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23rd December, 2012
More than 60 dead in air strike on Syria bakery
More than 60 civilians were killed on Sunday in a strike by Syrian regime warplanes on people queueing outside a bakery in the central province of Hama, a watchdog said.
More than 60 civilians were killed on Sunday in a strike by Syrian regime warplanes on people queueing outside a bakery in the central province of Hama, a watchdog said.
24th October, 2012
Car bomb kills six in Damascus: state TV
A car bomb explosion in southern Damascus killed six people and wounded 20 others on Wednesday, state television said, while a watchdog gave a death toll of eight.
A car bomb explosion in southern Damascus killed six people and wounded 20 others on Wednesday, state television said, while a watchdog gave a death toll of eight.
12th September, 2012
Factory fires in Lahore and Karachi
Fire broke out in a garment factory in Baldia Town, Karachi.
Fire broke out in a garment factory in Baldia Town, Karachi.
11th September, 2012
Twenty dead in Karachi factory fire
More than 30 people were also injured after a fire broke out on the fourth floor of a factory in Karachi.
More than 30 people were also injured after a fire broke out on the fourth floor of a factory in Karachi.
26th June, 2012
Twin bombings claim 14 lives in Iraq: Officials
Two bomb blasts nearly 150 kilometers apart killed 14 people, as Iraq’s death toll continued to climb in the second bloodiest month since US troops withdrew last year.
Two bomb blasts nearly 150 kilometers apart killed 14 people, as Iraq’s death toll continued to climb in the second bloodiest month since US troops withdrew last year.
21st February, 2012
Syrian forces kill ’57 civilians’ as Red Cross demands truce
DAMASCUS: Syrian forces killed 57 civilians Tuesday as they blitzed the city of Homs and a village in Idlib province, monitors said, as the Red…
DAMASCUS: Syrian forces killed 57 civilians Tuesday as they blitzed the city of Homs and a village in Idlib province, monitors said, as the Red…
30th September, 2011
Car bomb near Iraq mosque kills at least nine
HILLA: A car bomb ripped through a funeral procession near a mosque in central Iraq on Friday evening, killing at least nine people and wounding…
HILLA: A car bomb ripped through a funeral procession near a mosque in central Iraq on Friday evening, killing at least nine people and wounding…
31st May, 2011
China blast toll hits 4, including suspect
BEIJING: The death toll from a series of explosions at government buildings in eastern China carried out by a jobless man last week has risen…
BEIJING: The death toll from a series of explosions at government buildings in eastern China carried out by a jobless man last week has risen…
1st March, 2011
New Zealand falls silent for quake victims
CHRISTCHURCH: Grieving New Zealanders wept and hugged Tuesday, as the nation fell silent to mark the moment last week when an earthquake tore apart Christchurch…
CHRISTCHURCH: Grieving New Zealanders wept and hugged Tuesday, as the nation fell silent to mark the moment last week when an earthquake tore apart Christchurch…
23rd February, 2011
Wave of revolt comes over Libya
The UN Security Council condemned attacks by Moamer Kadhafi’s forces against Libyan protesters and demanded an immediate end to violence in which hundreds have been…
The UN Security Council condemned attacks by Moamer Kadhafi’s forces against Libyan protesters and demanded an immediate end to violence in which hundreds have been…
23rd February, 2011
Qadhafi’s vow: Will fight to ‘last drop of blood’
TRIPOLI: A defiant Moammar Qadhafi vowed to fight to his “last drop of blood” and roared at supporters to strike back against Libyan protesters to…
TRIPOLI: A defiant Moammar Qadhafi vowed to fight to his “last drop of blood” and roared at supporters to strike back against Libyan protesters to…
22nd February, 2011
Qadhafi defiant in face of mounting revolt
TRIPOLI: Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi appeared briefly on state television on Tuesday signaling his defiance in the face of a mounting revolt against his 41-year…
TRIPOLI: Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi appeared briefly on state television on Tuesday signaling his defiance in the face of a mounting revolt against his 41-year…
20th February, 2011
Nearly 100 killed in Libyan crackdown on unrest
CAIRO: Libyan forces opened fire on mourners leaving a funeral for protesters Saturday in the flashpoint city of Benghazi, and a medical official said 15…
CAIRO: Libyan forces opened fire on mourners leaving a funeral for protesters Saturday in the flashpoint city of Benghazi, and a medical official said 15…
19th February, 2011
Dozens said killed in crackdown on Libya protests
CAIRO: Libyan security forces waged an escalating crackdown on protesters demanding the ouster of leader Moammar Gadhafi in several eastern cities. In the country’s second…
CAIRO: Libyan security forces waged an escalating crackdown on protesters demanding the ouster of leader Moammar Gadhafi in several eastern cities. In the country’s second…
13th February, 2011
Death toll from Iraqi suicide attack rises to 33
SAMARRA: The death toll from an attack in which a suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a bus filled with Shiite pilgrims near the Iraqi city…
SAMARRA: The death toll from an attack in which a suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a bus filled with Shiite pilgrims near the Iraqi city…
13th February, 2011
At least 30 killed in Mexican drug-related violence
MONTERREY: At least 30 people died in a staggering surge in drug-related violent crime in Mexico rocking the cities of Monterrey and Guadalajara, and the…
MONTERREY: At least 30 people died in a staggering surge in drug-related violent crime in Mexico rocking the cities of Monterrey and Guadalajara, and the…
6th February, 2011
Anti-Mubarak activists bruised, tired, hungry
CAIRO: After nearly two weeks of going head-to-head with Egypt’s authoritarian regime, anti-government protesters are bruised, battered, sleep-deprived and hungry. But the tens of thousands…
CAIRO: After nearly two weeks of going head-to-head with Egypt’s authoritarian regime, anti-government protesters are bruised, battered, sleep-deprived and hungry. But the tens of thousands…
28th January, 2011
Indonesian ferry fire, train collision kill 16
JAKARTA: Hundreds of people were injured in Indonesia early Friday when two passenger trains collided and a crowded ferry burst into flames, officials said. The…
JAKARTA: Hundreds of people were injured in Indonesia early Friday when two passenger trains collided and a crowded ferry burst into flames, officials said. The…
23rd January, 2011
Bus slams into oil tanker in Jamshoro, 32 killed
NOORIABAD: A bus slammed into an oil tanker in southern Pakistan before dawn Sunday, setting off a blazing inferno that gutted both vehicles and killed…
NOORIABAD: A bus slammed into an oil tanker in southern Pakistan before dawn Sunday, setting off a blazing inferno that gutted both vehicles and killed…
23rd January, 2011
Crisis escalates in Albania after protest deaths
TIRANA: A political crisis has escalated in Albania as the government and the opposition traded blame for the deaths of three protests during a violent…
TIRANA: A political crisis has escalated in Albania as the government and the opposition traded blame for the deaths of three protests during a violent…
