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As ISIS spreads its tentacles deeper into Syria, US prepares to strike?

As ISIS spreads its tentacles deeper into Syria, US prepares to strike?

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 13:45

Having wreaked havoc in Iraq, the militants started advancing through Syria After US started targeted air strikes on ISIS spots in Iraq.

Abbott announces memorial for MH17 victims

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 13:27

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott today announced to set up a memorial at the Parliament House for the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which was shot down over eastern Ukraine.

Taiwan says Chinese patrol aircraft entered its airspace

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 13:24

Taiwan`s air force scrambled fighter jets to track two Chinese Y-8 maritime patrol aircraft which intruded into the island`s airspace, a senior air force officer said Tuesday.

US spy agency built its own secret `Google-like` search engine

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 13:21

A top US intelligence agency has built its own secret "Google-like" search engine for about two dozen government agencies to search information through more than 850 billion communications records.

US scientist pleads guilty to taking government laptop to China

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 13:16

A former scientist at a US government-owned nuclear weapons research facility in New Mexico pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to illegally taking a lab-owned computer to China and lying about it, a US prosecutor said.

First Australian MH17 victims due home this week: PM

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 13:09

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Tuesday said the first remains of Australians killed in the MH17 crash will return home this week, as he announced a memorial for victims in Canberra.

Americans oppose paying ransom for hostages

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 13:03

Just 21 percent of respondents said they disagreed with that policy in the online poll conducted from Aug. 12-25. A sample of 4,685 Americans aged 18 and over were interviewed in the survey.

Former papal diplomat could face trial in Dominican Republic: Vatican

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 13:00

Former Polish archbishop and papal diplomat who was defrocked after allegations of paying children for sexual acts has lost his diplomatic immunity and could be tried in the Dominican Republic, the Vatican said.

French boy`s death prompts Thai warning on box jellyfish

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 12:58

Authorities on Tuesday urged visitors to the popular Thai resort island of Koh Phangan to take care when swimming after a five-year-old French boy died from a sting by the world`s most toxic jellyfish. 

Australian tycoon apologises to China for insulting Chinese people

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 12:52

An Australian mining-baron-turned-lawmaker today apologised to China for calling its people "bastards" and "mongrels", "having no system of justice" during a media interview on national television.

`What a spectacle!` French press revels in Hollande`s crisis

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 12:48

"What a spectacle!" screamed the front page of Le Parisien daily, encapsulating the sense of crisis engulfing the French government after Monday`s shock resignation of the government and impending reshuffle.