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Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 hits supply snags in U.S

SAN FRANCISCO: Supply issues have snarled the U.S. rollout of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s latest flagship smartphone, which will go on sale at carriers Sprint

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Death toll in Bangladesh building collapse climbs to 160

DHAKA: The death toll from a building collapse inBangladesh has risen to 160 and could climb higher, police said on Thursday, with people trapped under the rubble of a complex

2 boys, 3 adults shot to death in Illinois town

MANCHESTER: The nephew of a small-town Illinois mayor shot and killed five people, including two boys, before leading police on a chase that ended in an exchange of gunfire that

Army says 32 dead in Bangladesh building collapse

Bangladesh: An eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed near Bangladesh’s capital Wednesday morning, killing at least 32 people and trapping many more in the rubble, officials said. Tens of

Crossing Obama’s “red line” on Syria will require concrete proof

WASHINGTON/RIYADH (Reuters) – While President Barack Obama has declared a “red line” over Syrian use of chemical weapons, U.S. officials suggested on Tuesday that Washington was unlikely to respond without

Qatar faces backlash among rebel groups in Syria

BEIRUT; In a war-battered suburb of Damascus, a commander for one of the smaller nationalist brigades fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad grumbles about the lack of ammunition for

Bhutan votes in 2nd ever parliamentary poll

GAUHATI, India: People in the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan are cementing their young democracy by voting in the nation’s second parliamentary election. The nation of 700,000 had its first

Wife of China’s jailed Nobel winner: I’m not free

BEIJING: Liu Xia, under house arrest in China’s capital since her imprisoned husband Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize, made a rare appearance Tuesday at a trial, yelling out

Pakistan government says it won’t charge Musharraf

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s caretaker government told the Supreme Court on Monday it will not file treason charges against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf but will leave the decision on

China says new North Korea nuclear test possible

BEIJING: China’s top general said a fourth North Korean nuclear weapons test is a possibility that underscores the need for fresh talks between Pyongyang and other regional parties. Chief of