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Brit bowl playing OAP trapped in Chile drugs hell as bid for freedom collap...

Brit bowl playing OAP trapped in Chile drugs hell as bid for freedom collapses ## British Pensioner’s Appeal Fails in Chilean Drug Trafficking Case **Santiago, Chile** – William Eastment, a 79-year-old British national, remains incarcerated in Santiago 1 Penitentiary after a recent setback... read more »

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Massive fire erupts at waste facility in western Sydney

Massive fire erupts at waste facility in western Sydney ## Significant Fire Engulfs Waste Management Plant in Western Sydney **Sydney, Australia** – A large-scale fire erupted at a waste management facility in western Sydney earlier today, prompting a significant emergency response and raising... read more »

Sri Lanka declares emergency as floods w...

Sri Lanka declares emergency as floods wreak havoc across Colombo

Sri Lanka declares emergency as floods wreak havoc across Colombo ## Catastrophic Flooding Displaces Hundreds of Thousands in Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka is grappling with the devastating aftermath of torrential rainfall that has triggered widespread flooding across the nation,... read more »

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Nanny streamed dramatic escape from Hong Kong apartment fire to warn other

Nanny streamed dramatic escape from Hong Kong apartment fire to warn other ## Hong Kong Resident Uses Livestream to Alert Neighbors During Apartment Fire **Hong Kong –** In a dramatic turn of events, a resident of a Hong Kong apartment building resorted to livestreaming her escape from a rapidly... read more »

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Egypt’s court withdraws from Muslim Brotherhood chief’...

Cairo – The Cairo Criminal Court Tuesday withdrew from the trial of Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie and his two deputies, citing “uneasiness”, media said. The court decided... read more »

Al-Shabaab fast becoming `extended hand of al-Qaida` in Somalia

Al-Shabaab fast becoming `extended hand of al-Qaid...

London – Somalia’s extremist group al-Shabaab has now become ‘an extended hand of al-Qaida’ with the African Union’s (AU)... read more »

Algeria nabs 20 people linked to militants

Algeria nabs 20 people linked to militants

Algerian security forces have arrested some 20 people who are said to support militants along the country’s border with Tunisia. The arrests were made on... read more »

Sudan to hold presidential, legislative polls in early ...

Sudan to hold presidential, legislative polls in early 2015

HARTOUM –  Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said on Monday that the presidential and legislative elections will be held in early 2015. “We... read more »

Sudan, South Sudan vow to solve outstanding disputes

Sudan, South Sudan vow to solve outstanding disputes

KHARTOUM – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday said all challenges which were hampering progress of the relations between Sudan and South Sudan... read more »

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Children return to Army Public School in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Child survivors of Pakistan´s worst ever terrorist attack returned to the school on Monday, where Taliban militants massacred their classmates, with both the students and their parents... 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 »

Live: Sri Lanka votes in tightest election in decades

Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a tightly fought presidential election, with incumbent Mahinda Rajapakse seeking a record third term in office amid a... 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 »

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5 dead, 38 injured in Beijing car blaze

Chinese company supplies trains to Delhi Metro

Beijing – CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive, a subsidiary of major Chinese train manufacturer, CSR Corporation Ltd., has sold 21 trains to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, it said Saturday. The sale... read more »

China vows to improve ties with neighbors for development

China vows to improve ties with neighbors for deve...

BBeijing – President Xi Jinping has directed Foreign Ministry to evolve new friendly political, economic and security cooperation policies to... read more »

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Syria-Iraq ‘caliph’ incites Muslims to holy war

DUBAI: The leader of the al-Qaida offshoot now calling itself the Islamic State has called on Muslims worldwide to take up arms and flock to the “caliphate” it has declared on captured... read more »

Iraq’s new parliament convenes to choose PM

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s new parliament has convened amid pressure on lawmakers to quickly choose a new prime minister who can confront a militant blitz... read more »

Iraq gets Russian Sukhois to fight with ISIS

BAGHDAD: Iraqi government officials said on Sunday that Russian experts had arrived in Iraq to help the army get 12 new Russian warplanes into the fight... read more »

As Iraq burns, world feels the heat

This is largely a battle between the three major groups of people in Iraq — Shias, Sunnis and Kurds. Shias and Sunnis are Islam’s major sects. Kurds... read more »

US military deploys assessment teams in Iraq

WASHINGTON: The US military began deploying assessment teams in Baghdad on Tuesday to evaluate the state of Iraqi security forces and decide how to help them... read more »

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Tamil poet Jeyapalan arrested in Sri Lanka for violating visa condition

Tamil poet Jeyapalan arrested in Sri Lanka for violating visa con...

