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Piranhas savage more than 40 people and ...

Piranhas savage more than 40 people and force closure of popular beach

Piranhas savage more than 40 people and force closure of popular beach ## Piranha Attacks Prompt Beach Closure and Public Safety Concerns **A popular riverside recreational area has been temporarily shut down following a series of aggressive piranha attacks that have injured more than forty... read more »

Dublin bus crash LIVE: Multiple casualti...

Dublin bus crash LIVE: Multiple casualties and 'person trapped' a...

Dublin bus crash LIVE: Multiple casualties and 'person trapped' as roads closed **Major Bus Collision Prompts Significant Emergency Response in Dublin** A serious road traffic incident involving a bus has resulted in multiple casualties and a significant emergency response in Dublin this... read more »

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Russia says will act responsibly despite...

Russia says will act responsibly despite New START nuclear treaty expiry

Russia says will act responsibly despite New START nuclear treaty expiry **Global Nuclear Arms Control Framework Faces Uncertainty as New START Expires** The expiration of the New START treaty, the last remaining major arms control agreement between Russia and the United States, has cast a shadow... read more »

22 killed as blasts target church, Christian area in Baghdad
Christian group says all abductees taken...

Christian group says all abductees taken in Nigerias Kurmin Wali released

Christian group says all abductees taken in Nigerias Kurmin Wali released **Reported Release of Abductees in Nigeria’s Kurmin Wali Region Awaits Official Confirmation** A Christian advocacy group has announced the purported release of 166 individuals, comprising villagers and churchgoers, who... 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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When his family was swept out to sea, boy swam and ran miles to save them Austin Appelbee is being hailed as a hero after he rescued his family. I couldnt feel how tired I was, the... read more »

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Al Jazeera Director General calls for ethical tech and dialogue

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