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somalia attack deadly
June 20, 2013

Deadly attack on UN office in Somalia

MOGADISHU -Somalia’s Al-Qaeda linked Shebab insurgents shot and blasted their way into the United Nations compound in Mogadishu Wednesday, leaving nine people dead in the most serious attack on the UN in the troubled country in recent years.Three foreigners in the UN compound died in the ...

Deadly rocket attack on Iran exiles in Iraq

BAGHDAD  - A deadly attack on a camp near Baghdad housing Iranian exiles Saturday killed two residents, the second such assault on the group this year as its members await resettlement outside Iraq.It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack involving at least half a dozen mortar ...

deadly building mumbai collapse
June 11, 2013

Mumbai building in deadly collapse

MUMBAI : An apartment block collapsed in central Mumbai on Monday evening, killing at least one person with more feared trapped inside, police said, on the second day of heavy monsoon rains in the city."We have information that one person is dead. Rescue operations are on, but they are difficult ...

Bangladesh garment sales soar despite deadly incidents

DHAKA - Bangladesh’s exports rose 15.43 per cent in May to $2.54b from a year earlier thanks to stronger clothing sales, the Export Promotion Bureau said on Sunday, even as the country reviews safety standards at factories after two deadly incidents. Garment exports totalled $19.3b for the 11 ...

deadly car bomb strikes benghazi
May 14, 2013

Deadly car bomb strikes Benghazi

BENGHAZIA powerful car bomb exploded Monday near a hospital in the Libyan city of Benghazi, killing and wounding dozens in what officials said was the first such attack on civilians since Moammar Gaddafi’s ouster.Officials gave contradicting death tolls, however, as information trickled in ...

a deadly price clothing
May 13, 2013

A deadly price for our clothing

The deadly collapse of a building in Bangladesh late last month made news around the world and brought the country back into the Western media spotlight. On 24th April, Rana Plaza, a eight-story building housing several garment factories, and situated in Savar, 24 km outside the Bangladeshi ...

iraq syria deadly sectarian unrest
April 28, 2013

Iraq PM points to Syria over deadly ‘sectarian’ unrest

BAGHDAD:  Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pointed a finger on Saturday at the civil war in neighbouringSyriafor the return of sectarian strife toIraq, as a five-day wave of violence has killed 215 people. And the head of the Sahwa anti-Qaeda militia forces threatened war on militants if ...

Bulgaria re-enacts deadly anti-Israeli bombing

IHTIMAN, Bulgaria : Bulgarian investigators on Friday re-enacted a July 2012 bomb attack blamed bySofiaon Hezbollah that killed five Israelis, blowing up two old buses and 11 silicon mannequins in a controlled explosion. The aim was “to provide information and important evidence on the type ...

Egypt balloon flights resume after deadly crash

CAIRO : Hot air balloon flights resumed in the city of Luxor on Sunday, nearly two months after a deadly accident killed 19 tourists, Egyptian officials told AFP.Four flights took off from the ancient temple city, with around 70 tourists on board, said Ahmed Abboud who heads the Balloon Flights ...

US offers condolences to Iran over deadly quake

WASHINGTON   - The White House has expressed condolences to its long-time foe Iran over an earthquake which killed 37 people and damaged dozens of villages near its sole nuclear power plant. National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden also said in a statement that Washington ...

egypt edge deadly sectarian clashes
April 09, 2013

Egypt on edge after deadly sectarian clashes

CAIRO (AFP) - Egypt was on edge Monday after a night of sporadic violence outside Cairo’s main cathedral following the death of seven people in clashes between Christians and Muslims.Islamist President Mohamed Mursi has promised to launch an immediate investigation into the bloodshed.Calm was ...

Deadly floods hit Mauritian capital

PORT LOUIS - Ten people were killed in floods caused by sudden rains in Port Louis, the capital of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, the police information centre. Police said six bodies were found in a pedestrian subway. One body was found near the port and two more in an underground carpark, ...

Deadly clashes in Egypt follow football verdicts

PORT SAID, Egypt- Twenty-six people were killed in Port Said on Saturday after 21 Egyptian football fans and club members were sentenced to death over a deadly post-match riot last year in the canal city.The clashes erupted after a Cairo court handed down the death sentences over the football riot ...

Deadly US storm snarls post Christmas travel

CHICAGO  - A massive winter storm system that whipped up tornadoes, ice and snow from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes and killed at least six people on Christmas was moving slowly eastward Wednesday.Hundreds of flights were cancelled and people were warned to stay home rather than brave ...

deadly journalists worldwide
December 19, 2012

Deadly year for journalists worldwide

NEW YORK - The year 2012 is likely to be one of the deadliest for journalists around the world, with at least 67 killed while doing their jobs, a US-based media rights group said Tuesday. The Committee to Protect Journalists said the number of deaths is up 42 percent from last year, due in large ...

