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Dog owner amazed by how their pet reacted to a stranger coming into their h...

Dog owner amazed by how their pet reacted to a stranger coming into their home ## Canine Complicity: Homeowner Discovers Unexpected Reaction to Intruder The presence of a barking dog is often considered a significant deterrent to potential home intruders. The assumption is that the audible threat... read more »

Israels war and restrictions drive Pales...

Israels war and restrictions drive Palestinian economy to record collapse

Israels war and restrictions drive Palestinian economy to record collapse ## Palestinian Economy Faces Unprecedented Contraction Amidst Conflict and Restrictions, UN Report Suggests **Ramallah, West Bank** – The Palestinian economy is facing its most severe contraction on record, according to a... read more »

Real Madrids new ownership plan divides ...

Real Madrids new ownership plan divides fans at worlds richest club

Real Madrids new ownership plan divides fans at worlds richest club ## Real Madrid Considers Shifting Ownership Model, Sparking Debate Among Socios Madrid, Spain – Real Madrid, the iconic football club renowned for its storied history and unwavering commitment to its members, is currently... read more »

Slowing down eating speed reduces hunger

Hunger stalks Gaza as UN demands Israel ...

Hunger stalks Gaza as UN demands Israel let in more aid

Hunger stalks Gaza as UN demands Israel let in more aid ## UN Security Council Calls for Increased Humanitarian Access to Gaza Amidst Worsening Conditions **New York, NY** – The United Nations Security Council convened today to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with member... read more »

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Mandela makes final journey home

On a final journey to his home village where he had wanted to spend his final days, the remains of Nelson Mandela were honored amid pomp and ceremony on Saturday at an air base in South Africa’s... read more »

10 killed in Central African Republic violence

Younde (Cameroon) – At least 10 people were killed in fresh violence which broke out Thursday in Bangui, capital city of the Central African... read more »

Mandela’s statue to be erected at Presidency

Johannesburg – A statue of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, who passed away last week at his residence at the age of 95, will be erected at the... read more »

Mandela memorial translator branded `fake`

Mandela’s funeral begins with military procession

Johannesburg – South African Translators’ Institute (Sati) has claimed that the African National Congress (ANC) was aware about the “dodgy”... read more »

South Africa mourns as Mandela lies in state for second...

Pretoria – South Africans will get a second chance Thursday to pay their last respects to Nelson Mandela, a day after his distraught widow joined... read more »

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Protests Erupt Nationwide Over Gaza Hostage Deal in Israel: A Nat...

This past weekend, Israel has been shaken by some of the largest protests in its history, ignited by the government’s handling of a controversial hostage deal with Hamas. The streets of Tel... read more »

UAE Announces Amnesty and Discounted Airfares for ...

In a significant move to address the challenges faced by visa overstayers, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched a new initiative offering... read more »

Escalating Tensions: Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Heav...

Date: August 25, 2024In a significant escalation of regional tensions, Israel and Hezbollah engaged in a fierce exchange of fire on Sunday, marking one of the... read more »

Explosion in Tel Aviv Declared a ‘Terror Attack’ by Isr...

On the evening of August 18, 2024, Tel Aviv was shaken by an explosion on Lehi Street, which Israeli authorities have now officially declared as a terrorist... read more »

Paetongtarn Shinawatra Elected as Thailand’s Youngest P...

Bangkok, 18 August 2024 — Paetongtarn Shinawatra has made history as Thailand’s youngest Prime Minister at 37 years old, continuing the Shinawatra... read more »

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China exposes corrupt disciplinary officials

Beijing – The top disciplinary arm of the Communist Partyof China (CPC) Wednesday detailed four corruption cases involving disciplinary officials as part of an anti-graft effort, Xinhua... read more »

China launches communication satellite for Bolivia

Beijing – China successfully sent a Bolivian communications satellite into orbit with its Long March-3B carrier rocket from southwest Xichang... read more »

China urges personnel’s safety in South Sudan

United Nations – China has called on all parties of South Sudan to take effective measures to stop violence, protect civilians, and ensure... read more »

China wants more US high-tech imports

Beijing – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has urged the US to relax limits on China’s high-tech imports. “We expect the US to relax restrictions... read more »

China slams Japan for slandering its air defence zone i...

London – China has condemned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for “maliciously slandering” the newly declared air defence zone of Beijing... read more »

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Fukushima nuke disaster `warning to world`, Tepco head tells UK

London – The crippled Fukushima nuclear plant head has said that the catastrophic triple meltdown at the Daiichi nuclear plant in March 2011 was “a warning to the world” about the... read more »

Quake hits Japan

Tokyo – A 5.5-magnitude quake hit Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture Sunday morning, according Japan’s Meteorological Agency. There were no... read more »

Dangerous operation to remove fuel rods about to begin ...

