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Stampede at Indian temple in India leaves 11 dead
A stampede outside a Hindu temple early on Monday killed at least 11 pilgrims in eastern India with others injured in the ...Shots fired during Ferguson police shooting anniversary in US
Tensions flared in the US city of Ferguson late Sunday as looters targeted at least one store following a day of somber ...Singapore marks 50 years since independence
Singapore marks its 50th anniversary on Sunday celebrating a remarkable transformation from colonial backwater to regional powerhouse, but analysts say the festivities ...U.S. sends six jets, 300 personnel to Turkey base in Islamic State fight
The United States sent six F-16 jets and about 300 personnel to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey on Sunday, the U.S. military ...Bangladesh shoots dead six alleged tiger poachers
Bangladesh police Sunday shot dead six alleged tiger poachers in the world\'s largest mangrove forest as it launched a crackdown following a ...Iraq PM bids to end vice president and deputy PM roles
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called on Sunday for the multiple positions of vice president and deputy prime minister to be canceled, ...Twelve killed in Mali hotel siege
Twelve people including a South African and another foreigner were killed in a hostage siege at a hotel in central Mali that ...Deadly Typhoon Soudelor batters Taiwan
Typhoon Soudelor barreled toward mainland China on Saturday after downing trees, traffic lights and power lines in Taiwan, where at least six ...Father of Palestinian toddler killed in West Bank arson attack dies
The father of a Palestinian toddler killed in an arson attack on his home a week ago died on Saturday of wounds ...Mediators urge South Sudan to let opposition figure join talks
Mediators in South Sudan\'s troubled peace talks urged the government on Friday to let a prominent opposition figure join the negotiations, after ...