12 militants killed in S. Afghanistan

5 years ago

TIRIN KOT, Afghanistan –A total of 12 militants were confirmed dead as Afghan fighting aircrafts targeted Taliban hideouts in Deh Rawad district of the southern Uruzgan province, an army statement...

145 whales die on remote New Zealand beach

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WELLINGTON –Up to 145 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding on a remote part of a small New Zealand island, authorities said Monday.  The stranding was...

Separated Bhutanese twins leave Australia hospital

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MELBOURNE –"Cheeky" Bhutanese conjoined twins who were successfully separated after a marathon operation in Australia left hospital Monday, with doctors saying they had made an excellent recovery and were starting...

Russian seizure of Ukrainian naval ships off Crimea sparks alarm

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KIEV – Russia has seized three Ukrainian naval ships in waters near Moscow-annexed Crimea, raising fears of military escalation and prompting an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on...

California's deadliest wildfire finally tamed

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LOS ANGELES – The deadliest and most destructive fire in California's history was finally brought totally under control by firefighters, more than two weeks after it erupted, authorities said on...

Typhoon Usagi kills 1 in southern Vietnam

5 years ago

HO CHI MINH CITY –Typhoon Usagi, which made landfall in Vietnam's southern region, has killed one person and damaged many houses, boats and roads, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural...

At least 22 Afghan police killed in Taliban ambush: official

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HERAT, Afghanistan –At least 22 police were killed in a Taliban ambush in western Afghanistan, a health official said Monday, in another blow to Afghan forces already suffering record casualties.  ...

Kartarpur Corridor to help people visit Guru Nanak's sacred place: PM Modi

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New Delhi  –Kartarpur Corridor featured in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 50th episode of Mann Ki Baat radio programme on Sunday.  "Government has made a very important decision -...

Indian ministers to attend ceremony in Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD –Two Indian ministers have accepted an invitation to attend the opening of a new Pakistani border crossing for Sikh pilgrims, in a rare sign of cooperation between the two...

Taiwan rejects same-sex marriage in referendum

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Taipei ,Taiwan – A public vote held in Taiwan rejected the legalisation of same-sex marriage in the island-nation, despite a 2017 high court ruling in favour of such unions. Quoting state...

Strong 6.1-magnitude quake shakes Colombian Caribbean islands

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BOGOTA –A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook Colombian-owned islands in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday, but authorities said there was no need for a tsunami alert.  The quake struck...

22 dead, scores feared drowned after Uganda boat sinks

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MUTIMA, Uganda – Twenty-two people have died and more than 60 are feared drowned after a pleasure boat sank on Lake Victoria, Ugandan police said Sunday.  The vessel...

US, South Korea scale back military exercise

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WASHINGTON –The United States and South Korea have scaled down an annual joint military exercise scheduled for the spring of 2019 to facilitate nuclear talks with North Korea, US Defense...

6 killed in oil tank truck fire in southern Vietnam

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HANOI – A petrol tank truck fire broke out Thursday morning in Vietnam's southern Binh Phuoc province, leaving at least six people, including a family of four, killed and dozens...

Five dead, 18 hurt as car rams into children in China

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BEIJING – A car rammed into a group of schoolchildren crossing a street in front of an elementary school in northeast China on Thursday, killing five people and injuring another...