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Carol of the Bells was born in a Ukraini...

Carol of the Bells was born in a Ukrainian city destroyed by Russia

Carol of the Bells was born in a Ukrainian city destroyed by Russia ## From the Ashes: Ukrainian Music School Rebuilds Legacy After Devastation The echoes of “Carol of the Bells,” a globally recognized Christmas melody born from Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych’s... read more »

Colombian held for plotting to kill Venezuelan president
Venezuelas Maduro using U.S. military th...

Venezuelas Maduro using U.S. military threat to crack down on dissent

Venezuelas Maduro using U.S. military threat to crack down on dissent ## Heightened Tensions in Venezuela as Government Cites External Threat to Justify Crackdown Caracas, Venezuela – The Venezuelan government, under President Nicolás Maduro, is facing renewed scrutiny over its human rights... read more »

Egypt vs South Africa: AFCON 2025 Salah,...

Egypt vs South Africa: AFCON 2025 Salah, team news, start and lineups

Egypt vs South Africa: AFCON 2025 Salah, team news, start and lineups ## Pharaohs and Bafana Bafana Set for Early Showdown in AFCON 2025 The stage is set for a highly anticipated clash as Egypt and South Africa prepare to lock horns in what promises to be an electrifying encounter early in the... read more »

Somali capital holds first direct electi...

Somali capital holds first direct election in five decades

Somali capital holds first direct election in five decades ## Mogadishu Goes to the Polls in Landmark Local Elections, Despite Opposition Absence Mogadishu, Somalia – Residents of Somalia’s capital city participated in direct local elections on Sunday, marking a significant milestone in the... read more »

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Suicide attack toll at least 50: Afghan official

KABUL, Afghanistan: An Afghan official says the death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a volleyball tournament has risen to at least 50, with more than 60 wounded. The attack is the deadliest in... 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... read more »

Six nurses killed in latest attack on Chinese medical w...

BEIJING: Seven people, including six nurses, were stabbed to death at a hospital dormitory in northern China on Thursday, the official Xinhua news agency... read more »

Egypt making slow progress on genital mutilation

MANSHIET EL-IKHWA, Egypt: Raslan Fadl, the first doctor in Egypt to be put on trial for committing female genital mutilation, is still practicing even though a... read more »

With 14.3 mn enslaved people, India is the slavery capi...

Nearly 14.3 million people, including children, are “trapped” in modern-day slavery in India, which tops a global index of people under bondage across the... read more »

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Middle East

Egypt courts convict 170 in mass trials

CAIRO: A pair of Egyptian courts on Sunday convicted 170 suspected supporters of toppled President Mohammed Morsi on charges over violent attacks last year, the country’s latest mass trials... read more »

Nuclear discussions moving forward but ‘difficult’...

TEHRAN: Nuclear discussions between Iran and six world powers are advancing in a good atmosphere but progress is “slow and difficult”, a... read more »

British journalists shot and beaten in Syria kidnapping

LONDON: Two British journalists were recovering in Turkey on Thursday after being shot and beaten by rebel kidnappers while covering the Syrian conflict, the... read more »

Saudi fears rise over mystery virus

A mystery virus known as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) has claimed an increasing number of lives in Saudi Arabia, where it has spread to at least... read more »

Death toll in bus crash rises to 15

Dubai: The death toll in Saturday’s fatal accident on Emirates Road in Dubai has risen from 13 to 15 as two of the 14 injured died in hospital, Senior Chief... read more »

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South Asia

UN chief appalled by bombings in Russia

UN chief hails conclusion of Maldives presidential poll

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the conclusion of the Maldives presidential election run-off, hoping the new government will “engage the oppositio! n in a... read more »

Pakistan formally begins high treason trial of Musharraf

Pakistan formally begins high treason trial of Mus...

Islamabad – Pakistan Sunday announced to have formally started high treason proceedings against the former president Pervez Musharraf and will... read more »

Khaleda Zia’s son acquitted of money laundering

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Dhaka – A Bangladeshi court here Sunday acquitted former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s elde! st son Tarique Rahman of money laundering charge while... read more »

20 held for showing ballot slip in Maldives

20 held for showing ballot slip in Maldives

Male – More than 20 people were arrested Saturday in the Maldives for showing their ballot slips after casting their vote in the presidential run-off, a... read more »

Maldives election results Sunday

Maldives gets tough on illegal migrant workers

Male – Maldives Elections Commissioner Fuad Thoufeek has said the final results of the presidential run-off will be announced Sunday, a media report... read more »

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Europe

Greece spied on US ambassadors, says ex-minister

Greece spied on US ambassadors, says ex-minister

Athens – Greece spied on at least two US ambassador, a former Greek foreign affairs minister Theodoros Pangalos revealed Tuesday, amid talks that the American embassy in Athens houses a... read more »

British PM threatens to act against press over leaks

British PM threatens to act against press over lea...

London – British Prime Minister David Cameron has threatened unspecified action over the Guardian newspaper’s remarkable disclosures of... read more »

EU seeks to tighten Iran bans despite court rulings

EU to build economic, political partnership with Myanmar

The European Union (EU) is trying to bolster unilateral bans imposed against Iran despite recent rulings by the EU courts calling for the removal of sanctions... read more »

German Parliament panel urged to hear US spying claims

German Parliament panel urged to hear US spying claims

Germany’s main Opposition Social Democrats (SPD) called on Monday for a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations of wiretapping by the United... read more »

Europe must be thankful for NSA spying: Mike Rogers

Europe must be thankful for NSA spying: Mike Rogers

In spite of the increasing outrage over the National Security Agency spying on its European allies, a US lawmaker has defended the surveillance saying that it... read more »

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North America

Kerry admits some US surveillance operations go 'too far'

Kerry admits some US surveillance operations go ‘too far...

Washington – US Secretary of State John Kerry has admitted that some US surveillance actions went “too far” after Washington came under intensified criticism abroad, especially from... read more »

US secretary of state to visit Egypt Sunday

US secretary of state to visit Egypt Sunday

Cairo – US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Egypt Sunday for the first time since the ouster of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in... read more »

Snowden seeks international help to persuade US to drop...

Snowden seeks international help to persuade US to drop espionage charges against him

Wellington – NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has reportedly sought international help in a bid to persuade the US to drop its espionage charges leveled... read more »

Strauss-Kahn’s lawyer signs ‘Don’t To...

Strauss-Kahn's lawyer signs 'Don't Touch My Whore' petition

Washington – French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s lawyer has signed the petition titled “Don’t Touch My Whore,” which... read more »

NSA scoops data from Yahoo, Google data centres

NSA scoops data from Yahoo, Google data centres: Report

Washington – The US National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links connecting Yahoo and Google data centres around the... read more »

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