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Myanmar seeks WHO help with swine flu outbreak

Myanmar seeks WHO help with swine flu outbreak

YANGON: Myanmar health authorities have asked the UN's health agency for help to combat a deadly outbreak of swine flu that has sparked alarm in the…

Pakistan village council orders ‘revenge rape’ of girl

London: Some 20 people from Multan, Pakistan, have been arrested for ordering the rape of a teenage girl, in revenge for a rape her brother allegedly committed, reports BBC. Police said the families of the two girls are related. Members of both had joined forces to decide what should be done. "A…
North Korea marks ‘Victory Day’

North Korea marks ‘Victory Day’

PYONGYANG: In heavy rain, North Koreans put down their umbrellas to bow before the mausoleum of founder Kim Il Sung and his son on Thursday as the country…

France to conduct asylum seeker checks in Libya: Macron

ORLeANS: France will set up processing centres this summer in Libya for asylum seekers trying to reach Europe across the Mediterranean, President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday, reports AFP. "The idea is to create hotspots to avoid people taking crazy risks when they are not all eligible for…

US-backed Syrian fighters control almost half of Raqqa

Raqqa: US-backed Syrian fighters have captured almost half of Raqqa from the Islamic State group, but the push into the northern city has slowed due to large amounts of explosives planted by the extremists and their counteroffensives, a spokeswoman for the fighters and a monitoring group said Thursday,…

Amusement ride accident kills one in US

CHICAGO: A malfunction in an amusement ride at the Ohio State Fair sent riders catapulting through the air Wednesday, killing one and injuring seven, US media reported. Ohio Governor John Kasich ordered all the fair rides shut down after the accident on the Fire Ball ride, a giant pendulum that swings…

Trump’s transgender military ban ‘not worked out yet’

London: The White House has not yet decided how it will implement the president's ban on transgender people serving in the US military, reports BBC. Trump's surprise Twitter announcement on Wednesday has been met with criticism from rights groups. Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the…

Netanyahu wants to expel Al-Jazeera for ‘inciting violence’

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he wants to expel Qatari broadcaster Al-Jazeera from Israel amid tensions over a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, reports AFP. "The Al-Jazeera channel continues to incite violence around the Temple Mount," Netanyahu wrote in a Facebook…
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