Six dead in New York City buildings collapse
BBC Online :At least six people have died and several are missing after a gas leak sparked an explosion which levelled two buildings in New...
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Ousted Libyan PM leaves country
AP, Tripoli :Libya’s ousted prime minister has left the country despite a ban on travel, hours after parliament removed him from office in a no-confidence...
Turkey tense ahead of teenage boy’s funeral
BBC Online :Thousands of people have gathered in Istanbul for the funeral of a teenage boy who died nine months after being injured during Turkish...
Search now in Andaman Sea
BBC Online :Search teams are scouring waters off both sides of the Malaysian peninsula, amid confusion over a missing Malaysia Airlines plane’s last known location.Malaysia’s...
Mamata says Modi is ‘communal’
PTI, New Delhi :Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Wednesday skipped a rally addressed here by TMC chief Mamata Bannerjee who attacked Narendra Modi and ruled...
US man appeared after 25 years on death row
BBC Online :A man who spent more than 25 years on death row in the US state of Louisiana has walked free from prison after...
Michelle Bachelet sworn in as Chile’s president
BBC Online :Michelle Bachelet, 62, has been sworn in as the president of Chile, her second time in office.The socialist leader was inaugurated in a...
3rd anniv of Tsunami disaster
AP, Tokyo :Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to boost rebuilding efforts as the country marked the third anniversary Tuesday of a devastating earthquake and tsunami...
Search widens to Malaysia west coast
Authorities searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have widened their search, amid increasing frustration from passengers’ families.Search teams had expanded their scope to the...
Israel blasts world of hypocrisy over Iran
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the international community of “hypocrisy” over Iran.Mr Netanyahu spoke as the Israeli military unveiled what it alleged was...
22 killed in Egypt bus crash
22 people were killed and many injured when a bus collided with a parked truck near the Egyptian city of Suez early on Tuesday, state...