Heavy snow is blanketing much of the central Alpine region between eastern Switzerland and western Austria, causing visitors accidents and bringing road and rail visitors to a crawl. Three days of snowfall has dumped more than 3 feet (1 meter) of fresh snow in some locations. Element of a main east-west railway link in Austria’s [...]
Cargo drone makes debut in Afghanistan
The U.S. military is testing a revolutionary new drone for its arsenal, a pilotless helicopter intended to glide cargo missions to remote outposts where frequent roadside bombs threaten access by road convoys. Surveillance drones for monitoring enemy activity and armed versions for launching airstrikes have become a trademark of America’s wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and [...]
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Tibet group says 2 set themselves on fire in China
A Tibet activist group says two individuals have set themselves on fire in southwest China in the latest in a series of apparent self-immolation protests against Chinese rule. The London-based Cost-free Tibet stated in an emailed statement late Friday night that witnesses saw a man set himself on fire Friday close to a monastery in [...]
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Czechs grant asylum to Tymoshenko’s husband
The husband of jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was granted political asylum in the Czech Republic on Friday, and a lawyer said he left his people simply because its government has launched a criminal investigation against him. Last year, the Czech Republic angered Ukraine by granting asylum to one more ally of Yulia [...]
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Rescue work resumes in Philippine landslide
Philippine officials say they have resumed the search for victims of a landslide that killed much more than 20 folks at a remote gold mining area, but that they are uncertain how several more remained hidden in the rubble. The landslide took place early Thursday in Pantukan township of Compostela Valley province. Civil Defense chief [...]
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