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Over 100 countries adopt global treaty banning nuclear weapons
A global treaty banning nuclear weapons was adopted at the United Nations on Friday despite opposition from the United States,…
Britain sends in task force to help run council after tower block fire
Britain said on Wednesday it was sending in a task force to help run the local authority struggling to cope…
Venezuelan lawmakers beaten, besieged in latest violence
Pipe-wielding government supporters burst into Venezuela's opposition-controlled congress on Wednesday, witnesses said, attacking lawmakers and journalists in the latest flare-up…
North Korea first ICBM Test, Alaska within range
North Korea has test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, the United States confirmed Tuesday as it…
Bangladesh ends search for survivors as factory blast toll hits 13
Bangladesh on Tuesday called off a search for survivors after an explosion at a garment factory killed at least 13…
officer, commits suicide in Turkish court house: Anadolu
An unidentified assailant shot dead a police officer with a rifle before committing suicide with the same weapon in a…
North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of G20 summit
North Korea test-launched a ballistic missile from its western region into the sea off its east coast on Tuesday, South…
Facebook fights US gag order that it says chills free speech
Facebook Inc is challenging a gag order from a US court that is preventing the company from talking about three…
I’ll have a rat with that: San Francisco’s new rodent cafe
The rodent-borne bubonic plague may seem unappetizing, but for a few San Francisco visionaries, it proved just the inspiration needed…