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Israel contests France TV over Palestinian boy's death
20/05 19:25 CET
Israel says there is new evidence that a French television report whose harrowing images helped inspire the second Palestinian uprising was unfounded. The report in 2000 showed a father and son in Gaza caught up in Israeli-Palestinian crossfire. The 12-year-old was later…
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Makhachkala - 20/05 18:30 CET
Car bombs hit Dagestan capital Makhachkala
At least three people were killed on May 20 by two car bombs in…
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Cambodia - 20/05 18:29 CET
Cambodians mark Anger Day
At the Choeun Ek memorial site, Cambodians marked Anger Day on May 20…
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Israel - 20/05 17:47 CET
Israeli police think twice over robbery as motive for bank…
Police in Israel are investigating a shootout at a bank in the southern…
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Beijing - 20/05 16:24 CET
China: live turtles in bags sold as key rings
Living turtles, fish and salamander in tiny bags of water are being sold…
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Lebanon - 20/05 16:13 CET
Tensions over Syria trigger clashes in Tripoli
Lebanese soldiers have been patrolling an area of Tripoli after the…
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Baghdad - 20/05 14:15 CET
Violence in Iraq hits deadliest level in five years
The United Nations estimates that 700 people were killed in Iraq in April…
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Syria - 20/05 12:33 CET
Syria: fierce battle for strategic town of Qusair
Around 30 Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers have been killed in…
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China - 20/05 11:54 CET
Hundreds stranded by floods in southern Chinese province
Severe flooding has left hundreds of people trapped in China’s…
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Baghdad - 20/05 11:18 CET
Iraq: Baghdad and Basra hit by car bomb attacks
At least 20 people were killed by a series of car bombings in Baghdad on…
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New Dehli - 20/05 10:35 CET
Chinese leader seeks trust in India
China’s prime minister has pledged to build trust and cooperation…
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Pakistan - 20/05 02:34 CET
Protests and poll re-runs in Karachi
Protests have taken place in the city of Karachi in Pakistan, the day…
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Syria - 19/05 19:14 CET
Syria army 'in centre' of Qusair amid assault on rebel town
Syrian government forces have launched a major offensive to retake the…
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China - 19/05 18:07 CET
Record breaking China bridge demolition
China has broken the record for the longest viaduct demolition in the…
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India - 19/05 16:54 CET
Chinese PM Li Keqiang in India to boost trade and ease tension
China’s new prime minister is making his first trip abroad since…
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Syria - 19/05 10:05 CET
'Here to Stay', Syrian President Assad's defiant message
President Bashar al-Assad has said he will not step down, as the conflict…
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Pakistan - 19/05 02:54 CET
Pakistan: senior female politician in Khan's PTI party shot
The senior vice-president of the party led by Pakistani international…
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Korea - 18/05 11:04 CET
North Korea fires three short-range missiles
North Korea fired three short-range missiles from its east coast on…
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Syria - 18/05 10:34 CET
US criticises Russia over missiles to Damascus
The US has criticised Russia’s recent delivery of anti-ship…
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Lebanon - 18/05 10:33 CET
Lebanon: The Syrian refugee factor
So many Syrians are fleeing the war in their country that it has put a…
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Iraq - 18/05 01:24 CET
At least 80 die in Iraqi bombings
At least 80 people have been killed in Iraq on a violent Friday of…
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Syria - 17/05 23:24 CET
Human rights activists claim to have found torture evidence in…
Human rights activists have visited what Syrian rebels described as…
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Iran - 17/05 18:12 CET
Iran's Saeed Jalili warns West over Syria
With international pressure increasing on efforts to end the…
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Singapore - 17/05 16:04 CET
The lessons of tweeting; learning from social media
Social media is extremely popular, especially with young people. As a…
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Bangladesh - 17/05 13:05 CET
Bangladesh clothes factories reopen after safety shutdown
Hundreds of textile factories in Bangladesh have reopened after protests…
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Syria - 17/05 11:38 CET
Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million
The number of Syrian refugees registered or awaiting registration has…
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Ahmedabad - 17/05 11:22 CET
Urs festival celebrations in India
Muslim devotees raise their hands to receive sweets as offerings after…
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China - 17/05 10:51 CET
How to protect your IPR in China
One of the biggest challenges for European small to medium sized…
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Israel - 17/05 07:50 CET
Ultra-orthodox Jews protest at enlistment
Tens of thousands of ultra-orthodox Jews have surrounded the Israeli…
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Iran - 17/05 03:04 CET
Jalili says nuclear issues unaffected by Iran's presidential…
He is himself a candidate in next month’s Iranian Presidential…
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China - 16/05 17:52 CET
European Business Summit looks at bloc's competitiveness
A new survey shows that at least 71 percent of European industry chiefs…
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China - 16/05 17:14 CET
Chinese protest against chemical plant in south
More than two thousand people have held a rally protesting against a…
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Japan - 16/05 17:03 CET
Stimulus measures boost Japan's growth
Japan’s economy enjoyed rapid expansion in the first three months…
