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Japan centenarian population hits record 60,000
The number of people aged 100 and above has hit 60,000 in Japan this year, as the country faces spiralling social and ...Palestinians allowed to raise flag at UN headquarters
The UN General Assembly voted Thursday to allow the Palestinians to raise their flag at its headquarters in a diplomatic victory in ...Turkish warplanes strike PKK targets in northern Iraq
Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq overnight, a security source told Reuters on Friday, the latest in ...South Korean gets 12 years for knife attack on US ambassador
The South Korean man behind a shocking knife attack that left the US ambassador in Seoul needing 80 stitches to a deep ...New human species found in South African cave
The fossilised bones of 15 members of a previously unknown branch of the human family tree have been discovered in a cave ...54 dead as IS advances on east Syria airbase
Jihadists of the Islamic State group edged closer to a strategic airbase in eastern Syria in heavy clashes that left 54 fighters ...Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.7 mn vehicles, mostly in US
Fiat Chrysler\'s US arm announced Thursday the recall of more than 1.7 million cars and trucks on Thursday for problems including air ...Japan evacuates 100,000 in floods sparked by rare torrential rains
Japan evacuated about 100,000 people from their homes on Thursday, after rare torrential rains unleashed floods that left at least two people ...Russian forces join combat operations in Syria to help Assad
Russian forces have begun participating in military operations in Syria in support of government troops, three Lebanese sources familiar with the political ...British Airways plane catches fire in Las Vegas, several injured
A British Airways jetliner engine caught fire in Las Vegas as the plane was about to leave for London on Tuesday, forcing ...