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NSA 'Spying' on Merkel, Confronts Obama

The National Security Agency (NSA) has reportedly been spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other high-ranking officials from other nations. The leaked data prompted Merkel to confront U.S. President Obama over the phone.

Uighur Muslims in China Arrested For ‘Online Jihad’

Chinese crackdown on Uighur Muslim, continues in the country’s restive Muslim-majority Xinjiang province, as security agencies arrested over 139 activists over the past few weeks on charges of promoting jihad online.
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Black College Teen Wrongly Arrested After Buying A Designer Belt

Buying an expensive designer belt is a crime if you're a black man, at least that's what college student Trayon Christian has learned. The 19-year-old engineering student from Queens, New York was wrongly arrested for credit card fraud after purchasing a USD349 Ferragamo belt at the high-end department store Barneys.

ACT Supreme Court Allows ADFA Skype Sex Scandal Cadets to Avoid Jail Time

Despite two Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) cadets being found guilty of streaming videos over Skype while one of them was having consensual sex with a female cadet, the Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court on Wednesday decided not to send the two young men to jail for their offences.

Australian Capital Territory Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill Into Law

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has put an end to the debate as the same-sex marriage bill passes into law. The bill will allow gay couples to marry in the country. Lawmakers supporting the bill were confident it will pass with the help of the Australian province's ruling party. The same-sex marriage was made into law despite the opposing lawmakers vowing to vote against the bill. The same-sex marriage bill has passed 9 votes to 8.

Detention of Greenpeace Ship: Russia, Netherlands in Diplomatic Standoff

Russia and Netherlands seem set on a diplomatic collision course on the recent detention of a ship used by Greenpeace International and its 30 crew members of various nationalities who attempted to stage a protest against the offshore ice-resistant fixed platform ‘Prirazlomnaya’ in the Barents Sea. Netherlands has approached the United Nations-backed International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, requesting provisional measures - for the Greenpeace International ship, ‘”Arctic Sunrise” which fi...

NSW Fire: Aggressive Firefighting Yielding ‘Positive Result”

Aggressive firefighting strategy seems to be yielding “positive results” in the raging inferno that have enveloped Blue Mountains of New South Wales (NSW). The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) had started backburning in an effort to contain the spread of the fire front.

U.S. Couple Charged For Selling Underage Daughters for Porn

In a horrific incident, a US couple is facing charges for forcing their four underage daughters into performing sexual acts for pornographic filmmakers. The enormity of the horror faced by the four girls came to light when investigators found the “deplorable” conditions under which the girls where living inside a trailer in Tennessee, U.S. Reports say the girls, aged five to 16, were taken around town, to sex customers.

NSW Fire: Doomsday Fears as Weather Turns Evil

As the mountain side turns red, smoke fills the Sydney air, blanketed by hazardous gases. Even as firefighters battled the raging fire in New South Wales (NSW), the Australian military has been asked to prepare to face what many see as a doomsday disaster.

NSW Fire: Caught in the Act - Four Children Arrested for Starting Seperate Bushfires

As New South Wales continues to battle the bushfire disaster, it is being reported that two boys, aged 11 and 14, have been charged with starting two separate fires – one near Newcastle and another one at the Hunter Valley. In a similar incident, two teenage girls, aged 12 and 13 have also been arrested on charges of deliberately lighting grass fire.

Double Dead: Iran to Execute 37-Year-Old Man Who Survived Hanging

Alireza M was hanged on Wednesday by Iranian prison officials after he was found guilty of drug offences. A doctor examined the body after the 12-minute hanging and certified that Alireza M is dead. His body was brought to the morgue and kept overnight. To the surprise of the morning staff Alireza was still breathing, prompting them to rush him to the hospital.

Latest Synthetic Drugs Usher in New Drug Age

The war on drugs may take a new turn, as reports suggest that the popularity of synthetic drugs may be on the rise. Annual surveys focusing on drug use and general drug information suggest that most users prefer taking chemically enhanced drug products like ecstasy, LSD and ketamine.

Rihanna’s Tweets Lead To Arrest Of Thai Bar Owner

Rihanna has once again unwittingly taken part in helping Thai authorities arrest crooks. The Barbadian music superstar’s seemingly harmless tweets in September have led to the arrest of a bar owner on Saturday for allegedly running a lewd sex show.

Vatican to German Bishop – Explain Lavish Lifestyle Spending, Perks, Including Bathtub in Bishop’s Palace

Pope Francis and his much-touted humble advocacy and leadership will be put in the limelight and consequently tested as to how he will handle the alleged lavish lifestyle spending of German bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst. The latter is currently in the radar of the Roman Catholic group for allegedly allocating some $42 million to renovate his residence and construct new diocesan offices.

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