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Cyclone kills eight in Yemeni coastal province, peters out inland
A rare tropical cyclone struck Yemen\'s arid eastern coastal province of Hadramout on Tuesday and killed eight people before gradually petering out ...Chemical weapons used in Syria fighting
Chemical weapons experts have determined that mustard gas was used during fighting in Syria in August.Maldives declares state of emergency as turmoil deepens
The Maldives declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, as the Indian Ocean island nation\'s political upheaval intensified following a suspected assassination ...South Sudan plane crash kills at least 41 on board and on ground
A Russian-built cargo plane with passengers on board crashed on Wednesday after taking off from the airport in South Sudan\'s capital, killing ...Romanian prime minister resigns following protests over deadly nightclub fire
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced the resignation of his government Wednesday following huge protests in the wake of a nightclub fire ...Serbia, Bosnia show unity at first post-war joint session
The Bosnian and Serbian premiers held their first joint government session since the 1990s Balkan wars on Wednesday, defying the possibility of ...France to lift ban on gay men giving blood
France said Wednesday it will lift a ban on gay men giving blood, but only if they abstain from sex in the ...Crashed Russian plane may have been brought down by explosive device, UK says
Britain said on Wednesday that the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt after taking off from Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh ...Standard Chartered axes 15,000 jobs, announces $5.1 bln capital raise
Asia-focused British bank Standard Chartered said Tuesday it would axe 15,000 jobs and raise $5.1 billion in capital after posting a "disappointing" ...35 killed in Nepal bus accident
A bus packed with passengers riding both inside and on its roof veered off a mountain road in northwest Nepal on Tuesday, ...




