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Hotelier found suspected debris from the missing MH370 flight in Mozambique
Aug 29, 2016News Hour: A South African hotelier said on Monday he had picked up a piece of aircraft wreckage off the Mozambican coast in the latest possible find of debris from the missing MH370 flight, reports BSS.... -
2 people stranded for a week on remote island rescued after search aircraft spotted SOS
Aug 28, 2016News Hour: Two people stranded for a week on a remote Pacific island have been rescued after a search aircraft spotted their SOS message in the sand, the US Coast Guard said on Sunday, reports BSS.... -
Donald Trump pledges to start deporting offenders as soon as he is sworn in
Aug 28, 2016News Hour: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump linked illegal immigration and employment on Saturday, pledging to start deporting offenders as soon as he is sworn in should he become the White House’s next occupant, reports BSS.... -
Aung San Suu Kyi faces toughest test of her leadership at ethnic peace conference
Aug 28, 2016News Hour: Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi faces what could be the toughest test of her leadership yet when she opens a major ethnic peace conference on Wednesday aimed at ending wars that have blighted the... -
Breast milk sugar may protect babies against deadly infection
Aug 27, 2016News Hour: A type of sugar found in some women’s breast milk which may save babies from a potentially life-threatening bacterium called Group B streptococcus which is a common cause of meningitis in newborns babies and... -
The UN Security Council condemned North Korea for test-firing ballistic missiles
Aug 27, 2016News Hour: The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned North Korea for test-firing ballistic missiles and agreed to take “significant measures” in response the latest series of launches, reports BSS. The 15-member council issued the... -
Tropical Storm Lester off the northwest Mexican coast strengthened to hurricane status
Aug 27, 2016News Hour: Tropical Storm Lester off the northwest Mexican coast strengthened to hurricane status on Friday, the US National Hurricane Center said, reports BSS. The center of Lester is located some 550 miles (885 kilometers) southwest... -
Tamim Chowdhury, the Dhaka attack mastermind, and two others killed in raid by police
Aug 27, 2016News Hour: Bangladeshi police say they have stormed a hideout near Dhaka and killed the suspected planner of a cafe attack last month that left 22 people dead, reports BBC. “Tamim Chowdhury is dead,” said senior... -
‘Jihadist hub’ Molenbeek lures tourists across Brussels canal
Aug 26, 2016News Hour: Molenbeek, the Brussels borough that gained unwanted notoriety last year when Islamic State militants from the area attacked Paris, has become an unlikely tourist draw – and not just for those with ghoulish tastes.... -
Hillary Clinton tops 50% support from US voters in latest poll
Aug 26, 2016News Hour: A new poll said they plan to vote for Hillary Clinton — the first time the Democratic presidential candidate has breached that all-important 50 percent threshold. The poll released Thursday by Quinnipiac University found...
