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US parents starved kids until they stopped growing
Associated Press, Published on 19/01/2018
» RIVERSIDE, California: A California couple tortured a dozen of their children for years, starving them to the point their growth was stunted, chaining them to their beds for months at a time and forbidding them from showering more than once a year or using the toilet, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
US House acts to avoid shutdown as deadline nears
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: The House passed a spending bill Thursday to avoid a U.S. government shutdown, but Senate Democrats say they have the votes to block the measure in a bid to force Republicans and President Donald Trump to include protection for young immigrants.
Malaysia Airlines flight shakes violently, lands safely
Associated Press, Published on 19/01/2018
» SYDNEY: A Malaysia Airlines plane landed safely in an Australian Outback city after the plane started shaking violently in mid-flight and passengers braced for a hard landing.
Zimbabwe opposition leader killed in helicopter crash
Associated Press, Published on 19/01/2018
» RATON, New Mexico: A group of prominent friends, including a key Zimbabwean opposition leader and a Texas-based investor and philanthropist, was heading to a ranch in the US state of New Mexico when their helicopter crashed and burned in a remote area, killing five people aboard.
US Congress struggles to avoid financial shutdown
Associated Press, Published on 19/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday he's confident that his GOP-controlled chamber will pass a stopgap government-wide funding bill, even as growing opposition from Senate Democrats made prospects in that chamber increasingly dicey.
2016: Global warming caused 'third hottest ever'
Associated Press, Published on 19/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: Earth last year wasn't quite as hot as 2016′s record-shattering mark, but it ranked second or third, depending on who was counting.
India test-fires missile 'to deter' China, Pakistan
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2018
» NEW DELHI: India tested its longest-range intercontinental missile on Thursday, the defence ministry said, part of efforts to build a nuclear deterrent against neighbouring Pakistan and China.
Bus catches fire in Kazakhstan, killing 52
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2018
» ALMATY: A bus fire in northwestern Kazakhstan killed 52 Uzbek citizens on a route used by migrant workers heading to Russia, the Kazakh Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
Trump era encourages world's strongmen: rights group
Associated Press, Published on 18/01/2018
» PARIS: Human Rights Watch said Thursday that new intolerance in countries like the US is encouraging oppressive strongmen around the world.
Snowstorm, deep freeze leaves 4 dead in US South
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2018
» ATLANTA: A winter storm that caused at least four deaths in the US South brought record low temperatures on Wednesday to parts of the region, where it coated roads with ice, snapped power lines and prompted public school closures.