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'One-man disaster' scientist who was strangled to death by his ow...

'One-man disaster' scientist who was strangled to death by his own macabre invention ## The Double-Edged Sword of Innovation: The Legacy of Thomas Midgley Jr. Thomas Midgley Jr., a name once synonymous with ingenuity and progress, now casts a long shadow over the annals of scientific... read more »

Boy, 12, spent final moments vomiting in...

Boy, 12, spent final moments vomiting in pain as 'mums watched him die...

Boy, 12, spent final moments vomiting in pain as 'mums watched him die on camera' ## Investigation Launched into Death of Boy in Prospective Adoptive Home **[City, State] –** Authorities have launched a comprehensive investigation into the death of a 12-year-old boy who died while in... read more »

Chinese docs save man’s severed hand by sewing it to his ankle
Severe flooding in Thailand as recovery ...

Severe flooding in Thailand as recovery begins in Vietnam

Severe flooding in Thailand as recovery begins in Vietnam ## Southern Thailand Grapples with Extensive Flooding as Evacuations Underway Southern Thailand is currently facing a significant crisis as torrential rainfall has triggered widespread and severe flooding across multiple provinces.... read more »

What we know about Israeli assassination...

What we know about Israeli assassination of Hezbollah commander

What we know about Israeli assassination of Hezbollah commander **Senior Hezbollah Commander Eliminated in Targeted Strike** BEIRUT – Tensions in the Levant have escalated following the confirmed death of Haytham Ali Tabatabai, a high-ranking commander within Hezbollah, in a targeted operation.... read more »

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Former Pak PM Gilani’s son booked for murder

LAHORE: Pakistan’s former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son has been booked in a murder case after his security guard allegedly shot dead a young biker for not clearing the way for... read more »

Kobane: Syrian Kurds ‘launch operation again...

Fighting has continued overnight around the Syrian border town of Kobane, with reports of Kurdish forces launching an operation against Islamic... read more »

Egypt: Army offensive kills 16 militants in Sinai

El-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian military officials say troops have killed 16 members of an al-Qaida-inspired militant group in the restive Sinai Peninsula. The... read more »

China sacks 160,000 government employees who did not ex...

BEIJING – China has taken 160,000 “phantom” government staff off its official payroll who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work. A total... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 29 people and injures dozens

An overloaded bus in western Nepal has fallen off a road and plunged into a gorge, killing 29 and injuring dozens, the BBC reported. Most of the passengers in... read more »

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Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israel halts controversial relocation plan for Arab Bedouins

Jerusalem – Israel Thursday halted a controversial legislation to transfer 40,000 Arab Bedouins citizens from their villages, amidst mounting opposition by activists and senior members of the... read more »

US, UK suspend `non-lethal aid` to Syrian rebels over Islamists infilitration

US, UK suspend `non-lethal aid` to Syrian rebels o...

London –  The United States and the United Kingdom have suspended all “non-lethal” support for Syrian rebels, except humanitarian... read more »

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar’s call to join n...

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Tehran – The Iranian government Wednesday rejected Qatar and Saudi Arabia’s call to join the nuclear talks between Iran and the world powers by... read more »

OPCW urges more support to end chemical weapons

OPCW urges more support to end chemical weapons

Oslo – The director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ahmet Uzumcu, gave a call Wednesday for more... read more »

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – The UN Security Council Tuesday extended by another year the sanctions on Liberia in connection with the country’s civil war. In... read more »

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Bangladesh deploys troops for parliamentary poll

Bangladesh’s five opposition leaders jailed over violence

Dhaka – Bangladesh opposition’s five top leaders, who were detained late Friday night and early Saturday, have been sent to jail in connection with two cases slapped on them for... read more »

Pakistan PM to attend CHOGM in Colombo

Pakistan PM to attend CHOGM in Colombo

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka next week, state... read more »

Pak govt. says `time-barred` Swiss cases against Zardar...

Pak govt. says `time-barred` Swiss cases against Zardari can’t be reopened

Islamabad  – Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Muneer A Malik has said that Swiss cases against former president Asif Ali Zardari could not be reopened... read more »

Pak rubbishes report of training Syrian rebels

US, UK suspend `non-lethal aid` to Syrian rebels over Islamists infilitration

Islamabad – Pakistan has denied reports of training militants to fight against the Syrian government following the orders of Saudi Arabia. Foreign Office... read more »

Voting ends peacefully in Maldives

Voting ends peacefully in Maldives

Male – Voting ended peacefully in the Maldives presidential election Saturday even as the candidates expressed unhappiness over the manner of... read more »

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