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Rescuers search Oklahoma tornado town ruins as recovery starts
MOORE, (Oklahoma), May 22 — Rescue workers with sniffer dogs picked through the ruins of an Oklahoma town on Wednesday to ensure no survivors remained buried after a deadly tornado left thousands homeless and trying to salvage what was left of their belongings.
"Yesterday I was numb. Today I cried a lot. Now I'm on the victory side of it," said ... 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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General says Israel ready to attack Syria should Assad fall
HERZLIYA (Israel), May 22 — Israel is prepared to attack Syria to prevent advanced weapons reaching jihadi rebels or Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon if President Bashar al-Assad is toppled, Israel's air ... Read More
Pussy Riot member starts hunger strike to protest court ruling
MOSCOW, May 22 — A member of the band Pussy Riot who was jailed over a protest against President Vladimir Putin in a Russian cathedral said on Wednesday she was starting a hunger strike after she was ... Read More
Costa Concordia shipwreck captain to face manslaughter trial
ROME, May 22 — The captain of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, which capsized off Italy's west coast last year killing 32 people, will face trial for manslaughter as well as other charges, an Italian ... Read More
Sectarian violence over Syria war rages in Lebanon’s Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Lebanon), May 22 — Lebanese supporters of rival factions in Syria's civil war battled overnight in the city of Tripoli in the worst such bout of spillover violence since the conflict started two ... Read More
Hawkish general makes comeback as North Korea’s military chief
SEOUL, May 22 — North Korea has reappointed a hardline and loyal general as military chief in a move experts said was part of young leader Kim Jong-un's attempt to tighten his grip on the armed forces.Kim ... Read More
Egypt court sentences four men to hang for killing priest
CAIRO, May 22 — An Egyptian court sentenced four men on Wednesday to death by hanging for the 2011 killing of a Coptic Christian priest in his apartment in the southern city of Assiut, state news agency ... Read More
North Korea sends top Kim Jong-un aide to Beijing
SEOUL, May 22 — North Korea sent one of its top military officials as a “special envoy” from its leader Kim Jong-un to Beijing today, accompanied by a high-powered delegation in what appeared to be a bid ... Read More
Japan reported weighing resuming talks with North Korea
TOKYO, May 22 — Japan has started looking into resuming inter-governmental talks with North Korea after a surprise visit to Pyongyang by an aide to Japan’s prime minister, the Asahi Shimbun and other ... Read More
With wary eye on the US, China courts India
NEW DELHI, May 22 — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, smiling and effusive, was out to smooth ruffled feathers in India this week, promising to ease tensions and increase trade between Asia’s fastest growing ... Read More
Whole neighbourhoods razed by Oklahoma tornado that killed 24
MOORE, Oklahoma, May 22 — Rescuers went building to building in search of victims and thousands of survivors were homeless yesterday, a day after a massive tornado tore through a suburb of Oklahoma City, ... Read More
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