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Athens: At least 10,000 people are protesting in the Greek capital Athens to demand a proper investigation into this week's deadly train crash, an RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Sunday. more
Peru: Attacks on police station, military base leave 27 injured, say authorities

Lima: Several hundred protesters have attacked a police station, a military base and a courthouse in southeast Peru, injuring at least 27 people, including seven civilians, the Peruvian D ...

Pakistan: Five die in road mishap in DI Khan

Islamabad: Two children were among five people who died on Saturday when a truck collided with a container near Mughal Kot police station in Dera Ismail Khan region of Pakistan, media rep ...

Hong Kong demands probe as protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' played instead of Chinese national anthem during sports event

Sarajevo: Pro-democracy protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' was recently played during a sports event in Bosnia and Herzegovina, instead of China's official 'March of the Vo ...

China demands US stops all military contact with Taiwan: Defense Ministry

Beijing: China demands that the United States stop all military contact with Taiwan and stop arms sales to the island, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Tan Kefei said.

Haiti: Surge in gun trafficking fuels spike in gang violence

New York: Increasingly sophisticated and high-calibre firearms and ammunition are being trafficked into Haiti, fuelling an ongoing surge of gang violence that has plagued residents for mo ...

Indonesia: 16 die as fire breaks out at fuel storage station in Jakarta

Jakarta: A fire broke out at a fuel storage station in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta which left at least 16 people dead, media reports said on Saturday.

Niger joins crucial UN transboundary water-sharing accord

New York: Niger announced on Thursday that it is to join a key UN water-sharing agreement with its Lake Chad neighbours in the increasingly drought-prone Sahel region.

Former Pakistani hockey player Shahida Raza dies in Italian shipwreck

Islamabad: Former hockey player Shahida Raza was among the Pakistani citizens who lost their lives after a wooden sailing boat, which was carrying migrants, crashed against rocks on the s ...

US: Two persons arrested for illegally exporting technology to Russia

Washington: Two Kansas men were arrested today on charges related to a years-long scheme to circumvent U.S. export laws that included the illegal export of aviation-related technology to ...