Afghan talks to kick off as Kabul set to free Taliban prisoners
Al Jazeera :Peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban are expected to start in Qatar within a week once the final batch of...
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India: Death toll in Kerala tea plantation landslide rises
Al Jazeera News :The death toll from a landslide at a tea plantation in the southern Indian state of Kerala rose to 43 on Sunday...
Indonesia’s Sinabung volcano sends ash 5km into sky
AP :The rumbling Mount Sinabung on Indonesia’s Sumatra island sent a column of volcanic materials as high as 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) into the sky...
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national security law
Reuters, Hong Kong :Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai became the highest-profile arrest under a new national security law on Monday, detained over suspected collusion...
Beirut blast destroys iconic 19th Century Palace
AP :Last week’s Beirut blast destroyed the 160-year-old landmark Sursock Palace, one of the most storied buildings in the Lebanese capital which withstood two world...
Kerala plane crash ‘Black boxes’ from Air India jet found
BBC online :Investigators have found the so-called “black boxes” of a plane that crashed in the southern India state of Kerala, killing at least 18...
South Korea floods, landslides kill dozens, displace thousands
Al Jazeera :At least 30 people have died, and 12 remain missing after 46 days of heavy rains in South Korea, with the country’s longest...
Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka’s PM after record victory
Al Jazeera :Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa has been sworn in as the country’s prime minister for the fourth time after his party secured...
South Korea floods, landslides kill 26 as heavy rains continue
Reuters, Seoul : At least 26 people have died after 46 days of heavy rains in South Korea, with the country’s longest monsoon in seven...
Two ex-Green Berets sentenced to 20 years for Venezuela attack
Al Jazeera News :A Venezuelan court has sentenced two former United States Army Special Forces soldiers – Green Berets – to 20 years in prison...
Russian city holds another anti-Kremlin protest over detained governor
Reuters, Moscow :About 3,000 people joined another march in the Russian far eastern city of Khabarovsk on Saturday in protest over President Vladimir Putin’s handling...
Kozhikode crash: Digital flight data recorder, cockpit voice recorder recovered
PTI :The digital flight data recorder (DFDR) and the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) have been recovered from the Air India Express plane at the Kozhikode...