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Iraqi couple charged in Germany with keeping, abusing Yazidi girls as slaves
Berlin: Germany's federal prosecutor on Monday charged an Iraqi couple with enslavement, torture and war crimes, alleging they kept two...
Plane bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179
Seoul: A passenger plane skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport Sunday, slammed into a concrete fence and...
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...