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India vs South Africa: T20 World Cup Sup...

India vs South Africa: T20 World Cup Super Eights teams, start, lineups

India vs South Africa: T20 World Cup Super Eights teams, start, lineups **Super Eights Showdown: India and South Africa Reignite Rivalry in T20 World Cup Clash** The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is set to witness a high-stakes encounter as defending champions India prepare to face a formidable... read more »

Inside Ukraine village where locals were...

Inside Ukraine village where locals were prisoners in homes under Kremlin r...

Inside Ukraine village where locals were prisoners in homes under Kremlin rule ### A Village Reclaimed: Resilience and Aid on Ukraine’s Frontline **[DATELINE – LOCATION, Ukraine]** – In the hushed aftermath of occupation, a small Ukrainian village, once a symbol of confinement, is... read more »

Surfer bitten in half by 'car-sized...

Surfer bitten in half by 'car-sized' great white shark in front o...

Surfer bitten in half by 'car-sized' great white shark in front of horrified friends ## Tragic Shark Encounter Claims Life of Australian Surfer **Gracetown, Western Australia** – A devastating shark attack off the coast of Gracetown has resulted in the death of 29-year-old surfer Brad... read more »

Tourist bus crashes through ice into lak...

Tourist bus crashes through ice into lake with eight dead including schoolc...

Tourist bus crashes through ice into lake with eight dead including schoolchild **Tragedy on Lake Baikal: Tourist Bus Plunges Through Ice, Claiming Multiple Lives** A devastating incident unfolded on the frozen expanse of Siberia’s Lake Baikal today, as a tourist bus carrying passengers... read more »

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Kobane: Syrian Kurds ‘launch operation against IS’

Fighting has continued overnight around the Syrian border town of Kobane, with reports of Kurdish forces launching an operation against Islamic State At least 12 people were killed in protests by... 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... 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 »

Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage ...

LONDON: British taxi driver Alan Henning, who skipped Christmas with his family to raise funds to purchase ambulances and medical equipment and join an aid... read more »

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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 an adopted resolution, the council... read more »

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syria

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syri...

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the targeting of people based on their religion, community or ethnic... read more »

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

A car bomb near a cafe in central Iraq has killed at least eight people in the latest in a series of attacks. Monday’s blast in the town of Buhriz,... read more »

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yeme...

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yemen

Saudi militants were behind the massive car bombing and assault on Yemen’s military headquarters that killed more than 50 people, including an Indian nurse... read more »

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d’Ivoire: UN

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d'Ivoire: UN

United Nations – The UN Friday called for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed in Cote d’Ivoire by the Dozo, traditional... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC

Islamabad – Pakistan has opposed the creation of new permanent seats in the 15-member UN Security Council during the two-day UN General Assembly debate on Security Council reform. “There... read more »

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by ...

Islamabad – New Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah’s appointment has been allegedly backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad... read more »

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a decision regarding the appointment of new army chief on November 28, an official... read more »

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Dhaka – Demonstrators and police clashed in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country after six senior opposition figures were... read more »

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Male – Hundreds of people lined up outside polling stations in over 200 islands to elect a new president for the Maldives here Saturday. As many as 470... read more »

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Indonesia, Morocco, Kosovo among 5 countries to send troops under Gaza plan

Indonesia, Morocco, Kosovo among 5 countries to send troops under Gaza plan **International Coalition Mobilizes for Gaza Security Initiative** A multinational contingent of security forces... read more »

Deadly tower collapse has locals in Lebanons Tripoli asking: Are we next?

Deadly tower collapse has locals in Lebanons Tripoli asking: Are we next? ## Tripoli Reels from Deadly Collapse, Raising Urgent Safety Concerns **Tripoli, Lebanon –** A devastating... read more »

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Trump orders Pentagon, federal agencies to release files on UFOs and aliens

Trump orders Pentagon, federal agencies to release files on UFOs and aliens ### Government Mandates Disclosure of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Records **Washington D.C.** – In a... read more »

Pew Pew: The Chinese Companies Marketing Anti-Drone Weapons on TikTok

Pew Pew: The Chinese Companies Marketing Anti-Drone Weapons on TikTok **Emerging Trend: Chinese Firms Leverage Social Media to Market Drone Countermeasures** A novel and increasingly... read more »

Donald Trump Jr.s Private DC Club Has Mysterious Ties to an Ex-Co...

Donald Trump Jr.s Private DC Club Has Mysterious Ties to an Ex-Cop With a Controversial Past ## Exclusive Washington D.C. Club Linked to Prominent Figures, Former Officer with Complex History A... read more »