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Death Toll In Pakistan Oil Tanker Fire Rises To 190
The death toll from an oil tanker explosion in central Pakistan has risen to 190, hospital and government officials...
UN Approves $600 Mn Budget Cut To Peacekeeping
The United Nations on Friday approved a nearly $600 million cut to its peacekeeping budget following pressure from the...
Dozens Feared Drowned After ‘migrant Boat Sinks Off Libya’
Some 60 people are missing and believed drowned after the dinghy they were on sank off Libya, the International...
Bad Weather Hampers Search For Two Climbers Missing On Pakistan…
The chances of survival for two climbers missing on a treacherous peak in northern Pakistan known as "Killer Mountain"...
Call To Close Al-Jazeera ‘unacceptable Attack’ On Free Speech
The UN voiced outrage Friday at the demand from Gulf countries that Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera shut down,...
Venus Williams At Fault In Fatal Car Crash In Florida – Police
US tennis star Venus Williams has been involved in a car crash that led to the death of a 78-year-old man. A spokesman...
Indian Opposition To Boycott Tax Launch
Indian opposition vowed Friday to boycott the launch of the government's new national tax, adding to the strain ahead...
Venus Williams Involved In Fatal Car Crash In Florida
US tennis star Venus Williams has been involved in a car crash that led to the death of a 78-year-old man. A spokesman...
Burundi Warns New UN Envoy Against Opposition Bias
Burundi on Thursday said it has "faith" in the new UN envoy to the crisis-hit country but warned Michel Kafando against...
Cambodian Five Freed On Bail After A Year In Jail
Five prominent Cambodian rights activists have been released on bail after more than a year in jail, a court official...
Death Toll In Pakistan Oil Tanker Inferno Rises To 174
The death toll from an oil tanker explosion in central Pakistan has risen to 174, officials said Thursday, including...
NGOs File Rwanda Genocide Lawsuit Against French Bank BNP
Three non-governmental associations said Thursday that they had filed a lawsuit against BNP Paribas accusing the bank...
From China Coin-Thrower To Dirty Dancer
An 80-year-old Chinese woman delayed a domestic flight from Shanghai this week for nearly six hours after throwing...
Activists Who Probed Ivanka Trump Supplier Released
Three activists who were detained last month while investigating working conditions at a Chinese factory making Ivanka...
Mattis Says Assad Took Trump’s Chemical Warning ‘seriously’
US President Donald Trump's warning to the Syrian government not to carry out a chemical weapons attack appears to have...
Japan Carrier Forces Wheelchair-Bound Man To Crawl Onto Plane
A Japanese budget airline apologised Wednesday for forcing a wheelchair-bound man to crawl up a set of stairs to board...
Global Ransomware Attack Causes Turmoil
Companies across the globe are reporting that they have been struck by a major ransomware cyber-attack. British...
UN Refugee Cash Card Scheme Boosts Lebanese Grocers
In three years, Lebanese grocer Ali Khiami hired six staff, invested in property and funded his children's university...
Dozens Injured In NY Subway Train Derailment
Dozens of people were injured Tuesday when two New York subway train cars careened off the tracks, leaving hundreds of...