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Azerbaijan’s president says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia unintentionally
Baku: Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia,...
Putin apologises to Azerbaijani leader for ‘tragic incident’ involving crashed plane
Moscow, Dec 28 (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a...
Israel detains director of one of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals, Palestinians say
Deir al-Balah: Israel's army detained the director of one of northern Gaza's last functioning hospitals as overnight strikes in the...
Condolences pour in from world leaders on Manmohan Singh’s death
Washington/Sri Lanka: Leaders from across the world including, the US, Canada, France, and Sri Lanka have expressed grief over the...
US says it pushed retraction of famine warning for north Gaza; aid groups express concern
Washington: A lead organisation monitoring for food crises around the world withdrew a new report this week warning of imminent...
China approves world’s largest dam over Brahmaputra river close to Indian border
Beijing: China has approved the construction of the world's largest dam, stated to be the planet's biggest infra project costing...
Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say
Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip): An Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip overnight, the...
21 dead as Mozambique erupts in violence after election court ruling
Maputo (Mozambique): Violence that engulfed Mozambique after the country's highest court confirmed ruling Frelimo party presidential candidate Daniel Chapo as...
Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashes in Kazakhstan leaving 32 survivors
Moscow: An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, leaving at least 32...
UN investigative team says Syria’s new authorities ‘very receptive’ to probe of Assad war crimes
United Nations: The UN organisation assisting in investigating the most serious crimes in Syria said Monday the country's new authorities...