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Thai consulate in Istanbul attacked afte...

Thai consulate in Istanbul attacked after Uighurs deported

Some 200 Turkish demonstrators stormed the Thai consulate in Istanbul in protest at the deportation of dozens of Uighur Muslims to China, reports said Thursday. The attack was the latest in a series of nationalist-tinted protests in Turkey during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan over... read more »

Two Indonesian pilots may pose security ...

Two Indonesian pilots may pose security threat

Australian authorities believe two Indonesian pilots may pose a security threat after being radicalised by Islamic State, a leaked intelligence document obtained by an investigative website shows, although officials today refused to confirm its veracity. The Australian Federal Police “Operational... read more »

New dinosaur with ‘halo’ of ...

New dinosaur with ‘halo’ of horns found in Canada

Scientists have discovered one of the oldest horned dinosaurs – a one-tonne behemoth that roamed the Earth about 79 million years ago and had a ‘fantastically adorned’ skull with forward-curling hook-like horns. The striking new species of horned dinosaur (ceratopsian) was discovered... read more »

Malaysia asks UN to set up MH17 tribunal

Malaysia asks UN to set up MH17 tribunal

Malaysia has circulated a draft UN resolution on establishing an international tribunal that it said would guarantee an independent trial for those behind the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine. Malaysia told the Security Council last week that it was ready to move ahead with the proposed tribunal... read more »

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19 jailed Bangladeshi fishermen return from India

19 jailed Bangladeshi fishermen return from India

Dhaka – Nineteen Bangladeshi fishermen have returned to their homeland after completing three-year jail-term in India for having illegally entered the I! ndian territory, bdnews24.com... read more »

Preparations for upcoming Geneva II on track: UN chief

Preparations for upcoming Geneva II on track: UN c...

United Nations – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Monday said that preparations for the Geneva II c! onference were “on track”... read more »

Afghan army defuses 65 bombs in Kandahar

Afghan army defuses 65 bombs in Kandahar

Kabul – The Afghan army specialists have recovered and defused 65 bombs in the country’s Kandahar province, the defence ministry said... read more »

27 killed in Iraq attacks

42 killed in attacks in Iraq

Baghdad – At least 23 people and four suicide bombers were killed and 14 wounded in separa! te violent attacks across Iraq Monday, police said. In one... read more »

Kim Jong-Un rounds up executed uncle’s relatives

Kim Jong-Un rounds up executed uncle's relatives

Sydney – North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has reportedly rounded up hundreds of people connected to the country’s former second in command and his... read more »

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Singapore’s ‘founding father’ Lee Kuan Yew is critically ill in hospital, and the island state he led for three decades is preparing for life without the domineering politician who... read more »

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Several people were shot inside a restaurant in the city of Goteborg and at least two of them have died, Swedish police said. Police said in a statement that an automatic weapon is believed... read more »

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Indonesia to call off search for AirAsia crash victims

Jakarta: Indonesia will on Sunday end a search for the bodies of 56 people missing from an AirAsia jet that crashed in the Java Sea in December, a national rescue agency official... read more »

Syria claims to have brought down US drone

A US predator drone went down over Syrian territory but it is unclear whether it was shot down as claimed by the country’s government or suffered from a malfunction. “Syrian air defences brought... read more »