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No more survivors likely in Bangladesh tragedy

YoopyaApr 29, 2013September 8, 20240

SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Rescue workers in Bangladesh gave up hopes of finding any more survivors in the remains of a building that collapsed five

Zambia remembers air crash victims on 20th anniversary

YoopyaApr 29, 2013September 5, 20240

The Zambian football fraternity on Sunday marked the 20th anniversary of the plane crash that killed its entire national football team – but still with

Fiery Afghan bus crash kills 45, Taliban blamed

YoopyaApr 26, 2013September 5, 20240

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) – A bus collided on Friday with the wreckage of a truck that had been attacked by Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan,

Carnival Triumph evacuated after nearby fires

YoopyaApr 26, 2013September 5, 20240

The miserable run of luck for the Carnival Triumph cruise liner struck again yesterday after a fire forced engineers working on the ship to be

Venezuela’s Henrique Capriles to challenge vote in court

YoopyaApr 26, 2013November 10, 20240

Venezuelan opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has vowed to challenge President Nicolas Maduro’s narrow victory in the 14 April presidential poll in the Supreme Court. Mr

Israel ‘to stop using white phosphorus shells’

YoopyaApr 26, 2013November 10, 20240

Israel says it is to stop using artillery shells containing white phosphorus, which it was criticised for during the 2008-09 Gaza conflict. The shells will

Mali: UN approves new UN peacekeeping force, Minusma

YoopyaApr 26, 2013November 10, 20240

The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution to create a UN peacekeeping force for Mali. The 12,600-strong force is intended to incorporate some

Dhaka building collapse: Fears for hundreds still missin

YoopyaApr 26, 2013November 10, 20240

Hundreds of people are still missing after Wednesday’s collapse of a building in Bangladesh which killed over 300 people, local officials say. More than 40

South Africa ‘secrecy bill’ approved by parliament

YoopyaApr 26, 2013November 10, 20240

South African MPs have approved a controversial media bill after a three-year battle over the legislation. Dubbed the “secrecy bill”, lawmakers say the Protection of

South Korea ‘to withdraw staff’ from Kaesong zone in North

YoopyaApr 26, 2013November 10, 20240

South Korea says it is withdrawing its remaining workers from a jointly-run industrial complex in North Korea. The announcement came from the unification minister shortly