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Bangladesh hangs top financier of largest Islamist party
Bangladesh hanged a wealthy tycoon and top financial backer of its largest Islamist party late Saturday for war crimes, dealing a massive ...China ratifies Paris climate pact, US tipped to follow
China ratified the Paris climate change accord on Saturday, with the US expected to do so later in a joint stand against ...Uzbek President Islam Karimov dies at 78
Uzbek President Islam Karimov has died aged 78 after suffering a stroke, three diplomatic sources told Reuters, leaving no obvious successor to ...Bombs kill at least 12, wound dozens at Pakistan court
Two bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens outside a court complex in northwest Pakistan on Friday, a rescue official ...Hurricane Hermine hits Florida with strong winds and flooding
Hurricane Hermine swept onto Florida\'s Gulf coast early Friday with winds and heavy rain causing flooding and cutting power to tens of ...Launch pad blast destroys SpaceX rocket, Facebook satellite
An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on the launch pad during a test in Florida on Thursday, destroying a satellite that ...Powerful earthquake strikes in New Zealand
Evacuations were under way in New Zealand Friday after a tsunami warning was issued following a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake which struck ...Two killed at opposition HQ in post-election Gabon
Two people were killed and more than a dozen injured as Gabon security forces stormed the opposition\'s headquarters early Thursday, as violence ...Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan hit by suspected suicide car bomb
A suspected suicide car bomber rammed the gates of the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on Tuesday, killing the attacker ...IS-claimed bombing against Yemen recruits kills 60
A suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 60 people Monday at an army recruitment centre in ...




