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Five police killed in west Mexico grenade attack
10-09 22:34
Five police died and three were hurt in an overnight grenade and gun attack in Mexico's western Jalisco state, local police said Thursday. The officer...
Dalai Lama hospitalised in New Delhi for tests
10-09 21:51
The Dalai Lama was hospitalised on Thursday in New Delhi for ''routine tests,'' an aide to the Tibetan spiritual leader said. The Nobel Peace Pr...
Maldives president leads voting but faces runoff
10-09 21:30
Asia's longest-serving ruler had the most votes in the Maldives' first multiparty presidential poll, the election board said on Thursday, but less than the 50 pe...
Atlantic salmon fished from 'cleaner' Seine
10-09 20:54
A fair-sized Atlantic salmon has been fished from the Seine River, just outside Paris, for the first time in decades, prompting authorities to declare their ...
Pakistani air strike kills 20 militants
10-09 20:17
Pakistani fighter jets and helicopter gunships on Thursday destroyed a Taleban militant facility in the restive northwest, killing 20 militants, security offic...
Tsvangirai still confident on Zimbabwe deal
10-09 20:02
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said Thursday he was still confident a power-sharing deal could work with President Robert Mugabe, despite a...
Benedict backs beatification of Nazi-era pope
10-09 19:12
Pope Benedict said he hopes his controversial wartime predecessor Pius XII, who some Jews have accused of turning a blind eye to the Holocaust, can proceed...
First trial of Khmer Rouge leader delayed to next year
10-09 18:38
Cambodia's UN-backed genocide tribunal said that the long-awaited first trial of Khmer Rouge cadres would be delayed until next year because of legal hold-up...
Australian dies after Goa bar brawl
10-09 18:02
Indian police have arrested two waiters and a security guard on suspicion of murder after a 65-year-old Australian tourist died following a bar brawl in the res...
Pakistani air strike inflicts 'heavy casualties' on militants
10-09 15:24
Pakistani fighter jets and helicopter gunships destroyed a Taleban militant facility in the restive northwest, inflicting heavy casualties, security officials ...
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