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Powerful gas explosions in Taiwan kill 20, injure 270
Gas leaks triggered a series of powerful explosions in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, killing at least 20 people…
Train/bus collision leads to 10 deaths in a bridal party
A train smashed into a crowded bus carrying a bridal party west of Dhaka early morning today, leaving at least…
Gaza 72-hour ceasefire period begins today as casualties soar
A 72-hour Gaza ceasefire period began earlier today, the most ambitious attempt so far to end more than three weeks…
Palestinian children killed in Israeli attacks despite ceasefire
Eight Palestinians, including at least two children, were killed by Israeli tank fire in the southern Gaza Strip earlier today,…
U.N. overwhelmed by Gaza crisis as death toll mounts
The United Nations in Gaza is struggling to withstand a flood of almost a quarter of a million refugees into…
13 cases of gold smuggling by Air India staffers bought to light
Indian authorities have found 13 cases of gold smuggling by employees of the national carrier, Air India, over the past…
US House of Representatives votes to sue Obama
The Republican-led House of Representatives voted yesterday to sue President Barack Obama for allegedly overstepping his powers, a move swiftly…
Israel mobilises 16,000 additional reservists
Israel mobilised 16,000 additional reservists, taking their total to 86,000, as military operations in the Gaza Strip continue, an army…
Deaths in shelling of Gaza school enrage UN as US agrees to sell more ammunition to Israel to replenish dwindling stocks
More than 100 Palestinians were killed yesterday in one of the most blood soaked days in the wretched Gaza Strip,…