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Israels systematic campaign to expel West Bank Palestinians

Israels systematic campaign to expel West Bank Palestinians ## Escalating Violence in the West Bank Raises Concerns of Displacement The United Nations has reported a significant surge in violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers against Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank since October... read more »

Flash floods and landslides on Indonesia...

Flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra Island leaves 10 de...

Flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra Island leaves 10 dead and others missing ## Sumatra Grapples with Deadly Floods and Landslides After Torrential Rainfall Padang, Indonesia – At least ten people are confirmed dead and an unknown number remain missing following a series of... read more »

Monster mother Hakyung Lee jailed for mu...

Monster mother Hakyung Lee jailed for murdering children and hiding them in...

Monster mother Hakyung Lee jailed for murdering children and hiding them in suitcases ## Lee Hakyung Sentenced to Imprisonment for the Deaths of Her Children **Seoul, South Korea** – A Seoul court has sentenced Lee Hakyung to a significant term of imprisonment following her conviction for the... read more »

Santa Lucia hospital horror as fire rips...

Santa Lucia hospital horror as fire rips through several floors as patients...

Santa Lucia hospital horror as fire rips through several floors as patients flee ## Fire Engulfs Santa Lucia Hospital in Cartagena, Prompting Emergency Evacuation **Cartagena, Spain** – A significant fire erupted at the Santa Lucia Hospital in Cartagena earlier today, triggering a large-scale... read more »

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South African airspace ready to serve Mandela mourning activities

South African airspace ready to serve Mandela mourning activities

Johannesburg – The South African civil aviation system announced Monday that they are ready to serve Mandela mourning activities. “Measures have been put in place to ensure safe air... read more »

Upset family seeks to ban Nelson Mandela's grandson from funeral

Upset family seeks to ban Nelson Mandela’s g...

London – Former South African President Nelson Mandela’s grandson might face a ban on attending his funeral following months-long bitter... read more »

Nelson Mandela’s daughter saw him losing grip on ...

Nelson Mandela's daughter saw him losing grip on life

London – Former South African President Nelson Mandela’s eldest daughter has said that the doctors already knew his father would die on Thursday... read more »

‘Mandela was constant source of inspiration at Ro...

Mukherjee, 52 other leaders to attend Mandela-linked memorial events

Johannesburg – Nelson Mandela was a constant source of inspiration to the entire body of prisoners at the Robben Island and transformed me from being an... read more »

South Africa prepares for Mandela funeral

South Africa prepares for Mandela funeral

The government of South Africa was working frantically on the weekend to prepare for Tuesday’s memorial service for Nelson Mandela, the “father of the... read more »

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Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Assassinated in Tehran

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated early Wednesday morning in Tehran, Iran, according to statements from Hamas and Iranian officials. Haniyeh, 62, was killed in an airstrike on his... read more »

U.S. Senators say Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin ...

US lawmakers accused the kingdom of a litany of misdeeds and criticized its crown prince as going “full gangster.” Senators at... read more »

Now Russia calls for UN meeting on Syria, to supply S-3...

Russia on Saturday called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council as Moscow said it would consider supplying S-300 missile systems to... read more »

Saudi coalition downs Yemen rebel missile near Mecca

A ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels toward the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia was shot down late on Thursday, said the... read more »

China may have quietly moved tonnes of war gear into no...

may have quietly moved tonnes of military gear while it was conducting military exercises in the remote mountainous Tibet region, the PLA Daily, the official... read more »

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China allegedly withholds residence visas for NYT, Bloomberg reporters

China daily criticises Cameron, says Britain not ‘big power...

Sydney – A China daily has criticised British Prime Minister David Cameron for colluding with France and Germany to provoke Beijing over the Dalai Lama. A state-run newspaper said Britain was... read more »

China announces launch of Chang'e-3 lunar probe "successful"

China announces launch of Chang’e-3 lunar pr...

Beijing – China launched it’s first moon rover aboard its Chang’e-3 lunar probe on Monday, bringing Chinese dreams of reaching... read more »

Chinese fighter jets patrol new air-defence zone

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

Beijing – Chinese fighter jets Thursday carried out patrols in the newly demarcated East China Sea Air Defence Identification Zone, an official... read more »

US bombers defy China’s air-defence zone

US bombers defy China's air-defence zone

Washington – Two US B-52 bombers defied China’s new air-defence zone over the East China Sea, flying directly into the demarcated zone without... read more »

China’s lunar probe to land on Moon next month

China hails its lunar probe mission as complete success

Beijing – China is scheduled to launch Chang’e-3 lunar probe to the Moon in early December, the first time a Chinese spacecraft will soft-land on... read more »

