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UN urges end to Gaza blockade amid punishing summer heat
Geneva: A political crisis in Gaza is depriving 2 million people of electricity, vital medical care and clean water in...
Death toll in Egypt’s Alexandria train crash rises to 49
Alexandria: The death toll in Egypt’s Alexandria train crash rises to 49, officials at the scene confirmed, with authorities saying...
Fifty-five more migrants feared drowned after being forced from boat off Yemen – UN agency
GENEVA/BRUSSELS: Some 180 young Ethiopian and Somali migrants, many weakened by hunger and drought in their home countries, were forced...
Quake in China’s Sichuan kills 19, including tourists, injures 247
JIUZHAIGOU, China: A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part of China's southwestern province of Sichuan, killing 19 people, including...
N Korea considers missile strike on Guam after Trump’s ‘fire and fury’ warning
GUAM/SEOUL: North Korea said on Wednesday it is considering plans for a missile strike on the U.S. Pacific territory of...
Almost 190,000 evacuated as thunderstorms roil northeast China
BEIJING: Thunderstorms have battered northeastern China's Liaoning province for several days, killing three people and prompting the evacuation of almost...
N Korea ready to teach US ‘severe lesson’, says UN abused its authority
MANILA: North Korea is ready to give the United States a "severe lesson" with its strategic nuclear force if it...
Campaign for UN Parl Assembly endorsed by over 1,500 lawmakers from 120 countries
New Delhi: The international Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly, UNPA, has been endorsed across party lines by more...
Syrian army takes last IS-held town in Homs -monitor
BEIRUT: Syrian government and allied forces have taken the last major town in Homs province from Islamic State, the Syrian...
Australia sends navy ships, divers after aircraft crash, 3 US Marines missing
MELBOURNE: The Australian government said today it would deploy its armed forces to assist in recovery efforts after the US...
