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UN rights chief decries US treatment of migrants, as deaths in ICE custody ...

UN rights chief decries US treatment of migrants, as deaths in ICE custody rise **UN Human Rights Official Voices Grave Concerns Over Migrant Treatment in U.S.** **GENEVA** – The United Nations’ top human rights official has issued a stark warning regarding the escalating mistreatment of... read more »

Horror as man falls to his death from se...

Horror as man falls to his death from seventh-floor balcony in Sydney

Horror as man falls to his death from seventh-floor balcony in Sydney **Tragic Fall Claims Life in Fairfield Residential Building** SYDNEY – A man has died after falling from the seventh floor of a residential building in Fairfield, Sydney, on [Date of Incident]. Emergency services were... read more »

Nico Antic, 12, dies in hospital a week ...

Nico Antic, 12, dies in hospital a week after Sydney shark attack tragedy

Nico Antic, 12, dies in hospital a week after Sydney shark attack tragedy ## Young Victim Succumbs to Injuries Following Sydney Shark Encounter A 12-year-old boy, who was critically injured in a shark attack off the coast of Sydney last week, has tragically passed away in hospital. The young... read more »

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CHRIS BUCKTIN: Undeterred by empty seats, Old Donnie unveiled vision of �...

CHRIS BUCKTIN: Undeterred by empty seats, Old Donnie unveiled vision of 'glorious peace' **Trump Unveils “Peace Initiative” Amidst Diplomatic Absence** **Washington D.C.** – Former President Donald Trump launched his much-anticipated “Board of Peace” initiative... 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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Two killed and several missing in deadly New Zealand landslide

Two killed and several missing in deadly New Zealand landslide **Torrential Rains Trigger Fatal Landslides in New Zealand’s North Island** AUCKLAND, New Zealand – The North Island... read more »

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Haiti crisis at breaking point as gangs tighten grip ahead of transition deadline

Haiti crisis at breaking point as gangs tighten grip ahead of transition deadline **Haiti’s Security Situation Deteriorates Amidst Impending Political Transition** The United Nations... read more »

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Cold kills another infant in Gaza as West Bank displacement intensifies **Gaza Endures Humanitarian Crisis as Winter Claims Young Life** The Gaza Strip is grappling with a deepening... read more »

UN Assembly president defends multilateralism, UN Charter in Davos

UN Assembly president defends multilateralism, UN Charter in Davos **UN General Assembly President Urges Renewed Commitment to Multilateralism Amid Global Challenges** Davos, Switzerland... read more »

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Trumps Greenland crusade pushes European allies to a breaking poi...

Trumps Greenland crusade pushes European allies to a breaking point **Title: Transatlantic Tensions Escalate Amidst Greenland Dispute** The already strained relationship between the United States and... read more »