Myanmar rebels take control of key town near Chinese border
Reuters :A Myanmar rebel alliance has gained control of a key town along the country’s volatile northern border with China after weeks of fierce fighting...
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Zimbabwe gold mine collapse leaves 11 miners trapped
Reuters :Eleven subsistence mine workers are trapped in an underground shaft after a ground collapse at Zimbabwe’s Redwing Mine, 270 km (167.77 miles) west of...
Iran Guards commander challenges ‘enemy’ naval presence in region
AFP :The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards vowed on Saturday to reach “the enemy” far and near as tensions soar on key shipping routes where...
Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 fleet after midair window blowout
Al Jazeera :Alaska Airlines has said it is grounding its fleet of Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft after a window and piece of fuselage blew...
Four killed as two trains collide in Indonesia
Al Jazeera :Four people have been killed and at least 42 were injured after two commuter trains collided in Indonesia’s West Java province, the authorities...
Neptune and Uranus seen in true colours for first time
BBC Online :Our ideas of the colours of the planets Neptune and Uranus have been wrong, research led by UK astronomers reveals.Images from a space...
Israeli outlines new phase in Gaza war
Reuters :Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday outlined his plans for the next stage of Israel’s war in Gaza and his vision of a future...
Oscar Pistorius released on parole
Al Jazeera :Former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been released on parole from a prison in South Africa nearly 11 years after he shot dead his...
India navy says responding to Liberian-flagged vessel hijack
Al Jazeera :India’s navy says its warship is moving towards a hijacked Liberian-flagged vessel in the Arabian Sea, and aircraft are closely monitoring the situation.A...
Hamburg hospital fire kills four patients
BBC Online :Four people have died in a fire at a hospital near Hamburg, in northern Germany.The fire reportedly broke out at around 22:45 local...
Pakistan’s Senate to delay general elections
Al Jazeera :Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s Senate has passed a non-binding resolution demanding a delay in the national general elections, scheduled on February 8.The upper...
N Korea fires artillery towards South’s islands
Al Jazeera :North Korea has fired more than 200 rounds of artillery shells into the sea near a tense maritime border and towards two South...