Six dead, dozens still missing after China mine collapse
AFP :Dozens of people remained missing on Friday following a collapse at a coal mine in northern China that killed six, state media reported.A rescue...
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US billionaire financier Thomas Lee found dead at 78
BBC Online :A US billionaire financier who helped pioneer the debt-fuelled corporate acquisition known as a leveraged buyout has been found dead, his family says.In...
Modi calls for World Bank reform at G20 finance meet
AFP :Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi added his voice Friday to calls for the reform of global lenders such as the World Bank, as G20...
Heavy snow snarls travel as winter storms hit US
AFP :Powerful winter storms lashed the United States on Wednesday, with heavy snow snarling travel across wide areas, even as unusual warmth was expected in...
305 nominations for Nobel Peace Prize: institute
AFP :A total of 305 nominations have been submitted for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel Institute said on Wednesday, remaining tight-lipped about the...
Pollution fears over Turkey earthquake waste
AFP :Half a dozen dump trucks offloaded their potentially hazardous cargo of rubble in a cloud of dust by a roadside in Antakya, Turkey, one...
Frantic search for dozens missing in Brazil floods
AFP : Rescuers in southeastern Brazil scrambled Tuesday to find survivors among dozens of people still missing after record rainfalls caused flooding and mudslides that...
North Korea may try to pressure US with ICBM, nuclear tests
AFP : North Korea could test-fire intercontinental ballistic missiles on a lower, longer trajectory and conduct its seventh nuclear test this year to perfect its...
Blinken to Turkey: The United States is here with aid
Reuters :US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday announced further aid to Turkey and said Washington would provide longer-term help to Ankara as it...
Russia and China have a stranglehold on the world’s food security
Bloomberg :The cargo trapped for months at the Dutch port of Rotterdam was so precious that the United Nations intervened to mediate its release. The...
14 die in Pakistan bus accident
Dawn .com :At least 14 members of a wedding party, including women and children, were killed and 64 people were injured after a bus fell...
IAEA finds uranium enriched to 84pc in Iran
Reuters :The UN nuclear watchdog has found uranium enriched to 84% in Iran – very close to weapons grade – diplomats said on Monday, while...