DR Congo opposition plans election protest defying ban
Al Jazeera : Opposition candidates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s presidential election in which early results show the incumbent with a large lead,...
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Korea kicks off key party meeting
AFP : North Korea has opened a year-end ruling party meeting attended by leader Kim Jong Un, state media said Wednesday, with key policy decisions...
Seven dead after storms pound eastern Australia
AFP : Rescue crews were Wednesday searching for survivors after seven people died in heavy storms across Australia’s eastern seaboard, including a 40-year-old woman sucked...
India deploys warships to Arabian Sea after tanker attack
Al Jazeera : The Indian Navy has dispatched guided missile destroyers to the Arabian Sea after an attack on an Israel-linked chemical tanker off its...
Tens of thousands affected flood Thailand
Al Jazeera : Tens of thousands of people in southern Thailand have been affected by severe flooding that has submerged roads and railways, forced schools...
Ukraine strikes Russian naval landing warship
Reuters : Ukraine struck a large Russian landing warship in Crimea with cruise missiles in an overnight attack that killed at least one person and...
‘Massacre’ as Israel steps up Gaza bombardment for Christmas
Al Jazeera : More than 100 people have been killed in Israeli air raids overnight in central Gaza.At least 70 people were killed in strikes...
Opposition backers tear-gassed in Serbia
Al Jazeera : Riot police in Serbia have fired tear gas and pepper spray at opposition supporters demanding the annulment of elections marred by claims...
SL frees 1,000 prisoners in Christmas amnesty
Al Jazeera : Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has granted an amnesty to more than 1,000 convicts and released them from jails across the country...