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Pope in Myanmar, dives into Rohingya crisis
Associated Press, Published on 28/11/2017
» YANGON: Pope Francis opened a diplomatically fraught trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh on Monday by immediately diving into the crisis over Myanmar's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.
Papua New Guinea officials pressure refugees to leave camp
Associated Press, Published on 23/11/2017
» CANBERRA, Australia: Papua New Guinea authorities on Thursday ratcheted up pressure on more than 300 asylum seekers to abandon a decommissioned immigration camp, where refugees reported their shelters, beds and other belongings have been destroyed.
Charles Manson, whose cult slayings horrified world, dies
Associated Press, Published on 20/11/2017
» LOS ANGELES: Charles Manson, the hippie cult leader who became the hypnotic-eyed face of evil across America after orchestrating the gruesome murders of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six others in Los Angeles during the summer of 1969, died Sunday after nearly a half-century in prison. He was 83.
Iran-Iraq quake toll passes 400
Associated Press, Published on 14/11/2017
» TEHRAN: Rescuers dug with their bare hands Monday night through the debris of buildings brought down by a powerful earthquake that killed more than 400 people in the once-contested mountainous border region between Iraq and Iran, with nearly all of the victims in an area rebuilt since the end of the ruinous 1980s war.
Gunman 'kills 26' in Texas church
Associated Press, Published on 06/11/2017
» SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas: A man opened fire inside of a church in a small South Texas community on Sunday, killing 26 people and wounding at least 20 others before being killed or killing himself, authorities said.
The rise and fall of the Islamic State group
Associated Press, Published on 17/10/2017
» BEIRUT: The Islamic State group, responsible for some of the worst atrocities perpetrated against civilians in recent history, appears on the verge of collapse.
Killer wildfires spread quickly in northern California
Associated Press, Published on 11/10/2017
» SANTA ROSA, California: An onslaught of wildfires across a wide swath of Northern California broke out almost simultaneously then grew exponentially, swallowing up properties from wineries to trailer parks and tearing through both tiny rural towns and urban subdivisions.
US states declare emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Nate
Associated Press, Published on 07/10/2017
» MEXICO CITY: Tropical Storm Nate gained force as it sped toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula Friday after drenching Central America in rain that was blamed for at least 21 deaths. Forecasters said it was likely to reach the US Gulf Coast as a hurricane over the weekend.
UN: Global community must step up Rohingya aid
Associated Press, Published on 24/09/2017
» COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said Sunday that the exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh is “the most urgent refugee emergency in the world” right now.
Mexicans dig through collapsed buildings as quake kills 248
Associated Press, Published on 20/09/2017
» MEXICO CITY: Police, firefighters and ordinary Mexicans dug frantically through the rubble of collapsed schools, homes and apartment buildings early Wednesday, looking for survivors of Mexico's deadliest earthquake in decades as the number of confirmed fatalities climbed to 248.