Burundi president loyalists say coup failed amid sporadic shooting
The head of Burundi\'s army said on Thursday that an attempted coup had failed and forces loyal to President Pierre Nkurunziza were ...Iranian ships fire warning shots at Singapore-flagged vessel in Gulf
Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces fired warning shots at a Singapore-flagged commercial ship in the Gulf on Thursday, before vessels from the United ...Nepal prime minister lends helicopter to woman badly injured in earthquake
A Nepali woman seriously injured by falling debris in Tuesday\'s earthquake was airlifted to a Kathmandu hospital on Thursday in the prime ...Malaysia and Thailand turn away hundreds on migrant boats
Malaysia turned away two vessels carrying hundreds of migrants while one boat turned up Thursday in Thai waters, as critics accused Southeast ...No sign of missing U.S. aid helicopter after second Nepal quake
A daylong search failed to find a missing U.S. Marine helicopter on Wednesday, a day after the second Nepal earthquake in less ...Islamic State second-in-command killed in Iraq airstrike
Iraq\'s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday the deputy commander of Islamic State insurgents had been killed in a coalition air strike on ...Top Burundi general launches coup attempt against president
A top Burundian general launched a coup attempt against President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday, capping weeks of increasingly violent protests against the ...Barack Obama meets two Saudi princes after King sent regrets
President Barack Obama on Wednesday went out of his way to praise two of Saudi Arabia\'s top leaders before meeting privately with ...Gunmen kill 43 in attack on Shiite minority in Pakistan
Gunmen on motorcycles boarded a bus and opened fire on commuters in Pakistan\'s volatile southern city of Karachi on Wednesday, killing at ...Thousands spend night outdoors as death toll rises in Nepal
Thousands of fear-stricken people spent the night outdoors after a new earthquake killed dozens of people and spread more misery in Nepal, ...
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