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More cameras on Bahrain’s main roa...

More cameras on Bahrain’s main roads

MANAMA: Roadway surveillance is to be stepped up in a bid to ensure safety and reduce accidents. More cameras will be installed on main roads across Bahrain to regulate the flow of traffic and crack down on violators. Chaired by Deputy Premier Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, the Cabinet... read more »

China to shut down 1700 small collieries

China to shut down 1700 small collieries

China’s work safety watchdog on Thursday vowed to close over 1,700 accident-prone small coal mines in a bid to enhance safety and reduce casualties. Yang Dongliang, head of the State Administration of Work Safety, said collieries with an annual capacity under 90,000 tonnes will be shut down in 50... read more »

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Pakistan mob kills woman, girls, over &#...

Pakistan mob kills woman, girls, over ‘blasphemous’ Facebook po...

A Pakistani mob killed a woman member of a religious sect and two of her granddaughters after a sect member was accused of posting blasphemous material on Facebook, police said on Monday, the latest instance of growing violence against minorities. The dead, including a seven-year-old girl and her... read more »

Gaza residents see no joy in Muslim Eid ...

Gaza residents see no joy in Muslim Eid holiday

One of the most joyous days in the Muslim calendar, the holiday of Eid al-Fitr was marked on Monday by tears and sorrow in the Gaza Strip, left battered by three weeks of merciless fighting between Israel and Hamas Islamists. Marking the end of the holy Ramadan month of fasting, Eid is normally a... read more »

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68 injured as train crashes head-on into a stopped train at a Sri Lankan railway station

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A train crashed head-on into a stopped train at a station in northwestern Sri Lanka on Wednesday, injuring 68 people. It occurred in Pothuhera, about 90 kilometres... read more »

Flash floods kill 75

KABUL: Flash floods after heavy rains in northern Afghanistan killed 75 people and damaged thousands of homes, leaving authorities scrambling to help survivors in the remote region. The... read more »

Karachi: 4 including Inspector Shafiq Tanoli killed in suicide blast

KARACHI: Four persons including a senior policeman Inspector Shafiq Tanoli were killed when a suicide blast occurred near old vegetable market Thursday morning, Geo News reported. According... read more »

Militant attacks in Pakistan kill 5 policemen

Officials said two militant attacks in north-western Pakistan have killed eight people, including five policemen. The police said the attacks took place on Tuesday morning on the outskirts... read more »

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Saudi Arabia jails organiser of women’s protests for six years

A Saudi court jailed a man for six years for organizing women’s demonstrations and taking part in protests against the regime, the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. The report... read more »