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Australia cancelling NY fireworks as bushfires worsen
Associated Press, Published on 30/12/2019
» PERTH, Australia: New Year's Eve fireworks in Australia's capital city have been cancelled as the bushfire danger worsens in oppressive summer heat, and Sydney's iconic celebrations may also be called off.
Saudi sentences 5 to death for Khashoggi's killing
Associated Press, Published on 23/12/2019
» RIYADH: Saudi Arabia sentenced five people to death on Monday for the killing of "Washington Post" columnist and royal family critic Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last year by a team of Saudi agents.
Twitter, Facebook ban fake users
Associated Press, Published on 21/12/2019
» NEW YORK: Twitter has identified and removed nearly 6,000 accounts that it said were part of a coordinated effort by Saudi government agencies and individuals to advance the country's geopolitical interests.
At least 14 dead in Mexico gun battle
Associated Press, Published on 01/12/2019
» MEXICO CITY: Mexican security forces fought an hour-long gun gun battle Saturday with suspected cartel gunmen in Villa Union, a town in Coahuila state about an hour's drive southwest of Eagle Pass, Texas, leaving at least 14 people dead, officials said.
Papers reveal brainwashing, not job training, at China camps
Associated Press, Published on 25/11/2019
» A classified blueprint shows that the detention camps that hold more than a million ethnic minorities in China's far west are really ideological and behavioural re-education centres to rewire their language and thinking.
Yahoo Japan, Line to merge business
Associated Press, Published on 18/11/2019
» TOKYO: Z Holdings Corp, which owns SoftBank Corp that operates Yahoo Japan, and Naver Corp of South Korea, which owns a majority stake in Line, said Monday they are aiming for a final agreement by next month.
Vietnamese court finds Australian guilty of terrorism
Associated Press, Published on 11/11/2019
» HANOI: A Vietnamese court on Monday sentenced a 70-year-old Australian to 12 years in jail on terrorism charges, state media reported.
Islamic State leader believed dead in US military assault
Associated Press, Published on 27/10/2019
» WASHINGTON: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world's most wanted man, is believed dead after being targeted by a US military raid in Syria.
39 truck death victims in UK were all from China
Associated Press, Published on 24/10/2019
» LONDON: All 39 people found dead in a container truck near an English port were Chinese citizens, British police confirmed Thursday as they pressed to investigate one of the country's deadliest cases of people smuggling.
Indonesia arrests 36 militant suspects
Associated Press, Published on 17/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's elite anti-terrorism unit went on a busy 24-hour spree to root out suspected Islamic militants ahead of a presidential inauguration that will be attended by regional leaders and foreign envoys.