Gaza 'hell on earth' as hospital supplies running out, warns Red Cross chief
GAZA, Apr 12 (Reuters/AFP): The president of the Red Cross described the humanitarian situation in Gaza on Friday as "hell on earth" and warned that its field hospital will run out of supplies within two weeks."We are now finding ourselves in a situation that I have to describe as hell...
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Hundreds of flights cancelled as strong winds sweep northern China
BEIJING, Apr 12 (AFP): Strong winds wreaked havoc in Beijing and parts of northern China on Saturday, causing hundreds of flights to be cancelled, attractions to close and rail lines to be suspended, state media said.The powerful winds stemmed mainly from a cold vortex system formed over Mongolia that was...
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Indian soldier, three rebels killed in Kashmir gunbattles
SRINAGAR, Apr 12 (AFP): Three suspected rebels and a soldier were killed in separate firefights near Indian-administered Kashmir's unofficial frontier with Pakistan, the Indian army said on Saturday.Muslim-majority Kashmir has been divided between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan since their independence in 1947, with both claiming the territory in full.The...
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Hezbollah military sites ceded to army in S Lebanon
BEIRUT, Apr 12 (AFP): Most military sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon have been placed under Lebanese army control, a source close to the group said on Saturday.A November 27 ceasefire that ended more than a year of conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, including two months of full-blown war,...
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