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Eight killed, 24 missing after rainstorm...

Eight killed, 24 missing after rainstorms, landslides hit China

Eight people were killed and 24 others went missing after rainstorms and landslides hit China’s southwestern Chongqing Municipality. More than 500 professional rescuers, including fire-fighters and armed police, have evacuated over 7,000 residents in nine rain-drenched townships in Yunyang County... read more »

13 killed in Baghdad bomb blasts

13 killed in Baghdad bomb blasts

As many as 13 people have been killed in two explosions in Iraq’s capital Baghdad on Monday, a police source said. Thirteen people were killed and 45 others injured when two car bombs exploded in Bayaa area in south Baghdad, Xinhua quoted the source as saying. The massive blast also destroyed... read more »

I will neither resign nor go on leave: N...

I will neither resign nor go on leave: Nawaz Sharif

Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said he will neither resign nor go on leave, even as anti-government protesters led by Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri continue to mount pressure on him to step down. Addressing a meeting of leaders of political parties here, Mr. Sharif said he would not... read more »

One killed, two injured in parade route ...

One killed, two injured in parade route shooting

One person was killed and two others injured after a shooting along a parade route in New York City. New York police say the shooting occurred around 3:30 Monday morning – hours before the annual West Indian Day parade. A 55-year old man was killed. Police have arrested the suspected... read more »

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Malaysia Airlines plane crashes with 295 on board over Ukraine near Russian border

A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down on Thursday over a town in the east of the country, and Malaysian Airlines tweeted that it lost contact with... read more »

We owe Snowden and he should not face trial: UN human rights chief Navi Pillay

The United Nations’ High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, has come out in support of Edward Snowden and spoken against the United States government’s efforts to prosecute... read more »

Typhoon kills at least 38 in the Philippines, heads for China

The Philippines set to work clearing debris, reconnecting power and rebuilding flattened houses on Thursday after a typhoon swept across the country killing 38 people, with at least eight... read more »

British police arrest 660 suspected paedophiles

LONDON – British police have arrested 660 suspected paedophiles including doctors, teachers and care workers in a six-month operation targeting people watching indecent images online,... read more »

Gaza: Four children killed as Hamas, Israel accept humanitarian a...

Gaza City: Israel and Hamas have agreed to a UN request to briefly halt hostilities Thursday on humanitarian grounds, after an Israeli strike killed four Palestinian children on a beach, while... read more »