Christmas wildfire destroys 53 houses in Australia
MELBOURNE: An out-of-control bushfire which flared in a scenic area of southern Australia on Christmas Day has destroyed 53 houses,…
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World’s most obese man dies 2 months after weight-loss surgery
MEXICO CITY: A man believed to be the world’s most obese passed away Friday in north Mexico, barely two months…
Strong earthquake hits border of Afghanistan and Tajikistan
KUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake, measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, occurred in the border area of Afghanistan and Tajikistan…
Kurdish-Arab alliance pushes IS back in north Syria: spokesman
BEIRUT: An alliance of Kurdish and Arab rebels advanced Thursday against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria’s north in…
Syria regime raids kill 20 people including 7 children: monitor
BEIRUT: Air raids by Syrian government warplanes killed 20 civilians, including seven children, in an area southeast of Damascus on…
Myanmar duo sentenced to death
Thai court finds migrants guilty of killing tourist Miller and rape and murder of Witheridge
British Muslim family barred from flying to Disneyland
LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron was urged to intervene Wednesday after a British Muslim family was prevented from flying to…
Rescued migrant scores big win in Spain’s Christmas lottery
MADRID: An unemployed Senegalese man who was rescued by the Spanish coastguard after making a risky journey from Morocco eight…