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20 Cambodian soldiers killed as ammunition explodes at a military base

An ammunition explosion at a base in southwestern Cambodia on Saturday afternoon killed 20 soldiers and wounded several others, Prime Minister Hun Manet said. Hun Manet said in a Facebook post that he was “deeply shocked” when he rece…

Flooding kills 155, affects 200,000 as heavy rains batter Eastern Africa

Flooding in Tanzania caused by weeks of heavy rain has killed 155 people and affected more than 200,000 others, the prime minister said Thursday. That is more than double the number of deaths reported two weeks ago as the amount of rainfall incre…

India Lok Sabha Polls: Voting underway in 88 seats across 12 states, one UT

Voting for the second of seven-phase Lok Sabha elections began at 7am on Friday, in 88 constituencies across 12 states and a Union territory (Jammu and Kashmir), The Hindustan Times reported. All eyes are on Congress party's Rahul Gand…

7 killed, 20 injured as race car veers off track in Sri Lanka

A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said. Thousands of spectators looked on as the mishap too…

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2 Japanese navy choppers crash in the Pacific Ocean, leaving 1 dead, 7 missing

Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during a nighttime training flight after possibly colliding with each other, the country’s defense minister said Sunday. One crew member who …

Israeli missile strikes Iran; many flights suspended: Reports

Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, BBC reported citing a US official, in a move that threatens to push the region deeper into conflict. Multiple explosions were heard near a military base in Isfahan, according to reports from Iranian se…

Israel will respond to Iran’s weekend missile attack: Israeli Army Chief

Israel’s military chief said Monday that his country will respond to Iran’s weekend attack, but he did not elaborate on when and how as world leaders urged against retaliation, trying to avoid a spiral of violence in the Middle East. …

Iran launches over 200 missiles and drones into Israel in unprecedented attack (with video)

Booms and air raid sirens sounded across Israel early Sunday after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle East closer to a regionwide war. The attack mar…

Six stabbed to death in Sydney; suspect fatally shot

A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said, with hundreds fleeing the chaotic scene, many weeping as they carried their children. Eight people, including a 9-month-old, were in…

Real estate tycoon’s death sentence a turning point in Vietnam’s anti-graft campaign

The unusually harsh death sentence given to a real estate tycoon in Vietnam was a pivotal moment in the decade-long “Blazing Furnace” anti-corruption campaign as the Vietnamese business community wrestled with an uncertain future Friday.…