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Romanian prime minister resigns following protests over deadly nightclub fire
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced the resignation of his government Wednesday following huge protests in the wake of a nightclub fire ...South Sudan plane crash kills at least 41 on board and on ground
A Russian-built cargo plane with passengers on board crashed on Wednesday after taking off from the airport in South Sudan\'s capital, killing ...Maldives declares state of emergency as turmoil deepens
The Maldives declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, as the Indian Ocean island nation\'s political upheaval intensified following a suspected assassination ...Turkey hits Kurd rebels, cracks down on Erdogan rivals
Turkey cracked down on rivals of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday and launched air strikes against Kurdish rebels, clearly signalling a ...35 killed in Nepal bus accident
A bus packed with passengers riding both inside and on its roof veered off a mountain road in northwest Nepal on Tuesday, ...Standard Chartered axes 15,000 jobs, announces $5.1 bln capital raise
Asia-focused British bank Standard Chartered said Tuesday it would axe 15,000 jobs and raise $5.1 billion in capital after posting a "disappointing" ...Space station marks 15 years of nonstop human presence
Astronauts have circled the Earth on board the International Space Station for 15 years on Monday, a milestone for an orbiting space ...Nepali police kill Indian protester at border blockade
Nepali police shot and killed an Indian citizen at a border checkpoint on Monday as they tried to clear protesters whose blockade ...Erdogan says world must respect Turkish election result
A jubilant President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday cast the return of Turkey to single-party rule as a vote for stability that the ...Russia says air force hit Palmyra region in Syria
Russia\'s air force has struck the area around the Islamic State-held ancient city of Palmyra, the defence ministry said Monday, as Moscow ...