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Nepal Earthquake: Man pulled from rubble after 82 hours days drank urine to survive
A man pulled from the rubble of a collapsed hotel more than three days after the Nepal earthquake said he was forced ...Nepal declares three days of mourning over earthquake
Hungry and desperate villagers rushed towards relief helicopters in remote areas of Nepal Tuesday, begging to be airlifted to safety, four days ...Indonesia executes eight drug traffickers, despite worldwide appeals for clemency
Eight drug-trafficking convicts from several countries were executed by an Indonesian firing squad shortly after midnight on Wednesday, media said, but a ...Captain of doomed South Korea ferry jailed for life for homicide by appeals court
The South Korean ferry captain responsible for last year\'s disaster that killed more than 300 people, mostly school children, was given an ...Nine await execution in Indonesia, as foreign hopes for reprieve fade
Nine drug traffickers met their families for what could be the final time at an Indonesian maximum security prison on Tuesday, after ...U.S., Japan unveil new defense guidelines for global Japanese role
Japan and the United States unveiled new guidelines for defense cooperation on Monday, reflecting Japan\'s willingness to take on a more robust ...Fear stalks Damascus after jihadist gains
Some Damascus residents now fear the worst after Islamist coalition gains against the military in northern Syria. Despite regime reassurances, could jihadists ...Desperate Nepalis flee capital as aftershocks spread fear, over 3,500 dead
Hundreds of Nepalis were fleeing the capital Kathmandu for the plains on Monday, terror-stricken by two days of powerful aftershocks following a ...Australia pleads for stay in executions, demands Jakarta probe
Australia made a last-minute plea on Monday for a stay in the imminent execution of two Australian drug traffickers in Indonesia, saying ...Leftist Akinci wins north Cyprus election, seeking peace deal
A leftist moderate promising to press for a peace deal in ethnically-split Cyprus swept to victory in a Turkish Cypriot presidential election ...