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Bus accident leaves 15 dead in Guatemala...

Bus accident leaves 15 dead in Guatemala and government declares 3-day nati...

Bus accident leaves 15 dead in Guatemala and government declares 3-day national mourning period ## Guatemala Mourns Following Deadly Bus Accident, National Mourning Declared Guatemala City – The nation of Guatemala is in mourning following a devastating bus accident that claimed the lives of... read more »

Kim's executed uncle's wife likely involved in husband's execution
Ilhan Omars Husband Reportedly Purges Na...

Ilhan Omars Husband Reportedly Purges Names from Firms Website Amid Minneso...

Ilhan Omars Husband Reportedly Purges Names from Firms Website Amid Minnesotas Massive Welfare Fraud Investigation **Minneapolis Firm Under Scrutiny as Minnesota Welfare Investigation Intensifies** Minneapolis, MN – A local consulting firm, E Street Group, is facing increased scrutiny as... read more »

Father Finds 15-Year-Old Daughter, Who W...

Father Finds 15-Year-Old Daughter, Who Was Kidnapped at Knifepoint on Chris...

Father Finds 15-Year-Old Daughter, Who Was Kidnapped at Knifepoint on Christmas, by Tracking Her Phones Location ## Father’s Resourcefulness Leads to Daughter’s Rescue After Christmas Day Abduction **[City, State] –** In a harrowing ordeal that unfolded over the Christmas holiday, a... read more »

Israels recognition of Somaliland slamme...

Israels recognition of Somaliland slammed across world capitals

Israels recognition of Somaliland slammed across world capitals ## International Community Voices Concern Over Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland **Jerusalem –** Israel’s recent decision to formally recognize Somaliland as an independent state has triggered a wave of international... read more »

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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 13-year-old girl died after he... read more »

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

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

18 killed in China plant fire

Beijing: At least 18 people were killed after a major fire at a food company in east China`s Shandong province, authorities said Monday.The fire broke out at 7... read more »

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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 Traffic Prosecutor Salah Bu Farousha... 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... 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 »

Saudi Arabia jails organiser of women’s protests for si...

Saudi petrochem giant opens tech centre in Bangalore

A Saudi court jailed a man for six years for organizing women’s demonstrations and taking part in protests against the regime, the official Saudi Press... read more »

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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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EU to build economic, political partnership with Myanmar

EU seeks to tighten Iran bans despite court rulings

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 on a number of Iranian entities, a... read more »

German Parliament panel urged to hear US spying claims

German Parliament panel urged to hear US spying cl...

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

Serbia state funeral for widow of Yugoslav leader Tito

Serbia state funeral for widow of Yugoslav leader Tito

The widow of former Yugoslav leader Marshal Tito has been honoured in a state funeral in the Serbian capital. Jovanka Broz, who died of heart failure at the... read more »

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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 around the world, a US daily reported Wednesday. The... 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... 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 »

Obama orders ‘review of spy operations’

Obama orders 'review of spy operations'

US President Barack Obama says he has ordered a review of the way US spy agencies gather intelligence. It follows a string of embarrassing revelations which... read more »

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'Mass stabbing' horror at Japan factory sees eight people rushed to hospital

'Mass stabbing' horror at Japan factory sees eight people rushed to hospital ## Multiple Injured in Factory Attack in Japan **TOKYO, JAPAN** – A violent incident at a tire... read more »

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Pope Leo speaks about Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan in his first Christmas address

Pope Leo speaks about Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan in his first Christmas address ## Pope Leo XV Urges Global Solidarity in Christmas Address, Highlights Plight of Forgotten Conflicts VATICAN CITY... read more »

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Trump says US launched strike against ISIL in northwest Nigeria

Trump says US launched strike against ISIL in northwest Nigeria **U.S. Military Action Reported Against ISIL Operatives in Nigeria** Abuja, Nigeria – Unconfirmed reports have emerged... read more »

A comedy show: Myanmar youth in exile slam military-run sham elec...

A comedy show: Myanmar youth in exile slam military-run sham election ## Disenfranchisement and Defiance: Myanmar Exiles Dismiss Junta’s Planned Election The upcoming national election in... read more »