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Reuniting: Cambodian TV show undoes 40-year damage by Khmer Rouge
The show, called “It’s Not a Dream,” has transformed the darkest episode in Cambodian history into one of the modern world’s...
He’s back: Vladimir Putin appears in public after 10-day absence
Russian President Vladimir Putin has resurfaced and is looking healthy after a 10-day absence from public view. The 62-year-old Russian leader was...
Vanuatu president pleads for world’s helping hands after ‘monster’ cyclone
As aid workers arrived Monday at the tiny nation off the Australian coast, they described conditions in Vanuatu as among the most challenging they have...
Vanuatu president pleads for world’s helping hand after ‘monster’ cyclone
As aid workers arrived Monday at the tiny nation off the Australian coast, they described conditions in Vanuatu as among the most challenging they have...
Saddam Hussein’s tomb suffers extensive damage in Iraq fighting
The tomb of Iraq’s late dictator Saddam Hussein was virtually levelled in heavy clashes between militants from the Islamic State group and Iraqi...
Syria-bound teen trio stopped in Turkey are released on bail
Three British teenagers suspected of attempting to join Islamic State have been released on bail by UK counter-terrorism officers.
China now world’s third-biggest arms exporter
China has overtaken Germany to become the world’s third-biggest arms exporter, although its 5 percent of the market remains small compared to the...
Twin bombs in Catholic and Protestant churches in Lahore kill 14
At least 14 people were killed and 70 others wounded when twin blasts rocked a Christian neighbourhood of Pakistan’s Lahore on Sunday, police said.
China says it plans to get serious about pollution, but will it really?
People in China who want to take industries to task for fouling their surroundings have been rushing to file complaints and lawsuits this year in a test...
China says it plans to get serious about polition, but will it really?
People in China who want to take industries to task for fouling their surroundings have been rushing to file complaints and lawsuits this year in a test...
Aid pours in, but massive damage hampers Vanuatu cyclone aid effort
Cyclone-devastated Vanuatu has declared a state of emergency, as relief agencies desperately scramble to get help to the impoverished Pacific nation.
Baby abandonment box causing fury as ‘Safe Haven’ moves stepped up
It could easily be mistaken for a mailbox, except that one side of it is riddled with air holes.
Aid pours in, but massive damage hampering Vanuatu cyclone aid effort
Cyclone-devastated Vanuatu declared a state of emergency Sunday as relief agencies desperately scrambled to get help to the impoverished Pacific nation...
After powerful Pacific cyclone, rescue effort begins in Vanuatu
Vanuatu’s president made an emotional appeal for international assistance on Saturday after his island nation was hit by a calamity of a cyclone,...
After Pacific cyclone, Vanuatu president appeals for ‘lending hand’
Vanuatu’s president made an emotional appeal for international assistance on Saturday after his island nation was hit by a calamity of a cyclone,...
'Heinous': Nun, 72, critical after gang-rape in Indian school attack
A 72-year-old nun has been gang-raped by bandits at a Christian missionary school in eastern India.
UK pledges £2m as Cyclone Pam causes devastation on Vanuatu
The UK is giving up to £2m in aid to help the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu where a devastating tropical cyclone is feared to have flattened entire...
'Complete devastation': Cyclone Pam overpowers small Pacific island
A huge tropical cyclone smashed into Vanuatu in the South Pacific, terrifying residents and leaving “complete devastation” with fears Saturday...
'Complete devistation': Cyclone Pam overpowers small Pacific island
A huge tropical cyclone smashed into Vanuatu in the South Pacific, terrifying residents and leaving “complete devastation” with fears Saturday...
Closing in on victory: Iraqi forces say they’ll liberate Tikrit ‘within 72 hours’
Iraqi forces besieging dozens of die-hard jihadists from the Islamic State group in Tikrit will have liberated the city within three days, a government...
Israel elections: Bibi trails in polls, and it has nothing to do with Iran
With days left before the Israeli general election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party looks as if it will four seats behind its centre-left...
IS readies for last stand at Tikrit but ‘expands’ to Nigeria
Iraqi leaders are confident that victory — which would arguably be Iraq’s biggest one against the Islamic State militants — is only a...
IS readies for last stand at Tikrit but ‘expands’ to Nigeria
Iraqi leaders are confident that victory — which would arguably be Iraq’s biggest one against the Islamic State militants — is only a...
IS readies for last stand Tikrit but ‘expands’ to Nigeria
Iraqi leaders are confident that victory — which would arguably be Iraq’s biggest one against the Islamic State militants — is only a...
Another outbreak: Measles cases could double in Ebola-stricken countries
Measles cases could almost double in countries hardest hit by the West African Ebola outbreak as overwhelmed health systems are unable to maintain child...
Two years in and the conclave is still out on how Pope Francis is doing
Pope Francis marks his second anniversary today riding a wave of popularity that has reinvigorated the Catholic Church in ways not seen since the days...
IS accepts allegiance of Nigeria jihadists Boko Haram
The Islamic State group has accepted a pledge of allegiance to the group made by the Nigerian jihadist organisation Boko Haram, according to an audiotape...
Pope finds popularity and dissent at 2-year mark
Pope Francis marks his second anniversary Friday riding a wave of popularity that has reinvigorated the Catholic Church in ways not seen since the days...
The End: Discworld author Sir Terry Pratchett dies of Alzheimer’s aged 66
Author Sir Terry Pratchett has died at the age of 66 following a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Sir Terry enjoyed stellar success with his Discworld...
'Foreign spy' arrested in Turkey in connection with missing British schoolgirls
Turkey says it has detained a “foreign spy” for helping three British schoolgirls who travelled to Syria to join Islamic State. The Turkish...
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