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Violent weekend leaves 22 dead in northern Mexico
Authorities found five bodies in Mexico\'s northern state of Nuevo Leon on Sunday, adding to three days of violence that left 22 ...Taliban launches suicide attack on Afghan parliament
A Taliban suicide bomber and six gunmen attacked the Afghan parliament on Monday, wounding at least 19 people and sending a plume ...Heatwave kills more than 180 in Pakistan
An intense heat wave killed more than 180 people over the weekend in Pakistan\'s southern city of Karachi, officials said on Monday, ...Chinese dog meat festival underway despite outcry
Campaigners protesting at China\'s annual dog meat festival, which sees thousands of canines butchered and eaten, were forcibly dispersed by unidentified men ...Indian police arrest Bollywood director accused of rape
Indian police said Monday they have arrested the Bollywood director Mahmood Farooqui after an American woman accused him of rape.Germany frees al-Jazeera journalist
German authorities on Monday ordered the release of Al-Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour, two days after detaining him at the request of his ...Britain, France demand Iran nuclear inspections
Britain and France insisted Monday that any deal on Iran\'s contested nuclear programme must include a comprehensive verification regime to ensure Tehran ...Chilean authorities declare environmental emergency
Authorities in Chile\'s largest city shut down hundreds of businesses and ordered hundreds of thousands of cars off the streets on Monday ...Modi leads International Yoga Day celebrations in India
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led tens of thousands of people in a yoga session in the center of the capital on ...Chad bans Islamic face veil after suicide bombings
Chad\'s decision to ban women from wearing the Islamic veil, which came two days after bloody suicide bombings hit the capital, has ...




