Libya: No immediate call for foreign airstrikes against Islamic State
Thursday, 24 December 2015, 07:43
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Libya's U.N. ambassador said Wednesday his country will hold off asking nations like the United States and Britain to intervene with airstrikes against the growing presence of the Islamic State group...
Watch: Door panel saves man buried 67 hours in China landslide
Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 14:17
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Squeezed into a narrow room under piles of debris for 67 hours, a young man was saved by a door that trapped his foot but gave him space to survive. Rescuers on Wednesday pulled him from the massive...
WOW: Thai junta says 99 percent of people are happy with its rule
Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 11:44
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
It's the kind of poll result you'd see in a North Korean election or Saddam Hussein's Iraq: Thailand's military-ruled government says 99 percent of the country's people are happy with its performance...
Airplane cleaner killed in blast at Istanbul airport
Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 11:42
Last update: about 9 years ago
An airplane cleaner at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport has died of injuries suffered Wednesday in an explosion aboard an aircraft, a Turkish news agency said. The cause of the blast, which also...
Updated: At least 13 migrants dead as boat sinks off Greek island
Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 08:34
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Greek authorities say at least 13 people have drowned and two more are missing after a boat carrying about 25 migrants sank in the eastern Aegean Sea. The coast guard says the fatalities include...