Monday, August 29, 2016

Earthquake rattles deeper fears in Italy's struggling centre and other top stories.

  • Earthquake rattles deeper fears in Italy's struggling centre

    Earthquake rattles deeper fears in Italy's struggling centre
    Accumoli, Italy: In this 12th-century town, as many as 70 per cent of the homes were vacant in the off-season. There were fewer people on the streets. Numerous teenagers had left for good.And that was before the earthquake. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Earthquake devastates central Italy Fatal earthquake flattens central Italy Deadly Belgian sports centre blast Bolivian minister beaten to death Kayla Mueller's plea f..
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  • Children among dead in Syria barrel bomb attack

    Children among dead in Syria barrel bomb attack
    At least 15 people died when the barrel bomb hit a rebel-held neighborhood in Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The UK-based monitoring group said in addition to 11 children, four women were killed at Bab al-Nayrab neighborhood. The Aleppo Media Center issued a lower number, saying 13 people were killed, including four children, in the Bab al-Nayrab neighborhood. Amnesty International says barrel bombs are a common tactic of the Syrian regime. The strikes come amid Russia's a..
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  • 11 Turkish police killed in bombing blamed on PKK

    11 Turkish police killed in bombing blamed on PKK
    Istanbul (AFP) - Eleven Turkish police officers were killed and 70 people injured Friday in a car bombing blamed on Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels, as Turkey's army pressed an offensive against a Kurdish militia in neighbouring Syria.The early morning blast almost completely destroyed the police headquarters in the southeastern town of Cizre, just north of the Syrian border and close to northwestern Iraq.The explosion went off hours after the Turkish military shelled positions held by Kur..
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  • Chimay: Suspected gas explosion at Belgian sports centre kills one, seriously injures two, officials say

    Chimay: Suspected gas explosion at Belgian sports centre kills one, seriously injures two, officials say
    Chimay: Suspected gas explosion at Belgian sports centre kills one, seriously injures two, officials say Updated August 26, 2016 13:25:44 A suspected gas explosion at a sports centre in southern Belgium has killed one person and seriously injured two others, a security official says.The blast took place a little after midnight (local time) in the small town of Chimay, 110 kilometres south of Brussels.The official said five people were in the building at the time, with t..
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  • What Happens When An Aid Group Sees Abuse, But Is Sworn To Secrecy?

    What Happens When An Aid Group Sees Abuse, But Is Sworn To Secrecy?
    Enlarge this image Australian protesters demonstrate in Melbourne on Feb. 4 after the Australian High Court upheld a challenge to the government's right to hold asylum seekers at detention camps in Papua New Guinea and Nauru. Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images ..
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  • National Dog Day: Hugh Jackman can't get enough of his adorable French bulldog, Dali. Picture: Instagram

    National Dog Day: Hugh Jackman can't get enough of his adorable French bulldog, Dali. Picture: Instagram
    National Dog Day: Hugh Jackman canĂ¢€™t get enough of his adorable French bulldog, Dali. Picture: InstagramDanielle Le MessurierNews Corp Australia NetworkAUSTRALIANS are downsizing their four-legged friends as celebrities and apartment living drives the trend for pint-sized pooches. While labradors, staffies and German Shepherds remain the three most popular pedigree dogs, research from Sydney University suggests high density living is increasing demand for smaller breeds such as French bulldogs..
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  • Philippines kills 11 Abu Sayyaf militants after beheading

    Philippines kills 11 Abu Sayyaf militants after beheading
    Philippines kills 11 Abu Sayyaf militants after beheading By Associated Press Published: 04:55 EST, 26 August 2016 | Updated: 04:55 EST, 26 August 2016 MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops killed at least 11 Abu Sayyaf militants, including an influential commander, in an assault on the extremists Friday following their beheading of a captive whose family was too poor to pay ransom, the military said.Regional military commander Maj. Filemon Tan said 17 soldiers were wounded w..
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  • Czech tourist describes friend's death and her struggle to survive

    Czech tourist describes friend's death and her struggle to survive
    Pavlina Pizova has been rescued after a month hiding in a hut.HEARING her fatally injured friend’s final gasp for air was only the start of Pavlina Pizova’s harrowing ordeal.The Czech tourist and her compatriot Ondrej Petr had been tramping in difficult conditions along the Routeburn Track, a mountainous hiking trail on New Zealand’s South Island, when tragedy struck.After the pair spent a few freezing days and nights on the 32km track, disoriented by thick fog and with heavy snow falling, Mr Pe..
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  • Tony Abbott urges colleagues to hold firm against the 'grievance-mongers' and populists

    Tony Abbott urges colleagues to hold firm against the 'grievance-mongers' and populists
    Former prime minister Tony Abbott has called on conservatives within his party to hold their nerve, and to convince ordinary voters that cutting spending was in the national interest.Mr Abbott used a speech to the Master Builders Association in Melbourne on Friday to rally so-called "reformers" within the Coalition, despite the knife-edge election result that saw Malcolm Turnbull's government returned with a majority of just one. "Reformers can't lose heart – even though a government with ..
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  • China, Russia hold third round of talks on exercise

    China, Russia hold third round of talks on exercise
    The Ministry of Defense says Chinese military officials have held their third round of talks with Russian counterparts over the planned 'Joint Sea 2016' maritime exercise. This exercise will be held in the South China Sea in September. "China and Russia held their third round of talks over the 'Joint Sea 2016' maritime exercise in Zhanjiang City from Aug. 16 to 21, sharing views on the plan and arrangements for communication and logistics support," said Wu Qian, spokesperson, China's Ministry o..
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