Australia cuts embassy s, Mom, 3 children jump to death in Japan and other World news
The world news of 2014-06-16 on Tamugaia - Australia cuts embassy staff in Iraq, and Mom, 3 children jump to death in Japan.
Australia cuts embassy staff in Iraq -
Australia is following the United States and evacuating embassy staff from strife-torn Iraq, officials say....
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Mom, 3 children jump to death in Japan -
Police in Japan are probing a possible family suicide after a mother and her three small children plunged to their deaths from an apartment complex....
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US lawmakers warn of 9/11 threat in Iraq -
US President Barack Obama has come under fire from Republican lawmakers, who warned that a debacle in Iraq will give Islamist extremists a staging area for "the next 9/11"....
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Gunfire as Israeli troops surround house in Hebron -
Israeli troops searching for three Israeli teenagers who are believed to have been abducted by Palestinian militants, have surrounded a house in Hebron and gunfire has been heard, witnesses say...
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Security beefed up at U.S. Embassy in Baghdad -
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San Antonio Spurs win their fifth NBA championship -
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Sticker shock: Why are glasses so expensive? -
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Prince George steals the show at polo match -
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Brave shopkeeper in shotgun drama is praised by judge -
A brave shopkeeper who fought off a teenager armed with a sawn-off shotgun has been praised by a judge....
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Independence pension figures debate -
An independent Scotland which keeps the same state pension age and policy as the rest of the UK could find it more difficult to afford pensions, according to an independent think-tank....
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