‘China police fire on Tibetans after self-immolations’
BEIJING: Chinese police have fired on Tibetan protesters demonstrating after a series of deadly self-immolations by people from Tibet campaigning…
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3 AU soldiers, civilian killed in Shebab attack on base
MOGADISHU: Three African Union soldiers and a civilian were killed Thursday after Shebab militants staged a brazen attack on the…
Ukraine truce hangs in balance after ‘difficult’ talks
DONETSK, Ukraine: The latest push for peace in Ukraine appeared moribund on Thursday after initial talks failed to agree when…
Arson attack on Swedish mosque injures five people
STOCKHOLM: An arsonist set fire to a mosque in central Sweden on Thursday injuring five people, police said, as the…
22 soldiers killed in speedboat attack on Libya’s oil ports
BENGHAZI, Libya: Islamists killed at least 22 soldiers Thursday after a surprise attack in which they used speedboats in a…
Sierra Leone nurses strike over Ebola hazard pay amid lockdown
FREETOWN: Nurses at a public hospital in northern Sierra Leone were on strike on Thursday (Dec 25) to demand hazard…
India police formally charge Uber driver with rape: Report
NEW DELHI: Police on Wednesday (Dec 24) formally charged an Uber taxi driver with the rape of a passenger in…
Separatist militants kill dozens in India’s northeast
GUWAHATI, India: Violence in the restive Indian state of Assam has killed 68 people including 12 children, authorities said on…