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Kashmir takes the hit as India-Pakistan tensions worsen
Cross-border clashes between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan in Kashmir have reached the highest levels in 15 years, figures from both sides show, with hundreds killed or wounded and no solut…
Ukraine rejects gas transit offer from Russia
Ukraine on Wednesday rejected a natural gas transit proposal by Russian energy giant Gazprom as an unacceptable and unprofitable proposition for Kiev. Gazprom on Tuesday had said it could continue pu…
UN judges overturns acquittal of radical Serbian Vojislav Seselj
A UN court has overturned the acquittal of Serbian ultra-nationalist Vojislav Seselj for crimes committed during the 1990s Balkans conflict.Appeal court judges in The Hague found him guilty of crimes…
US TV host quits over sexual assault threat to Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg
A US TV and radio commentator is off the air after threatening a Florida shooting survivor with sexual assault.In a tweet, Jamie Allman had said he was "getting ready to ram a hot poker up David Hogg…
German billionaire Karl-Erivan Haub missing in Swiss Alps
Rescue teams are searching for one of Germany's richest men, who has gone missing while skiing in the Swiss Alps.Karl-Erivan Haub, heir to the Tengelmann supermarket chain, did not return from an off…
Tens of thousands rally as Bangladesh job protests spread
Tens of thousands of university students marched in cities across Bangladesh on Wednesday in one of the biggest protests faced by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in her decade in power.Students fighting…
UPDATE: World Health Organisation demands access to Syria 'chemical attack site'
The World Health Organization has on Wednesday demanded an 'immediate and unhindered access' to Douma, site of an alleged chemical attack by the Syrian government, to carry out its own investigation …
World Health Organisation demands access to Syria 'chemical attack site'
The World Health Organization (WHO) has demanded "unhindered access" to Douma in Syria, to check reports from its partners that 500 people have been affected by a chemical attack there.The Syrian gov…
Australian jailed for 'despicable' fake cancer scam
An Australian woman who faked having terminal cancer before scamming money from friends of her family has been jailed for three months.Hanna Dickenson, 24, accepted A$42,000 (?22,000; $31,000) after …
Brazilian officials say at least 21 killed in prison break attempt
At least 21 people died Tuesday in an attempted breakout from a prison in northern Brazil aided by an armed group on the outside trying to blow up a wall, officials said.The Para state security servi…
White House: Trump to skip first Latin America trip, puts focus on Syria
The White House on Tuesday abruptly announced the cancellation of US President Donald Trump's first trip to Latin America, scheduled for later this week, saying he wants to "oversee the American resp…
Offices and home of Trump's personal lawyer raided by FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday raided the offices and home of U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen, law enforcement sources said, in a dramatic new development i…
Kim makes first official mention of US-N.Korea talks
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has acknowledged the prospect of talks with the US, state media reported Tuesday, in his first official mention of dialogue with Washington ahead of a planned summit …
Vanuatu says no to China military base
Vanuatu insisted Tuesday it had no plans to allow China to set up a military base on its territory after a report suggesting Beijing was pushing the proposal sparked concern in Australia and New Zeal…
Indonesia seizes alleged 'slave ship' wanted by Interpol
Indonesia seized an alleged "slave ship" following a dramatic high seas chase sparked by an Interpol alert after the vessel escaped capture in China and Mozambique, authorities said on Tuesday.Interp…
Daughter of poisoned spy Sergei Skripal discharged from hospital
Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned with a nerve agent in the English city of Salisbury last month along with her Russian ex-spy father, has been discharged from hospital, the BBC and Sky news reported o…
Palestinian Teen's Family Shows Video Alleging Israeli Harassment
The family of a Palestinian teenager jailed for slapping two Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank claimed Monday she was verbally harassed during interrogation, as they released a video of her …
Mastermind of Indonesia suicide bombing sentenced to jail for nine years
The convicted mastermind of a deadly twin bombing in Jakarta last year claimed by the Islamic State group was sentenced to nine years in prison on Monday.Kiki Muhamad Iqbal, 38, was found guilty of o…
More than 60 people die after drinking illegal homemade alcohol
More than 60 Indonesians are dead and dozens have been hospitalised from drinking illegal homemade alcohol, authorities said Monday, with the toll steadily climbing.Police conducted raids in cities a…
