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Egypt`s ex-tourism minister gets 3-year jail term

A Cairo court sentenced former tourism minister Zuheir Garana on Sunday to three years in prison for illegally issuing ...

Yemen security forces kill 26 protesters: medics

Yemeni security forces opened fire on anti-regime demonstrators in Sanaa on Sunday, killing at least 26 and wounding ...

Eleven killed as 6.9 quake rocks India, Nepal

A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit northeast India on Sunday, killing at least 11 people, including three caught in ...

Malaysians among four dead in Thai South blasts

Malaysian tourists were among four killed and 110 wounded in multiple blasts in the insurgency-plagued Thai south, ...

11 anti-Kadhafi fighters killed in battle for Sirte

Fighters loyal to Libya`s new rulers said Friday they had suffered heavy casualties in their battle for control of ...

Suicide bomber kills 26 at Pakistan funeral: police

A suicide bomber targeting members of an anti-Taliban militia blew himself up during funeral prayers in northwest ...

New dolphin species discovered in Australia

Researchers in Australia have discovered that dolphin colonies living around Melbourne are a species unlike any other ...

Gunmen kill security officials in nw Pakistan: police

At least six gunmen ambushed a military vehicle on patrol in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing two security ...

Turkish aid workers freed in Mogadishu

Somali authorities have released three Turkish aid workers they detained for delivering aid to drought victms in an ...

9 killed in fighting north of Yemen capital: tribal source

Nine people were killed in two days of clashes between tribal fighters who are opposed to Yemeni President Ali ...

Dutch state liable for 1947 Indonesia executions: court

The Dutch state is liable for executions committed by colonial troops at an Indonesian village in 1947 and relatives ...

Thief who swallowed diamond is caught on x-ray

A thief in Spain who stole a diamond from a British woman -- and then swallowed it -- was caught when police stopped ...

Battle in Kabul heightens Afghan security fears

A deadly 19-hour Taliban assault on Kabul that turned its most heavily secured district into a battle zone has ...

Thai PM hails Indonesian visit as successful

Thai Prime Minster Yingluck Shinawatra described her visit to Indonesia as a successful trip with the two countries ...

Owners of killer dogs to face jail in Australia

Owners of killer dogs could be jailed for up to 10 years under new laws announced Tuesday, after the death of a ...