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Factory blast in east China kills at least 65: state TV
A factory blast in China\'s eastern industrial province of Jiangsu has killed at least 65 people and injured more than 100 others, ...Gaza truce over, Israel soldier captured, 50 dead in Rafah shelling
Israel declared a Gaza ceasefire over on Friday, saying Hamas militants breached the truce soon after it came into effect and apparently ...Experts recover human remains at Ukraine crash site despite new fighting
International experts found the remains of more victims of the downed Malaysian airliner in east Ukraine on Friday but fighting nearby between ...Ukraine premier stays on, envoys agree on crash site route
Ukraine\'s parliament rejected Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk\'s resignation on Thursday and finally passed legislation he said was needed to finance an army ...Kurdish oil cargo unloaded at sea, destination a mystery
Part of a Kurdish oil cargo has been offloaded from a Greek-managed tanker into another tanker in the South China Sea, but ...Sierra Leone declares emergency as Ebola death toll hits 729
Sierra Leone has declared a state of emergency and called in troops to quarantine Ebola victims, joining neighbouring Liberia in imposing controls ...Taiwan gas blast kills 15, injures 243: local media
An explosion caused by a gas leak in the southern Taiwanese city Kaohsiung has killed 15 people and injured another 243, Taiwanese ...Moscow fights back after sanctions; battle rages near Ukraine crash site
Russia fought back on Wednesday over new U.S. and EU sanctions imposed over Ukraine even as G7 leaders warned of further steps, ...Temporary ceasefire in Tripoli, 75 bodies found in Benghazi
Rival Libyan militias fighting for control of Tripoli\'s airport agreed to a temporary ceasefire on Wednesday to allow firefighters to try to ...