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2 stabbed during home invasion in E. Australia

SYDNEY: An elderly couple have been hospitalized with life-threatening stab wounds and their attacker...

Government panel calls for stricter social media checks to protect minors

TOKYO, Japan: A government panel in Japan on Tuesday called for strengthening the responsibilities...

Lebanon says Israel strikes near Beirut and across south

BEIRUT, Lebanon: Lebanon said an Israeli strike hit a target near Beirut on Wednesday...

New Delhi hotel fire kills at least 21: police

NEW DELHI: At least 21 people were killed when a fire ripped through a...

Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra freed early from parole after receiving royal pardon

BANGKOK: Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra formally completed all his obligations related to...

Iranian drone attack hits Kuwait airport, causing injuries

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait: Kuwait said Wednesday it had suspended commercial flights after an Iranian...

Three Myanmar migrants in Thailand killed by errant war drone

BANGKOK: Three migrants from Myanmar have been killed and two wounded after a drone...

US proposes new tariffs over failure to act on forced labor

WASHINGTON, United States: The US Trade Representative on Tuesday proposed new duties targeting 60...

Iran announces three-day state funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with processions in several cities

TEHRAN, Iran: Iranian authorities have announced plans to conduct a three-day public funeral for...

Confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda rise to 15

KAMPALA: Uganda’s Ministry of Health announced six new cases of Ebola, bringing the total...