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Greek officials who set foot on contested islands in the Aegean Sea will face Turkey’s wrath that will be “worse than that in Afrin,” a Turkish presidential advisor has asserted. Athens swiftly denounced his rant. FILE PHOTO © Umit Bektas / Reuters “We will break the arms and legs of the [Greek] Prime Minister [Alexis […]

Russian programmer Pyotr Levashov, accused by US prosecutors of being the mastermind behind a large bot net has been extradited to the US from Spain and appeared in court Friday. © Lisa Forster / DPA / Global Look Press In a statement Friday, the US Justice Department said Levashov is “alleged to have controlled and operated the Kelihos […]

Iran has cracked down on women violating its compulsory headscarf decree, arresting at least 29 individuals, according to Iranian media, and drawing criticism from activists and rights groups. Iranian police officers detain a woman for not adhering to the dress code in Tehran back in 2007 [File: The Associated Press] Iranian police officers detain a woman […]

The US Congress released a Republican memo Friday alleging abuse of power in investigations of Donald Trump’s election campaign, after the president accused his own Justice Department and FBI of bias against him. M© Mark Wilson, Getty Images, AFP | The FBI headquarters is seen on February 2, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump […]

A Russian professor with a tenure of 40 years has been dismissed after complaining of low wages to the prime minister. Viktor Makarenko Taganrog Metallurgical College Viktor Makarenko asked Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev this week to explain why the wages of local education officials have not been adjusted for inflation since 2012. “In order to at least reach the […]

Dennis Edwards, a former lead singer of Motown pioneers the Temptations, sang on a string of the group’s hits including “I Can’t Get Next to You,” “Ball of Confusion” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone.” He joined in an initial tenure that stretched to 1977, has died. His family confirmed the news to CBS News. He […]

S. President Donald Trump welcomed six North Korean defectors to the Oval Office on Friday, a high profile and potentially provocative show of support. U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean defectors in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 2, 2018. (Reuters Photo) The group — whose stories Trump […]

Doctors in India are these days adding a dose of music therapy to their treatment regimen for physical and mental ailments and seem to have hit the right note with their patients. Dr Parth Mankad (extreme right), Dr Kedar Upadhyay (extreme left) and Dhvanit Thaker have set up Euphonious Healing Music Therapy Clinic and Research […]

Aleppo, SANA- Syrian Arab Army units, in cooperation with supporting forces, expanded their control over Aleppo southern countryside on Friday, eliminating the last gatherings of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization in five villages near the administrative boarders of Idleb province. SANA’s reporter said that during the past few hours, army units and supporting forces engaged in […]

A Moncton pharmacist has been fined and reprimanded by the New Brunswick College of Pharmacists after someone on his staff made a dispensing error that led to the death of a patient in long-term care. The New Brunswick College of Pharmacists says it found Ford’s Pharmacy was not practising up to standard when a staff member […]