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Bombing at largest Coptic cathedral in Cairo killed at least 25 people
Dec 12, 2016News Hour: A bombing at Cairo’s largest Coptic cathedral killed at least 25 people and wounded 49, many of them women and children attending Sunday mass, in the deadliest attack on Egypt’s Christian minority in years.... -
France plans to extend a national state of emergency until election
Dec 10, 2016News Hour: The French government announced plans on Saturday to extend a national state of emergency until after elections next year, citing a heightened risk of jihadist attacks coinciding with polls. The security measures — in... -
7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands
Dec 9, 2016News Hour: A major 7.7-magnitude quake struck on Friday off the Solomon Islands, but there were no reports of any serious damage, officials said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre initially warned of possible “widespread, hazardous” tsunami... -
UN urged Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi to visit northern Rakhine state
Dec 9, 2016News Hour: The UN has urged Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit northern Rakhine state, where the army is accused of carrying out a brutal crackdown on the Muslim Rohingya minority. The... -
30 people killed by Boko Haram suicide attack in Nigeria
Dec 9, 2016News Hour: At least 30 people were killed on Friday when two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives in a busy market in northeast Nigeria, the military said. “At least 30 people have been killed in... -
Matteo Renzi bowed out as Italian prime minister
Dec 8, 2016News Hour: Matteo Renzi bowed out as Italian prime minister on Wednesday with a combination of jokes, regrets and a strong hint that he wants to lead his party into an early election battle. Forced to... -
Egyptian mummies up to 3,000 years old virtually unwrapped in Australia
Dec 8, 2016News Hour: The hidden secrets of Egyptian mummies up to 3,000 years old have been virtually unwrapped and reconstructed for the first time using cutting-edge scanning technology in a joint British-Australian exhibition. Three-dimensional images of six... -
11 people died in northern Myanmar in escalating clashes
Dec 8, 2016News Hour: At least 11 people have died this month in northern Myanmar in escalating clashes between security forces and armed insurgents that have undercut Aung San Suu Kyi’s bid for peace. Thousands have fled their... -
People of Ghana cast their ballots in neck and neck presidential and parliamentary polls
Dec 7, 2016News Hour: Ghanaians cast their ballots on Wednesday in neck and neck presidential and parliamentary polls held at a time of economic woes and corruption scandals that have eroded President John Mahama’s lustre. Mahama’s main rival... -
6 people gunned down over 24 hours by suspected militants in Thailand
Dec 7, 2016News Hour: Six people were gunned down over 24 hours by suspected militants in a string of separate shootings in Thailand’s insurgency-plagued southern provinces, authorities said on Wednesday. The kingdom’s far south has witnessed a Malay-Muslim...
