35 die in Shanghai stampede: New Year tragedy
A stampede by New Year's revellers on Shanghai's historic waterfront killed 35 people and injured…
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Welcome 2015: Sydney heralds New Year with show spectacular
A dazzling display of fireworks lit up Sydney Harbour on Thursday as Australia's biggest city…
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DR Congo freezes rape doctor's account
The hospital of doctor Denis Mukwege, famed for helping rape victims in Democratic Republic of…
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Suicide bomber dressed as woman kills 33 Shiites
A suicide bomber dressed as a woman killed 33 people in central Yemen on Wednesday…
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China detains 15 South Koreans for drug smuggling
Chinese authorities have detained 15 South Koreans for alleged drug smuggling as they were about…
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Saudi King admitted to hospital
Saudi Arabia's ailing King Abdullah, 91, was admitted to hospital on Wednesday for "medical checks,"…
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Palestine mulls joining ICC after UN defeat
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas is to apply immediately to join the International Criminal Court, senior…
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Tunisia swears in 88 year-old Essebsi as president
Anti-Islamist Beji Caid Essebsi, 88, was sworn in as Tunisia's first freely elected president at…
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Saudi, world leading executioner, beheads another Pakistani
Saudi Arabia on Thursday beheaded a Pakistani man for heroin smuggling, the 13th prisoner from…
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Gambia president now home after failed coup
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh returned home overnight after a failed coup by disaffected soldiers while…
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