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Bangladesh to mourn people killed in Dhaka Attack
Jul 3, 2016News Hour: Bangladesh has declared two days of national mourning for those killed when Islamic militants stormed a cafe in the capital, Dhaka. Twenty hostages, most of them foreign, were killed in the attack. Two police officers... -
Australia in political limbo after voters failed to hand Prime Minister the stability
Jul 3, 2016News Hour: Australia was in political limbo on Sunday after voters failed to hand Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull the stability he craved in calling an election, with the nation instead facing the prospect of a hung... -
IS claims bomb attack in central Baghdad
Jul 3, 2016News Hour: Islamic State jihadists claimed a bomb attack in central Baghdad that officials said killed at least six people as it ripped through a busy shopping district early on Sunday, setting stores ablaze, reports BSS.... -
Landslide in China left 20 people missing
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: Heavy rain unleashed a landslide on Friday that killed one person and left 20 others missing in China, state media said. The landslide hit early morning and buried 29 people in the village of Pianpo,... -
Bangladesh forces clear Holey Artisan Bakery and rescue hostages in Dhaka
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: Bangladeshi joint force troops say they have cleared Holey Artisan Bakery in the capital Dhaka, where gunmen took hostages including foreigners on friday, reports BBC. About 35 people were taken hostage, including about 20... -
Militant group takes hostage at restaurant in the capital of Bangladesh
Jul 2, 2016News Hour: Hundreds of troops have stormed a cafe in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, where gunmen took at least 20 hostages on Friday, security officials say, reports BBC and other local and international news agencies. Explosions... -
Workers in Bolivia injured and arrested during protests
Jun 30, 2016News Hour: Clashes between police and factory workers in Bolivia on Wednesday resulted in dozens of injuries and arrests during protests against policies under President Evo Morales, various sources reported. The incidents took place in the city... -
Barack Obama warned against isolationist tendencies in America
Jun 30, 2016News Hour: US President Barack Obama warned on Wednesday against isolationist tendencies in America and elsewhere, calling it “the wrong medicine” to fix legitimate concerns about globalization, reports BSS. While Obama did not mention Donald Trump... -
Michael Gove announced surprise bid to succeed David Cameron as British PM
Jun 30, 2016News Hour: Leading Brexit campaigner and Justice Minister Michael Gove on Thursday announced a surprise bid to succeed David Cameron as British prime minister, launching a sensational attack on referendum ally Boris Johnson, who is also... -
Mexico’s Supreme Court rejected proposal to legalize abortion
Jun 30, 2016News Hour: Mexico’s Supreme Court rejected a proposal to legalize abortion on Wednesday but suggested more debate on the issue in the country boasting the world’s second-largest Catholic population, reports BSS. Justices of the court’s first...
