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Close to 300 missing after South Korean ferry capsizes

Almost 300 people were missing after a ferry capsized off South Korea on Wednesday, despite frantic rescue efforts involving coastguard…

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‘Blood moon’ eclipse seen over both North and South Americas

Skywatchers in the Americas have caught a rare celestial show caused by the Earth's shadow falling across the Moon.The Moon…

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Syrian army launches all out offensive in Homs

Syrian troops and pro-regime militiamen battled their way into rebel-held neighbourhoods of the central city of Homs on Tuesday after…

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6 dead, dozen injured in Indian bus fire

Indian police said at least six people were burned to death and another 12 seriously injured when a bus caught…

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Owner of collapsed Bangladeshi factory faces possible death sentence

The owner of a nine-storey building that collapsed and killed 1,135 Bangladeshi garment workers in April last year is to…

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Neither side holds upper hand in Syria according to US

The United States on Monday took issue with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s analysis that he has the upper hand in…

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Indian Poll Outcome Won’t Hit Ties: China

Chinese vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin on Monday expressed confidence that whoever came to power after Parliamentary polls in India…

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Obama warns Putin that Moscow faces further action over escalating Ukraine Crisis

Barack Obama has told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a tense phone call that Moscow "would face further costs…

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25 schools being investigated over ‘Trojan Horse’ claims

Birmingham City Council leader Sir Albert Bore has revealed that 25 schools are under investigation in connection with an alleged…

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