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More than 113 dead, 150 injured in Iraq wedding inferno

More than 113 dead, 150 injured in Iraq wedding inferno

More than 113 people were killed and 150 injured in a fire at a wedding party in Hamdaniya district in Iraq's Nineveh province that left civil defence searching the charred skeleton of a building for survivors into the early hours of Wednesday. Nineveh Deputy Governor Hassan al-Allaq said that 113

Sri Lanka says Canada 'safe haven' for terrorists

Sri Lanka says Canada 'safe haven' for terrorists

Sri Lanka has come out in support of India amid the latter's ongoing row with Canada, saying that terrorists have found "safe haven" in Ottawa and that Trudeau made "outrageous" allegations about India's role without providing any solid evidence, reports indiatvnews.comSri Lankan Foreign Minister A

Indonesia launches carbon emissions credit trading

Indonesia launches carbon emissions credit trading

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday launched the country's first carbon emission credit trading, with the aim of creating a market to fund cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and become a major participant in the global carbon trade. Indonesia, an archipelago home to the world's third-largest

64 Palestinians killed in Libya's devastating floods

64 Palestinians killed in Libya's devastating floods

At least 64 Palestinians were killed, with 10 others still missing, in the deadly floods that hit eastern Libya, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. In a statement, Ahmad al-Deek, a political adviser at the ministry, said that "we are following the conditions of the Palestinian commun

10 killed in Taiwan factory fire, explosions

10 killed in Taiwan factory fire, explosions

At least ten people were killed and nearly 100 injured in a fire and explosions at a factory in southern Taiwan on Friday. Four firefighters are among the deceased. The fire erupted at a golf factory in Pingtung County. Upon receiving the report, local fire authorities deployed firefighting crews

16 killed in SW China coal-mine fire

16 killed in SW China coal-mine fire

Sixteen people have been confirmed dead in a coal-mine fire in the city of Panzhou, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on Sunday, local authorities said. The fire occurred around 8:10 am at the Shanjiaoshu Coal Mine in Panguan Town, reports Xinhua citing the city government of Panzhou. Initial i

254 kg ICE seized in Myanmar

254 kg ICE seized in Myanmar

Myanmar authorities have seized 254 kg of Methamphetamine (ICE) in eastern Shan state, according to the country's Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control. Acting on a tip-off, the anti-narcotic police searched a dump truck in Tachileik township on Sept. 20 and confiscated the 254 kg of ICE and 2