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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...
Israel moves to shut down local operations of Al-Jazeera
JERUSALEM: Israel plans to revoke press credentials of Al-Jazeera TV journalists, close their Jerusalem bureau and pull the Qatar-based station's...
Suicide bomber kills seven in northern Cameroon
DOUALA: A suicide bomber has killed at least seven people in a small town in northern Cameroon near the Nigeria...
Ally of Pakistan’s ousted PM nominated to replace him
ISLAMABAD, Jul 31 (Reuters) A close ally of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today submitted papers in parliament to...
IS claims responsibility for attack on Iraqi embassy in Kabul
KABUL: Militant group Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for an attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul today that began...
Japan arrests former head of school operator with ties to PM Abe’s wife – media
TOKYO: Japanese prosecutors today arrested the former head of a school operator with ties to Akie Abe, the wife of...
