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UK PM David Cameron considers help for Syrian refugees

British Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to draw up a plan on Friday as a response to growing pressure to accept Syrian refugees, thousands of them directly from UN camps on the border with Syria. Cameron said he had been “deeply moved” by images of three-year-old Syrian toddler... read more »

Eight dead, including two children, in a...

Eight dead, including two children, in apartment fire in Paris

A fire broke out in an apartment building in the north of Paris early on Wednesday morning killing eight people, including two children, said police. The fire in the eighteenth arrondissement, the cause of which is unknown, broke out at around 4:30 am (0230 GMT) and took more than 100 firefighters... read more »

Hungary railway station remains closed t...

Hungary railway station remains closed to migrants

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Thousands of migrants remain stranded at Budapest’s main international railway station as Hungarian authorities are sticking to European Union rules and preventing them from leaving for Germany and other countries west. Around 3,000 migrants were at the Keleti station in the... read more »

Four killed, 56 injured in suicide bomb ...

Four killed, 56 injured in suicide bomb attack in Pakistan

Peshawar: At least four persons were killed and 56 others injured today when a suicide bomber targeted a vehicle of a line officer in Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribal region, officials said. An earlier blast in Peshawar. Image courtesy: ReutersAn earlier blast in Peshawar. Image... read more »

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Two dead, 30 injured in Sindh earthquakes

KARACHI: A series of small earthquakes hit southern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least two persons and injuring 30 others, officials said. Three shallow quakes struck near the city of Nawabshah in... read more »

Saudi Mers death toll rises to 126

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s death toll from Mers has risen by five to 126 fatalities since the mystery respiratory virus first appeared in the kingdom... read more »

Eight die in Bangladesh road accident

DHAKA — At least eight people were killed when two speeding buses collided on a highway in Bangladesh early Friday, an official said. The accident took place... read more »

One dead, 30 injured in southern Pakistan earthquakes

KARACHI: At least one person was killed and 30 others were injured when a series of quakes hit southern Pakistan on Friday, officials said. One of the quakes... read more »

High-tech podcars to take to Dubai streets in a few yea...

Dubai: Dubai is set to have a new mode of public transport — high-tech podcars — in the next couple of years, a senior official announced at a conference... read more »

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