Mass fish death in Mexico lake
BBC Online :Hundreds of thousands of fish have been washed up on the shores of Lake Cajititlan in the Mexican state of Jalisco over the...
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Ukraine crisis: Troops dump Luhansk airport after clashes
BBC Online :Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from the airport of the eastern city of Luhansk following clashes with pro-Russian rebels, military officials say.The announcement came...
Philippine peacekeepers rescued in Syria’s Golan Heights
BBC Online :Thirty-two Philippine peacekeepers trapped by rebels in the Syrian Golan Heights have been rescued, the UN says.A UN spokesperson said the “situation on...
Anti-Sharif clashes continue in Pakistan
BBC Online :Clashes are continuing in Pakistan between police and protesters demanding the resignation of PM Nawaz Sharif.Police again fired tear gas as the demonstrators...
China rules out open Hong Kong chief executive poll
BBC Online :Chinese authorities have ruled out open nominations for elections to choose Hong Kong’s leader.Authorities said two to three candidates will be nominated by...
Putin for talks on statehood for east Ukraine’
BBC Online :President Putin has called for talks to discuss “statehood” for eastern Ukraine, Russian media report. He said the issue needed to be discussed...
US planes drop aid and strike IS positions near Iraq’s Amerli
BBC Online :US planes have made humanitarian aid drops to the besieged Iraqi town of Amerli, the Pentagon has said.Some 15,000 minority Shia Turkmen in...
Cameron considers ban on UK jihadists returning home
BBC Online :The government is considering temporary bans on British-born jihadists in Iraq and Syria returning to the UK.The BBC understands UK nationals suspected of...
Afghanistan crash kills 23
AP, Kabul :A van slammed into a fuel tanker in western Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 23 people in the latest horrific accident in a country...
Taliban storm Afghan intelligence base
Reuters, Afghanistan :Six people were killed and dozens wounded when two suicide car bombers and Taliban gunmen attacked an office of the Afghan intelligence agency...
Suspected rebels kill Indian soldier in Kashmir
AP, India :Suspected rebels killed one Indian soldier and wounded another Saturday near the highly militarized cease-fire line dividing disputed Kashmir between India and Pakistan,...