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Turkey ex-army chief arrested for alleged bid to topple govt

ISTANBUL, Jan 6, (AFP): Turkey's former army chief Ilker Basbug was arrested Friday over an alleged bid to topple the Islamist-rooted government in the latest confrontation likely to inflame tensions with the powerful military."The 26th chief of staff of the Turkish republic has unfortunately been placed in preventive detention for...

China warns US on Asia military strategy

China's state media have warned the US against "flexing its muscles" after Washington unveiled a defence review switching focus to the Asia-Pacific, reports BBC.In an editorial, official news agency Xinhua said President Barack Obama's move to increase US presence in the region could come as a welcome boost to stability...

25 dead in Damascus blast

DAMASCUS, Jan 6, (agencies):At least 25 people have died in a suicide attack on a district in central Damascus, Syrian state media say.State TV showed pictures of the blood-spattered streets of Midan district following the attack, which it blamed on "terrorists".Two weeks ago 44 people died in similar blasts the...

Chile forest blaze kills six firefighters in Araucania

At least six firefighters have died battling a blaze in a mountain forest in southern Chile, the authorities say.Two others were badly burned in the fire in the Araucania region.Over the past week multiple forest fires have ravaged large areas of central and southern Chile.President Sebastian Pinera says some appear...

Brain function can start declining 'as early as age 45'

The brain's ability to function can start to deteriorate as early as 45, suggests a study in the British Medical Journal, reports BBC.University College London researchers found a 3.6% decline in mental reasoning in women and men aged 45-49.They assessed the memory, vocabulary and comprehension skills of 7,000 men and...

PIP breast implant boss 'dismissed' women's concerns

The owner of a French breast implant maker at the centre of safety fears told police he had "nothing" to say to women facing surgery for their removal.France banned implants made by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) with industrial silicone in 2010, and some 30,000 women were advised to have them...

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Rescuers look for dead bodies in PhilippinesPHILIPPINES, Jan 6 : Rescuers look for dead bodies at the site of the landslide in the village of Napnapan in Pantukan town, Compostela Valley province, in southern island of Mindanao Friday. Philippine rescuers dug through rock and mud, looking for people feared buried...