7 security personnel die in plane crash in Turkey
Al Jazeera News :Seven Turkish security personnel have been killed after a plane belonging to the country’s police force crashed into a mountain in eastern...
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Floyd family sues Minneapolis officers charged in his death
AP, Minneapolis :George Floyd’s family filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the city of Minneapolis and the four police officers charged in his death, alleging...
In protests-hit DRC, a fierce power struggle deepens
Al Jazeera News :On the surface, the recent protests that have swept across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) surround the potential appointment of...
Twitter hacking spree alarms experts
Reuters, Washington :The extraordinary hacking spree that hit Twitter on Wednesday, leading it to briefly muzzle some of its most widely followed accounts, is drawing...
Taiwan holds live-fire drill during war games as tensions rise
Al Jazeera News :Taiwan’s army is carrying out a live-fire drill in the central city of Taichung on Thursday, as part of a major military...
China vows retaliation after Trump ends preferential status for HK
Reuters :President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kong’s special status under US law to punish China for what he called “oppressive...
Flash floods, landslides kill 16 in Indonesia, 23 still missing
Al Jazeera News :Flash floods and landslides have killed at least 16 people and displaced hundreds in the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, according to officials,...
Population in more than 20 countries to halve by 2100 : Study
Al Jazeera News :More than 20 countries, including Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Spain and Thailand, will see their numbers diminish by at least...
Armenia-Azerbaijan border fighting escalates; 16 killed
AP, Yerevan :Armenia and Azerbaijan forces fought on Tuesday with heavy artillery and drones, leaving at least 16 people killed on both sides, including an...
Queen was not informed in advance about Australian PM’s ’75 sacking, show letters
AFP, Sydney :Queen Elizabeth II was not informed in advance about the 1975 dismissal of Australia’s prime minister by her representative in country, letters kept...
More fighting as Taiwan opposition again occupies parliament
Reuters, Taipei :Taiwan’s main opposition party again occupied parliament on Tuesday to protest against the nomination of a close aide to the president to a...
Tunisian PM to reshuffle Cabinet as row with Ennahdha deepens
Al Jazeera News :Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh says he will conduct a cabinet reshuffle in the coming days, amid rising tensions with coalition partner...