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Four US Air Force helicopter crew members killed in UK crash
January 8, 2014
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
January 8, 2014
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
January 8, 2014
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
January 7, 2014
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
January 7, 2014
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
January 7, 2014
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
January 6, 2014
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
January 6, 2014
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
January 6, 2014
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
January 6, 2014
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…