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China connection probed after India temple bombing
Published on 21/01/2018
» Police were investigating a possible Chinese connection after a low-intensity bomb exploded in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya hours after Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gave a sermon on Friday night.
Turkey says border town hit by rockets from Syria
Associated Press, Published on 21/01/2018
» HASSA, Turkey: Four rockets fired from Syria hit a Turkish border town on Sunday as Turkey-backed Syrian opposition fighters pushed forward with an offensive to drive Syrian Kurdish forces from an enclave in northern Syria, the state-run news agency reported.
At least 5 killed at Kabul hotel attacked by militants
Kyodo News, Published on 21/01/2018
» KABUL: At least five civilians were killed and six others wounded at a hotel in the Afghan capital Kabul that was stormed by an armed group Saturday night, the Afghan Interior Ministry said Sunday.
Head of popular girl band leads N. Korean team to S. Korea
Associated Press, Published on 21/01/2018
» SEOUL, South Korea: The head of a hugely popular North Korean girl band crossed the heavily fortified border into South Korea on Sunday to check preparations for rare performances by an art troupe she also leads during next month's Winter Olympics.
Tom Petty died of 'accidental drug overdose'
Associated Press, Published on 20/01/2018
» NEW YORK: Tom Petty died last year because of an accidental drug overdose that his family said occurred on the same day he found out his hip was broken after performing dozens of shows with a less serious injury.
US government shuts down
Associated Press, Published on 20/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: The federal government shut down at the stroke of midnight Friday, halting all but the most essential operations and marring the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration in a striking display of Washington dysfunction.
Pope stuns Chile with victim-blaming comment
Published on 19/01/2018
» SANTIAGO: Pope Francis has accused victims of Chile's most notorious paedophile of slander, an astonishing end to a visit meant to help heal the wounds of a sex abuse scandal that has cost the Catholic Church its credibility in the country.
New Zealand PM says she's pregnant
Published on 19/01/2018
» WELLINGTON: New Zealand's prime minister announced on Friday that she is expecting her first child in June.
Police nab Pakistani passport forger with IS links
AFP, Published on 19/01/2018
» A Pakistani passport forger whose fakes may have been sold to Islamic State operatives has been arrested in Thailand, police said Friday, ending a career that helped people slip into Europe illegally.
Social media firms 'accelerate' hate-speech removals
Reuters, Published on 19/01/2018
» BRUSSELS: Social media companies Facebook, Twitter and Google's YouTube have greatly accelerated their removals of online hate speech, reviewing over two-thirds of complaints within 24 hours, new EU figures show.