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Tigers, lions roam Georgia capital
Lions, tigers and even a hippopotamus escaped from a zoo in the Georgian capital Tbilisi yesterday, adding to chaos caused by flooding that killed at least 12 people, officials said.
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM
25 killed in Egypt road accidents
Twenty-five people were killed and 29 others injured yesterday in two separate road accidents in Egypt, where poor road and traffic regulations kill thousands each year,
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Yemen talks to start today in Geneva: UN
UN-sponsored talks aimed at ending the conflict in Yemen by bringing representatives of the warring factions to Geneva are expected to begin today, a UN spokesman said.
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Hong Kong rallies ahead of key vote
Pro-democracy campaigners took to the streets of Hong Kong yesterday, but in far smaller numbers than expected, before a vote on a political reform package that has divided
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Suu Kyi wraps up China visit
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi wrapped up her first visit to China yesterday, a trip that saw her meet the country's President Xi Jinping ahead of Myanmar
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM
S Korea reports 15th MERS death
South Korea yesterday reported its 15th death from the MERS virus as the growing outbreak that has now infected 145 forced one of the nation's biggest hospitals to suspend
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Pakistan takes U-turn on Save the children
Pakistan yesterday suspended moves to close the national branch of the charity Save the Children.
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Court blocks Sudan leader from leaving South Africa
A South African judge yesterday banned Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country after the International Criminal Court called for him to be arrested at a summit in Johannesburg.
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Britain pulls spies after Snowden leaks
Britain has been forced to remove some of its spies after Russia and China accessed the top-secret raft of documents taken by former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, British media reported.
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Comet probe wakes up
The European space probe Philae woke up overnight after a months-long sleep as it hurtled towards towards the Sun on the back of a comet, the French space chief said yesterday.
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Italy warns Europe over migrant Crisis
Italy yesterday threatened to turn to a Plan B to deal with migrants which "would hurt Europe" if the country is not given greater help with the crisis, as Austria and France
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Indian FM defends herself amid opposition's call to go
Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday defended her decision to help corruption-hit former cricket boss Lalit Modi gain emergency travel papers in Britain, as the
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Gaza war actions 'lawful'
Israel yesterday issued a report arguing its 2014 Gaza offensive was lawful, a move aimed at pre-empting the release of findings of a UN war crimes investigation that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scorned as a waste of time.
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Pakistan imposes one-month moratorium on executions
Pakistan imposes one-month moratorium on executions during Ramadan, giving temporary reprieve to a death row prisoner whose lawyers say he was a juvenile at the time of the crime.
14 June 2015, 15:13 PM
Bus crashes in Egypt kill 23, injure 17
Two separate road accidents in Egypt kill 23 Egyptians and injured 17 others on Sunday, officials said.
14 June 2015, 13:56 PM
Air India denies report of a lizard in its in-flight meal
Air India insists that there is "absolutely no truth" in reports that a lizard was found in an in-flight meal on a Delhi-London flight on Thursday.
14 June 2015, 13:31 PM
Georgia flood: Tbilisi residents warned over zoo animals
Heavy flooding in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi kills eight people with officials warning people to stay indoors to avoid animals which escaped from a zoo.
14 June 2015, 12:19 PM
NHRC gets list of 598 ‘trafficking victims’
A Malaysia-based NGO has handed over a list of 598 trace-less Bangladeshi trafficking victims to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for investigation and is taking steps to bring them back home.
14 June 2015, 12:02 PM
Philae comet lander wakes up
The European Space Agency (Esa) says its comet lander, Philae, has woken up and contacted Earth.
14 June 2015, 11:37 AM
S Africa court bid to arrest Bashir
A South African court has issued an interim order preventing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country.
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