London – Engineers are preparing to extract the first of more than 1,000 nuclear fuel rods from one of the wrecked reactor buildings at Japan’s... read more »

Two South Korean firms in Kaesong to close operations

Seoul – Two South Korean companies in the Kaesong industrial complex have decided to close operations due to the unfavourable business conditions,... read more »

six dead as tourist ferry sinks off Thai resort: Report

Bangkok – At least six passengers including three foreigners died after a tourist ferry sank on Sunday off the Thai resort of Pattaya, police... read more »

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Middle East

Iran to build two more nuclear plants: Rouhani

TEHRAN: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the country would build two more nuclear plants in the southern city of Bushehr in line with the peaceful use of nuclear energy. The president made... read more »

US trains Iraqis for house-to-house battle against...

TAJI BASE, Iraq: A team of camouflage-clad Iraqi soldiers lines up near the door of a one-storey house north of Baghdad with rifles ready, preparing... read more »

Car bomb kills 37 at Yemen police academy

SANAA: A car bomb tore through dozens of Yemenis lined up at a police academy in Sanaa Wednesday, leaving 37 dead in the latest attack to highlight the... read more »

Syria conflict: 76,000 die in deadliest year – ac...

The year 2014 was the deadliest year yet in Syria’s four-year conflict, with over 76,000 killed, activists say. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human... read more »

Father of pilot captured by ISIS pleads for release

AMMAN (Jordan): The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State militants in Syria has pleaded for his son’s release. Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh,... read more »

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South Asia

‘Pyar kiya to darna kya’: Karzai on ties with India!

Pune – Afghan President Hamid Karzai, acknowledging the “love affair” between India and Afghanistan, has said if India continues with its current levels of support to his government for the... read more »

Pakistan, Sri Lanka discuss naval cooperation

Colombo – Visiting Pakistani Naval Chief Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila discussed ways to boost military cooperation with Sri Lanka, the... read more »

Court reserves judgment on Musharraf travel ban

Islamabad – The Sindh High Court Monday reserved its judgment on former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf’s plea for removing his name from the... read more »

Former president Hassan returns to Maldives

Male – Former Maldives president Mohamed Waheed Hassan, who left for Hong Kong on the eve of the Nov 16 presidential elections, returned to the Maldives,... read more »

Nepal’s CPN-Maoist party demands roundtable confe...

Nepal's Maoist party not to join government

Kathmandu – The Communist Party of Nepal, Maoist (CPN-Maoist), which boycotted the Nov 19 national elections, has reiterated its demand for holding a... read more »

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Russian forensic probe concludes Arafat died of natural causes

Johannesburg – Russian forensic investigation has concluded that former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died of natural causes, and not radiation poisoning suspected by Swiss. The findings of... read more »

‘Britain to become largest European economy ...

London – Britain is expected to become the largest European economy in 2030 by overtaking Germany, said a research report by the Centre for... read more »

UN condemns UK immigration bill for creating ‘cli...

London – The United Nations refugee agency has condemned British Prime Minister David Cameron’s proposed immigration laws. There are fears the laws... read more »

AK-47 inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov dies at 94

Moscow – Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of famed Russian AK-47 assault rifle, passed away Monday in his home city of Izhevsk, an industrial town,... read more »

Freed Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky will work to release ...

Washington – Former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has said he will spend the rest of his life working towards the release of other political... read more »

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North America

Legal adviser says Snowden would love to be back in US under `rig...

Washington – A top legal adviser to whistleblower Edward Snowden has reportedly said that the former NSA contractor would love to be back in the US if the conditions were right. The former... read more »

Okinawa Governer approves on relocation of U.S. m...

The governor of Okinawa signed off Friday on the long-awaited relocation of a U.S. military base, a major step toward allowing the U.S. to move... read more »

Barack Obama signed bipartisan budget deal and defence ...

U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday signed a bipartisan budget deal easing spending cuts and a defence authorisation bill that takes a step towards... read more »

End of mass surveillance in ‘alternative’ C...

London – NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has reportedly urged an end to mass surveillance in his two-minute Christmas message that was carried on... read more »

Mission already accomplished, says Snowden

Edward Snowden Denies Being a Russian Spy

National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden said his “mission’s already accomplished” after revealing NSA secrets that have caused a reassessment of... read more »

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