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...
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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...
IS claims responsibility for deadly Iran attack
Reuters :Islamic State claimed responsibility on Thursday for two explosions in Iran that killed nearly 100 people and wounded scores at a memorial for top...
Iraq blames US-led coalition for deadly drone strike in Baghdad
Al Jazeera : Iraq’s government has accused the United States-led international coalition forces of carrying out a drone strike targeting an Iran-aligned paramilitary group in...
Biden and Trump make Jan 6 riot a political rallying cry
AP : Former President Donald Trump will spend Saturday’s third anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection on the campaign trail in Iowa, holding two rallies...
Swedish snow chaos leaves 1,000 vehicles trapped
BBC Online : People who got trapped in 1,000 vehicles in heavy snow for more than 24 hours have been evacuated, Swedish authorities say.Rescuers worked...