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Saudi sentences iconic Shia cleric to death

DUBAI: A well-known Shia cleric was sentenced to death Wednesday by a court in Saudi Arabia, sparking fears of renewed unrest from his supporters in the kingdom and neighboring Bahrain. Sheik Nimr... read more »

Turkish jets hit Kurdish rebel targets

ANKARA: Turkish warplanes have struck suspected Kurdish rebel positions in southeastern Turkey, media reports said Tuesday, the first major... read more »

IS jihadists execute Iraqi journalist, 12 other people

SAMARRA, Iraq: Islamic State militants executed an Iraqi news cameraman and 12 other people on Friday in several towns and villages north of Baghdad,... read more »

Kobane: Syrian Kurds ‘launch operation against IS...

Fighting has continued overnight around the Syrian border town of Kobane, with reports of Kurdish forces launching an operation against Islamic State At least... read more »

Egypt: Army offensive kills 16 militants in Sinai

El-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian military officials say troops have killed 16 members of an al-Qaida-inspired militant group in the restive Sinai Peninsula. The... read more »

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Jamaat calls for strike in Bangladesh over leader's death

Jamaat calls for strike in Bangladesh over leader’s death

Dhaka – Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami party has called for a nationwide dawn-to-dusk general strike Sunday in protest of the execution of its leader Abdul Quader Mollah. The announcement... read more »

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Mixed reactions to Jamaat-e-Islami leader’s ...

Dhaka – Jamaat-e-Islami party leader Abdul Quader Mollah’s execution Thursday for crimes against humanity in 1971 – the first death... read more »

Shahbaz Sharif meets PM, extends invite to visit Pakist...

Shahbaz Sharif meets PM, extends invite to visit Pakistan

New Delhi – Pakistan Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Thursday and handed over an invitation from Pakistan... read more »

Imran’s party’s blockade of Nato supplies &...

Imran's party's blockade of Nato supplies 'hurting' Pak army's interests: Experts

Peshawar –  Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s ongoing suspension of Nato supplies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is against Pakistan military’s interest,... read more »

‘Osama doc’ Afridi’s lawyer flees Pak...

'Osama doc' Afridi's lawyer flees Pak after life threats from militants

Peshawar – The lawyer for Dr Shakil Afridi, who helped the United States track down al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, has fled Pakistan after receiving... read more »

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Dewani appeals to UK court to block extradition to South Africa

Dewani appeals to UK court to block extradition to South Africa

Johannesburg – Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani’s lawyers have appealed to the UK judges to block his extradition to South Africa until he is fit to stand trial. The appeal... read more »

Honeymoon murder victim` Anni Dewani’s father slams UK legal system

Honeymoon murder victim` Anni Dewani’s father slam...

London – Honeymoon murder victim Anni Dewani’s father has slammed the Britain’s legal system for not being able to punish her culprit... read more »

Pope Francis named Time Person of the Year

Pope Francis named Time Person of the Year

Sydney – Pope Francis has been reportedly named Time magazine’s Person of the Year, while NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has been chosen as the... read more »

World War II bomb defused in German city

World War II bomb defused in German city

Munich – A World War II bomb has been successfully def! used at the Germany’s Nuremberg central railway station, authorities an! nounced Wednesday.... read more »

Op Blue Star Lt Gen Brar’s London attackers sentenced u...

Op Blue Star Lt Gen Brar’s London attackers sentenced upto 14 years in jail

London – Operation “Blue Star” Lieutenant-General Kuldeep Singh Brar’s London attackers have been jailed for slashing his throat in revenge for the... read more »

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New US sanctions unconstructive: Iran

Blacklist move not violation of n-deal with Iran: US

Washington –  The White House Friday defended th e move of blacklisting additional companies and people under existing sanctions, saying it does not violate an interim nuclear agreement... read more »

Maid trouble lands Indian diplomat in New York in soup

Maid trouble lands Indian diplomat in New York in ...

Washington – In a second case of its type, one of India’s senior diplomats in New York was arrested and accused by Manhattan’s... read more »

Indian diplomat in New York arrested for visa fraud

Detention procedures applicable to Indian diplomat D. Khobragade, US clarifies

Washington – One of India’s senior diplomats was arrested in New York Thursday for alleged visa fraud and exploitation of her domestic help leading... read more »

Kerry revisits Israel to boost peace talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry struggles to keep Middle East peace talks on track

Jerusalem – US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Israel Thursday for another visit to the region to salvage negotiations between Israel and the... read more »

Texas woman admits to sending ricin to Obama

Texas woman admits to sending ricin to Obama

Dallas – A former actress from Texas has pleaded guilty to sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg,... read more »

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