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Libya oil storage tanks ablaze after assault by IS
January 7, 2016
Libya oil storage tanks ablaze after assault by IS
Shelling by so-called Islamic State (IS) on two oil terminals in Libya has started fires that have spread to giant…
North Korea ready to test nuclear H-bomb
January 6, 2016
North Korea ready to test nuclear H-bomb
International scepticism and condemnation have greeted North Korea’s claim to have successfully carried out an underground hydrogen bomb test. If…
North Korea nuclear H-bomb claims greeted with scepticism
January 6, 2016
North Korea nuclear H-bomb claims greeted with scepticism
International scepticism and condemnation have greeted North Korea’s claim to have successfully carried out an underground hydrogen bomb test. If…
Europe to build moon town by 2030
January 5, 2016
Europe to build moon town by 2030
A MANNED base on the moon should become reality by 2030, according to the European Space Agency. ESA chiefs say…
Mexican mayor killed a day after taking office
January 5, 2016
Mexican mayor killed a day after taking office
The mayor of a municipality in Mexico was slain by armed men inside her home on Saturday — one day…
Over 40 people die in Poland due to cold weather
January 4, 2016
Over 40 people die in Poland due to cold weather
Officials in Poland say that over 40 people have died of hypothermia or fallen to their deaths in the mountains…
Pakistan hangs four over Peshawar school attack
December 2, 2015
Pakistan hangs four over Peshawar school attack
Pakistan has hanged four men linked to last December’s massacre at an army school which killed more than 150 people,…
Hurricane Patricia: Risk of floods and landslides
October 24, 2015
Hurricane Patricia: Risk of floods and landslides
Mexico’s president has warned that Hurricane Patricia still poses a threat of floods and landslides as it brings heavy rain…
Philippines battered as Typhoon Koppu barrels in
October 19, 2015
Philippines battered as Typhoon Koppu barrels in
A powerful typhoon is battering the northern Philippines, with at least one person dead, several missing and thousands forced to…
Israel, U.S. signal security ties back on track after Iran feud
October 19, 2015
Israel, U.S. signal security ties back on track after Iran feud
Israel and the United States signaled on Sunday they were starting to put disputes over the Iran nuclear deal behind…