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Rains in China kill 19, thousands evacua...

Rains in China kill 19, thousands evacuated

BEIJING: Heavy rains in China’s southwest have killed at least 19 people and left 20 missing, with tens of thousands of people evacuated due to flooding, state media reported on Monday. The China News Service reported that 12 people had died in the city of Chongqing, three in neighboring... read more »

Arab states mull air strikes on ISIS

Arab states mull air strikes on ISIS

PARIS: Several Arab countries have offered to carry out airstrikes against militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, senior US state department officials said on Sunday. The offer was disclosed by American officials traveling with US secretary of state John Kerry, who is approaching the... read more »

Kerry visits Israel amid reports of faltering Israeli-Palestinian talks
Iraq Crisis: John Kerry says US-Arab coa...

Iraq Crisis: John Kerry says US-Arab coalition ‘can take on IS’

Ten Arab countries have agreed to help the US in its fight against the jihadist group, Islamic State (IS). After talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Jeddah, they pledged to provide military support and humanitarian aid, and to halt the flow of funds and foreign fighters to IS. Mr Kerry... read more »

Floods in Pakistan, India blamed on lack...

Floods in Pakistan, India blamed on lack of planning, climate change

The devastating floods in India and Pakistan are a result of deforestation, unplanned development and climate change, experts said Thursday, and the region could see an increase in such disasters in the coming years. Some 215 people have died since last week in what has been described as the worst... read more »

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Iran lodges strong protest with Pakistan over killing of 14 border guards

Iran lodges strong protest with Pakistan over killing of 14 borde...

Islamabad – Iran has asked Pakistan to take measures to control the border more seriously. The call from Iran comes as it lodged a strong protest over the martyrdom of its 14 border guards in a... read more »

Dubai unveils `world’s largest’ Al-Maktoum airport

Dubai unveils `world’s largest’ Al-Maktoum airport...

Sydney – The Gulf emirate of Dubai unveiled passenger operations at its Al-Maktoum International airport, which is touted to be the world’s... read more »

Cheney skeptical about U.S. negotiations with Iran over...

Cheney skeptical about U.S. negotiations with Iran over nuke programme

Washington – Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has expressed skepticism about the Obama administration’s ability to strike a negotiation with Iran... read more »

Syria submits plan for chemical weapons’ destruct...

Syria submits plan for chemical weapons' destruction

Damascus – Syria has submitted an initial declaration of its chemical weapon programme, including a general plan of their destruction, the Organisation... read more »

Syrian refugees in Lebanon exceed 800,000: UN

No confirmation on invitees for Syria conference: UN

Beirut – The number of Syrians who have fled their war-torn country to neighbouring Lebanon has exceeded 800,000, the latest UN refugee agency report... read more »

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Ninth polio case detected in Pakistan

A five-year-old child has been detected with polio in Pakistan’s Sindh province, making him the ninth confirmed case this year in the area, officials said on Friday. Umair was among the... read more »

Gaza truce ends with Israel claim of Hamas rocket fire

The Israeli military claimed renewed rocket fire by Gaza militants after a three-day truce expired on Friday and negotiations in Cairo on a new border deal for the coastal strip hit a... read more »

Gaza truce ends with Israel claim of Hamas rocket fire

The Israeli military claimed renewed rocket fire by Gaza militants after a three-day truce expired on Friday and negotiations in Cairo on a new border deal for the coastal strip hit a... read more »

Bangladesh retrieves 23 bodies

Dhaka: Authorities in Bangladesh on Thursday said they could recover 23 bodies so far and listed 138 as missing passengers three days after an overloaded ferry plying with an expired... read more »

Arabs see Gaza war stoppage as Hamas victory despite destruction

Arab reactions to what seems to be the end of the Gaza war, for now, has been schizophrenic in that there has been widespread condemnation of Israel’s attacks and the resulting destruction in... read more »