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The British overseas territory's Supreme Court was set to release the Grace 1, which is suspected of smuggling oil to Syria, when the US Justice department applied for the vessel to be seized
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A 55-year-old farmer died after around 200 vigilantes attacked trucks carrying cattle on a highway in the western state of Rajasthan in April 2017
The death toll from a fuel truck explosion in Tanzania at the weekend has climbed to 82 after seven more people died from their injuries, a hospital official said Wednesday
A female suicide bomber killed six people after blowing herself up in western Chad, a senior army officer says, in an attack attributed to Nigeria's Boko Haram jihadists
US stocks have been under pressure in recent sessions as bond yields have gyrated, with analysts warning that sinking rates are a sign of a worsening medium-term and near-term economic outlook
India issued a fresh flood alert Wednesday for parts of the southern state of Kerala, as the nationwide death toll from the annual monsoon deluge rose to at least 244
A generation-defining political statement, an epiphany of peace, three chaotic days that altered music history — the tropes of Woodstock are many, sometimes muddying meaning with myth
The situation worsened last week when Beijing halted purchases of US farm crops in retaliation for Trump's vow to put tariffs on Chinese imports
Elections to renew the National Assembly, the only branch of government under opposition control, are set for December 2020
India's government said Tuesday it is easing its lockdown in Kashmir after cutting phone and internet access for over a week to prevent protests over its decision to end the Himalayan region's autonomy
Trump, Inslee has stressed, has denied the climate crisis, ending important Obama-era regulations and pulling the United States out of the Paris climate accord
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has staunchly defended Australia's climate record, insisting the country will meet its 2030 emissions reduction target set under the Paris Agreement
Gabbard, the first Hindu member of Congress and its first Samoan American, is among the youngest candidates in the Democratic field
The Civil Society Forum, a coalition of more than 100 organizations, on Monday marked the beginning of a 90-day countdown to the November deadline for the ruling party and opposition to form a government
Hundreds of foreigners have been sentenced to death or life imprisonment in Iraq for belonging to the Islamic State
Vast swathes of southeastern Myanmar lie under floodwaters that have already forced tens of thousands to flee their homes as the death toll from a massive landslide hit 59, firefighters said Monday
Winning candidate will be under immense pressure from the US to implement a controversial migration pact
Former defense secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse vows to battle ‘extremist terrorism’ in wake of the deadly Easter Sunday suicide attacks
The southern state of Kerala, a popular tourist haven known for its pristine beaches, hill resorts and backwaters, is among the worst hit, with the toll jumping to at least 67 deaths
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