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Iran - 16/05 16:05 CET
Iran agrees to nuclear talks with world powers
Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, has announced that…
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Nepal - 16/05 14:37 CET
Japanese 80-year-old attempts record-breaking Everest climb
Age is no obstacle for 80-year-old Yuichiro Miura as he begins his third…
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Baghdad - 16/05 14:14 CET
Deadly bombings hit Baghdad
A car bomb exploded in Sadr, a Shiite neighbourhood of the Iraqi capital…
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Azerbaijan - 16/05 12:36 CET
Amnesty accuses Azerbaijan of restricting freedom of expression…
Azerbaijan has adopted a controversial law that Amnesty International…
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Myanmar - 16/05 12:14 CET
Thousands evacuated as Cyclone Mahasen hits Bangladesh and heads…
Already forced from their homes because of sectarian violence, thousands…
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Hong Kong - 16/05 11:47 CET
It's revolutionized shopping, dummy
Shoppers are used to seeing the traditional, lithesome outline of a…
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Beijing - 16/05 11:41 CET
A home-made robot
Chinese inventor Tao Xiangli modifies the circuits of his self-made robot…
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Cambodia - 16/05 10:55 CET
Roof collapse at Cambodia shoe factory
At least two people were killed when part of a shoe factory collapsed in…
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Afghanistan - 16/05 08:25 CET
Bombing by Taliban-linked group targets foreign forces in Kabul
Six people have been killed in a suicide bombing, after a group allied to…
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Syria - 16/05 00:54 CET
UN condemns Syrian regime forces
The UN General Assembly has condemned Syrian regime forces and praised…
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Iran - 15/05 22:54 CET
UN nuclear talks with Iran fail to end deadlock
Attempts by the UN’s nuclear agency to persuade Iran to resume…
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Gaza - 15/05 20:35 CET
Palestinians' Nakba day one of infamy
The British presence in Palestine had become untenable following the end…
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Bangladesh - 15/05 20:04 CET
Retailers back safety initiatives in Bangladesh factories
Leading international retail brands are forging agreements to help…
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Gaza - 15/05 19:35 CET
Thousands of Palestinians gather to commemorate 'Nakba'
Thousands of Palestinians gathered in Ramallah for the annual day of…
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West Bank - 15/05 01:35 CET
Palestinians mark 'Nakba' anniversary
Hundreds of people have joined a march in the West Bank city of Ramallah…
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Bangladesh - 14/05 18:54 CET
Bangladesh Mourns
Prayers have been said in Bangladesh for the victims of a garment factory…
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Philippines - 14/05 11:54 CET
Philippines: Estrada elected mayor of Manila
Ousted as the president of the Philippines more than a decade ago, Joseph…
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Japan - 14/05 10:55 CET
Wartime sex slaves were necessary, says Japanese politician
The outspoken Mayor of Osaka and possible future Japanese prime minister…
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Bangladesh - 13/05 23:26 CET
"When I saw the light I shouted 'save me brother!'" says Dhaka…
Dubbed the miracle girl in Bangladesh, Reshma Begum was pulled from the…
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Iran - 13/05 21:32 CET
Iran may avert breakdown if new president is reformist
As Iran prepares for presidential elections on 14 June, analysts have…
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Singapore - 13/05 16:42 CET
Shane Todd's death probed
Singapore has opened an inquiry into the death of an American engineer…
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Yemen - 13/05 16:41 CET
Yemen military plane crashes
A military aircraft in Yemen has exploded in mid-air over a residential…
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Hong Kong - 13/05 16:40 CET
Hong Kong transsexual wins right to wed
In Hong Kong a transsexual has won the right to marry her boyfriend. The…
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Pakistan - 13/05 13:56 CET
Sharif wins in Pakistan but doubts over clean vote erupt
Although many are seeing the election in Pakistan this weekend as a…
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Saudi Arabia - 13/05 12:05 CET
New coronavirus may be contagious from human to human
The World Health Organisation has said that there is increasing evidence…
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Tel Aviv - 13/05 10:18 CET
Israel PM cancels $127,000 air-beds
Israel’s Prime Minister has said he will stop asking for a double…
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Pakistan - 12/05 22:45 CET
Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif starts talks to form new government
Pakistan has hailed the return of the ‘tiger,’ symbol of…
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Bangladesh - 12/05 19:03 CET
More bodies found in collapsed Bangladesh building
The death toll in the Bangladesh textile building collapse has risen to…
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Malaysia - 12/05 16:05 CET
The stewardess with a beard? It's Richard Branson
Passengers aboard an Air Asia flight from Perth to Kuala Lumpur were…
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Pakistan - 12/05 12:56 CET
Former Pakistan prime minister makes triumphant return
Former prime minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, looks likely to become…
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Malaysia - 12/05 11:49 CET
Richard Branson dons skirt to honour bet
Virgin Group founder Richard Branson shaved his legs and dressed up as a…
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Pakistan - 12/05 09:04 CET
Sharif makes remarkable come back and declares victory in…
Thousands celebrated on the streets of Lahore after Nawaz Sharif declared…
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Syria - 11/05 19:45 CET
65 million euros more EU aid to Syrians affected by the conflict
For those who have escaped the violence in Syria, this is where over…
