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Another child dies in extreme conditions in Gaza: UNICEF

Another child dies in extreme conditions in Gaza: UNICEF **Gaza Faces Mounting Humanitarian Crisis as Child Mortality Rises Amidst Aid Restrictions** Gaza is grappling with a deepening humanitarian crisis as the death toll among children continues to climb, exacerbated by harsh winter conditions... read more »

Health advances marked 2025 as wars and ...

Health advances marked 2025 as wars and funding cuts strained systems

Health advances marked 2025 as wars and funding cuts strained systems **Global Health Saw Gains Amidst Challenges in 2025** The year 2025 witnessed significant advancements in global health, despite persistent challenges posed by armed conflicts and constrained funding, according to a recent... read more »

Crans Montana bar fire 'caused by b...

Crans Montana bar fire 'caused by birthday candle' survivors clai...

Crans Montana bar fire ’caused by birthday candle’ survivors claim as 40 killed **Tragedy Strikes New Year’s Celebration in Crans Montana as Fire Claims Lives** Crans Montana, Switzerland – A devastating fire engulfed a bar in the popular resort town of Crans Montana during a... read more »

Foreign Office's urgent response as...

Foreign Office's urgent response as victims of several nationalities d...

Foreign Office's urgent response as victims of several nationalities dead in Cranz Montana fire **Tragedy in Swiss Alps: Multi-National Casualties Reported in Crans-Montana Bar Fire** A devastating fire engulfed Le Constellation bar in the popular Swiss resort town of Crans-Montana, Valais,... read more »

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9 killed in landslides in southwest China

Nine people have been killed inlandslides that struck southwest China’s Yunnan province last week. Nine people were buried as the disasterhit Xiaoxin Village in Dongchuan District of the... read more »

Six killed in China bus accident

Beijing: At least six people were killed and 40 injured Monday when a passenger bus overturned in China`s Shanghai city. The accident occurred on a... read more »

Israel beefs up security in East Jerusalem

JERUSALEM : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that security forces have been increased significantly in East Jerusalem to prevent further... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 14

KATHMANDU: An overloaded bus plunged down a hill in central Nepal on Friday, killing at least 14 people including three foreigners, police said.   The bus... read more »

Pakistan charity boss Abdul Sattar Edhi ‘heartbro...

Abdul Sattar Edhi, 86, was asleep when a gang of armed men raided the Karachi slum building that serves as his residence and charity headquarters. They made... read more »

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Ford Middle East Reports 12% Rise In 2013

Ford Middle East recorded a year-on-year sales rise of 12 per cent in 2013, selling over 85,000 vehicles. The American car manufacturer, which also owns the Lincoln brand, reported strong growth in... read more »

Saudi petrochem giant opens tech centre in Bangalore

Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka sign labour pact

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka have signed a landmark labour pact in a renewed bid to regulate hiring of domestic workers from the island... read more »

5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone

5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone

Damascus – Over 5,000 afflicted people were evacuated Sunday from a rebel-held Damascus suburb by the army, the Syrian government said Sunday. “The... read more »

Lebanon rocket fire draws Israeli artillery strike

Lebanon rocket fire draws Israeli artillery strike

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Rockets launched from south Lebanon struck northern Israel on Sunday and Israel responded with artillery shells across a border... read more »

Deadly explosion rocks Lebanese capital Beirut, 5 Kille...

Deadly explosion rocks Lebanese capital Beirut, 5Killed

Mohamed Shattah, Lebanon’s former finance minister, has been killed by a car bomb that exploded in the centre of the capital Beirut along with at least... read more »

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New Zealand committed to Commonwealth: PM John Key

New Zealand committed to Commonwealth: PM John Key

Wellington – New Zealand Prime Minister John Key Monday defended his decision to travel to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka this week after two lawmakers from... read more »

Bangladesh ministers quit for poll-time government formation

Bangladesh ministers quit for poll-time government...

Dhaka – Bangladesh government ministers have submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of the cabinet reshuffle as... read more »

Hurriyat leaders meet Aziz; Mirwaiz supports border cea...

Hurriyat leaders meet Aziz; Mirwaiz supports border ceasefire

New Delhi – Kashmiri separatist leaders met Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz here Sunday and pressed for... read more »

Complete Maldives presidential election: UN chief

Complete Maldives presidential election: UN chief

United Nations – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Sunday called on all parties concerned in the Maldives to complete the presidential election process... read more »

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Male – The Maldives Supreme Court Sunday blocked a second-round run-off to elect the new president of the republic and postponed it till Nov 16 as the... read more »

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Burglars nab tens of millions in property from German bank

Burglars nab tens of millions in property from German bank **Gelsenkirchen Bank Vault Breached; Substantial Losses Reported** Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Authorities are investigating a... read more »

British man shot dead in Spanish tourist hotspot as police launch murder probe

British man shot dead in Spanish tourist hotspot as police launch murder probe **Rising Concerns as British National Fatally Shot on Costa Blanca** A British national has been killed in a... read more »

Anthony Joshua's boxing future in doubt as heartbroken friends pay tribute to coach

Anthony Joshua's boxing future in doubt as heartbroken friends pay tribute to coach **Boxing Community Mourns the Loss of Esteemed Coach** The boxing world is in mourning following the... read more »

Major boost for incredible 7.4bn tunnel that will connect Europe and Africa

Major boost for incredible 7.4bn tunnel that will connect Europe and Africa **Transcontinental Rail Link Advances as Spain Greenlights Gibraltar Strait Tunnel Blueprints** Madrid, Spain –... read more »

Israeli recognition of Somaliland prompts global outcry, emergenc...

Israeli recognition of Somaliland prompts global outcry, emergency U.N. meeting **Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland Sparks International Debate and Emergency UN Session** Jerusalem –... read more »