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German writer and commentator Ralph Giordano dies, aged 91 German journalist and author Ralph Giordano has died, according to his publisher. Giordano was a luminary of German public life, documenting his experiences as the son of a Jew living in Nazi Germany. Gionrdano's publisher Kiepenheuer & Witsch told the daily Express newspaper on Wednesday that the writer had died, aged 91,...

Malala, Satyarthi receive Nobel Peace Prize Malala Yousafzai, left, and Kailash Satyarthi display their Nobel Peace Prize medals and diplomas during a ceremony on Dec. 10 at Oslo City Hall in Norway. OSLO, Norway (AP) — Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India have received the Nobel Peace Prize for risking their lives to fight for children's rights. The...

UNHCR: Record Numbers trying to reach Europe The UN has reported the highest ever numbers of migrants embarking on dangerous boat journeys to escape conflict or economic hardship. Around one in every 100 attempts to make the trip results in death. A record number of 348,000 people attempted perilous sea crossings in 2014, the UN's refugee agency UNHCR said Wednesday. Nearly...

Police raid said to target Pirate Bay Police raided a server hall in Stockholm on Tuesday, based on suspicions of intellectual property crimes, reports news agency TT. Around the same time, the file-sharing website The Pirate Bay went down. The Rights Alliance, which has its roots in the Swedish Anti-Piracy Bureau, confirmed that The Pirate Bay was the target of the...

New Zealand votes in anti-terrorism measures Lawmakers in New Zealand have voted in new anti-terrorism laws to prevent people from travelling abroad to fight with extremist groups. Passports belonging to terror suspects can also be cancelled for up to three years. The New Zealand parliament passed new anti-terrorism measures late Tuesday which aim to increase domestic surveillance powers and prevent people...

Kerry urges flexibility in war against ISIS Any congressional authorization of U.S. military force against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) should be flexible and not limit the fight to Iraq and Syria, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday. The authorization should also not restrict U.S. President Barack Obama in deploying combat troops against the militant...

Kurdish president joins Taylor Swift in 2014 shortlist Iraqi Kurdish President Massoud Barzani was shortlisted for Time Magazine “2014 Person of the Year” award. (Al Arabiya) Iraqi Kurdish President Massoud Barzani was shortlisted for Time Magazine “2014 Person of the Year” award. The magazine’s editor Nancy Gibbs announced this week the eight-person slate with Barzani joined by singer Taylor Swift, Apple CEO...

Judge lets prosecutors appeal Pistorius verdict South Africa's Oscar Pistorius case is to go to appeal. Judge Thokozile Masipa allowed prosecutors to ask the Supreme Court of Appeal to re-examine the manslaughter verdict, but rejected an appeal on other issues. Judge Masipa on Wednesday granted prosecutors leave to appeal against the conviction of Oscar Pistorius for culpable homicide rather than murder. But...

Facebook And YouTube Account For Almost 40% Of All Mobile Internet Traffic At Business Insider’s IGNITION event last week, Business Insider CEO Henry Blodget detailed the future of the digital landscape, pointing out some important trends. For example, more than a quarter of all internet traffic now comes from smartphones and tablets — and two big internet properties are responsible...

Grand finish at Asian Clubs' League Championship El Jaish players celebrate after winning the 17th Asian Clubs' League Championship trophy with Qatar 2015 Organising Committee Vice-President Ahmed al The Qatar 2015 Organising Committee yesterday celebrated the end of another successful handball event in Doha. After a grand finale, the winning teams were awarded for the high level of handball skills demonstrated...

US officials comment on CIA torture report The US Senate has released a report detailing the CIA's interrogation methods under the Bush administration. Some praised the importance of the report, while others doubted its truthfulness. After the release on Tuesday of a 500-page report illustrating in extreme, if often redacted, detail what Senator Dianne Feinstein referred to as the ‘ineffective, misleading,...

French hostage released from al Qaeda captivity The French president has announced that a French citizen has been released from captivity in North Africa. Speculation runs wild as to whether or not France paid some kind of ransom in return for his release. A French citizen who has been held hostage since 2011 whas been released, French President Francois Hollande announced...

Turkey soldier kills colleagues on Syrian border The governor of a Turkish border province says a soldier shot two of his colleagues dead and then killed himself. Initial reports had claimed that the deadly shots overnight came from Syria’s side of the border. The governor of the southern province of Sanliurfa dismissed early reports that the gunfire had come from across...

Sweden braced for wintry storms Hard winds, driving rain and snow is on the way to Sweden this evening, beginning on the west coast and sweeping through the country on Wednesday. "It's a very deep band of low pressure moving in from the Atlantic," says Martin Hedberg, meteorologist at Klart.se.     Read the full text news resource site… Source News: Radio Sweden File photo: Björn...