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North Korea releases detained Chinese fishing boat
BEIJING, May 21 — North Korea released a Chinese fishing boat today after it was taken from waters between the two countries, the boat’s owner said, in an incident that had proven a new irritant in ties between the often uneasy allies.
Chinese counsellor to North Korea Jiang Yaxian had told state media earlier that North Korea had “grabbed” the ... Read More
A tornado approaching Oklahoma City in the US, May 20, 2013, before tearing through the suburb of Moore, killing at least 51 people. — Reuters pic Read More
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Many children among 91 feared dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma
MOORE, Oklahoma, May 21 — At least 91 people, including 20 children, were feared killed when a 3.2km-wide tornado tore through an Oklahoma City suburb, trapping victims beneath the rubble as one ... Read More
Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama ‘concerned’
AMMAN, May 21 — Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas have fought their biggest battle yet for Syria’s beleaguered president, prompting international alarm that the civil war may spread, and an urgent call for ... Read More
Ugandan police raid newspaper over Museveni succession letter
KAMPALA, May 20 — Police raided a leading Ugandan newspaper and disabled its printing press and website today after it published a letter about a purported plot to stifle allegations President Yoweri ... Read More
Israel’s Lapid speaks of removing some settlers for peace
JERUSALEM, May 20 — Finance Minister Yair Lapid, whose new centrist party is the second largest in Israel’s government, said today thousands of Jewish settlers would have to be removed from occupied land ... Read More
Hezbollah suffers big losses in Syria battle
AMMAN, May 20 — About 30 Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been killed in the fiercest fighting this year in the rebel stronghold of ... Read More
South Sudan army says retakes town from rebels in east
JUBA, May 20 — South Sudan's army has retaken an eastern town captured by rebels two weeks ago, a military spokesman said today, in a conflict that has uprooted thousands of people and hampered government ... Read More
Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes off Chile; no tsunami seen
SANTIAGO, May 20 — A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile today, the US Geological Survey said, but Chilean emergency authorities said they saw no prospect that the tremor would generate ... Read More
Tensions over Syria convulse Lebanese city again, 3 killed
TRIPOLI, May 20 — Three people have been killed and about 40 wounded in two days of fighting in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli, security sources said today, as sectarian violence spilled over from the ... Read More
North Korea fires fifth missile in three days
SEOUL, May 20 — North Korea fired its fifth short-range missile in three days today and condemned South Korea for criticising what it said were its legitimate military drills.South Korea’s Defense ... Read More
Brazilian killed in hot-air balloon crash in Turkey
ISTANBUL, May 20 — A hot-air balloon flying over Cappadocia, a tourist destination in central Turkey, crashed after colliding with another balloon today, killing a Brazilian passenger and injuring 24 ... Read More
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- India gripes over border, trade woes on Li’s first foreign trip
- China seeks release of fishing boat seized by North Korea
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- Imran Khan’s party wins revote in Karachi, protests expected
- Gunmen storm Egyptian security post in lawless Sinai Peninsula
- Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes
- Pakistan army watching Sharif’s cosying up to India
- Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president’s landmark visit
- Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan
- Pope warns Church against closing in on itself
- North Korea fires short-range missiles for second day in a row
- Iran reportedly hangs two spies working for Israel and US
- India’s weakened Congress wondering if early elections will help
- UN chief Ban says worried over North Korean missile launch
- Upmarket district votes again as Imran Khan decries killing
- Winning ticket for RM1.7b Powerball jackpot sold in Florida
- Assad: Little chance peace talks would succeed
- US Airways plane makes unusual belly landing at Newark airport
- British police identify new leads in Madeleine McCann case
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