African armies turn to drones with devastating civilian impact
The Easter period usually offers a rare respite in Gedeb, in Ethiopia's deeply troubled north, but on April 17 death rained from the skies in this sleepy town caught up...
Thai woman herds cats under fire in Cambodia clashes
When the first salvo of Cambodian artillery screamed across her village, Thai seamstress Pornpan Sooksai's thoughts turned to her five beloved cats: Peng, Kung Fu, Cher...
Day of prayers for victims after Bangladesh jet crash
Special prayers were held across Bangladesh on Friday, as the death toll from a fighter jet crash into a school building in Dhaka rose to 32.Most of the dead were child...
Serious safety violations found at Russian airline a month before fatal crash, Izvestia says
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A spot check on Angara Airlines, which operated the Antonov An-24 plane which crashed in Russia's far east on Thursday killing all 48 on board, had un...
3 workers rescued from Canadian mine after 60 hours underground
ISKUT, British Columbia (AP) — Three workers who were trapped at a gold and copper mine in Western Canada have been rescued after more than 60 hours underground.Red Chr...
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Russia successfully puts an Iranian communications satellite into orbit...
Seven students killed in India's Rajasthan after school roof collapses
By Tanvi MehtaNEW DELHI (Reuters) -Seven children were killed and 20 injured in India's western state of Rajasthan on Friday when the roof of a school building collapse...
Tradition meets AI in Nishijinori weaving style from Japan's ancient capital
KYOTO, Japan (AP) — Nishijinori, the intricate weaving technique for kimonos that dates back more than a thousand years in Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto, is getting...
Exclusive-Gaza running out of specialised food to save malnourished children
By Olivia Le Poidevin, Charlotte Greenfield and Jennifer RigbyGENEVA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Gaza is on the brink of running out of the specialised therapeutic food needed...
Pro-Palestinian Lebanese fighter released from French prison after 40 years
France has released Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, a pro-Palestinian Lebanese fighter jailed since 1984, and put him on a flight to Beirut after he spent nearly four decades...