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Remains of 1,800-year-old mummified chee...

Remains of 1,800-year-old mummified cheetah discovered in cave

Remains of 1,800-year-old mummified cheetah discovered in cave **Ancient Cheetah Remains Offer Glimpse into Past Ecosystems** The discovery of remarkably well-preserved cheetah remains within a cave system is providing researchers with a unique window into the evolutionary history and ecological... read more »

French Olympic swimmer Yannick Agnel to ...

French Olympic swimmer Yannick Agnel to stand trial over alleged teen rape

French Olympic swimmer Yannick Agnel to stand trial over alleged teen rape **Former Olympic Champion Yannick Agnel to Face Trial on Rape Allegations** Former Olympic swimming champion Yannick Agnel is set to stand trial in France, facing allegations of rape involving a minor. The case has sent... read more »

Massive explosion causes building collap...

Massive explosion causes building collapse in Utrecht as fears victims trap...

Massive explosion causes building collapse in Utrecht as fears victims trapped **Utrecht Rocked by Explosions, Buildings Collapse Amidst Fire; Search and Rescue Underway** Utrecht, Netherlands – A series of powerful explosions has ripped through a residential area of Utrecht, resulting in the... read more »

The UN is worth fighting for: General As...

The UN is worth fighting for: General Assembly President

The UN is worth fighting for: General Assembly President **General Assembly President Urges Renewed Commitment to United Nations Amidst Global Challenges** New York – In a fervent call to action, the President of the United Nations General Assembly addressed Member States on Wednesday,... read more »

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Asia

Six nurses killed in latest attack on Chinese medical workers

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

Grenade attack kills 2 policemen in Charsadda

PESHAWAR – A grenade attack killed two policemen and wounded another one in Charsadda on Tuesday. The incident happened in the Shabqadar area of... read more »

IS claims beheading of US aid worker, 18 Syrians

BEIRUT: The Islamic State jihadist group on Sunday claimed to have executed Peter Kassig, a US aid worker kidnapped in Syria, as a warning to the United... read more »

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Middle East

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 five cities. There is no known cure and... 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,... read more »

Saudi Mers death toll rises to 126

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s death toll from Mers has risen by five to 126 fatalities since the mystery respiratory virus first appeared in the kingdom in 2012,... read more »

High-tech podcars to take to Dubai streets in a few yea...

Dubai: Dubai is set to have a new mode of public transport — high-tech podcars — in the next couple of years, a senior official announced at a conference... read more »

Flash floods kill 75

KABUL: Flash floods after heavy rains in northern Afghanistan killed 75 people and damaged thousands of homes, leaving authorities scrambling to help survivors... read more »

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South Asia

Colombo rejects Britain's call for human rights probe

Colombo rejects Britain’s call for human rights probe

Colombo – Sri Lanka says there’s no need for an international probe into its human rights record as proposed by British Prime Minister David Cameron. Sri Lanka’s Head of Parliament... read more »

Maldivian presidential election re-run begins Saturday

Maldivian presidential election re-run Begins.

Male – The re-run of the Maldivian presidential election started Saturday morning. Polling stations will be open from 7.30 a.m to 4 p.m. local... read more »

Pakistan orders probe into Haqqani leader’s murde...

Pakistan orders probe into Haqqani leader's murder

Islamabad – Pakistan’s interior ministry has ordered a probe into the killing of senior Haqqani network leader Naseeruddin Haqqani, a media report... read more »

Focus on challenges, not human rights issues: Mahinda R...

Focus on challenges, not human rights issues: Mahinda Rajapaksa

Colombo – Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa delivered a strong message to Commonwealth members here Friday, insisting that common problems of the... read more »

Maldives President Mohamed Waheed steps down

Maldives President Mohamed Waheed steps down

Maldives President Mohamed Waheed on Friday stepped down as president as the country prepared to hold the second round of the presidential election. In a... read more »

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Europe

British PM threatens to act against press over leaks

British PM threatens to act against press over leaks

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

EU to build economic, political partnership with Myanmar

EU seeks to tighten Iran bans despite court ruling...

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... 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 »

Germany steps up attacks on US over spying

Germany steps up attacks on US over spying

Berlin – Germany Sunday toughened the tone of its response to allegations that US intelligence agencies spied on Chancellor Angela Merkel, warning... read more »

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North America

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

Strauss-Kahn’s lawyer signs ‘Don’t Touch My Who...

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

NSA scoops data from Yahoo, Google data centres: Report

NSA scoops data from Yahoo, Google data centres

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

UN communications will not be monitored, says US

UN communications will not be monitored, says US

Amid growing international anger over the spying activities of the National Security Agency, the U.S. has assured the United Nations that the world body’s... read more »

NSA chief says EU snoop-op allegations `completely fals...

NSA chief says EU snoop-op allegations `completely false`

Washington – The National Security Agency head, Gen. Keith Alexander has reportedly said that the allegations about the US snooping on telephone and... read more »

NSA head denies US spying in Europe

NSA chief says EU snoop-op allegations `completely false`

Washington – US National Security Agency Director General Keith Alexander Tuesday told lawmakers that the recent media reports about the agency’s... read more »

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Donald Trump

Trump says trade agreement with Mexico, Canada irrelevant to US

Trump says trade agreement with Mexico, Canada irrelevant to US **Title: Automakers Advocate for USMCA Extension Amidst Uncertainty Over Trade Agreement’s Future** The future of the... read more »

UN chief warns he could refer Israel to ICJ over laws targeting UNRWA

UN chief warns he could refer Israel to ICJ over laws targeting UNRWA **UN Secretary-General Considers Legal Action Against Israel Over UNRWA Ban** United Nations, New York – The... read more »

US to end deportation protections for Somalis

US to end deportation protections for Somalis **United States to Revoke Protected Status for Somali Nationals** Washington D.C. – The United States government has announced its intention... read more »

Whats at stake in Ugandas presidential election?

Whats at stake in Ugandas presidential election? **Uganda Braces for Presidential Election Amidst Tensions** Kampala, Uganda – As Uganda approaches its presidential election, the... read more »

Donald Trump

Trump hints at Iran decision as advisers meet to prepare strike o...

Trump hints at Iran decision as advisers meet to prepare strike options **Title: Administration Weighs Options on Iran Amidst Escalating Tensions** Washington D.C. – The White House is currently... read more »

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