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Four US Air Force helicopter crew members killed in UK crash

Four US Air Force helicopter crew members killed in UK crash

All four crew members were killed when their US military helicopter crashed in rural eastern England, the US Air Force…
India targets American expatriate club as diplomatic row escalates

India targets American expatriate club as diplomatic row escalates

India has told the United States it cannot permit non-diplomats to visit a club at its Delhi embassy, escalating a…
Nine killed in India as passengers trapped in burning train

Nine killed in India as passengers trapped in burning train

A fire on a train heading out of the Indian city of Mumbai killed nine people on Wednesday, officials said,…
Syria ships out first batch of chemical weapons materials

Syria ships out first batch of chemical weapons materials

Syria has started moving chemical weapons materials out of the country in the most crucial phase of an internationally backed…
Turkey predicts brief economic impact from graft probe

Turkey predicts brief economic impact from graft probe

Uncertainty caused by Turkey's corruption scandal could hit economic growth in the near term, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on…
34 jihadists dead after rebel clashes in Syria’s Idlib

34 jihadists dead after rebel clashes in Syria’s Idlib

At least 34 jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and another group were killed after clashes…
Egypt’s foreign reserve down by US$700 mn in December

Egypt’s foreign reserve down by US$700 mn in December

Egypt’s reserve of foreign currency dropped by nearly US$700 million in December, a high-profile source at the banking sector revealed. That…
Bangladesh ruling party defiant after vote bloodshed

Bangladesh ruling party defiant after vote bloodshed

Bangladesh's ruling party defied pressure Monday to open talks with the opposition after its walkover win in an election marred…
Yemen tribesmen blow up oil pipeline after checkpoint killing

Yemen tribesmen blow up oil pipeline after checkpoint killing

Tribesmen in Yemen's restive Hadramawt province blew up a major oil pipeline in retaliation for the killing by the army…
Merkel injured skiing, cancels meetings

Merkel injured skiing, cancels meetings

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was injured in a fall while cross-country skiing in Switzerland and has cancelled several meetings in…
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