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Devastation of Southern Lebanon continues under ceasefire

Devastation of Southern Lebanon continues under ceasefire **Escalating Violence Grips Southern Lebanon Amidst Ceasefire Concerns** Southern Lebanon has become the epicenter of a significant escalation in hostilities, with reports indicating a grim toll of at least 41 lives lost in the past 24... read more »

Spain demands Israel release arrested Ga...

Spain demands Israel release arrested Gaza flotilla crew member

Spain demands Israel release arrested Gaza flotilla crew member **Spain Calls for Immediate Release of Gaza Aid Convoy Participant Detained by Israel** MADRID – Spain has formally requested the immediate release of Saif Abukeshek, a Spanish national and participant in the “Global Sumud... read more »

Man raped girl claiming she 'owed h...

Man raped girl claiming she 'owed him' over debt and threatened t...

Man raped girl claiming she 'owed him' over debt and threatened to 'butcher' family Craig O’Connell, 26, from Cork, convinced a 16-year-old girl he was a drug lord and coerced her into have sex with him, claiming she owed him over a debt, a court heard This article was... read more »

Two tourists plunge to deaths at SAME ai...

Two tourists plunge to deaths at SAME airport hours apart in front of passe...

Two tourists plunge to deaths at SAME airport hours apart in front of passengers ## Tragic Incidents at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Claim Two Lives **Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia** – Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) was the scene of two separate and tragic fatalities on Friday, as two... 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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Retrial for 'killer' of six British Red Caps murdered in Iraq more than 20 years...

Retrial for 'killer' of six British Red Caps murdered in Iraq more than 20 years ago ## Justice Renewed: Retrial Ordered in 2003 Iraq Ambush Case A significant development has... read more »

Major airline shutting down amid jet fuel chaos as all flights cancelled

Major airline shutting down amid jet fuel chaos as all flights cancelled **Lufthansa Grounds CityLine Operations Amid Soaring Fuel Costs** **Frankfurt, Germany** – Lufthansa, the flag... read more »

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US falls to historic low in press freedom tracker: RSF **United States Faces Significant Press Freedom Decline, Report Indicates** A recent assessment by a prominent international press... read more »

UAE exit signals OPECs declining grip on oil markets

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