An avalanche in Nepal killed at least nine climbers including a group of French citizens and other Europeans trying to scale one of the world's most deadly mountains, officials said on Sunday.The expedition of about 25 members were near the top of the 8,156-metre (26,759...
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ABC News reports Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Sitton knew there was the threat of casualties when he deployed to Afghanistan for his third tour of duty, but he said he was "totally on board with sacrifice for [his] country." What he didn't agree with, though, was his chain of...
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Great teachers are invaluable, yet too often their tireless work goes unnoticed or worse, unappreciated. While teacher appreciation week is in May, why wait to recognize the incredible work of our educators?...
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urkey's long-simmering war with a Kurdish insurgency has escalated over the last year, reaching death tolls unseen in more than a decade, a new report focusing on the conflict says. "Turkey's Kurdish conflict is becoming more violent, with more than 700 dead in fourteen ...
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Today Pakistan's political scene is very unpredictable. Supreme Court of Pakistan has asked Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to write a letter to Swiss authorities to proceed the cases against the President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari. Keeping in mind that Asif Ali Zardari...
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PESHAWAR: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) PMLN Leader Arbab Khizer Hayat Khan said the man suspected of directing a provocative anti-Islam movie should be handed over to Pakistan and all the ambassadorial staff should leave Pakistan as soon as possible. The Pakistani...
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Diesel Price hiked by Rs 5 per litre in IndiaThe price hike will be effective from midnight; prices of petrol remains unchangedThe government of India has decided to hike the price of diesel by Rs 5 per litre, to be effective from midnight.The decision of diesel price hike...
CBS News reports, shortly before dawn, an Azerbaijani on an English course in Hungary crept into the room of a fellow student from arch-enemy Armenia. In a frenzy of ethnic hatred, Ramil Safarov hacked the sleeping Armenian to death with 26 ax blows — nearly decapitating...
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The Associated Press reports, a platform elevator at a construction site in southern China has dropped 30 floors in a free fall, killing 19 workers. The official Xinhua News Agency says the accident happened Thursday in Wuhan city in Hubei province. A government notice...
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KINSHASA (Reuters) - An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo risks spreading to major towns if not brought under control soon after the death toll doubled within a week, the World Health Organisation warned on Thursday. The...
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The AFP reports Japanese researchers are working on a robot they hope will be smart enough to ace entrance exams at the nation's top university, which test everything from maths to foreign languages. The robot's artificial brain would analyse a mash of words, numbers, and...
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According to a Reuters report, at least 314 people burned to death as fire swept through factories in two cities in Pakistan, police and government officials said on Wednesday, raising questions about industrial safety in the South Asian nation. Flames raced...
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Scientists have discovered well-preserved frozen woolly mammoth fragments deep in Siberia that may contain living cells, edging a tad closer to the "Jurassic Park" possibility of cloning a prehistoric animal, the...
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We all know 7 wonders and wants to see and feel the touch of these historical buildings. one of these wonders is in India known as Taj Mahal built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. This wonder is about love for your own. Tourist all over...
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