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At least 25 inmates have died in clashes between two rival factions in a prison in far northern Brazil. (Photo: AFP)

25 die in Brazil prison clashes; 7 beheaded, 6 burnt to death

The bloodshed began when inmates of one wing of the Agricola de Monte Cristo prison broke into another wing yesterday.

17 Oct 2016 12:02 PM IST

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At least 27 dead in Pakistan bus collision: officials

Pakistan has one of world's worst records for fatal traffic accidents, blamed on poor roads, badly maintained vehicles...

17 Oct 2016 12:02 PM IST

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War-weary Libyans miss life under overthrown dictator Muammar Gaddafi

On Friday it suffered a new blow when a rival seized key offices in the capital and proclaimed the reinstatement of a...

17 Oct 2016 12:00 PM IST

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Iraq's Kurdish forces launch fresh push east of Mosul

The operation was coordinated with Iraqi federal forces moving from the south and had received extensive air support...

17 Oct 2016 11:58 AM IST

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Rwanda's last king, Kigeli V, dies in exile at age 80

The king began a life of exile in east Africa, including Kenya and Uganda, before leaving for America in 1992.

17 Oct 2016 10:50 AM IST

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US Republican Party office in North Carolina firebombed, Nazi slogans...

A bottle filled with flammable liquid was thrown through the window of the Orange County Republican Party headquarters...

17 Oct 2016 10:49 AM IST

Bangladesh hangs Islamist extremist whose group is accused of Dhaka...

Asadul Islam, a leader of the outlawed Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh, was hanged for his role in a 2005 blast that...

17 Oct 2016 9:56 AM IST

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Mosul offensive a decisive moment in campaign against ISIS: US

The northern city was where IS supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi publicly proclaimed a 'Caliphate' straddling Iraq and Syria...

17 Oct 2016 9:55 AM IST

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Boko Haram to negotiate release of 83 more Chibok girls: Nigeria govt

Around 220 girls were taken from their school in 2014 in Chibok in northeastern Borno state, where Boko Haram has waged...

17 Oct 2016 9:54 AM IST

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Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram reunited with families

A schoolgirl named Gloria Dame said they had survived for 40 days without food and narrowly escaped death.

17 Oct 2016 9:52 AM IST

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Donald Trump claims US election 'rigged in many polling places'

Trump also blamed 'animals representing Hillary Clinton' for an overnight attack on a local Republican Party...

17 Oct 2016 9:48 AM IST

Pakistan People’s Party chief Bilawal Bhutto (Photo: AFP)

Bilawal Bhutto: People will get rid of Nawaz Sharif govt soon

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Sunday said the people will get rid of Prime Minister Nawaz...

17 Oct 2016 7:33 AM IST