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North Korea executes defense chief with an anti-aircraft gun
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un had his defence minister executed with anti-aircraft fire for insubordination and dozing off during a formal military ...Nepal earthquake survivors turn to rebuilding homes and lives
Six years ago, Paru Shrestha\'s family tore down their old home in the Nepali town of Sankhu and replaced it with a ...Nepal earthquake aid held up at customs as death toll climbs
Some of the relief material for survivors of Nepal\'s devastating earthquake was being held up at the country\'s only international airport because ...Turkish police fire tear gas, water cannon at May Day protesters
Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon at hundreds of stone-throwing May Day protesters on Friday, after they defied a ban ...Greek PM leaves referendum option open, rules out elections
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday he was confident of an early deal with international creditors, after shaking up his ...Google, Facebook join Red Cross to find thousands missing after Nepal quake
German development worker Caroline Siebald and her boyfriend Charles Gertler, an American glaciologist, were on a rafting trip in Nepal when the ...Thousands of coal workers march in Berlin in protest against climate tax
Thousands of coal miners and workers in coal-fired plants marched in Berlin on Saturday to protest a proposed levy on the oldest, ...Russia boosts energy ties with Argentina
Russia and Argentina on Thursday signed a slew of deals furthering energy ties as Moscow reaches out to allies amid its standoff ...Greek PM meets Merkel, urges speeded up reform-for-cash deal
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called for a speeding up of work to conclude a reform-for-cash deal with euro zone creditors to ...Indian farmer hangs himself at protest over land reform
A farmer hanged himself in front of hundreds of protesters gathered in the centre of the Indian capital to rally against the ...