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Russian authorities on Monday detained a political performance artist best known for nailing his scrotum to Red Square after he torched the doors to the …
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Maggie noodles back in India
Nestle’s hugely popular Maggi noodles returned Monday to shelves in India five months after the government banned them over lead levels, in one of the …
Read More »Russia, Britain ramp up efforts to bring tourists home
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 8, (Agencies): Moscow and London ramped up efforts Sunday to bring home thousands of tourists stranded in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh …
Read More »Over 50 killed in fighting – Yemen rebels gain ground
ADEN, Nov 8, (Agencies): More than 50 people were killed in Yemen in the past two days in fighting pitting an Arab coalition against Houthi …
Read More »Dead still being dug up, 2 yrs after Haiyan
MANILA, Philippines, Nov 8, (AP): Villagers who perished when Typhoon Haiyan devastated the central Philippines two years ago continue to be dug up, including the …
Read More »Death sentence to 6 for ‘torture deaths’
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Nov 8, (AP): Courts in Bangladesh sentenced six people to death Sunday for torturing and killing two young boys earlier this year. Samiul …
Read More »NOISE IN LAST SECOND OF RUSSIAN PLANE’S COCKPIT RECORDING – Hundreds more UK travellers still in Egypt
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 7, (Agencies): A noise was heard in the last second of the cockpit voice recording from the Russian plane that crashed …
Read More »IS frees 37 kidnapped Syrian Christians
BEIRUT, Nov 7, (Agencies): The Islamic State group released 37 Syrian Christians Saturday, most of them women, who were among more than 200 people kidnapped …
Read More »4 Pakistanis among militants arrested – Police can fire in self-defence if attacked: Dhaka
DHAKA, Nov 7, (Agencies): Bangladesh police have arrested seven suspected Islamist militants including four Pakistani nationals, they said Saturday, accusing them of planning to commit …
Read More »Boko Haram attacks force 150 schools to shut in Niger – US sends troops to help anti-terror operations
NIAMEY, Nov 7, (Agencies): Some 150 schools with more than 12,000 pupils have been forced to close due to the deadly attacks in Niger’s southeast …
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