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Laos defence minister dies in plane crash
At least 22 people including the defence minister were killed when a Lao air force plane crashed on Saturday, officials said. The ...Colombia and FARC reach deal to battle drug trade
Colombia\'s government and main rebel group on Friday announced an agreement to jointly combat illicit drugs in the South American country, which ...24 killed as Libyan forces battle militias in east
The clashes underline the fragile security situation in the country. Libyan irregular forces backed by helicopters on Friday clashed with former rebel ...GM to pay feds $35M fine over deadly ignition fails
General Motors was fined $35m and agreed to take part in “unprecedented oversight requirements” on Friday over its massive recall of cars ...At least 10 killed in explosions in Kenya
At least 10 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in two explosions in a busy Nairobi market place, according ...Narendra Modi wins landslide victory in Indian election
India\'s opposition leader Narendra Modi and his party won national elections in a landslide Friday, preliminary results showed, driving the long-dominant Congress ...Jill Abramson replaced as New York Times executive editor
The New York Times Co on Wednesday replaced executive editor Jill Abramson in a surprising move after less than three years in ...At least two killed, 21 wounded in attack on Thai protesters
Two people were killed and at least 21 wounded on Thursday in an explosion near an anti-government protest site in the Thai ...Blast near border crossing point between Syria and Turkey kills 43
At least 43 people have been killed and many others wounded in an explosion in northwestern Syria, near a border crossing with ...Israel troops kill 2 Palestinians in Nakba Day clashes
Israeli forces Thursday shot dead two Palestinians during a Nakba Day demonstration in the West Bank, prompting a Palestinian warning of a ...




