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Wrong-way crash survivor 'can't believe it happened again' a...

Wrong-way crash survivor 'can't believe it happened again' after deadly M9 joyride ## Echoes of Tragedy: Survivor Recounts Harrowing Near-Miss Amidst M9 Fatalities A devastating wrong-way collision on Ireland’s M9 motorway, which tragically claimed the lives of five teenagers... read more »

Ebola outbreak battle ramps up with firs...

Ebola outbreak battle ramps up with first batch of 70,000 vaccines

Ebola outbreak battle ramps up with first batch of 70,000 vaccines ## Urgent Response Underway as Rare Ebola Strain Emerges in Democratic Republic of Congo **Kinshasa, DRC** – Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have initiated a critical public health response following... read more »

Couple go for a run in Italy but break l...

Couple go for a run in Italy but break little-known rule that risks 200 fin...

Couple go for a run in Italy but break little-known rule that risks 200 fine ### Navigating Venice: Tourist Fined for Unconventional Infraction **Venice, Italy** – A recent incident in the historic city of Venice has highlighted the often-overlooked intricacies of local regulations, reminding... read more »

The Unlikely Place at the Center of Chin...

The Unlikely Place at the Center of Chinas AI Boom

The Unlikely Place at the Center of Chinas AI Boom ## Inner Mongolia Emerges as a Strategic Nexus for China’s Artificial Intelligence Expansion **Hohhot, China** – A seemingly unassuming city in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is rapidly transforming into a critical, albeit... read more »

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South Africa mourns as Mandela lies in state for second day

South Africa mourns as Mandela lies in state for second day

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

Mandela's body taken to presidential inauguration site

Mandela’s body taken to presidential inaugur...

Pretoria – The body of former South African president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was Wednesday brought back to the Union Buildings... read more »

Nelson Mandela ceremony interpreter was ‘fakeR...

Nelson Mandela ceremony interpreter was 'fake'

The national director of the Deaf Federation of South Africa says a man who provided sign language interpretation on stage for Nelson Mandela’s memorial... read more »

Tears and tributes as Nelson Mandela lies in state

Tears and tributes as Nelson Mandela lies in state

Pretoria – Nelson Mandela’s tearful widow was among scores of family and dignitaries who stopped to pay their last respects before his open casket... read more »

Nelson Mandela’s body arrives for viewing in Sout...

Nelson Mandela's body arrives for viewing in South Africa

The casket of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, draped in the multi-coloured South African flag, arrived on Wednesday at the seat of power in the country’s... read more »

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IDF Ground Forces Chief Steps Down Amid Gaza Conflict: A Signific...

In a significant and unexpected development, Major General Tamir Yadai, the Chief of Ground Forces for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), has resigned from his position amidst the ongoing conflict... read more »

PIL in Indian Supreme Court Seeks to Halt Arms Exp...

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court of India demanding a halt to the export of arms, ammunition, and military... read more »

Turkey Detains Liridon Rexhepi in Major Mossad Espionag...

In a significant intelligence operation, Turkish authorities have arrested Liridon Rexhepi, a Kosovo national identified as the head of Mossad’s... read more »

Macklemore’s Dubai Boycott Sparks Debate Over UAE...

Dubai, UAE – September 2024: U.S. rapper Macklemore recently canceled a highly anticipated concert in Dubai, citing moral concerns over the UAE’s... read more »

Protests Erupt Nationwide Over Gaza Hostage Deal in Isr...

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... read more »

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China urges personnel's safety in South Sudan

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 personnel’s safety, Xinhua reported. Liu Jieyi,... read more »

China wants more US high-tech imports

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... read more »

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

China slams Japan for slandering its air defence zone in international forum

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

China probes powerful ex-security officer over graft ch...

China probes powerful ex-security officer over graft charges

Washington – Chinese President Xi Jinping has authorized a corruption inquiry against the powerful former head of the domestic security apparatus, Zhou... read more »

China hails its lunar probe mission as complete success

China hails its lunar probe mission as complete success

Beijing – China hailed its Chang’e-3 lunar probe mission “a complete success” Sunday night, after its first moon rover Yutu, or Jade... read more »

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six dead as tourist ferry sinks off Thai resort: Report

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 said. “There are six dead — three Thais... read more »

Japan ruling-party panel to propose break-of Fukushima operator

Japan ruling-party panel to propose break-of Fukus...

