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Tsarnaev guilty of all 30 counts in Bost...

Tsarnaev guilty of all 30 counts in Boston bombing

Boston (CNN)Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, his face a blank, stood with his head bowed and his hands clasped as the guilty verdicts tolled one after another for what seemed like an eternity: Guilty of using weapons of mass destruction, guilty of bombing a place of public use, guilty of conspiracy and aiding... read more »

24 dead, 22 injured in Bangladesh bus ac...

24 dead, 22 injured in Bangladesh bus accident

A police officer says an overnight bus packed with passengers veered off the road, hit trees and plunged into a ditch, killing at least 24 people and injuring 22 others in southwestern Bangladesh. The accident took place early Thursday in the Bhanga area of Faridpur district when the bus was... read more »

12-year-old Israeli girl dies in Thailan...

12-year-old Israeli girl dies in Thailand ferry fire

The search team on Thursday found the body of a 12-year-old Israeli girl, the only fatality from a tourist boat that caught fire in the Andaman Sea in the country’s southwest, Thai officials said. The rest of about 110 passengers, mostly foreign tourists, and crew were rescued on Wednesday after... read more »

Yemen clashes kill more than 140 as aid ...

Yemen clashes kill more than 140 as aid delayed

Fierce clashes raged Monday between rebels and loyalists in southern Yemen, leaving more than 140 dead in 24 hours, as the Red Cross faced delays to urgently needed aid deliveries. Relief workers have warned of a dire situation in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula state, where a Saudi-led... read more »

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China hails its lunar probe mission as complete success

China hails its lunar probe mission as complete success

Beijing – China hailed its Chang’e-3 lunar probe mission “a complete success” Sunday night, after its first moon rover Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, and lander took photos of each... read more »

Nepal to allow private investment in power transmission

Nepal to allow private investment in power transmi...

Kathmandu – The government of Nepal is ready to invite private sector investment in power transmission line projects, an official said here... read more »

South Korea leader warns of North’s ‘reckle...

South Korea leader warns of North's 'reckless provocations'

Seoul – South Korean President Park Geun-Hye warned Monday of possible “reckless provocations” by North Korea after the shock execution of... read more »

Air defence zone remarks: China refutes Japanese PM

Air defence zone remarks: China refutes Japanese PM

Beijing – Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hong Lei has strongly refuted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent remarks on China’s... read more »

Experts gather in Cyprus to remove Syria’s chemic...

Experts gather in Cyprus to remove Syria's chemical weapons

Nicosia – A joint Danish and Norwegian task force of chemical specialists is being set up in Cyprus in preparation for the removal of chemical weapons... read more »

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Former Iran vice president jailed over corruption charges

The former vice president of Iran, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, who was sentenced to a little over five years in prison for corruption, was transferred to a jail Sunday, Iran’s official IRNA... read more »

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ISIS vows revenge for Osama’s blood, beheads 21 Egyptian Christians at Libya beach

airo: Flaunting its latest atrocious act, the Islamic State has released a new video showing the beheading of tens of Egyptian Christians in Libya, who were abducted by the extremists last... read more »

Female Suicide Bomber Kills 10 in a Nigerian Region Racked by Islamist Violence

DAMATURU, Nigeria — A suicide bomber blew herself up at a crowded bus station in this northeastern Nigerian city on Sunday, killing 10 people and wounding 30, the police said. Damaturu is... read more »

China’s Foreign Minister Pushes Iran on Nuclear Deal

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