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Syria ushers in New Year with more violence
Syrians woke up to air strikes near Damascus on New Year's Day as Aleppo airport was closed after repeated rebel attacks, casting doubts on diplomatic drives to end the 21-month conflict.
The violence came a day after activists reported f...
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British man shot dead at Thai New Year beach party
A 22-year-old British tourist was shot dead as he danced at a New Year party on one of Thailand's most famous islands after a fight between rival Thai gangs erupted on the beach, police said on Tuesday.
The holidaymaker was killed when a ...
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Singapore arrests Indian boy over Facebook bomb threat
Singapore police on Tuesday arrested a 13-year-old Indian boy for posting a Facebook message in which he allegedly threatened to bomb a luxury casino resort in the city-state.
The unnamed boy vowed to take "a big big revenge", "spit every...
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Taiwan's Lu out of Chennai Open
Seventh seed Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan began the new year on the wrong foot as he crashed to a first-round defeat in the $430,000 ATP Chennai Open on Tuesday.
Lu, the 29-year-old veteran ranked 59th in the world, failed to shrug off the rusti...
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60 dead in I. Coast New Year's celebrations
At least 60 people died and dozens were injured in Abidjan as crowds stampeded overnight during celebratory New Year's fireworks, Ivory Coast rescue workers said Tuesday.
The head of military rescue workers, Lieutenant Colonel Issa Sako, ...
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Double challenge for McCullum in SA Test
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum will face a double challenge when his team take on world champions South Africa in the first Test at Newlands on Wednesday.
Handed the captaincy in controversial circumstances, McCullum confirmed on Tu...
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Deadly clashes erupt in C. Africa capital
The death of a young Muslim man arrested for alleged links to rebels in the Central African Republic sparked clashes Tuesday in the capital that killed a policeman, a police source said.
The unrest erupted as countries in the region sent ...
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Six charity workers shot dead in Pakistan: police
Five women teachers and a man working for a charity were shot dead in a drive-by shooting after they left a community centre in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said.
All victims are Pakistani citizens and the incident happened in th...
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Crude bomb found near home of Delhi rape suspect
Indian police on Tuesday arrested a man who was allegedly trying to plant a crude bomb near the home of one of the accused in the New Delhi gang-rape and murder case.
The 37-year-old man was arrested in the narrow bylanes of Ravi Dass Cam...
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Russian ban on US adoptions comes into force
Russia's controversial ban on adoptions of Russian children by American families came into force on Tuesday, days after its signing by President Vladimir Putin sparked an international outcry.
The ban is part of a law rushed through parli...
