Talabani, recovering from stroke in a German hospital, will be OK to return home but the German doctors will decide.
Iraq gunmen kill 7 Sunni fighters
POLICE say seven members of the Sahwa group were killed outside the town of Tuz Khormato, about 210 kilometres north of Baghdad on Friday.
Israel slams EU delay in putting Hezbollah
ISRAEL’S Home Front Defence Minister Avi Dichter has denounced Europe’s hesitation in putting Lebanon’s Hezbollah on its terror list.
Iran insists on nuclear rights
IRAN says it’s committed to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and wants to maintain its nuclear rights.
Iran selects 16 nuclear sites
IRAN says it needs 20 large-scale nuclear plants to meet its growing electricity needs over the next one-and-a-half decades.
Hunger strike, clashes, over prisoner death
ABOUT 3,000 Palestinian prisoners are holding a one-day hunger strike in protest at the death of fellow inmate.
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