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19 dead in Siberian bus plunge
Associated Press, Published on 01/12/2019
» MOSCOW: Russian emergency officials say 19 people were killed when their bus plunged off a bridge onto a frozen river in eastern Siberia.
3rd deadly quake this month hits southern Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 31/10/2019
» DAVAO, Philippines: The third strong earthquake this month killed one person and injured several others on Thursday, and destroyed buildings that were already damaged by the earlier shakes in the southern Philippine region.
N.Korea threatens to resume nuclear tests
Associated Press, Published on 10/10/2019
» SEOUL: North Korea on Thursday called outside condemnation of its weapons launches a "grave provocation" and threatened again to resume nuclear and long-range missile tests.
Indonesia quake death toll rises to 23
Associated Press, Published on 27/09/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities say the death toll from a strong earthquake in the country's east has climbed to 23.
UN condemns sexual violence by Myanmar military
Associated Press, Published on 23/08/2019
» Sexual violence carried out by Myanmar's security forces against the country's Muslim Rohingya minority was so widespread and severe that it demonstrates intent to commit genocide as well as warrants prosecution for war crimes and crimes against humanity, a UN report charged Thursday.
Trump becomes 1st sitting US leader to enter North Korea
Associated Press, Published on 30/06/2019
» PANMUNJOM, Korea: With grins and handshakes, President Donald Trump welcomed North Korea's Kim Jong Un at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone Sunday, seeking to revive talks on the pariah nation's nuclear programme in a bid for a legacy-defining accord.
Cambodia charges 4 Chinese after building collapse killed 28
Associated Press, Published on 25/06/2019
» SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia: A court in Cambodia has charged four Chinese people with crimes over the collapse of a building under construction that killed 28 workers.
Trump, Kim summit collapses amid failure to reach deal
Associated Press, Published on 28/02/2019
» HANOI: The nuclear summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un collapsed on Thursday after the two sides failed to reach a deal due to a standoff over US sanctions on the reclusive nation, a stunning end to high-stakes meetings meant to disarm a global threat.
France: 'Red scarves' protest against 'yellow vests'
Associated Press, Published on 28/01/2019
» PARIS: Some 10,000 people wearing red scarves marched through Paris on Sunday to protest acts of violence and vandalism on the sidelines of anti-government demonstrations by the largely peaceful yellow vest movement.
Rain sets off Indonesia landslide, killing 9 with 34 missing
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2019
» JAKARTA: Soldiers, police and residents fanned out across a damaged Indonesian village Tuesday, searching in the mud for possible victims of a landslide caused by torrential rain that killed at least nine people and left 34 others missing.