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Building collapses in western India; 8 dead, dozens trapped

NEW DELHI: A three-storey building under construction collapsed in the Indian western state of Goa on Saturday that left at least eight persons dead...

Bangladesh opposition begins 48-hour nationwide strike ahead of polls

DHAKA: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led opposition parties on Saturday began enforcing a 48-hour nationwide strike in Bangladesh on the eve of parliamentary elections,...

China demands safety of its diplomats in US following consulate arson attack

BEIJING: In response to an arson attack on the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco, the Chinese Foreign Ministry urged the US authorities to take...

State of emergency declared in South Sudan’s two states ahead of talks

JUBA: A state of emergency has been declared in Unity and Jonglei states of South Sudan by President Salva Kiir, while talks between the...

Egypt’s Morsi to face trial on January 28 over jailbreak

CAIRO: Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Morsi will face a new trial on January 28 on charges of organising prison breaks with the help of...

Explosion at the residence of the Palestinian ambassador in Prague causes his death

PRAGUE: The Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic Jamal al-Jamal has died after sustaining injuries in an explosion at his residence on Wednesday. ”There...

Blast injures Palestinian ambassador to Czech Republic

PARAGUE: An explosion occurred at the residence of the Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic in Prague on Wednesday that left the ambassador injured,...

US urges Afghanistan to halt release of 88 prisoners

WASHINGTON: A US official said on Wednesday that the Afghan government should halt the release of 88 prisoners from a jail in the northeastern...

Blast occurs during New Year’s party in Philippine, six killed

MANILA: An improvised explosive device (IED) went off in southern part of Philippine that left at least six persons dead and 10 others injured,...

Afghanistan urged to sign security deal with US

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has urged the Afghan government to sign the bilateral security agreement which will allow US troops to remain in the war-torn...

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