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In Yemen, 34 civilians killed in bombing of water bottling factory

A Saudi-led airstrike on a water bottling factory in Yemen left 34 dead and dozens injured, the Yemeni Defense Ministry said. Saudi Arabia authorities have not responded to CNN’s request for comment on the attack. According to Reuters, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asseri, coalition spokesman, said the... read more »

Death toll rises to 11 in Saudi fire, 20...

Death toll rises to 11 in Saudi fire, 200 injured

Eleven people are dead and over 200 are injured after a fire swept through an oil workers residential compound in Saudi Arabia. Saudi national oil company Saudi Aramco said the cause of the fire which broke out in a basement of the Radium residential compound in Khobar was not known. Cars and... read more »

Saudi Arabia: Fire at oil workers’ resid...

Saudi Arabia: Fire at oil workers’ residential compound kills at least 11

A large fire broke out Sunday in the basement of a sprawling residential complex in Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich east, killing at least 11 people and injuring more than 200, officials in the kingdom said. The blaze began early in the morning in a multistory residential compound known as Radium in the... read more »

Thai woman wearing Islamic head-scarf na...

Thai woman wearing Islamic head-scarf named as suspect in Bangkok bomb blas...

Bangkok police have named a Thai woman wanted for questioning about the lethal shrine explosion as they said they were seeking two new suspects after bomb-making material was found in a second apartment in the city’s outskirts. Investigators released a photograph of the woman, identified as Wanna... read more »

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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 rains began... read more »

Karachi: 4 including Inspector Shafiq Tanoli kille...

KARACHI: Four persons including a senior policeman Inspector Shafiq Tanoli were killed when a suicide blast occurred near old vegetable market... 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... read more »

Saudi Arabia jails organiser of women’s protests for si...

Saudi petrochem giant opens tech centre in Bangalore

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... read more »

Musharraf’s treason case hearing resumes

ISLAMABAD: The special court constituted to try former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday resumed his trial for high treason after his formal... read more »

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