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150 feared dead after Germanwings Airbus crashes in France
An Airbus operated by Lufthansa\'s Germanwings budget airline crashed in a remote snowy area of the French Alps on Tuesday and all ...Egypt to end on-arrival visas for lone foreign nationals
Egypt will stop issuing on-arrival visas to lone travellers, officials said Tuesday, in a move aimed at bolstering border security but prompting ...18 people killed in bus accident in northwestern Nepal
At least 18 people were killed Monday when a bus slipped off a rain-drenched mountain road in northwestern Nepal, police said.US shuts Saudi embassy over security fears
The US embassy in Saudi Arabia said it had suspended consular services in the kingdom for two days due to "heightened security ...Vanuatu appeals for aid after devastating cyclone
Vanuatu\'s president made an emotional appeal for international assistance after his island nation was hit by a calamity of a cyclone, wreaking ...Dozens feared dead as Myanmar ferry sinks
A crowded double-decker passenger ferry capsized in northwestern Myanmar after being slammed by huge waves, killing 34 people and leaving more than ...Serbian military helicopter crashes, seven dead including child
A Serbian military helicopter evacuating a five-day-old baby for emergency medical treatment has crashed in heavy fog, killing all seven people on ...Cyclone Pam devastates South Pacific islands of Vanuatu
One of the Pacific Ocean\'s most powerful ever storms devastated the island nation of Vanuatu on Saturday, tearing off roofs, uprooting trees ...Egypt announces plans to build new capital
Egypt plans to build a new administrative capital east of Cairo within five to seven years at a cost of $45 billion.Typhoon Pam hits Vanuatu, UN fears high casualties
Widespread casualties are feared after a powerful typhoon battered Vanuatu overnight, triggering flash floods and knocking out telephone lines in the isolated ...




