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'I stared into mum's eyes searching for son, 16, after Swiss fire...

'I stared into mum's eyes searching for son, 16, after Swiss fire and it was eye-opening' **Agonizing Wait Continues for Families of Missing Teens Following Swiss Fire** The aftermath of a devastating fire in Switzerland has plunged numerous families into a state of agonizing... read more »

Mum fighting for life after scooter cras...

Mum fighting for life after scooter crash on first holiday abroad kills boy...

Mum fighting for life after scooter crash on first holiday abroad kills boyfriend **Tragedy Strikes Australian Couple in Bali Scooter Accident** Denpasar, Bali – A holiday in paradise has turned into a nightmare for an Australian family following a fatal scooter accident in Bali early Sunday... read more »

Crans-Montana fire: Swiss nightclub owne...

Crans-Montana fire: Swiss nightclub owner Jacques Moretti 'can't ...

Crans-Montana fire: Swiss nightclub owner Jacques Moretti 'can't sleep' after fire **Tragedy Strikes Swiss Alps: New Year’s Eve Fire Claims Dozens in Crans-Montana** Crans-Montana, Switzerland – A pall of grief has descended upon the usually vibrant ski resort of... read more »

Nigeria police charge Joshua driver with...

Nigeria police charge Joshua driver with dangerous driving over fatal crash

Nigeria police charge Joshua driver with dangerous driving over fatal crash **Tragedy Strikes: Two Fatalities and Injury to Anthony Joshua in Nigerian Road Accident** Lagos, Nigeria – A somber cloud hangs over Nigeria following a tragic road accident that resulted in the deaths of two individuals... 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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In Russia, plans to cut mobile internet on New Years Eve draw fury

In Russia, plans to cut mobile internet on New Years Eve draw fury **Russian Region Considers Temporary Mobile Internet Suspension Over New Year Holiday** Moscow – Authorities in a... read more »

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Israel says it will bar dozens of aid groups from operating in Gaza

Israel says it will bar dozens of aid groups from operating in Gaza **Stringent Regulations Threaten Humanitarian Aid Operations in Gaza** Jerusalem – New directives issued by the Israeli... read more »

Queen Camilla says she was assaulted on a train as a teenager

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Brit tourists in horror Peru train crash as one dead and 40 injured

Brit tourists in horror Peru train crash as one dead and 40 injured **Train Collision in Peru Leaves One Dead, Dozens Injured; Tourist Involvement Unconfirmed** A head-on train collision in... read more »

New Year's Eve horror as Xi Jinping says bombshell move now ...

New Year's Eve horror as Xi Jinping says bombshell move now 'unstoppable' **Tensions Rise as Xi Jinping Reiterates Unification Stance on New Year’s Eve** In a New Year’s... read more »