Norwegian Tamil poet and actor V.I.S. Jeyapalan has been arrested in Sri Lanka for violating visa regulations. Jaffna-born Jeyapalan, 79, was arrested on Friday at Mankulam in the country’s north,... read more »

Prachanda to visit India to meet ailing daughter

Nepal polls: Triple whammy for Prachanda

Kathmandu – The 2013 Constituent Assembly elections in Nepal have dealt a severe blow to Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M)... read more »

Relations with India a priority, says Maldives presiden...

Relations with India a priority, says Maldives president

New Delhi – Newly-elected! Maldives President Abdulla Yameen says his country’s relations with India were a priority. In a letter to Prime Minister... read more »

No double standards on drone strikes: Sharif

No double standards on drone strikes: Sharif

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Friday said the government has no double standards in condemning the drone strikes by the US. “The... read more »

US can’t be trusted on drones issue: Pakistan min...

US can't be trusted on drones issue: Pakistan minister

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Friday said US assurances over the drone attacks issue could not be trusted, a... read more »

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Time for nuclear talks 'not unlimited': France tells Iran

Time for nuclear talks ‘not unlimited’: France tells ...

Paris – France warned Iran that negotiations over Tehran’s controversial nuclear programme could not go on forever, ahead of a fresh round of talks with major powers on the... read more »

British police reject Princess Diana murder claim

Did top secret `spy hit squad` plot Princess Diana...

London – Princess Diana’s death in the 1997 Paris car crash was planned and carried out by a top secret `spy hit squad`, known by the... read more »

Brazil says spying activities `completely different` fr...

Brazil says spying activities `completely different` from US’

London – Brazil’s Justice Minister, Jose Eduardo Cardoso has reportedly defended the country’s spying activities and said that they were... read more »

Missing Pussy Riot band member ‘transferred to penal co...

Missing Pussy Riot band member ‘transferred to penal colony in Siberia’

Washington – A jailed member of the Pussy Riot protest band, who went missing since she was moved to a new prison, is on her way to a new penal colony in... read more »

Spain, Britain forge joint declaration on Gibraltar

Spain, Britain forge joint declaration on Gibraltar

Madrid –  Spain and Britain have crafted a joint declaration on Gibraltar for presentation to the UN General Assembly, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose... read more »

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US Navy names new aircraft carrier after Gerald Ford

US Navy names new aircraft carrier after Gerald Ford

Washington – The US Navy has christened the first ship of a new class of aircraft carriers after the 38th US President Gerald R. Ford. A special ceremony was organised to mark the christening... read more »

Update policies on Cuba: Obama

Update policies on Cuba: Obama

Washington – US President Barack Obama has called for updated policies on Cuba in the light of changing circumstances. “We have to be... read more »

Obama calls Netanyahu amidst report of Iranian deal

Obama calls Netanyahu amidst report of Iranian deal

Washington – US President Barack Obama reached out to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and updated him about the ongoing negotiations between... read more »

Snowden leaks have helped Britain’s enemies: MI6 ...

US can access Britons' personal data under secret deal

London – The intelligence leaks from US analyst Edward Snowden have left Britain’s enemies “rubbing their hands with glee”, the head of... read more »

Obama says sorry to Americans dropped by insurers

Obama says sorry to Americans dropped by insurers

Washington – President Barack Obama has for the first time offered an apology to Americans who are losing health insurance plans he repeatedly said they... read more »

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Trump says will pardon former Honduras leader before presidential vote

Trump says will pardon former Honduras leader before presidential vote ## Trump Floats Potential Pardon for Convicted Honduran President Amidst Contentious Election **Washington D.C.** –... read more »

East Timor still searches for justice, 50 years after Indonesian invasion

East Timor still searches for justice, 50 years after Indonesian invasion ## Lingering Shadows: East Timor Grapples with Justice Half a Century After Indonesian Invasion DILI – Fifty... read more »

Are buy now, pay later services trapping people in debt?

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Israel probes claims its troops executed Palestinians who had sur...

Israel probes claims its troops executed Palestinians who had surrendered ## Investigation Launched into Alleged Extrajudicial Killings in West Bank Raid **Jerusalem** – The Israel Defense Forces... read more »