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Man is caught by a whale - and lives to tell the tale

A tour operator who was almost swallowed by a whale has said the experience made him realise just how small humans are.  South African Rainer Schimpf had been மேலும் படிக்க...

Ethiopian Airlines: 'No survivors' on crashed Boeing 737

An Ethiopian Airlines jet has crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing all on board, the airline says. It said 149 passengers and eight crew மேலும் படிக்க...

Theresa May faces heavy defeat in parliament as Brexit crisis grips Britain

Just 19 days before the United Kingdom is due to leave the EU on March 29, May is scrambling - so far unsuccessfully - to secure last-minute changes to an EU மேலும் படிக்க...

Daesh ploy halts final assault on ‘caliphate’

Kurdish forces and international aid organizations admitted on Saturday they have no idea how many civilians remain inside the last sliver of Daesh territory மேலும் படிக்க...

Yazidi slave women emerging from Baghouz recount rape, torture

Salwa Sayed Al-Omar spent years as a Yazidi prisoner of Daesh, but she escaped its clutches this week, fleeing its last populated enclave in east Syria along மேலும் படிக்க...

‘Simpsons’ creators drop classic episode featuring Michael Jackson

The creators of “The Simpsons” have shelved one of the animated series’ classic episodes because it features Michael Jackson’s voice, the show’s executive மேலும் படிக்க...

US urges UN to restore tough missile restrictions on Iran after tests

The United States accused Iran on Thursday of defying a UN Security Council resolution with one ballistic missile test and two satellite launches since மேலும் படிக்க...

How Iran fueled Islam’s Sunni-Shiite divide

The centuries-old sectarian Sunni-Shiite divide is arguably so entrenched that many — even Muslims — would be hard-placed to pinpoint the source of the largest மேலும் படிக்க...

Houthi attempt to hit Saudi civilians in drone attack condemned

Saudi Arabia’s Royal Air Defense Force on Friday shot down a Houthi drone targeting civilians in a residential area of the city of Abha, the Saudi Press Agency மேலும் படிக்க...

Nawaz Sharif refuses medical treatment offered by government

Pakistan’s ailing ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, currently serving a prison sentence for corruption, is refusing to have his recurring angina treated in மேலும் படிக்க...