Indonesia nickel plant hit by deadly explosion
Al Jazeera : At least 12 dead and 39 injured in the blast at the nickel processing facility, highlighting dangerous working conditions.An explosion at a...
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Ukraine picks new Christmas date in break with Russian tradition
Al Jazeera : Ukraine will formally mark Christmas Day on December 25 this year, in a symbolic shift away from Russia, which celebrates the holiday...
67pc Israelis for release of hostages in exchange for cease-fire: Poll
Anadolu Agency :Some two-thirds of Israelis, or 67%, support a new deal to release Israeli hostages from Gaza in exchange for a cease-fire in the...
Comparing Gaza war with WWII is justifying brutality: Experts
Al Jazeera :Israel’s campaign of relentless bombardment against the Gaza Strip had been raging for three weeks when the country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was...
Holy sites embrace light transportation solutions
Arab News :The Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites, represented by the General Transport Center, has implemented initiatives aimed at promoting the use...
Plane grounded in France over human trafficking fears
BBC :A plane carrying 303 Indian passengers has been grounded at an airport in north-eastern France on suspicion of human trafficking, French media report.The Airbus...
Japan raises defence budget to record $56bn
Al Jazeera :Japan has loosened its arms exports restrictions to allow it to send domestically produced missiles and artillery to countries that include the United...
India probe into bribery in toxic syrup tests nears completion
Reuters :India is close to finishing an investigation into a “comprehensive and exhaustive” complaint that a state drug regulator, in return for a bribe, helped...
Entire Gaza population facing hunger crisis, famine risk: UN-backed report
Reuters :The entire 2.3 million population of the Gaza Strip is facing crisis levels of hunger and the risk of famine is increasing each day...
Turkey carries out mass detention of ISIL suspects
Al Jazeera :Turkey has arrested hundreds of people suspected of having links to ISIS (ISIL).The roundup was carried out in operations across 32 provinces, Interior...
Russia blasts US on frozen assets as Ukraine bombardment persists
Al Jazeera :Russia has warned that it will react robustly to Western moves to seize its assets or deploy missiles.Moscow could sever diplomatic relations with...
Ethnic minority fighters seize northern town from Myanmar military regime
Al Jazeera :Pick-up trucks carrying ethnic minority fighters rolled into a town in Myanmar’s northeastern Shan state recently cleared of troops from the military regime,...