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Iran - 11/05 17:35 CET
Big names register in last minute dash for Iran's presidency
Former Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has thrown his hat…
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China - 11/05 17:34 CET
Protests in Shanghai against pollution
Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in Shanghai to protest against…
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Pakistan - 11/05 15:35 CET
Karachi rocked by bomb as Pakistan goes to the polls
The election day death toll has risen to 17 as gunfights and blasts erupt…
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Pakistan - 11/05 15:35 CET
Voting hours extended in Pakistan's historic vote
In Pakistan the vote has been extended by at least an hour due to the…
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Pakistan - 11/05 14:30 CET
Pakistan's voters suffer acute Taliban pressure
Pakistani hardline Islamists spit at the mere name of America. They want…
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Bangladesh - 11/05 12:37 CET
Bangladesh miracle survivor
Rescue workers pull out a woman from the rubble of the Rana Plaza…
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Pakistan - 11/05 11:27 CET
Polls open in Pakistan general election
Voting is under way in Pakistan’s general election and within hours…
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Pakistan - 11/05 06:45 CET
Voters turn out for crucial Pakistan poll
The polls have opened in Pakistan in national and provincial elections in…
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Syria - 11/05 03:08 CET
Turkey claims wounded Syrians show signs of chemical attack
Syrian government forces appear to be continuing their shelling according…
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Bangladesh - 11/05 00:56 CET
Bangladesh miracle survivor speaks
Rescue workers had given up hope of finding anyone else alive in the…
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Jordan - 11/05 00:45 CET
French medics offer vital pre-natal care for Syrian refugees
Zaatari refugee camp on the Syria, Jordan border….it’s where…
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Syria - 10/05 19:55 CET
UK and Russia put their differences aside on Syria
At a meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, UK Prime Minister David…
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Pakistan - 10/05 19:28 CET
Pakistan's game-changing election
There is uncertainty and excitement in Pakistan on the eve of landmark…
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Afghanistan - 10/05 18:16 CET
German chancellor in surprise visit to Afghanistan
Unannounced and arriving by helicopter, Germany’s Chancellor Angela…
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Japan - 10/05 18:10 CET
Japanese yen's bumpy ride holds promise and danger
The Japanese yen has gone through the 100 to the dollar mark for the…
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Syria - 10/05 15:06 CET
Syria: living on the frontline
An eight-hour truce has been held in Damascus between a government-held…
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Bangladesh - 10/05 13:56 CET
Woman pulled from rubble in Bangladesh factory disaster
A woman has been rescued from the the collapsed factory building in…
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Jerusalem - 10/05 13:47 CET
Women harrassed as they pray at Western Wall in Jerusalem
The Western Wall in Jerusalem has a new historical footnote, as Jewish…
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Dhaka - 10/05 11:44 CET
Death toll from Bangladesh disaster climbs
The death toll from the collapse of a factory in Bangladesh has climbed…
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Syria - 10/05 11:03 CET
Syria on chemical hair trigger
“Has Syria overstepped the red line? Have chemical weapons been…
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Lahore - 10/05 10:46 CET
Tragedy in Lahore, Pakistan
A man falls from a high floor of a burning building in central Lahore…
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Pakistan - 10/05 08:56 CET
Pakistan election campaign draws to a close
Campaigning has ended in Pakistan ahead of the first general elections in…
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Lahore - 10/05 07:05 CET
Several die in Lahore fire
At least four people have died after plunging to their deaths while…
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Syria - 10/05 01:05 CET
Syria ready for UN to investigate chemical arms
Syria has agreed to receive a United Nations team to investigate claims…
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Syria - 09/05 23:05 CET
Hezbollah says Syria will provide 'sophisticated weapons'
In a televised address to supporters, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah…
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China - 09/05 19:01 CET
Chinese breast milk bank starts small
The first mother’s milk bank in mainland China has opened in…
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Syria - 09/05 16:56 CET
No Assad in Syria transition - US
The United States says Syria’s embattled president Bashar al-Assad…
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Japan - 09/05 14:15 CET
Sony returns to profit
Japan’s leading electronics firm Sony has returned to profit for…
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Tokyo - 09/05 13:58 CET
US and Japan hold joint conference on cyber security
The US and Japan are holding their first ever bilateral talks on cyber…
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Pakistan - 09/05 12:53 CET
Imran Khan’s fall could boost election prospects
Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan is due to make a full…
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Pakistan - 09/05 10:56 CET
Pakistan Taliban threatens suicide bombings during Saturday's…
The threat of violence hangs over this Saturday’s landmark general…
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Bangladesh - 09/05 10:55 CET
Bangladesh: deadly factory fire and over 900 dead after Rana…
Eight people have been killed in a fire at a clothing factory in…
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Bangladesh - 09/05 06:59 CET
Eight killed in Dhaka garment factory fire
A fire has ripped through a garment factory in the Bangladeshi capital…
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Israel - 09/05 04:36 CET
America sees "short time span" to revive Middle East peace bid
US Secretary of State John Kerry has indicated that Washington is keen to…
