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Magnitude 8.2 earthquake strikes Russian Far East

MOSCOW: A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck off Russia’s eastern coast on Friday, briefly prompting a tsunami scare but causing no casualties or substantial damage, Russian

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UK names soldier killed in London

The soldier killed in an attack in London has been named as Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Drummer Rigby, 25, from Manchester, leaves

Chinese media: North Korea envoy offers talks

BEIJING: A North Korean envoy, on the second day of his fence-mending visit to ally China, heeded Beijing’s wishes by offering to renew nuclear disarmament talks, Chinese state mediasaid. The

Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff

TOKYO: Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant’s operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend

Death toll rises to 28 in Freeport Indonesia mine accident

JAKARTA: The death toll from a tunnel collapse at the world’s second largest copper mine run by Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc’s Indonesian unit was raised to 28 on Wednesday as rescuers

North Korea sends top Kim Jong-un aide to Beijing

SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) – North Korea sent one of its top military officials as a “special envoy” from its leader Kim Jong-un to Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by a high-powered delegation

Car bomb near Sunni mosque in west of Baghdad kills 11

BAGHDAD: A car bomb exploded near a Sunni mosque in the west of Baghdad killing 11 people on Tuesday, police and medics said. The blast, which took place in Abu

China’s Xi will meet Obama earlier than expected

BEIJING: China’s new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a

Attacks kill 95 in Iraq, hint of Syrian spillover

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s wave of bloodshed sharply escalated Monday with more than a dozen car bombings across the country, part of attacks that killed at least 95 people and brought echoes

Death toll rises to at least 51 in Oklahoma tornado : state agency

The death toll from a huge tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma on Monday rose to 51, thestate medical examiner’s office said. Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical