Deleted posts suggest Ukraine rebels downed Malaysian jet in error
 Kiev (AFP) – Social media posts by pro-Russian insurgents — most of them hastily removed — suggest the rebels thought they had shot down...
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Ugandan troops kill 41 in battle with ‘tribal gunmen’
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KAMPALA: Ugandan troops have killed 41 gunmen in a major battle with tribal gunmen in the western district of Bundibuguyo near the border with the...
Ukrainian, pro-Russian forces fight kills 40 in Donetsk
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DONETSK: Forty people were killed in fighting between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian rebels for control of Donetsk airport in the east of the country,...
Filipinos in Singapore drop IDay celebration plans after abuse
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SINGAPORE: Organisers of a Philippine independence celebration have dropped plans to hold it in a busy Singapore shopping district, police said Monday, after an abusive...
Airport shut after rebel raid in east Ukraine
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DONETSK: The main airport in Ukraine’s eastern city of Donetsk shut down on Monday after being raided by dozens of armed separatists who vowed to...
All eyes on sceptics in EU vote
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BRUSSELS: All eyes will be on potential gains by Europe’s increasingly popular anti-EU parties when a mammoth four-day election for the next five-year European Parliament...
X-Men blockbuster, Days of Future Past set to take US holiday box office by storm
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LOS ANGELES: The latest “X-Men” blockbuster is expected to take North America’s box office by storm this weekend, as the mutant superhero gang reunites for...
Syria army steps up operations in Aleppo, Damascus
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Damascus: The Syrian army rained shells on rebel bastions in and around Damascus on Tuesday and sent extra troops to second city Aleppo, as a watchdog...