TAMPA, Nov 24 (AFP): The world's oceans have absorbed more heat than previously thought over the last quarter of a century, scientists said on Thursday, leaving Earth more sensitive still to the effects of climate change.Oceans cover more than two thirds of the planet's surface and play a vital role...
Read moreSEOUL, Nov 24 (AFP): The UN Security Council has granted a sanctions exemption for the two Koreas to jointly conduct a survey on reconnecting railways across their border, a spokesman for the South Korean presidency said on Saturday.The two Koreas last month agreed to start the survey no later than...
Read moreISLAMABAD, Nov 24 (AFP): Pakistani police late on Friday detained a hardline cleric whose party recently paralysed the country with violent protests over the acquittal of a Christian woman accused of blasphemy.Firebrand cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi, who is the leader of the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) party, was detained ahead of...
Read moreBATON ROUGE, Nov 24 (BBC): A Louisiana couple have more than a million more reasons to be thankful after finding a winning lottery ticket while cleaning up for Thanksgiving.Tina Ehrenberg said she found a stack of lottery tickets on her nightstand while she was making sure her home was spick...
Read moreBENGHAZI, Nov 24 (AFP): At least nine security service members were killed in a suspected Islamic State group attack in the southeastern Libyan town of Tazerbo on Friday, a senior security official said.Eleven other people including civilians and a security chief were also "kidnapped" by members of the extremist group,...
Read moreTAIPEI, Nov 24 (AP): Taiwanese began voting in midterm local elections on Saturday seen as a referendum on the independence-leaning administration of President Tsai Ing-wen, amid growing pressure from the island's powerful rival China.The elections that follow Tsai's landslide victory in 2016 will decide the races for 22 mayors and...
Read moreNEW DELHI, Nov 24 (AP): An official says at least 25 people were killed when a speeding bus fell into a canal in southern India. The victims reportedly included many schoolchildren.G Parameshwaran, the Karnataka state deputy chief minister, says the accident occurred on Saturday in Mandya district as the driver...
Read moreShooting at US mall sparks panic NEW YORK, Nov 24: A man was shot in the wrist after a fight at a crowded New Jersey mall on Black Friday, police said, sparking panic on the busiest shopping day of the year. It was not immediately clear what the motive behind...
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