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New major earthquake rocks southwest Pakistan

YoopyaSep 28, 2013March 31, 20240

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A major earthquake rocked Pakistan’s southwest Saturday, sending people running into the street in panic just days after another quake in the

Search grows bleak in India building collapse

YoopyaSep 28, 2013March 31, 20240

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Frantic relatives kept up a vigil Saturday at the site of a collapsed apartment building that killed at least 42 people

Security tight at Miss World crowning in Indonesia

YoopyaSep 28, 2013April 3, 20240

BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Security is tight ahead of the crowning of Miss World on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, where the event was moved

Pakistani girl shot by Taliban honored at Harvard

YoopyaSep 28, 2013April 3, 20240

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A Pakistani girl who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban has been honored as Harvard University’s humanitarian of the year.

Shabab: 137 killed in Kenya mall attack

YoopyaSep 25, 2013March 31, 20240

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The militant group behind the four-day takeover of a Nairobi mall claimed Wednesday that Kenyan government forces used chemical weapons in

Militant Sunni group takes aim at minorities

YoopyaSep 25, 2013March 31, 20240

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Sunni militant group known for targeting rival Muslims has emerged as a dangerous new player in Pakistan, sending a pair of

More than 230 killed in major earthquake in Pakistan

YoopyaSep 25, 2013March 31, 20240

(Reuters) – The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Pakistan climbed to more than 230 on Wednesday after hundreds of mud houses collapsed on

Lawyer: Bahrain convicts American-born protester

YoopyaSep 24, 2013March 31, 20240

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — A defense lawyer in Bahrain says an American-born man has been convicted of attacking the police during anti-government protests in the

Rouhani says will present ‘true face of Iran’ at U.N.

YoopyaSep 23, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday he would use his visit to the United Nations this week to present the “true face of Iran” and to

Powerful typhoon kills 20 in southern China, swipes Hong Kong

YoopyaSep 23, 2013April 13, 20240

(Reuters) – A powerful typhoon hit Hong Kong and the southern China coast on Monday, killing at least 20 people on the mainland, crippling power lines and