Deadly Israel raid on Gaza violated war laws

JERUSALEM  - The Israeli army committed a clear violation of the laws of war when it killed 12 Palestinians, including women and children, in an air strike on a Gaza home last month, Human Rights Watch charged on Friday.The raid, carried out during Israel’s eight-day Operation Pillar of ...

deadly train attack thailand
November 19, 2012

Deadly train attack in Thailand

BANGKOK (AFP) - Suspected militants detonated a bomb under a train in Thailand’s insurgency-riven deep south on Sunday, leaving one person dead and 15 wounded, police said. The device, which killed a defence volunteer, was buried under the railway in the flashpoint district of Rueso in ...

Deadly clashes in ex-Gaddafi bastion

TRIPOLI (AFP) - Fresh clashes in a former bastion of Moammar Gaddafi killed at least 26 people, as confusion swirled on Sunday over the fate of one of his most-wanted former aides, Mussa Ibrahim.The government had announced Saturday that Ibrahim, mouthpiece of the toppled regime, had been captured ...

Deadly floods hit southern Spain

MADRID (AFP) - At least eight people, including a young girl and an elderly woman, have died in Spain as a result of floods brought on by downpours, regional officials said on Saturday. Four people died in the Andalusia region, including a woman in her 80s, a couple found in their car and a man who ...

Deadly floods hit southern Spain

MADRID  - At least eight people, including a young girl and an elderly woman, have died in Spain as a result of floods brought on by downpours, regional officials said on Saturday. Four people died in the Andalusia region, including a woman in her 80s, a couple found in their car and a man who ...

Deadly python hitches ride in car bonnet

A BRITISH couple were left rattled when they discovered a five-metre python hitching a ride underneath their car bonnet. Marlene Swart and Leon Swanepoel were touring Kruger National Park while on holiday in South Africa when their vehicle was targeted by the deadly snake. The pair were on the ...

Deadly Iraq attacks overshadow Eid preparations; over 80 killed

BAGHDAD (AFP) - A spate of attacks that killed 82 people in Iraq overshadowed preparations to mark the end of the holy month of Ramazan on Friday, amid warnings insurgents would look to carry out further deadly strikes.The violence, the worst in more than three weeks, hit 15 cities across the ...

Deadly pirate attack off Nigerian coast

LAGOS  - Gunmen attacked a barge belonging to an oil services company off the coast of Nigeria on Saturday, killing two Nigerian sailors and kidnapping four foreigners, officials said. The suspected sea pirates stormed the vessel in the Gulf of Guinea, an area that has seen a sharp spike in ...

Deadly quake kills 16 in Italy

CAVEZZO, Italy - An earthquake killed at least 16 people in northern Italy on Tuesday, damaging buildings and spreading fear among thousands of residents living in tents after a similarly strong tremor in the same region flattened their homes nine days ago.Officials said 200 people had been injured ...

Deadly blast overshadows Yemen leader swearing-in

SANAA - A suicide bom-ber blew up a vehicle outside a presidential palace in southeastern Yemen Saturday, killing 26 elite troops and overshadowing the swearing in of the first new president in Sanaa since 1978.A military official said the bombing in the Hadramawt provincial capital Mukalla bore ...

hamza role deadly drugs
February 02, 2012

Hamza has no role in making of deadly drugs

LAHORE – Hamza Shahbaz has no investment, control or involvement in the affairs of the pharmaceutical business currently under investigations on account of deaths by PIC medicines. This was said by his spokesperson.The spokesman stated that Hamza Shahbaz  absolutely has no business or ...

blood helps diagnose deadly mad disease
January 16, 2012

Blood test helps diagnose deadly mad cow disease

A NEW blood test to identify the human form of mad cow disease is being developed by British scientists.  Researchers have created the test for the deadly variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), which is being offered to British patients for the first time. Experts said the test represented ...

Curfew clamped on Nigerian city after deadly clashes | Mob attacks mosque in southern country during fuel protest

KANO, Nigeria  - Nigerian police and protesters clashed on Monday and three people were shot dead as tens of thousands demonstrated nationwide over fuel price hikes and a general strike shut down the country.The launch of what unions called an indefinite strike came at a crucial moment for ...

Deadly mushroom meal prepared in Australia

SYDNEY  - A New Year’s Eve meal containing Death Cap mushrooms that left two Chinese people dead was prepared by a chef for his co-workers at a Canberra restaurant, health officials said on Friday.Chef Liu Jun and kitchen hand Tsou Hsiang were named as the victims of the fungi used in a ...

Suspects Allied Forces Lured Deadly Raid
November 30, 2011

US suspects allied forces lured into deadly raid

WASHINGTON NATO forces may have been lured into attacking friendly Pakistani border posts in a calculated manoeuvre by Taliban, according to preliminary US military reports on the deadliest friendly fire incident with Pakistan since the Afghanistan war began. The NATO airstrike killed 24 Pakistani ...

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