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Third night in the cold for Afghan-Pakistan quake survivors
Oct 28, 2015 (AFP)
Entire communities of earthquake survivors in Afghanistan and Pakistan were spending a third night without shelter in plummeting temperatures Wednesday, with fe...
Post-quake Nepal struggles to preserve vanishing skills
Oct 28, 2015 (AFP)
In a dusty studio, Indra Kaji Shilpakar painstakingly carves intricate patterns into a wooden panel, one of a small group of highly-skilled craftsmen Nepal is r...
Nepal inks fuel agreement with China to ease crisis
Oct 28, 2015 (AFP)
Nepal signed its first ever fuel agreement with China Wednesday for Beijing to supply petroleum to ease a crippling shortage after protests blocked imports from...
Desperate Afghan-Pakistan quake victims appeal for aid
Oct 27, 2015 (AFP)
Desperate survivors appealed for food and blankets Tuesday after a devastating earthquake killed more than 360 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan, as harsh weat...
Riot control mask partially developed by Army researchers
Oct 26, 2015 (UPI)
A wrap-style respiratory mask for protection against riot control agents has partially been developed by U.S. Army researchers. The soft material Integrated Res...
U.K. deploys Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond to stop migrant smuggling
Oct 26, 2015 (UPI)
The U.K. Royal Navy's warship HMS Richmond has joined the EU's Mediterranean mission to crack down on migrant smuggling in the region. The vessel was awarded po...
Hong Kong probes ferry crash as injury toll rises to 124
Oct 26, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong officials were Monday investigating a weekend ferry crash that injured 124, including five critically, amid fresh concern over the safety of its busy ...
Fuel-strapped Nepal sends team to China to ease supply
Oct 26, 2015 (AFP)
Nepali officials left for China Monday to negotiate a fuel deal and ease crippling shortages after protests over a new constitution blocked imports from its sol...
China to donate fuel to Nepal: official
Oct 25, 2015 (AFP)
China will supply Nepal with 1.3 million litres of fuel to ease crippling shortages after protests over a new constitution blocked imports from India, a Nepali ...
At least 100 injured in Hong Kong ferry accident: authorities
Oct 25, 2015 (AFP)
At least 100 people were injured late Sunday when a high-speed ferry travelling from Macau to Hong Kong hit an "unidentified object" in the water, according to ...
Libya vet steered Noah's ark of pets to safety
Oct 23, 2015 (AFP)
When evacuated foreigners left hundreds of pets behind at the outbreak of Libya's 2011 revolution, Tripoli vet Jalal Kaal braved missiles, militia checkpoints a...
Hungarian PM says migrant flow 'look like army'
Oct 22, 2015 (AFP)
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday defended his hardline stance against refugees, saying that "seventy percent of the migrants are young men and ...
First Fukushima worker diagnosed with radiation-linked cancer: Japan official
Oct 20, 2015 (AFP)
A former Fukushima nuclear plant worker has been diagnosed with radiation-linked cancer, Japanese officials said Tuesday, and an expert said the first confirmed...
US Navy ship to aid search for doomed vessel 'El Faro'
Oct 20, 2015 (AFP)
A US Navy vessel was en route Tuesday to waters where the "El Faro" sank during a hurricane, in an effort to locate the doomed cargo ship and its "black box." E...
Nearly 2,000 died in hajj stampede: foreign data
Oct 20, 2015 (AFP)
The death toll from last month's hajj stampede has risen to at least 1,958, according to tallies given by foreign officials, making it the deadliest incident in...
Calais mayor raises prospect of army intervention in migrant slum
Oct 19, 2015 (AFP)
The mayor of Calais on Monday raised the prospect of bringing in the army to watch over a slum where some 6,000 migrants and refugees are camped out in dire con...
Fuel crisis halts aid supplies to quake-hit Nepalis
Oct 18, 2015 (AFP)
After months in makeshift shelters, earthquake victim Bhim Bahadur Gurung is desperate to start rebuilding his house ahead of Nepal's biting winter, but a fuel ...
UN's Blue Helmets to protect world's heritage from IS: Italy
Oct 17, 2015 (AFP)
Italy said Saturday that UNESCO has approved its suggestion to have the United Nation's famous Blue Helmets protect heritage sites around the world from attacks...
Slovenia to deploy army for migrant 'logistics support'
Oct 17, 2015 (AFP)
Slovenia said Saturday it would deploy soldiers to assist police "with logistics and equipment" at the border with Croatia to help tackle the influx of migrants...
China Communist Party expels safety chief after Tianjin blasts
Oct 16, 2015 (AFP)
The former head of China's work safety authority has been ousted from the ruling Communist Party for corruption, its anti-graft watchdog said Friday, after gian...
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