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Scores Killed In Tanker Fire Near Bahawalpur

At least 153 people have been burnt alive and dozens of others injured after a fuel tanker overturned and exploded...

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Botswana’s Former President Ketumile Masire Dies Aged 91

Botswana has declared three days of national mourning after the death of former President Sir Ketumile Masire, aged 91....

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Suspected Suicide Bomber Shot At Brussels Railway Station

Belgian soldiers have shot a man suspected of being a would-be suicide bomber at Brussels Central Station, officials...

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Top US Navy Commander In Japan Over Destroyer Crash

The US Navy's top commander visited Japan Tuesday to meet with the grieving families of seven sailors killed in a...

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Two Dead As Gunmen Storm Tourist Resort

Gunmen have stormed a tourist resort in Mali popular with Westerners and two people are dead, the country’s security...

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Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s Wife Shot Dead

The estranged wife of incoming Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has been shot dead two days before his...

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Ethiopia’s Emergency Food Aid To Run Out Next Month

Ethiopia will run out of emergency food aid for 7.8 million people affected by drought at the end of this month, the UN...

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South Sudan Bans Foreign Journalists

The South Sudan Media Authority has banned at least 20 foreign journalists from media coverage in the country for what...

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GCC Nations Issue More Threats Against Qatar

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) threatened to impose an economic embargo against Qatar while Bahrain said "any options"...

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Police Warn Bald Men After Ritual Attack

Bald men in Mozambique could be targets of ritual attacks, police have warned, after the recent killing of five men for...

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George and Amal Clooney Welcome Twins

Amal Clooney has given birth to twins – a girl named Ella and a boy named Alexander. They were born in London on...

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Qatar Flight Ban Begins As Crisis Grows

Egypt is closing its airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to...

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Qatar Faces Airspace Ban As Crisis With Neighbours Grows

Egypt is closing its airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to...

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World Leaders Condemn London Attack

World leaders have condemned Saturday’s London terror attack which left seven people dead and more than 30 injured....

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Ethiopia Blocks Mobile Internet

Mobile internet access in Ethiopia has been blocked by the government – but officials are refusing to say why. It was...

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Madras Court Orders Suspension of Cattle Slaughter Ban

A ban on trading cattle for slaughter has been temporarily suspended by the Madras High Court, dealing the first legal...

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Sri Lanka Deploys More Troops As Flood Toll Climbs To 180

At least 180 people have now been confirmed dead in the worst flooding to hit Sri Lanka for 14 years. More than half a...

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19 Dead As Troops Fight ISIL-Linked Groups

Fighters locked in street-to-street battles with security forces in a southern Philippine city on Mindanao island have...

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Burundi Orders Couples To Wed Amid Drive To ‘moralise Society’

Cohabiting couples in Burundi have until the end of the year to get married or face legal consequences. The government...