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US sees China launch as test of anti-satellite muscle
WASHINGTON – The US government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a...
[more]Tornadoes rip through Texas, killing six people
DALLAS – At least six people were killed and scores more injured when tornadoes ripped through a...
[more]Israel to authorise four West Bank settler outposts
JERUSALEM – Israel plans to declare legal four unauthorised West Bank settler outposts, a court...
[more]Cyclone Mahasen buffets Bangladesh coast
CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH – Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh’s low-lying coast yesterday, bearing...
[more]Iran in parallel nuclear talks in Vienna, Istanbul
VIENNA – Iran held two sets of talks yesterday aimed at easing tensions over its nuclear programme,...
[more]Russian media delight in U.S. spy case as leaders try to limit fallout
MOSCOW – Russian state-run media revelled yesterday in embarrassing the United States over a...
[more]Zoe Saldana could have relationship with a woman
Zoe Saldana has dismissed men in a new interview and revealed she would be open to settling down...
[more]Cyclone triggers mass evacuations in Bangladesh, Myanmar
SITTWE – Hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh and Myanmar were ordered yesterday to move...
[more]Syria rebels vow to punish atrocities amid outrage
DAMASCUS – The Free Syrian Army pledged yesterday to punish atrocities amid outrage over a video...
[more]Bangladesh honors the dead from building collapse
DHAKA – Thousands of mourners gathered yesterday at the wreckage of a Bangladeshi garment factory...
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- NCH still waiting for truck payment proof
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- Nam graduates not ready for jobs
- Water supplies restored to Berseba Village
- US tax chief ousted in scandal
- Keetmans Regional Courts grants confiscation order
- Swapo women speak up against passion killings


