Eight people might have died in the southern French city of Marseille
MARSEILLE: As many as eight people might have died in the southern French city of Marseille in two building collapses,...
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More than a dozen people have been killed in north-west China.
More than a dozen people have been killed after a lorry lost control at a toll station in north-west China....
PM Modi unveils Statue of Unity, world’s tallest at 182m, in tribute to Sardar Patel
Ijndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled the world’s tallest statue, the Statue of Unity, in Kevadiya in Gujarat’s...
An Indonesian airliner has crashed into the sea with 189 people on board.
The Boeing 737, owned by the low-cost airline Lion Air, went down after taking off from the capital Jakarta. Flight...
Gunman opens fire at US synagogue
Police in the US are responding to reports of a gunman entering a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and opening fire,...
Typing-Fast Alphabet-typing record broken four times at Texas conference
Austin, Oct 26 :Attendees at a conference in Texas broke the world record for fastest time to type the alphabet...
Leopard-China 60% of world’s snow leopard habitats located in China: report
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24 :Sixty percent of the world's snow leopard habitats are located in China, according to a report released...
10,000 carats of diamonds,500 kg of silver, 100 kg gold, and jewels worth 5,000 carat has been stolen Uttar Pradesh jeweller
Kanpur: A theft of Rs. 140 crore worth of gold and jewels has been reported to a Kanpur police station...
World’s longest sea crossing: Hong Kong-Zhuhai bridge opens spans 55km (34 miles)
Chinese President Xi Jinping has officially opened the world's longest sea crossing bridge, nine years after construction first began. Including...
US warships sail through Taiwan Strait
Two US warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Monday, a military spokesman said, in a move bound to aggravate...
China’s richest woman Zhou Qunfei has lost 66 percent of her fortune, or $6.6 billion, this year
iPhone and Tesla touchscreens once made her China's richest woman. The U.S.-China trade war has made her the biggest loser...
Taiwan train derailment in Yilan County kills at least 22 Rescue operations are continuing into the night
At least 22 people have been killed and 170 injured in a passenger train derailment in north-east Taiwan. Railway authorities...
Air Chief Mujahid Anwar visits headquarters of UAE Air Force
ISLAMABAD, Oct 21 :Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan Sunday visited the headquarters of the...
speeding train then rammed the crowd, crushing at least 50 to death. Over 70 others were rushed to hospital
NEW DELHI: At Joda Phatak in Amritsar this evening, hundreds had gathered close to the railway tracks to celebrate Dussehra....
Afghanistan-unrest Brazen Taliban attack threatens Afghan peace talks, stability
Kabul, Oct 19:A Taliban attack on top US and Afghan security chiefs inside a highly secure compound in Afghanistan is...
Angela Merkel’s sister party suffered massive losses in Bavaria’s state elections
The CSU is set to lose its absolute majority in the state parliament. The Greens surged into second place and...
Ukraine-ammunition depot blast Ukraine’s ammunition depot blast causes no casualties
KIEV, Oct 9 :The blast that ripped through an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army in the northern Chernigiv region...
US-politics-court-swearing-in Kavanaugh sworn in as US Supreme Court justice
Washington, Oct 7:Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in Saturday to serve as an associate Supreme Court justice, delivering a major victory...
Haiti-quake At least 11 dead in Haiti earthquake: govt spokesman
PortauPrince, Oct 7 :A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck just off the northwest coast of Haiti late Saturday, killing at least 11...
Nauru-Australia-msf-refugee-immigration Nauru orders MSF to stop work among asylum seekers
Wellington, Oct 7 :Nauru's government has ordered Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) to cease its work on the tiny Pacific island...
Burkina-attack-police 7 security forces killed in Burkina Faso blasts: sources
Ouagadougou, Oct 7 :Six police officers were killed in an ambush with an improvised explosive device in northern Burkina Faso,...
IMF-economy-growth-trade-earthquake IMF gathers in quake-battered Indonesia to focus on global economic tremors
Bali, Indonésie, Oct 7 :Rising protectionism, vulnerable emerging markets and record debt levels: The IMF holds its annual meeting this...
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They can be stretched, extruded, or rolled flat; boiled and bunged in soup, fried and tossed with seafood or even...
Indonesia-quake-tsunami Church yields bodies as Indonesia toll expected to rise
Palu, Indonesia, Oct 2:The bodies of dozens of students have been pulled from their landslide-swamped church in Sulawesi, officials said...
US-politics-Africa-Trump-Melania-diplomacy Melania Trump carves solo path in Africa visit
Washington, Oct 2 :Melania Trump left Washington -- and her husband's shadow -- Monday for a four-country tour of Africa...
Malaysia-UK Malaysia to have trade talks with UK post-Brexit: Dr Mahathir
LONDON Oct 2 :Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Malaysia will hold trade talks with the United Kingdom separately...
Indonesia-earthquake-Sumba 5.9-magnitude quake hits off Indonesian island of Sumba: USGS
Jakarta, Oct 2 :A shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Indonesia's Sumba island on Tuesday morning, the...
PCJCCI-Election Afridi becomes PCJCCI president
LAHORE, Oct 01 :Renowned business leader Shah Faisal Afridiwas elected unopposed as president of Pak-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and...
Indonesia-quake-tsunami-politics Quake-battered Indonesia accepts foreign aid, reluctantly
Jakarta, Oct 1 :Indonesia's president formally invited foreign donors to contribute to rescue and recovery efforts on the quake-and-tsunami-struck island...
Russia-S. Korea Russia demands release of its ship detained by S. Korea
MOSCOW, Oct 1 :The Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday that it had summoned the South Korean ambassador and demanded an...
