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North Korean leader expresses “bitter sorrow” over fatal bus accident
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has expressed "bitter sorrow" over a bus accident that left 32 Chinese tourists and four North Koreans dead.
The accident...
Iran tells US President to stay in nuclear deal or ‘face severe consequences’
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called on US President Donald Trump to uphold the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, or...
Armenian Prime Minister resigns after protests
Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan has resigned after days of large-scale street protests against him.
Opposition supporters accused Mr. Sargsyan of clinging to power after...
Airstrikes kill scores at Yemen wedding
At least 33 people were killed and 41 wounded after airstrikes hit a wedding party in northwest Yemen last night.
Two missiles hit the celebration...
South Africa President leaves Commonwealth summit to deal with protests
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has cut short his attendance at the Commonwealth summit in London to deal with violent protests at home.
Police fired...
Korea leaders set up hotline ahead of summit
North and South Korea have set up a telephone hotline between their two leaders - the first time such a direct line of communication...
Queen hopes Prince Charles will succeed her as Head of Commonwealth
The Queen has appealed to Commonwealth leaders to appoint her son, Prince Charles, to succeed her as their head.
She said it was her "sincere...
‘Question your sons’ says Indian Prime Minister amid ongoing rape outrage
Faced with a growing torrent of outrage both at home and abroad, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has moved to address his country's persistent...
Zimbabwe sacks thousands of nurses on strike
Zimbabwe's government has sacked more than 10,000 nurses who went on strike on Monday, in an apparently hardline attempt to quell labour unrest.
Vice President...
Woman dies in US jet engine ‘explosion’
A woman who was partially sucked out of a window of a US passenger plane after an engine exploded in mid-air has died.
Southwest Airlines...
