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Morgan Freeman mourns granddaughter found stabbed to death

A man has been charged in the murder of E’Dena Hines, the granddaughter of Morgan Freeman. New York police found Hines, 33, early Sunday morning lying in the street outside her apartment in Manhattan’s Washington Heights with some 16 stab wounds to her chest, police said. A man,... read more »

3 Islamic militants arrested in Banglade...

3 Islamic militants arrested in Bangladeshi blogger murders

Three Islamist militants, including a British citizen were arrested in connection with the murder of two prominent atheist bloggers, said Bangladesh’s elite security force. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) spokesmen said they arrested Touhidur Rahman, 58, and two other “active... read more »

Indonesian Crash Searchers Recover Black...

Indonesian Crash Searchers Recover Black Boxes From Plane

Low-lying clouds and rugged terrain on Tuesday were hindering efforts to remove bodies from the crash site, officials said. Search teams hastily built a makeshift helipad in hopes that a helicopter could land and evacuate victims. By afternoon, however, any attempt at evacuation was called off for... read more »

Small explosive thrown from bridge over ...

Small explosive thrown from bridge over river in Bangkok

Aug 18 A man threw a small explosive from a bridge in central Bangkok on Tuesday, police said, but it caused no injuries, a day after a bomb at a city shrine killed 22 people, including nine foreigners. The unidentified man threw the explosive near a busy pier on the city’s Chao Phraya river... read more »

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Nepal makes diplomatic efforts to remove EC's flight ban

Nepal makes diplomatic efforts to remove EC’s flight ban

Kathmandu – Nepal is making diplomatic! efforts to persuade the European Commission to revoke its recent decision to ban all Nepali airlines from entering the European airspace, government... read more »

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – The UN Security Council Tuesday extended by another year the sanctions on Liberia in connection with the country’s civil... read more »

Iran demands lifting of oppressive sanctions

New US sanctions unconstructive: Iran

Tehran – Iran’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said Tuesday that the sanctions against Iran are “oppressive” and should be... read more »

China allegedly withholds residence visas for NYT, Bloo...

China allegedly withholds residence visas for NYT, Bloomberg reporters

Beijing – China has been reportedly withholding residence visas for the New York Times (NYT) and Bloomberg reporters over the agencies’ investigative... read more »

Singapore PM urges country to not tarnish image of R...

Singapore PM urges country to not tarnish image of 'law-abiding' Indians

London – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged Singaporeans to not ‘tarnish’ their view of migrants. The comments from Loong... read more »

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24 dead, 22 injured in Bangladesh bus accident

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