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'Many deaths' as US Amtrak train derails near Seattle
Associated Press, Published on 19/12/2017
» DUPONT, Washington: An Amtrak passenger train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass Monday south of Seattle and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing at least six people, authorities said. The death toll was expected to rise.
Strong Java earthquake kills two
Associated Press, Published on 16/12/2017
» JAKARTA: A strong earthquake shook Indonesia's densely populated Java island on Friday night, killing two people and severely damaging dozens of homes near the epicentre.
Explosion in Chinese port city kills 2, injures 30
Associated Press, Published on 26/11/2017
» BEIJING : An explosion in a port city south of Shanghai on Sunday killed two people and injured at least 30 others, knocked down buildings and left streets littered with damaged cars and debris, the government and news reports said.
IS mosque attack kills 235 in Egypt
Associated Press, Published on 25/11/2017
» EL-ARISH, Egypt: Militants believed to be Islamic State loyalists attacked a crowded mosque during Friday prayers in the Sinai Peninsula.
Greece in mourning after disastrous flooding
Associated Press, Published on 16/11/2017
» MANDRA, Greece: Greece declared a day of national mourning after floods on the outskirts of Athens left at least 14 people dead on Wednesday - flipping over cars, smashing into homes and cutting off highway traffic.
US carbon resurgence fuels growing global demand
Associated Press, Published on 15/11/2017
» LONDON: Oil will continue growing as a source of energy for over two decades, with the US set to become the undisputed leader in crude and gas production, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.
Trump declares North Korea ‘threat to the civilised world’
Associated Press, Published on 06/11/2017
» TOKYO: Declaring that North Korea was “a threat to the civilised world”, President Donald Trump vowed Monday in Japan that the United States “will not stand” for Pyongyang menacing America or its allies.
City replaces parking meters with electronic kiosks
Business, Associated Press, Published on 31/10/2017
» OKLAHOMA CITY: The city where parking meters were born more than eight decades ago is phasing out the last of the coin-gobbling contraptions that reshaped America's downtowns in favour of computerised models seen in many other places.
US-backed Syrian force declare victory over IS in Raqqa
Associated Press, Published on 20/10/2017
» BEIRUT: A US-backed Syrian force declared victory over the Islamic State group in its former "capital" of Raqqa on Friday, declaring the northern Syrian city free of any extremist presence.
US pickup truck buyers demanding more luxury
Business, Associated Press, Published on 18/10/2017
» DETROIT: Heated and cooled seats. Backup cameras. Panoramic glass roofs.