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14-year-old wounded in US school shootin...

14-year-old wounded in US school shooting dies

MARYSVILLE: One of the teenagers wounded in a Washington state high school shooting died Sunday night, raising the number of fatalities from when a student opened fire in a cafeteria to three. Officials at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett confirmed the death of 14-year-old Gia Soriano.... read more »

Prosecutors seek death penalty for South...

Prosecutors seek death penalty for South Korea ferry disaster captain

GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA: South Korean prosecutors on Monday demanded the death penalty for the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank in April, saying he had abandoned the more than 300 people who died in the disaster. They also sought life sentences for three senior crew members as the trial of Captain... read more »

Boko Haram kidnaps 30 in northeast Niger...

Boko Haram kidnaps 30 in northeast Nigeria

Kano – Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped at least 30 boys and girls from a village in northeast Nigeria during the weekend. The abductions are the latest in a string of recent kidnappings by Boko Haram that dims hope for the anticipated release of 219 schoolgirls ‎held by the group since April... read more »

Shahi Imam of Delhi Jama Masjid attacked

Shahi Imam of Delhi Jama Masjid attacked

New Delhi:  The Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, was attacked by a 32-year-old man who tried to set him ablaze during Sunday evening prayers, police and witnesses said. The accused, said to be mentally unstable, was arrested. The incident took place at the Jama Masjid when the man... read more »

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'Assad could contribute to new Syria but not as PM'

Assad warns Turkey for supporting rebels

Damascus – While accusing Turkey of supporting the rebels in Syria to oust his government, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned the neighbouring country on Friday that it will face severe... read more »

Zuma's name cleared from 'Gupta gate' scandal

Zuma’s name cleared from ‘Gupta gate&#...

Johannesburg – The South African government Thursday dismissed media reports that President Jacob Zuma was involved in the unauthorised landing... read more »

Nawaz Sharif seeks stringent anti-terrorism laws

Obama apprised of talks with Taliban: Sharif

Islamabad – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Thursday called for stringent anti-terror laws in the country so that those involved in such activities... read more »

We are on ‘right track’ on Syria chemical w...

We are on 'right track' on Syria chemical weapons: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday global powers were “on the right track” with a plan to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons... read more »

Ex-Philippines President Arroyo, 21 others charged with...

Ex-Philippines President Arroyo, 21 others charged with plunder

Manila – Former Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and 21 government officials were charged Thursday with plunder for alleged misuse of the... read more »

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A suicide car bomber killed at least three foreign troops in an attack on a convoy near the U.S. embassy in Kabul on Tuesday, the NATO-led coalition said, one of the worst attacks on... read more »

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Arab states mull air strikes on ISIS

PARIS: Several Arab countries have offered to carry out airstrikes against militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, senior US state department officials said on Sunday. The... read more »

The painful secrecy of Russia’s war in Ukraine

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