WHO appeals for end to attacks on Gaza's hospitals

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BBC News, December 30 — The head of the World Health Organization has called for an end to attacks on hospitals in Gaza. "Hospitals in Gaza have once again...

Russia opposes Western peacekeepers in Ukraine

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MOSCOW, December 30 — Russia is against the deployment of Western peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as part of any settlement to end the nearly three-year conflict, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...

Chinese teen sentenced to life in prison for classmate's death

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The brutal killing of the 13-year-old boy had triggered intense public anger. (Getty Images) Hebei (China), December 30 — A Chinese court has sentenced two teenagers over the death...

At least 71 people killed in Ethiopia road accident

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Ethiopia, December 30 — At least 71 people have died in a road accident in southern Ethiopia, according to local authorities. A truck packed with passengers plunged into a...

Now Syria’s long-ruling Baath party is collapsing, too

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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A few days after insurgents in Syria overthrew President Bashar Assad, his ruling Baath party announced it was freezing its activities, marking a stunning change in...

S Korea orders air safety probe after deadly plane crash

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Seoul, December 30 — South Korea's acting leader has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the  country's entire airline operations, a day after 179 people were killed in the deadliest...

Former President Jimmy Carter dies at 100

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Georgia (USA), December 30 — Former President Jimmy Carter, a Georgia peanut farmer who vowed to restore morality and truth to politics after an era of White House scandal and...

DPRK appoints new premier: KCNA

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SEOUL, December 29 — A key meeting of the ruling party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has appointed Pak Thae Song as the country's new premier, the...

Update: At least 120 bodies recovered from Jeju Air crash site

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Muan (South Korea), December 29 — At least 120 people were killed when an airliner landed without wheels, veered off the runway and erupted into a fireball as it slammed...

Thousands protest in Georgia ahead of political showdown

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Tiblisi, December 29 — Thousands of Georgian protesters have formed a human chain in the capital, Tbilisi, ahead of a political showdown as the new president prepares to be sworn...

All but 2 rescued presumed dead in South Korea plane crash

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MUAN, South Korea, December 29 (Yonhap) — A passenger jet carrying 181 people erupted in flames after going off the runway and hitting a wall at an airport in South...

Putin apologises for plane crash, without saying Russia at fault

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Moscow, December 28 — Russia's President Vladimir Putin has apologised to the president of neighbouring Azerbaijan for the downing of a commercial airliner in Russian airspace, in which 38 people...

India mourns ex-PM Manmohan Singh with full state funeral

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Singh's funeral procession through the streets of Delhi. (AFP) Delhi, December 28 — India has mourned one of its longest-serving prime ministers, Manmohan Singh, with a state funeral in...

Ukrainians hope for a New Year prisoner exchange with Russia

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Many Ukrainians have loved ones fighting on the frontline or in captivity. (BBC) Kyiv, December 28 — A Ukrainian official has told the BBC they hope a New Year...

China to build world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet

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Singapore, December 27 — China has approved the construction of what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, stoking concerns about displacement of communities in Tibet and environmental impacts downstream...