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East Jerusalem: Forced shutdown of UN clinic signals escalating disregard f...

East Jerusalem: Forced shutdown of UN clinic signals escalating disregard for international law **UNRWA Condemns Temporary Closure of East Jerusalem Health Clinic** Jerusalem – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has voiced strong concerns... read more »

11-year streak of record global warming ...

11-year streak of record global warming continues, UN weather agency warns

11-year streak of record global warming continues, UN weather agency warns **Global Temperatures Remain at Record Highs, Oceans Continue Warming Trend** The world’s climate continues to exhibit alarming trends, with the past eleven years registering as the warmest period in recorded history.... read more »

Global employment stable but decent jobs...

Global employment stable but decent jobs in short supply

Global employment stable but decent jobs in short supply **Global Labor Market Faces Stagnation in Quality Employment Opportunities** Geneva – While global unemployment figures remain relatively stable, a new analysis reveals a concerning stagnation in the availability of quality employment... read more »

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Yemens fragile calm unravels as hunger a...

Yemens fragile calm unravels as hunger and aid restrictions deepen crisis

Yemens fragile calm unravels as hunger and aid restrictions deepen crisis **Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis Worsens Amidst Renewed Instability and Aid Obstructions** The already dire humanitarian situation in Yemen is rapidly deteriorating, threatening to plunge the war-torn nation into deeper... read more »

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China Develops Laser System Against Drones

Chinese engineers have successfully tested a laser weapon that can shoot down low-flying, slow-moving drones, state media reported Tuesday. The Low Altitude Sentinel system can detect a small... read more »

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... 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 road... 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 »

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Hyundai registers record sales in Middle East

MANAMA: Hyundai Motor Company has announced record sales across the Middle East region last year, for the second year in succession. The world’s fourth largest automotive manufacturer said it... read more »

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... read more »

Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka sign labour pact

Saudi petrochem giant opens tech centre in Bangalore

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 nation and... 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 »

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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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Trump announces 25 percent tariff on countries that trade with Iran

Trump announces 25 percent tariff on countries that trade with Iran **U.S. Imposes New Trade Restrictions Amidst Heightened Tensions with Iran** Washington – The United States has... read more »

Iran secretly ghosts in extra troops from abroad in bid to quell uprising

Iran secretly ghosts in extra troops from abroad in bid to quell uprising **Title: Reports Suggesting Foreign Militia Involvement in Iranian Crackdown** Recent reports indicate a potential... read more »

Tourist found dead in gondola on mountain summit at ski resort

Tourist found dead in gondola on mountain summit at ski resort **Fatal Incident on Val Cenis Gondola: Tourist Dies Mid-Ascent** A somber cloud hangs over the Val Cenis ski resort in Savoie,... read more »

Brit cyclist lost in jungle with no food or water after crucial mistake

Brit cyclist lost in jungle with no food or water after crucial mistake **British Cyclist Recounts Harrowing Jungle Ordeal in Northern Thailand** Chiang Mai, Thailand – A 63-year-old... read more »

Security Council LIVE: Attacks against Ukrainian civilians unacce...

Security Council LIVE: Attacks against Ukrainian civilians unacceptable, unjustifiable and must stop, says UN **Title: Security Council Convenes Emergency Session to Address Escalating Attacks on... read more »