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Military rescue diver dies in the Maldives while searching for bodies of mi...

Military rescue diver dies in the Maldives while searching for bodies of missing Italian tourists **Tragic Loss: Rescuer Succumbs During Maldives Dive Operation** **Malé, Maldives –** A dedicated military rescue diver has tragically lost his life in the Maldives while participating in a perilous... read more »

Modena car 'ramming': Man ...

Modena car 'ramming': Man 'accelerates into crowd at 60mph&#...

Modena car 'ramming': Man 'accelerates into crowd at 60mph' before 'trying to stab people' **Modena Incident: Vehicle Strikes Pedestrians, Driver Allegedly Engages in Further Assault** **Modena, Italy** – A chaotic scene unfolded in the northern Italian city of... read more »

Last words of Italian scuba diver hours ...

Last words of Italian scuba diver hours before she died in Maldives underwa...

Last words of Italian scuba diver hours before she died in Maldives underwater cave tragedy ## Tragedy in the Maldives: Prominent Italian Scientist Among Five Lost in Underwater Cave Incident **Malé, Maldives –** A tragic diving accident in the Maldives has claimed the lives of five individuals,... read more »

Genomic study of cervical cancer brings disease cure closer to reality
A reality check on govt.s claim of 45 da...

A reality check on govt.s claim of 45 days of LPG rolling stock

A reality check on govt.s claim of 45 days of LPG rolling stock **Government’s LPG Stock Claims Under Scrutiny Amidst Supply Chain Concerns** **New Delhi** – Recent pronouncements by the government regarding the nation’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) reserves have come under... 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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Brit tourist found unconscious in sea at Majorca resort as 999 crews swarm

Brit tourist found unconscious in sea at Majorca resort as 999 crews swarm ## British National Rescued After Medical Emergency in Mediterranean Waters **SANTA PONSA, Majorca** – A British... read more »

Man has 23,000 medical bill after bike crash six-days into Thailand trip

Man has 23,000 medical bill after bike crash six-days into Thailand trip ## Unforeseen Medical Expenses Mount for Tourist Following Thailand Cycling Accident **BANGKOK, THAILAND** – A... read more »

Cubas Diaz-Canel open to US aid amid worsening fuel crisis, blackouts

Cubas Diaz-Canel open to US aid amid worsening fuel crisis, blackouts ### Cuba Signals Potential Opening to U.S. Assistance Amidst Deepening Energy Shortages **Havana, Cuba** – In a... read more »

UN aid convoy hit by drone strikes in Ukraines Kherson

UN aid convoy hit by drone strikes in Ukraines Kherson ## Humanitarian Convoy Targeted in Kherson Region: UN Aid Delivery Interrupted by Drone Attacks **Kherson, Ukraine –** A United... read more »

20 people killed in explosions near Iranian Embassy in Beirut

Explosions heard as mining groups stage antigovernment protest in...

Explosions heard as mining groups stage antigovernment protest in Bolivia ### Bolivian Mining Sectors Erupt in Protest Over Economic Policies **La Paz, Bolivia –** Tensions flared in Bolivia today... read more »