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DUBAI, Nov 10, (Agencies): The air campaign against the Islamic State group has made progress in degrading the jihadist organisation but will not be enough …
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Philippine militants free Malaysian hostage – Paid huge ransom, but police officials deny money changed hands
MANILA, Philippines, Oct 10, (AP): Abu Sayyaf militants have freed a Malaysian restaurant manager after six months of jungle captivity in the southern Philippines, but …
Read More »Bangladesh machete attack on policeman
DHAKA, Nov 10, (RTRS): A machete-wielding man on Tuesday injured a military policeman in an attack at an army check post in the Bangladesh capital, …
Read More »Thousands more tourists flee Egypt – Police kill top militant in Cairo
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 9, (Agencies): Thousands more foreign tourists flew home from Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh Monday after the downing of a Russian airliner …
Read More »Raids take down ‘Iran’ cyberspy Rocket Kitten
FRANKFURT, Nov 9, (RTRS): European authorities have taken action to shut down a cyber espionage operation linked to Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard in the first …
Read More »Russian artist held for torching security service HQ door
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 …
Read More »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 …
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