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Iraq mall fire leaves over 60 dead

KUT, July 17 (AFP): A fire tore through a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut overnight, killing at least 61 people, authorities said Thursday as grief-stricken families searched for missing relatives.Officials said many people suffocated in bathrooms, while one person told AFP his five relatives...

63 perish, 290 hurt in Pak monsoon rains in 24 hrs

ISLAMABAD, July 17 (BBC): Torrential rains in Pakistan's Punjab province have killed at least 63 people and injured 290 in the 24 hours since downpours started on Wednesday morning.Most of the victims were crushed by collapsing buildings, while the rest either drowned or were electrocuted, according to the National Disaster...

Syria leader vows accountability for those who abused Druze

DAMASCUS, July 17 (AFP): Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed Thursday that those behind violence against the Druze minority would be held accountable after deadly clashes in their southern heartland, saying security responsibility would be returned to local authorities."We are keen on holding accountable those who transgressed and abused our...

Huthi rebels claim missile attack on Israel airport

SANAA, July 17 (AFP): Yemen's Huthi rebels claimed a missile launched at Israel's main civilian airport, after the Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from the Arabian Peninsula country.The Iran-backed rebels targeted Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv with a "Zulfiqar ballistic missile" and drone, military spokesman...

South Korean region hit by most rainfall in 120 yrs

SEOUL, July 17 (AFP): Parts of South Korea were battered by torrential rains Thursday, with one region pummelled by the most rainfall per hour since full records began in 1904, the country's weather agency said.South Korea typically experiences monsoon rains in July but three areas in the country's South Chungcheong...

Two dead, several hurt in raid on Catholic church in Gaza

GAZA, July 17 (Reuters): Two women were killed and several people were injured following a strike which hit the Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip, doctors at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City said on Thursday.The strike damaged the Holy Family Church, the only Catholic Church inside the Palestinian enclave.The...

Babies made using three people's DNA born free of hereditary disease

LONDON, July 17 (BBC): Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal conditions, doctors say.The method, pioneered by UK scientists, combines the egg and sperm from a mum and dad with a second egg from a donor woman.The...