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China deploys missiles on disputed South China Sea island
China has deployed a surface-to-air missile system on one of its contested islands in the South China Sea, a report said Tuesday ...Western-backed Ukrainian government survives no confidence vote
Ukraine\'s Western-backed government survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, staving off the immediate prospect of a snap election in a country fighting ...Thousands displaced in Myanmar rebel clashes: UN
Over 3,000 people have fled their homes in northern Myanmar following clashes between two ethnic rebel groups, the United Nations said on ...Girl falls victim to rare Australian case of deadly snakebite
A young girl has died in Australia after being bitten by a feared brown snake, officials said on Monday, a rare fatality ...Airstrikes hit hospitals in northern Syria
Suspected Russian air strikes hit a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Syria on Monday, killing nine people including a ...UN, US condemn air strikes on hospitals in north Syria
The United Nations and Washington on Monday condemned air strikes on medical facilities and schools in Syria that the world body said ...George W. Bush joins brother Jeb’s campaign in South Carolina
Former President George W. Bush was making his first direct foray into the 2016 campaign Monday in South Carolina, hoping a state ...Former Israeli PM Olmert insists on innocence as jail term begins
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert released a video statement insisting on his innocence on Monday, before arriving at prison in a ...20 nations join major military manoeuvre in Saudi
Armed forces from around 20 countries were gathering in northern Saudi Arabia Sunday for "the most important" military manoeuvre ever staged in ...Saudi Arabia says Switzerland to handle its consular affairs in Iran
Switzerland will handle Saudi Arabia\'s consular affairs in Iran and will facilitate Iranian pilgrims coming to the kingdom, Saudi Arabia\'s foreign minister ...




