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China detains 70 in crackdown on Tibet protests

BEIJING: China’s government says it has detained 70 people in ethnic Tibetan areas as it steps up a crackdown on self-immolations aimed at protesting communist

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Egypt opposition leader warns over death edict

CAIRO; Egypt’s most prominent opposition leader criticized the Islamist government on Wednesday for its silence over a Muslim cleric’s edict calling for the death of opposition supporters. Mohamed ElBaradei was

6 dead, villages destroyed in Solomons tsunami

SYDNEY: Six bodies, including a child’s, have been found in the sodden wreckage left by a tsunami that smashed into villages in the Solomon Islands, flattening dozens of homes in

Tunisian government dissolved after critic’s killing causes fury

TUNIS: Tunisia’s ruling Islamists dissolved thegovernment and promised rapid elections in a bid to restore calm after the killing of an opposition leader sparked the biggest street protests since the

Heavy rain kills 34 in Pakistan: officials

ISLAMABAD: Days of torrential rain have killed 34 people in Pakistan, mostly on the northwestern border with Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday.The worst-hit region was Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the northwest where

US: Obama regional agenda ‘urgent’ on Israel visit

JERUSALEM: President Barack Obama will bring an “urgent” agenda to Israel on his upcoming visit, focusing on regional developments including Iran and Syria as well as the resumption of peace

Heavy clashes erupt in Syrian capital

BEIRUT: Heavy fighting between rebels and President Bashar Assad’s forces broke out in parts of Damascus on Wednesday in some of the worst violence to hit the Syrian capital in

British lawmakers vote in favor of gay marriage

LONDON: A bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Britain cleared a major hurdle Tuesday, as lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposals championed by Prime Minister David Cameron. The

Israel unlikely to retaliate after Bulgaria report

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Tuesday welcomed a Bulgarian report implicating Hezbollah in the deaths of five Israelis in a bus bombing last summer, signaling that it will use the

Small tsunami hits Solomons, other warnings ended

SYDNEY (AP) — A powerful earthquake off the Solomon Islandsgenerated a tsunami of up to 1.5 meters (about 5 feet) that damaged dozens of homes in the South Pacific island