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Thousands of passengers stranded at Nepal airport
Nepal\'s only international airport remained closed for the fourth day Saturday, forcing the cancellation of all flights to and from foreign destinations and stranding ...Three Europeans shot dead in Mali restaurant
Three Europeans and two locals were shot dead on Saturday in a busy restaurant in the Malian capital in what security sources ...10 migrants die off Italy, nearly 1,000 rescued
In a dramatic sea rescue north of Libya, a flotilla of rescue ships saved nearly 1,000 migrants and refugees, while 10 migrants ...Nepal court jails Canadian tourist for seven years for child sex abuse
A Canadian tourist with several previous child sex convictions has been sentenced to seven years in prison in Nepal for sexually abusing ...Venezuela to limit US diplomats, require visas for Americans
President Nicolas Maduro plans to limit the US diplomatic presence in Venezuela and require American tourists to obtain visas, amid growing tensions ...Afghan capital rocked by suicide attack on Turkish embassy car
A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle laden with explosives into a Turkish embassy car in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at ...Afghan avalanches kill at least 124 people
Avalanches caused by a heavy winter snow killed at least 124 people in northeastern Afghanistan, an emergency official said Wednesday, as rescuers ...Nepal pledges to improve climbing conditions on Everest
Nepal is improving weather forecasting systems, stepping up security and promises swift rescues if needed during the upcoming climbing season on Everest ...Dozens dead as ferry sinks in Bangladesh
Seven people including a baby are confirmed dead and rescuers are searching for missing passengers after a ferry collided with a cargo ...Massive fire in Dubai skyscraper
Hundreds of panicked residents fled one of the tallest towers in Dubai early Saturday as a huge fire engulfed the skyscraper, causing ...