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Five killed after suspected wartime bomb detonates beneath Indonesian home
 JAKARTA, June 1 — A suspected shell left over from World War II exploded under a stilt house in an Indonesian fishing village, killing five people and wounding nearly […]
Five killed in explosion at Hanwha Aerospace defence plant in South Korea
 SEOUL, June 1 — An explosion at a plant run by South Korean defence firm Hanwha Aerospace killed five people on Monday, local fire authorities said. The explosion was […]
Outgoing Fed chair Powell defends central bank independence in veiled Trump rebuke
 WASHINGTON, June 1 — Outgoing US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell yesterday delivered a staunch defense of the need for the central bank to maintain independence and credibility, as […]
Iran rejects US deal pressure, insists rights must be guaranteed before agreement
 TEHRAN, June 1 — Iran’s chief negotiator warned yesterday the United States was not to be trusted, saying Tehran would not agree to any deal with Washington unless it fully […]
Netanyahu signals wider Lebanon campaign after Israeli forces seize historic Beaufort stronghold
 QLAYAA, June 1 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to push deeper into Lebanon after his military took over the medieval castle of Beaufort on yesterdy, calling it […]
Dozens killed in northern Myanmar blast linked to mining explosives, rescuers say
 YANGON, June 1 — A blast in northern Myanmar killed dozens of people yesterday, two rescue workers said, with rebels controlling the region saying it was caused by the […]
Newark imposes curfew around ICE detention centre after fresh protest clashes
 NEW YORK, June 1 — The mayor of a New Jersey city declared a curfew yesterday around a migrant detention center after another night of clashes between police and […]
Iran’s strongest card in nuclear talks: Its highly enriched uranium — and how much survived the June attacks
VIENNA, June 1 — Iran and the United States are in discussions to extend their ceasefire so as to start negotiations on issues including Tehran’s nuclear programme, where Washington insists […]
Twenty years on, survivors say Indonesia’s mud volcano disaster is far from over
SIDOARJO, June 1 — Harwati clasped her hands and offered a prayer on the edge of a sludge lake on the Indonesian island of Java, as dozen of residents gathered […]
What Bundibugyo Ebola vaccines and treatments are in the pipeline as Congo outbreak grows
KINSHASA, May 31 — Global health authorities are racing to identify medical options to help contain an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, linked to the Bundibugyo strain […]