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Brazil drug gang firefight kills seven

-- 2017-11-26 12:00:00

Seven suspected drug traffickers died in the port area of Rio de Janeiro in two clashes with a rival criminal gang and the police on Saturday, official sources announced. The events took place in the...

China factory blast kills two, wounds 30

-- 2017-11-26 12:00:00

At least two people were killed and 30 others taken to hospital after a massive explosion occurred at a factory in Jiangbei district in Ningbo, a coastal city about 100 kilometres (62 miles) south of...

Survivors recall Egypt attack

AP 2017-11-26 12:00:00

They arrived in five SUVs, took positions across from the mosque’s door and windows, and just as the imam was about to deliver his Friday sermon from atop the pulpit, they opened fire and tossed...

Bali volcano activity prompts 'red warning'

-- 2017-11-26 11:11:04

Airlines have been issued a "red warning" about the danger of volcanic ash in the skies close to Bali after Mount Agung emitted a thick plume of smoke more than 1,500m (4,921ft) high.It is the second...

Nepal goes to historic polls

-- 2017-11-26 10:15:17

Nepalese began voting for a new parliament on Sunday with the army on alert as a series of small blasts blamed on a rogue Maoist group reminded the Himalayan nation of the violence and instability it...

Pakistan calls army over ‘blasphemy’ protests

BBC 2017-11-26 09:50:27

Pakistan's government has called for troops to be deployed in the capital, Islamabad, after violence broke out during protests by Islamists. About 200 people were injured when security forces tried t...

Islamabad clashes leave six dead, hundreds injured

-- 2017-11-26 08:34:57

Six people were killed and hundreds wounded as law enforcement agencies finally acted under court orders on Saturday to disperse protesters who had camped out at Islamabad's Faizabad Interchange for n...

Dublin to veto Brexit talks

-- 2017-11-26 07:10:17

Ireland’s EU commissioner said Dublin would “continue to play tough” over its threat to veto talks about trade after Brexit unless Britain provided guarantees over the border between...

Pola says sorry for racist poster targeting Chinese

Reuters 2017-11-26 02:25:36

A Japanese cosmetics firm has apologised for a sign banning entry for Chinese people posted in one of its outlets, highlighting lingering hostility to foreign visitors from some in Japan as it strives...

Egypt vows forceful response after deadly attack

BBC 2017-11-25 12:00:00

Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has vowed to respond with "the utmost force" after 235 people were killed at a North Sinai mosque during Friday prayers. The al-Rawda mosque in the town of Bir...

Momentum grows for grand coalition in Germany

-- 2017-11-25 11:47:24

Members of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) is likely to approve a renewed coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives if party leaders present a convincing proposal, said a me...

US backpedals on Palestinian office closure

-- 2017-11-25 11:00:22

The Trump administration backtracked Friday on its decision to order the Palestinians’ office in Washington to close, instead saying it would merely impose limitations on the office that it expe...

Georgia hotel fire claims 11 lives

-- 2017-11-25 09:50:49

A fierce fire that broke out at a hotel in Georgia’s Black Sea resort city of Batumi, killed 11 people and injured 19, said Georgia’s interior minister, Giorgi Gakharia on Saturday.  ...

EU gives UK 10-day deadline over Brexit

-- 2017-11-25 05:22:50

The European Union has given UK Prime Minister Theresa May a 10-day “absolute deadline” to improve Brexit divorce offer. Otherwise the country would face failure in persuade EU leaders to...

Beijing nursery children found victim of ‘needle abuse’

-- 2017-11-25 04:22:24

A Beijing nursery is accused of giving injections and feeding drugs to toddlers, in a case that has sparked outrage in China. Authorities are now investigating the nursery, which is a branch of the w...

Sri Lanka condemns Egypt terror attack

-- 2017-11-25 04:08:03

The Sri Lankan government on Saturday vehemently condemned the terrorist attack at a mosque in the Sinai region of Egypt which killed at least 235 people. The foreign ministry in a statement said t...

Assailant kills minor girl in Mexico

-- 2017-11-25 03:54:03

An unidentified assailant killed a 12-year-old girl and raped her two young sisters in their home in the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Juarez. The prosecutor's office in Chihuahua state says...

Pakistan orders TV channels to go off air amid crackdown

-- 2017-11-25 03:25:10

Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has ordered private television channels of the country to go off air on Saturday during a police and paramilitary crackdown on Islamist protester...

Pakistani police fire tear gas at blockading in capital

-- 2017-11-25 02:56:20

Pakistani police used tear gas and watercannon, and fought running battles with stone-throwing Islamist activists, as they moved to a protest by the religious hard-liners.  The clashes began o...

Moroccans pray for 'mercy' rain

BBC 2017-11-25 02:50:09

The king of Morocco called for all mosques in the country to pray for rain on Friday, amid a shortage threatening the country's agriculture. King Mohammed VI had issued a royal decree asking Moroccan...

Trump to call Egypt's president after mosque attack -tweet

-- 2017-11-25 02:20:38

U.S. President Donald Trump said that he would call Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to discuss Friday's terrorist attack at a mosque in North Sinai that left more than 230 people dead. " I wil...

Trump hails military gains and 'big, fat tax cuts'

-- 2017-11-24 12:00:00

U.S. President Donald Trump gave a bullish Thanksgiving address to troops overseas on Thursday, hailing progress in Afghanistan and against ISIS, and telling them they were fighting for “somethi...

China police probe claims of childcare abuse

-- 2017-11-24 12:00:00

Chinese police are investigating claims of sexual molestation and needlemarks on children at a Beijing kindergarten. The official Xinhua news agency said late on Thursday that police were checking all...

UN says Rakhine not safe for Rohingyas’ return

-- 2017-11-24 12:00:00

Conditions in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state “are not in place to enable safe and sustainable returns” of more than 600,000 Rohingya refugees who fled violence to Bangladesh since...

Egypt mosque attack: Death toll rises to 235

FE Online Desk 2017-11-24 12:00:00

Death toll in a bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula on Friday rose to at least 235 till the writing of this report. At least 109 people were also injured in the attac...

Pope faces dilemma over use of 'Rohingya' term in Myanmar

-- 2017-11-24 11:50:42

Pope Francis visits Myanmar next week, a delicate trip for the world's most senior Christian to a majority Buddhist country accused by Washington of the "ethnic cleansing" of Muslim Rohingya people, r...

China cautions Australia over South Sea policy .

-- 2017-11-24 11:42:08

Australia raised concerns on Thursday about the "pace and scale" of China's activities in the disputed zone  part of a wide-ranging document setting out Canberra's foreign engagement strategy....

Beijing slams Australia over South China Sea policy

BBC 2017-11-24 11:17:15

China has criticised Australia for making "irresponsible remarks" over the South China Sea in a policy paper. On Thursday, Australia raised concerns about the "pace and scale" of China's activities i...

Three die as train derails in India

-- 2017-11-24 10:39:26

At least three people were killed and 10 others injured about as a passenger train slipped off the rails in northern India on Friday, the railways ministry said. The train was on its way from Goa in...

Mnangagwa to take oath as Zimbabwe president

BBC 2017-11-24 09:50:34

Emmerson Mnangagwa is to be sworn in as Zimbabwe's president, following the dramatic departure of Robert Mugabe after 37 years of authoritarian rule. The former vice-president - who returned from exi...