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1,000 firefighters battle wildfires in central Portugal

1,000 firefighters battle wildfires in central Portugal

-- 2019-07-21 18:10:09

Some 1,000 firefighters are working to contain wildfires in central Portugal that have already injured eight firefighters and 12 civilians, authorities said Sunday. Portugal’s Civil Protection...

Britain mulls sanctions on Iran in tanker row

Britain mulls sanctions on Iran in tanker row

-- 2019-07-21 10:57:15

British ministers are making plans aimed at targeting Iran with sanctions in the aftermath of the Iranian seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf, Reuters reported citing a Daily Telegraph...

Britain calls ship seizure a 'hostile act'

Britain calls ship seizure a 'hostile act'

Reuters 2019-07-21 10:34:20

Britain has denounced Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf as a “hostile act” and rejected Tehran’s explanation that it seized the vessel because it had b...

Death toll from flood reaches 152 in Nepal, India, Bangladesh

Death toll from flood reaches 152 in Nepal, India, Bangladesh

-- 2019-07-20 19:51:40

The death toll in monsoon flooding in South Asia has risen to 152 as millions of people and animals continue to face the brunt in Nepal, India and Bangladesh. At least 90 people have died in Nepal an...

Pakistan aims to bring religious schools into mainstream

Pakistan aims to bring religious schools into mainstream

-- 2019-07-20 18:10:23

Pakistan has agreed on a plan to overhaul instruction at madrasas or religious schools to bring the institutions closer into line with conventional schools and curb extremist teaching, Education Minis...

Mexico fulfils migration pact with US

Mexico fulfils migration pact with US

-- 2019-07-20 12:33:09

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Friday that Mexico has followed through on its commitment to the United States to reduce migration from Central America, as a deadline in a bilateral pa...

Kyoto arson suspect believes studio stole his novel

Kyoto arson suspect believes studio stole his novel

-- 2019-07-20 11:26:07

A man suspected of torching an animation studio and killing 33 people in Japan's worst mass killing in two decades had been convicted of robbery and carried out the attack because he believed his nove...

US will talk to Britain, says Trump

US will talk to Britain, says Trump

-- 2019-07-20 10:41:55

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would talk to the United Kingdom after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said it had seized a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf. Trump made the commen...

Iran denies seizure of second British ship

Iran denies seizure of second British ship

-- 2019-07-20 10:15:13

Britain said Iran seized two oil tankers in the Gulf on Friday and told Tehran to return the vessels or face consequences in the latest confrontation to ratchet up tension along a vital international...

Powerful explosion outside Kabul University kills eight

Powerful explosion outside Kabul University kills eight

-- 2019-07-19 19:52:49

A powerful bomb exploded outside the gates of Kabul University in the Afghan capital on Friday, killing at least eight people and wounding 33, according to police and health officials. Several of the...

Six killed in blasts near Afghan university

Six killed in blasts near Afghan university

-- 2019-07-19 19:52:40

An explosion on Friday near a gate to the campus of Kabul University in the Afghan capital killed six people and injured at least 27 as students waited to take an examination, officials said, reports...

Powerful earthquake jolts Athens

Powerful earthquake jolts Athens

-- 2019-07-19 19:48:22

A strong earthquake has shaken the Greek capital of Athens, knocking out phone networks and power in parts of the city, reports BBC. The earthquake was registered at 5.1 magnitude with an epicentre...

Iran dismisses Trump's claim that US destroyed 'provocative' drone

Iran dismisses Trump's claim that US destroyed 'provocative' drone

-- 2019-07-19 19:34:17

Iran on Friday denied President Donald Trump’s assertion that the US Navy has destroyed one of its drones, saying all of its unmanned planes were accounted for, amid growing international concer...

India's Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi detained

India's Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi detained

-- 2019-07-19 17:21:09

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the general secretary of India's Congress party, was detained on Friday near Varanasi by the Uttar Pradesh police. Local police prevented her from travelling to Sonbhadra distr...

Japan arson suspect identified after blaze kills 33

Japan arson suspect identified after blaze kills 33

-- 2019-07-19 15:32:18

Japanese police have identified the man suspected to have started a fire at an animation studio that killed 33 people as Shinji Aoba, public broadcaster NHK said on Friday. Aoba, who has been in cust...

