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Death toll hits 34 in Tanzania building collapse

DAR ES SALAAM: The death toll from the collapse of a multi-storey building in Tanzania has risen to 34 after more bodies were pulled from

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Obama White House embraces Yoga amid conservative contortions

WASHINGTON: The White House has wholeheartedly embraced Yoga as a worthy physical activity at a time some schools inAmerica are railing against the ancient Indian practice, saying it promotes Hinduism.

Privately owned daily newspapers return to Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar: For most people in Myanmar, it will be a novelty when privately run daily newspapers hit the streets on Monday. Many weren’t even born when the late dictator

Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb threat

PARIS: The Eiffel Tower was evacuated Saturday night after an anonymous caller phoned in abomb threat, police said. Nearly 1,400 people were sent away from the tourist attraction following a

Egypt issues arrest warrant for TV satirist

CAIRO: Egypt’s state prosecutors issued an arrest warrant Saturday for a popular television satirist for allegedly insulting Islam and the country’s president, in the latest legal action to take aim

Nelson Mandela “comfortable”, treated for pneumonia

JOHANNESBURG: Former South African President Nelson Mandela is comfortable and able to breathe without problems as he continues to respond to treatment in hospital for a recurrence ofpneumonia, President Jacob

NKorea says it is in ‘a state of war’ with SKorea

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea warned Seoul on Saturday that the Korean Peninsula was entering “a state of war” and threatened to shut down a border factory complex that’s the

In Pakistan underworld, a cop is said to be a king

KARACHI, Pakistan: A corrupt, low-level cop with a healthy dose of street smarts rises to control hundreds of illegal gambling dens in Pakistan’s largest city. By doling out millions of

Pope’s foot-wash a final straw for traditionalists

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world’s poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist Catholics who adored

China: Landslide buries 83 in Tibet gold mine area

BEIJING: A massive landslide engulfed a gold mining area in mountainous Tibet, burying 83 workers believed to have been asleep early Friday morning, Chinese state media said. About 2 million