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Russian plane crashes in Egypt, 224 feared dead
A Russian airliner carrying 224 passengers crashed into a mountainous area of Egypt\'s Sinai peninsula on Saturday shortly after losing radar contact ...Six children among 15 killed as Philippines market fire
A pre-dawn fire in the southern Philippines raced through public market stalls, killing 15 vendors, including six children, who were sleeping there ...Romania in mourning after Bucharest club blaze kills 27
Romania was plunged into mourning on Saturday after 27 people were killed and nearly 200 injured when a fire ripped through an ...IS beheads four Iraq Kurd fighters after joint US raid
The Islamic State group beheaded four Iraqi Kurdish fighters following a joint raid with American special forces against the jihadists, according to ...Syria opposition, rebel dismiss Iran idea for transition
Any peace plan for Syria allowing President Bashar al-Assad to stand in early elections after a transition period would be "mad" because ...British population to top 70 million by 2027
The population of the United Kingdom is to top 70 million in the next 12 years, according to projections from the Office ...China decides to drop 1-child policy, allow 2 children
China will ease family planning restrictions to allow all couples to have two children after decades of a strict one-child policy, the ...Nepal turns to China for fuel after India restricts supply
Fuel-starved Nepal has signed an agreement with China to provide gasoline, diesel and cooking gas, after India restricted its supplies as a ...Republican Paul Ryan elected US Speaker of the House
US lawmakers on Thursday elected Paul Ryan, a conservative Republican who helped steer budget and tax policy in Congress, as speaker of ...U.S. sticks to demand Assad leave power at first peace talks to include Iran
Washington stuck to its demand on Thursday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leave power, ahead of peace talks which will include Assad\'s ...