India says its warships to stay longer in Persian Gulf

India says its warships to stay longer in Persian Gulf

-- 2019-07-19 13:03:29

Indian warships escorting merchant vessels in the Persian Gulf will remain deployed for the longer term, officials with direct knowledge of the matter said, as tensions between Iran and Western powers...

South Asia flooding affects 5.0mn children: UNICEF

South Asia flooding affects 5.0mn children: UNICEF

-- 2019-07-19 11:30:01

Heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides across three countries in South Asia - Bangladesh, India and Nepal - have killed at least 93 children, and put the lives of millions more at risk. UNICEF estim...

US Navy ship 'destroyed' Iranian drone in Gulf

US Navy ship 'destroyed' Iranian drone in Gulf

-- 2019-07-19 10:20:27

The United States said on Thursday that a US Navy ship had "destroyed" an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after the aircraft threatened the vessel, but Iran said it had no information about losi...

Arson at Japan anime studio: At least 33 dead

Arson at Japan anime studio: At least 33 dead

-- 2019-07-18 17:37:48

At least 33 people are dead and dozens injured after a suspected arson attack at an animation studio in Kyoto, Japan, local emergency officials have said. Local media quoted police as saying a man br...

Myanmar filmmaker charged over Facebook posts on army

Myanmar filmmaker charged over Facebook posts on army

-- 2019-07-18 14:17:19

A Myanmar judge on Thursday charged filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi for Facebook posts he made about the powerful military, meaning he will stand trial despite concern over his health and an outcry from...

Defiant Trump intensifies attacks on four congresswomen

Defiant Trump intensifies attacks on four congresswomen

Reuters 2019-07-18 11:58:06

US President Donald Trump stepped up his vilification of four liberal lawmakers as un-American at a raucous rally on Wednesday, underscoring that the attacks will form a key part of his strategy for w...

Organised crime outpaces authorities in Southeast Asia: UN

Organised crime outpaces authorities in Southeast Asia: UN

Reuters 2019-07-18 10:54:10

Transnational crime syndicates are growing more powerful in Southeast Asia and raking in profit by exploiting rampant corruption, weak law enforcement, and lax border controls, the United Nations said...

More than 10 feared dead in Japan studio 'arson'

More than 10 feared dead in Japan studio 'arson'

Reuters 2019-07-18 10:33:32

More than 10 people are feared dead in a suspected case of arson at an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto on Thursday, local media reported. About 10 people were found lying on the seco...

Australia calls on China to allow Uighur mom, son’s travel

Australia calls on China to allow Uighur mom, son’s travel

-- 2019-07-17 22:47:12

The Australian government has called on China to allow an ethnic Uighur mother and son to leave the country, following a public plea from the child's father, reports BBC. Rights groups say China is h...

Pakistan arrests 'mastermind of Mumbai attacks'

Pakistan arrests 'mastermind of Mumbai attacks'

-- 2019-07-17 14:39:12

Pakistan authorities on Wednesday arrested Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of a four-day militant attack on the Indian city of Mumbai in 2008, on terror finance charges, a spokesman for the chief...

Airstrike hits field hospital in Libya; four hurt

Airstrike hits field hospital in Libya; four hurt

-- 2019-07-17 13:18:02

At least four people were injured after an airstrike hit a field hospital in south of the capital Tripoli, said the Health Ministry of Libya's UN-backed government on Tuesday. "The field hospital in...

Mexico curbs migrant flow: Official

Mexico curbs migrant flow: Official

-- 2019-07-17 13:11:05

Mexico has succeeded in "substantially" curbing the flow of undocumented Central American migrants passing through its southern border, the foreign ministry has said. "The flow of irregular entry at...

Death toll in Mumbai building collapse rises to 14

Death toll in Mumbai building collapse rises to 14

-- 2019-07-17 13:03:57

The death toll from a building collapse in Mumbai rose to 14, while eight people have been rescued and hospitalised, Mumbai police said Wednesday. Many people are still feared trapped as the rescue m...

Australian death rate hits all-time low

Australian death rate hits all-time low

-- 2019-07-17 13:03:23

The rate of death in Australia is the lowest it has ever seen, according to data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) on Wednesday. Data revealed that the rate of death i...

Hackers steal millions of Bulgarians' financial data; one arrested

Hackers steal millions of Bulgarians' financial data; one arrested

-- 2019-07-17 12:54:02

Bulgarian police have detained a suspect in a hacking attack on the Balkan country’s National Revenue Agency that led to the leak of personal and financial data of millions of people, an interio...