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Moment huge oil drilling rig topples int...

Moment huge oil drilling rig topples into the sea with 115 workers on board...

Moment huge oil drilling rig topples into the sea with 115 workers on board – four missing The Prospector 5 rig was filmed as it gradually toppled into the sea off the coast of Gabon with a search and rescue operation underway for the missing among the 115 workers on board This article was... read more »

Killer Russian missile strike as Putin t...

Killer Russian missile strike as Putin targets university and Zelensky plea...

Killer Russian missile strike as Putin targets university and Zelensky pleads for NATO help President Volodymyr Zelensky angry over delayed defence systems as Moscow again pummels Kyiv with ballistic missiles, leaving more dead and injured as Putin steps up war on civilians This article was... read more »

Massive Israel voter turnout and Netanya...

Massive Israel voter turnout and Netanyahu battles for political survival

Massive Israel voter turnout and Netanyahu battles for political survival Israeli officials reports a major 15% increase on voter turnout as the wartime country decides on whether Benjamin Netanyahu should stay in power or make way for a new leader This article was created based on information... read more »

Maharashtra dethrone Mumbai to enter Ranji Trophy quarter finals
WNBA Finals: Valkyries beat Dream to rea...

WNBA Finals: Valkyries beat Dream to reach the brink of their first title

WNBA Finals: Valkyries beat Dream to reach the brink of their first title Kiah Stokes and Veronica Burton shine for Golden State as Angel Reese's Atlanta team was stifled by a strong defence. This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

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China sacks 160,000 government employees who did not exist

BEIJING – China has taken 160,000 “phantom” government staff off its official payroll who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work. A total of 162,629 officials who were taking... 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... 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 »

Bomb at bus station in northwest Pakistan kills 5

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A powerful bomb exploded Saturday at a bus station in northwest Pakistan, killing five people and wounding three others, police... read more »

Pakistan condemns US drone attack in Waziristan

Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday condemned the latest US drone attack in the tribal region of Waziristan which left two people killed earlier in the day. The... read more »

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Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yemen

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 and other foreigners, investigators said... read more »

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d'Ivoire: UN

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d’Ivoire: ...

United Nations – The UN Friday called for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed in Cote d’Ivoire by the Dozo,... read more »

Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nu...

Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nuns - paper

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian rebel group calling itself “Free Qalamoun” has claimed the kidnapping of 12 nuns and said it wants to trade them... read more »

UN chief condemns terror attacks in Yemen

UN chief condemns terror attacks in Yemen

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Thursday strongly condemned the terrorist attacks against Yemen’s defence ministry which... read more »

Syrian chemical weapons removal programme on track: off...

Syrian chemical weapons disposal plan to be released next week: UN

United Nations – The head of the joint United Nation! s and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons team charged with eliminating chemical... read more »

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50 percent of Pakistanis support government: Survey

Islamabad – Fifty percent of Pakistan’s population supports the present government, with 49 percent favouring the opposition, a survey has found. An opinion poll conducted Aug 1-26 by the... read more »

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected pres...

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after... read more »

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Male – Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday expressed the hope for a credible and successful presidential election later this week. He said this... read more »

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a case against former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf over a Rs 22-billion scam in setting up power... read more »

Court orders Musharraf’s release

Court orders Musharraf's release

Islamabad – A Pakistan court Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was granted bail in... read more »

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Ukraine's Starlink speeds restored after week of frontline disruption

Ukraine's Starlink speeds restored after week of frontline disruption The Ukrainian leader said speeds had returned to the required levels by Saturday morning, improving military... read more »

France protests live: Demonstrator reportedly loses fingers in violent clashes

France protests live: Demonstrator reportedly loses fingers in violent clashes The Louvre, the Orsay and Picasso museums are closed, with a partial night curfew also in place across... read more »

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Brazils Lula and Bolsonaro about even ahead of election run-off: Poll

Brazils Lula and Bolsonaro about even ahead of election run-off: Poll The race between Brazil's president and the right-wing senator has tightened in recent days. This article was... read more »

More than 2,000 forced from homes in Hebron amid Israels West Bank raids

More than 2,000 forced from homes in Hebron amid Israels West Bank raids Palestinians in Hebron are 'living in fear' with the city closed, while Israeli forces arrest dozens... read more »

Barcelona vs Real Madrid: La Liga El Clasico preview, predictions...

Barcelona vs Real Madrid: La Liga El Clasico preview, predictions, teams Bragging rights are up for grabs in Sunday's El Clasico between La Liga leaders Barcelona and third-placed Real... read more »