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Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes southern Mexico
Jan 2 (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the southern Mexican state of Guerrero on Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. Read full story Date: 2 […]
South Korean court extends detention warrant against former president Yoon, Yonhap says
SEOUL, Jan 2 (Reuters) – A local court in South Korea issued a new warrant to detain former President Yoon Suk Yeol for another six months, Yonhap News TV reported […]
Venezuela’s Maduro holds out olive branch to US, suggests serious talks
MADRID, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has extended an olive branch to U.S. President Donald Trump, proposing serious talks on combating drug trafficking and offering U.S. companies […]
Pakistan court sentences journalists to life over links to protests after Imran Khan’s arrest
KARACHI, Jan 2 (Reuters) – A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced eight journalists and social media commentators on Friday to life imprisonment in absentia after convicting them of terrorism-related offences linked […]
Young golfer named as first Italian victim of Swiss bar blaze
ROME, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Emanuele Galeppini, a 16-year-old Italian international golfer who lived in Dubai, was named on Friday as the first of several possible victims from Italy to […]
Molotov cocktail, dead chickens sent to Indonesian government critics, rights groups say
JAKARTA, Jan 2 (Reuters) – A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the home of an Indonesian government critic, while others have received intimidating messages, rights campaigners said on Friday, warning […]
Saudi envoy says leader of Yemen separatist group STC blocked delegation’s Aden landing
DUBAI, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Yemen said on Friday that Aidarus Al-Zubaidi, the leader of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), refused landing permission the previous […]
Around 40 killed as fire ravages Swiss ski resort New Year party
CRANS-MONTANA: Dozens were killed and over 100 injured when a fire ripped through a crowded bar in the luxury Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana early Thursday as young revellers […]
Fresh clashes kill six in Iran cost-of-living protests
TEHRAN: Protesters and security forces clashed in several Iranian cities on Thursday (Jan 1), with six reported killed, the first deaths since the cost-of-living demonstrations broke out. Read full story […]
Swiss face arduous task of identifying victims of deadly bar fire
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Investigators on Friday set about the painful task of identifying the burned bodies of a blaze that engulfed a crowded bar and killed around […]