Tokyo: A Japanese ruling-party panel will recommend the break-up of Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) after shortcomings in the firm’s handling... read more »

South Korean lawmakers head to Kaesong complex

Two South Korean firms in Kaesong to close operations

Seoul – A group of South Korea lawmakers crossed the border line separating North and South Korea into the Kaesong industrial complex to make an on-site... read more »

Ex-Thai PM to file lawsuit against public prosecutor

Abhisit Vejjajiva

Bangkok – Former prime minister of Thailand Abhisit Vejjajiva Tuesday said he would file a lawsuit against the Office of Attorney General for its unjust... read more »

Japan’s NRA urges Tepco to prevent mishaps at crippled ...

Japan ruling-party panel to propose break-of Fukushima operator

Washington – Japanese nuclear regulator has urged Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) to improve working conditions at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant... read more »

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Middle East

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 country’s growing instability. Police... read more »

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

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... 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 »

IS stones to death two alleged gay men in Syria

DAMASCUS: Islamic State (IS) militants stoned to death two young men in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour on charges of having... read more »

Egyptian president to meet Pope Francis on Monday

VATICAN CITY: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet Pope Francis on Monday, Holy See spokesman Federico Lombardi said, in the first visit to the... read more »

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South Asia

Nepal to allow private investment in power transmission

Nepal to allow private investment in power transmission

Kathmandu – The government of Nepal is ready to invite private sector investment in power transmission line projects, an official said here Sunday. The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA),... read more »

Protests in Pakistan over Mollah's execution

Protests in Pakistan over Mollah’s execution

Islamabad – Pakistani activists of the Jamaat-i-Islami held protests in various Sindh towns giving vent to their anger over the execution of... read more »

Mollah’s hanging ‘saddens’ Pakistan i...

Mollah's hanging 'saddens' Pakistan interior minister

Islamabad – Pakistan Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has expressed “deep grief” and concern over the execution of war criminal... read more »

India not shying away from providing military equipment...

India not shying away from providing military equipment: Karzai

New Delhi – Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and he were in full agreement on “all issues”, including... read more »

Musharraf summoned for landmark treason trial on Decemb...

Musharraf summoned for landmark treason trial on December 24

Islamabad – Former Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf will be summoned for the landmark treason trial on December 24. The three-member special... read more »

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Europe

Freed Pussy Riot members still gunning for Putin’s head

Freed Pussy Riot members still gunning for Putin’s head

London – Russian punk band Pussy Riot’s members, who spent nearly two years in prison for their irreverent protest in Moscow’s main cathedral, have said they still want to topple... read more »

Russian forensic probe concludes Arafat died of natural causes

Russian forensic probe concludes Arafat died of na...

Johannesburg – Russian forensic investigation has concluded that former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died of natural causes, and not... read more »

‘Britain to become largest European economy in 20...

'Britain to become largest European economy in 2030'

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

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

UN condemns UK immigration bill for creating 'climate of ethnic profiling'

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

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 »

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North America

America’s new military strategy singles out states like China and...

A sombre report released Wednesday by General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warns of a “low but growing” probability of the United States fighting a war with a major... read more »

California lightning strikes 14 people in one day

A 20-year-old man died after lightning struck 14 people at a popular Los Angeles beach and a golf course, a coroner’s official said on Sunday. Los... read more »

US disappointed over Shinzo Abe’s visit to war sh...

US disappointed over Shinzo Abe's visit to war shrine

Washington – The US is disappointed at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to a controversial war shrine, the State Department said... read more »

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

Legal adviser says Snowden would love to be back in US under `right conditions`

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... read more »

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

Okinawa Governer approves on relocation of U.S. military base

 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 forward with... read more »

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Six-year-old child dies after being slapped by teacher in India

Six-year-old child dies after being slapped by teacher in India **Tragic Incident Claims Young Life in Indian Classroom** A devastating incident has sent shockwaves through a community in... read more »

Humanoid crashes during speed test as Chinas robotics industry grows

Humanoid crashes during speed test as Chinas robotics industry grows ## Ambitious Robotics Development Faces Setback Amidst China’s Growing Industry **Beijing, China** – A recent... read more »

Sensex opens on a positive note; Hindustan Zinc rallies 7%

US allies in Asia wary as Trump moves military assets for Iran war

US allies in Asia wary as Trump moves military assets for Iran war **Asian Allies Express Concern Over Shifting US Military Focus** **Regional Security Dynamics Under Scrutiny Amidst Middle... read more »

China rejects US claim that Myanmar analyst wrongfully detained

China rejects US claim that Myanmar analyst wrongfully detained ## Beijing Denies Wrongful Detention of Analyst Following Conference Invitation **Beijing, China –** China has officially... read more »

Silicon Valley Doesn't Get Why You Hate AI

Silicon Valley Doesn't Get Why You Hate AI ## Navigating the AI Divide: Bridging the Gap Between Innovation and Public Concern **San Francisco, CA –** A growing chasm appears to be widening... read more »

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