An Islamist minister quit Egypt's government on Thursday, the second cabinet resignation this week, as President Mohamed Morsi tries to shore up his authority and gather support for unpopular austerity measures. An economic crisis and

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A delegation of pro-Palestinian activists, mainly French and Egyptian, crossed into Gaza from Egypt on Thursday to deliver aid, after previous failed attempts. "I am very excited, very very happy, because this is the first

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Floods triggered by torrential rains in Malaysia claimed a second victim as waters started to subside, allowing thousands of evacuees to return home from relief centres, reports said Thursday. Fifteen-year-old Mohd Hamidi Abdul Hamid drowned

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Tea plantation workers torched the home of their boss, killing both him and his wife, following a labour dispute in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, officials said on Thursday. Around 1,000 workers at the

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A powerful winter storm responsible for wind, snow, tornadoes and a flurry of traffic accidents battered the US Northeast on Thursday, cancelling hundreds of airline flights but also reviving what had been a snowless ski

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The Indian president's son landed himself in hot water with his own family on Thursday for denigrating women who took part in mass protests over a gang-rape as being middle-aged and caked in makeup. Abhijit

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Police thwarted an attempt by activists on Thursday to rekindle mass protests in New Delhi over the gang rape and ferocious beating of a young woman, after the victim was airlifted to Singapore for specialist

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Belgium's king has angered separatists and some constitutional experts by making what they saw as a veiled criticism of the main political party in the Dutch-speaking north. King Albert II used his Christmas message to

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A British kickboxer who was extradited to Thailand could face the death penalty after being charged with the murder of an American on the resort island of Phuket, a court official said Thursday. Prosecutors allege

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Tropical Storm Wukong left six people dead and two missing as it cut through the central Philippines, following devastating Typhoon Bopha that killed hundreds earlier this month, officials said Thursday. The toll from the latest

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