Six Sri Lankans knifed to death in Canada
Reuters : Six people from Sri Lanka, including a mother and four young children, were knifed to death in the Canadian capital Ottawa late on...
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India opens new naval base near Maldives
Reuters : India on Wednesday opened a new naval base on its Indian Ocean island close to the Maldives, as ties with Male remain tense...
275 pupils missing after gunmen storm school in Nigeria
Al Jazeera : Hundreds of people are missing after gunmen attacked a school in northwestern Nigeria in the second mass abduction within a week in...
US embassy warns of imminent attack in Moscow
Reuters : The US embassy in Russia warned that “extremists” had imminent plans for an attack in Moscow, hours after Russian security services said they...
Sweden officially joins Nato
Deutsche Welle : After two centuries of neutrality and two years of diplomacy, Sweden officially became the 32nd member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization...
IS militants kill 18 people in Syria
AP : Islamic State militants attacked villagers collecting truffles in eastern Syria on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and leaving dozens injured and missing,...
Cancer-causing chemical found in US acne treatments
Reuters : High levels of cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected in some acne treatments from brands including Estee Lauder’s Clinique, Target’s Up & Up and...
Russia, China eye nuclear power plant on moon
Deutsche Welle : Moscow plans to contribute its expertise in “nuclear space energy” to a joint lunar program with China, including a nuclear power plant...
ASEAN, Australia decry actions that ‘endanger peace’ in South China Sea
AFP : Southeast Asian and Australian leaders on Wednesday warned against actions that “endanger peace” in the South China Sea, following fresh confrontations between Beijing...
Buried clothes, bones, DNA help identify Colombia’s missing
AFP : Two decades after her son went missing, Soledad Ruiz was handed a small coffin containing his remains, identified using DNA and the sweater...
Gaza ceasefire talks end with no breakthrough
Reuters : Ceasefire talks between Hamas and mediators broke up on Tuesday in Cairo with no breakthrough, with just days left to halt fighting in...
Gaza ceasefire talks end with no breakthrough
Reuters : Ceasefire talks between Hamas and mediators broke up on Tuesday in Cairo with no breakthrough, with just days left to halt fighting in...