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Missing Satena plane HK4709 LIVE as desp...

Missing Satena plane HK4709 LIVE as desperate search for 13 passengers cont...

Missing Satena plane HK4709 LIVE as desperate search for 13 passengers continues ## Satena Aircraft Disappears Over Colombian Territory; Intensive Search Underway **Bogotá, Colombia – [Date of publication]** – A Satena airline aircraft, identified by its flight number HK4709, has been reported... read more »

Amazon cuts thousands of jobs amid AI pu...

Amazon cuts thousands of jobs amid AI push

Amazon cuts thousands of jobs amid AI push ## Amazon Announces Further Workforce Reductions Amid Strategic Realignment **Seattle, WA –** Amazon, the global e-commerce and cloud computing behemoth, has once again initiated significant workforce reductions, marking the second instance of... read more »

Iran delegates import powers as US war t...

Iran delegates import powers as US war threats keep economy unstable

Iran delegates import powers as US war threats keep economy unstable **Iranian Provincial Governors Granted Enhanced Authority Amidst Geopolitical Pressures** Tehran, Iran – In a significant move reflecting the nation’s heightened state of readiness, Iran’s provincial governors have... read more »

Even in death, Palestinians are still de...

Even in death, Palestinians are still denied dignity

Even in death, Palestinians are still denied dignity **Grave Desecration Allegations Emerge Amidst Search for Missing Israeli** **[City, Date]** – Disturbing allegations have surfaced regarding the alleged desecration of Palestinian graves in the West Bank, reportedly occurring during an... 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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Lebanon files UN complaint against Israels daily ceasefire violations

Lebanon files UN complaint against Israels daily ceasefire violations **Lebanon Lodges Formal Protest with UN Over Alleged Israeli Sovereignty Violations** **Beirut, Lebanon** – The... read more »

The incredible moment Holocaust hero is reunited with children he saved from Nazi camps

The incredible moment Holocaust hero is reunited with children he saved from Nazi camps ## The Unfolding Legacy of a Quiet Hero: Sir Nicholas Winton’s Posthumous Recognition For... read more »

Woman's severed head and legs found in bin as police swoop on Istanbul Airport

Woman's severed head and legs found in bin as police swoop on Istanbul Airport **Disturbing Discovery at Istanbul Airport Raises Alarms** A grim discovery at Istanbul Airport has sent... read more »

Cruel mum who sexually assaulted daughter, 4, and let brother rape child jailed

Cruel mum who sexually assaulted daughter, 4, and let brother rape child jailed A mum who sexually assaulted her daughter and allowed her brother to rape the young child has been jailed for... read more »

Gazas Rafah crossing to reopen when final Israeli body is returne...

Gazas Rafah crossing to reopen when final Israeli body is returned ### Rafah Crossing Reopening Contingent on Return of Last Israeli Captive’s Remains **Jerusalem, Israel –** Israel has... read more »