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North Korea ‘executes defence chief’ who fell asleep at meeting
May 13, 2015
North Korea ‘executes defence chief’ who fell asleep at meeting
North Korea has executed its defence chief on treason charges, Seoul’s National Intelligence Service was quoted as telling lawmakers on…
Death toll climbs to 7 in Philadelphia train wreck
May 13, 2015
Death toll climbs to 7 in Philadelphia train wreck
The engineer at the controls of an Amtrak train that hurtled off the tracks while rounding a sharp curve refused…
Kerry says ‘critical moment’ for Russia to fulfil Ukraine truce
May 13, 2015
Kerry says ‘critical moment’ for Russia to fulfil Ukraine truce
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday said it was a critical moment for Russia and separatists to fulfil…
Police: Motorcycle gunmen kill 43 in bus attack in Pakistan’s Karachi
May 13, 2015
Police: Motorcycle gunmen kill 43 in bus attack in Pakistan’s Karachi
Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on a bus in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi on Wednesday, killing at least 43…
No sign of missing US aid helicopter after second Nepal quake
May 13, 2015
No sign of missing US aid helicopter after second Nepal quake
A daylong search failed to find a missing US Marine helicopter on Wednesday, a day after the second Nepal earthquake…
Report: Germany gives huge amount of phone, text data to US
May 12, 2015
Report: Germany gives huge amount of phone, text data to US
Germany's BND intelligence agency sends mammoth amounts of phone and text data to the US National Security Agency (NSA) each…
Britain refuses to participate in EU migrant resettlement plan
May 12, 2015
Britain refuses to participate in EU migrant resettlement plan
Britain said on Tuesday it would not participate in any European Union plan to resettle refugees using country quotas, saying…
Government officials: Greece tapped reserves at IMF to make debt repayment
May 12, 2015
Government officials: Greece tapped reserves at IMF to make debt repayment
Greece tapped emergency reserves in its holding account at the International Monetary Fund to make a crucial 750 million euro…
Egypt’s GB Auto Q1 net profit falls to LE47.15mn
May 12, 2015
Egypt’s GB Auto Q1 net profit falls to LE47.15mn
Egyptian auto distributor GB Auto's first-quarter net profit fell to LE47.148 million ($6.18 million) from LE71.5 million a year ago,…
Kerry to explore Putin’s flexibility on Ukraine, Syria
May 12, 2015
Kerry to explore Putin’s flexibility on Ukraine, Syria
US Secretary of State John Kerry hopes to explore Russia's willingness to curb its involvement in Ukraine and its support…