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Thousands protest in Pakistan to demand security after deadly bombs
PARACHINAR, Pakistan: Tens of thousands of people protested in a Pakistani town today to demand better security after twin bombings...
South African culls 260,000 birds so far to contain bird flu outbreak-minister
PRETORIA: South Africa has culled 260,000 birds so far to contain an H5N8 bird flu outbreak, Agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana...
US defense secretary says Syria appears to have heeded US warning on chemical attack
BRUSSELS: Syria appears to have heeded a US warning against staging any new chemical weapons attack as no such action...
Death toll in London tower block fire rises to 80 – police
LONDON: British police believe 80 people died or are missing presumed dead after the Grenfell Tower blaze two weeks ago,...
Hong Kong protesters arrested for democracy protest ahead of Xi’s visit
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police today arrested pro-democracy protesters, some of whom scrambled up a monument symbolising the city's handover...
China urges Afghans, Pakistan to form crisis-management mechanism
ISLAMABAD: China's foreign minister has urged leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan to improve relations and establish a crisis prevention and...
Oil truck explosion kills 132 people in Pakistan
LAHORE: An oil tanker crashed on a road in Pakistan today and 132 people, many of whom had rushed to...
Hopes fade in China for 93 missing in landslide
China: Rescue workers in southwestern China pulled bodies out of piles of rock and mud today as they searched for...
Hundreds evacuated due to forest fires in southern Spain
More than 700 people were evacuated from homes, campsites and hotels due to the threat from a forest fire in...
Eid-ul-Fitr to be observed today in Saudi Arabia
Reyadh/June, 23: Eid-ul-Fitr would be celebrated in Saudi Arabia today, moon-sighting committee has said. "The moon-sighting committee in Saudi Arabia...
