Turkey to discuss missile shield with Iran
TEHRAN: Turkish Ambassador to Iran Umit Yardim has said that his country intends to discuss in a friendly atmosphere with Tehran the planned North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) missile shield on Turkish soil. MNA
NATO weighs new role in post-Qaddafi Libya
TRIPOLI: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Thursday was weighing a new role in Libya following Muammar Qaddafi’s death, as the United Nations moved to end its mandate for an air war despite pleas for an extension by Tripoli’s interim rulers. AFP
Former patients hail Jackson doctor
LOS ANGELES: Former patients of Michael Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, praised his “caring” attitude on Wednesday (Thurday in Manila) and denied that he was greedy for the $150,000-a-month salary, as the physician’s trial nears its climax. AFP
Bruce Willis, second wife expect first child
LOS ANGELES: Veteran Hollywood action star Bruce Willis is to become a father again at 56, his first baby with his 35-year-old second wife Emma, his spokesman said on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). AFP
Calm descends on California protest
SAN FRANCISCO: Hundreds of demonstrators gathered peacefully in the city of Oakland in the US state of California on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), a day after clashes with police left an Iraq war veteran critically injured. AFP
New student protest erupts in Colombia
BOGOTA: Colombian college students took to the streets again on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) in a new round of nationwide protests against a controversial education reform bill. XINHUA
