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World Economic Forum 2018: Global leaders, CEOs, influencers arrive at Davos for annual gathering
The annual World Economic Forum began in Switzerland's resort town of Davos on Monday.
Motorcycle bomb explodes in Thailand's southern Yala province killing three, injuring 22
A motorcycle bomb exploded in a market in Thailand’s southern Yala province on Monday, killing three people and wounding 22.
Japan holds evacuation drill amid ongoing tensions over North Korea's nuclear programme
Hundreds of Tokyo residents scrambled for cover on Monday in the Japanese capital's first evacuation drill for a military attack since World War II
Kabul attack: Afghan security forces end 12-hour siege at luxury hotel; all three assailants killed, six people dead
Gunmen killed at least five people and wounded eight others in an attack on Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel
One killed in Honduras protests against re-election of President Juan Orlando Hernandez
Activists blocked roads and clashed with police in Honduras as part of nationwide protes against re-election of President Juan Orlando Hernandez
In Peru, Pope Francis speaks of threat to Amazon's indigenous people, decries destruction of environment
Pope Francis issued a ringing defense of people and the environment of the Amazon on Friday, saying big business and “consumerist greed” could not be allowed to destroy a natural habitat vital for the entire planet
Orthodox Christians across the world take Epiphany plunge to commemorate baptism of Jesus Christ
Thousands of Orthodox Christians in parts of the world thronged rivers and ponds to take dip in the water to mark Epiphany, cleansing themselves with water deemed holy for the day
Dozens protest against Donald Trump's 'shithole' remark outside US embassy in Haiti
Several dozen Haitians protested outside the US embassy in Port-au-Prince, recalling their country's heritage after Donald Trump reportedly called Haiti a "shithole".
Pope Francis arrives in Peru for final leg of South American trip, hits out at human traffickers in front of 50,000-strong congregation
Pope Francis arrived in Peru on the final leg of his South American trip, where he will meet indigenous people.
Protests against Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez's re-election turn violent
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Honduras' second-largest city on Friday to protest the re-election of President Juan Orlando Hernandez
Outrage over 8-year-old Zainab Ansari's rape and murder grips Pakistan; protests turn violent
Pakistan continues to reel from riots over the alleged rape and murder of eight-year-old Zainab Ansari in country's Punjab province
Protests emerge in Pakistan against Donald Trump's decision to suspend over $1 billion military aid
Pakistan on Friday reacted sharply to the US' decision to suspend over $1 billion security aid to it for failing to rein in terror groups, saying "arbitrary deadlines and unilateral pronouncements" are "counterproductive" in addressing common threats
Three dead as 'bomb cyclone' batters eastern US; Over 3000 flights cancelled, schools and offices remain closed
An intense 'bomb cyclone' battered the US East Coast on Thursday with high winds and heavy snowfalls, leaving thousands of flights cancelled, numerous schools and offices closed and millions of Americans bracing for potential power shortages
Peru bus accident: Death toll rises to 51; six survive after vehicle plunges off 'Devil's curve'
Over 50 people have been killed in Peru on Tuesday after the bus they were riding collided with a truck along a precarious stretch known as the 'Devil's Curve' and was thrown off a seaside cliff
Bronx Apartment Blaze: 16 injured in second fire in New York City borough
At least 16 people were hurt on Tuesday as a fire tore through an apartment building in the Bronx, just days after another blaze in the New York City borough killed 12 people
Thousands hit Iran's streets protesting rising inflation and unemployment
Iran has seen its largest anti-government protests since the disputed presidential election in 2009, with thousands taking to the streets in several cities.
Shootout at law firm in California's Long Beach kills two, including gunman
At least two persons, including the shooter, have died in a workplace shooting in Long Beach city in the US state of California
Bronx fire: 12 killed, four injured as blaze rips through apartment building in New York
A fire tore through Bronx apartment building on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, including a toddler, and leaving four others fighting for their lives
Saint Petersburg supermarket bomb blast injures 13; Vladimir Putin calls attack 'an act of terror'
At least 13 people were injured Wednesday by an explosion at a supermarket in Saint Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city and the site of a deadly subway bombing this year
Kabul blast: 40 killed, dozens injured as suicide bomber blows himself up inside Shiite cultural centre
Around 40 people were killed and dozens more wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Shiite cultural centre in Kabul on Thursday
Thousands take to the streets in Peru to protest pardon of former president Alberto Fujimori
Thousands of Peruvians took to the streets on Monday to protest the pardon granted to former President Alberto Fujimori, with many calling it part of a backroom deal struck to protect the current president from impeachment on corruption charges
Christmas 2017: Hundreds celebrate birth of Jesus Christ around the World
Pope Francis celebrated the fifth Christmas Midnight Mass of his pontificate where he highlighted the Biblical story of Joseph and Mary, the parents of Jesus Christ at the Saint Peters's Basilica in Vatican City
Tropical Storm Tembin hits Philippines, triggers flooding and landslides in Mindanao island; death toll rises to 200
Some 200 people have been killed in the southern Philippines after a tropical storm battered the archipelago nation's second-largest island, triggering heavy flooding and landslides
California wildfire becomes biggest in state's history; 2 killed in over 2 weeks, 18,000 homes at risk
California wildfire has killed two people and seared its way through cities, towns and wilderness northwest of Los Angeles became the largest blaze ever officially recorded in California on Friday,
Malaysian PM leads hundreds in protest against Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital
Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak led hundreds of Muslims in a rally on Friday, slamming the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital
Over 19 injured in Australia's Melbourne as car ploughs into pedestrians; driver arrested
A car ploughed into a crowd at a busy intersection in Australia's second-largest city Melbourne on Thursday, injuring at least 19 people. The driver of the car was arrested immediately by the Victoria police
Donald Trump celebrates major legislative victory after US Congress passes massive Republican tax cut plan
Donald Trump celebrated a "historic" victory as the US Congress passed a massive Republican tax cut plan, handing the president his first major legislative achievement.
Amtrak accident: Six killed as train travelling at over 120 kmph derails onto Washington Highway
An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass south of Seattle and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below.
Ferocious California wildfire grows into third-largest in state history as winds pick up
A raging California wildfire powered by fierce winds grew into the third-largest in state history on Saturday as forced evacuations turned neighborhoods into ghost towns and ash fell in some areas like heavy snow
Thousands protest in Indonesia against Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital
Tens of thousands protested in Jakarta in Indonesia on Sunday against the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital