Israeli fire kills 48 waiting for food
GAZA, July 31 (AFP/Reuters): Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 30 people when they opened fire Wednesday on a crowd waiting for humanitarian aid in the north of the Palestinian territory.The Israeli military said it had no knowledge of casualties in the incident north of Gaza...
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31 perish as floodwater storms Beijing old age home
BEIJING, July 31 (BBC): Flooding killed 31 residents at a care home for elderly people on the outskirts of Beijing this week, local officials have said.Footage showed emergency teams wading through chest-high water trying to rescue those trapped in the home in the Miyun District. Many of those who died...
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Thailand, Cambodia exchange allegations of truce breaking
BANGKOK, July 31 (AFP): Thailand and Cambodia exchanged allegations on Wednesday of breaching a ceasefire deal which has largely halted the open combat that engulfed their frontier.The nations agreed a truce starting Tuesday after five days of clashes killed at least 43 people on both sides, as a long-standing dispute...
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Tutor burns 8-year-old's hand for 'bad handwriting'
MUMBAI, July 31 (bdnews24.com): A private tutor in the Indian city of Mumbai has allegedly burned the hand of an 8-year-old student with a candle as punishment for poor handwriting, police say.The incident occurred on the evening of Jul 28 at the residence of Rajshree Rathore, a tutor based in...
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US sanctions shipping empire tied to Iranian leaders
WASHINGTON, July 31 (AFP): The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on a shipping empire controlled by the son of a top political advisor to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.The Treasury Department said the sanctions were being imposed on companies and vessels operated by Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the son...
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