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Launceston welcomes 1.28m visitors

The latest passenger statistics show the airport did not record an increase in the March quarter in comparison with the previous financial year, but enjoyed a 3 per cent rise in the quarter leading to December. Launceston Airport general manager Paul ... >> view original

ISIS on offensive in Iraq's Ramadi, taking over mosque and government buildings

(CNN) The months-long fight for the key central Iraqi city of Ramadi now appears to be going ISIS's way, with the Islamist extremist group capturing police headquarters, the Ramadi Great Mosque and even raising its trademark black flag over the provincial ... >> view original

IS Raises Flag Over Ramadi After Child Murders

IS has raised the black flag over government HQ in the strategically important city of Ramadi in its most significant advance yet. 10:19, UK, Saturday 16 May 2015. SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA. Islamic State fighters are closing in on the ... >> view original

PM Modi hard-sells 'Make in India' to China, Asian giants sign deals...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched the 'Make in India' initiative to China's top businessmen on Saturday, asking them to take advantage of his nation's changed economic environment which is aimed at turning it into an export powerhouse. Indian and ... >> view original

Boat survivors describe killings, beatings

MORE than 1000 people arriving by boat in Southeast Asia have described extortion, fighting, near-starvation and killings during a harrowing journey at sea. Most were crammed onto three boats that Indonesian fishermen towed ashore, with another 106 ... >> view original

African Regional Leaders Urged to Press Nkurunziza

STATE DEPARTMENT—. The U.S. is urging African leaders to use an upcoming regional summit to focus on unrest in Burundi, where President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term has sparked weeks of protests and an attempted coup. >> view original

Cop Injured in Boston Marathon Shootout Back to Work as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ...

An officer wounded in the Boston Marathon bombing shootout with the Tsarnaev brothers was promoted today, just hours before a jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officer Richard "Dic" Donohue ... >> view original

Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel is first serving EU leader to wed ...

Luxembourg's prime minister has become the first serving leader in the EU to wed someone of the same sex after marrying his partner in a ceremony on Friday. Xavier Bettel, 42, and Belgian architect Gauthier Destenay were among the first men to marry ... >> view original

Obama: Deal with Palestinians not possible in coming year

US President tells Al-Arabiya that through trust building steps, "the the logic of a two-state solution will reassert itself." obama camp david. US President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference at Camp David in Maryland May 14, 2015. (photo ... >> view original

Yemen: Aid Coordinator Asks Saudis to Simplify Restrictions

Scrambling to bring emergency aid into Yemen during a five-day humanitarian pause in the Saudi-led bombing of Houthi rebels and their allies, the United Nations said Friday that the relief effort was still encumbered by Saudi Arabia's stringent import ... >> view original