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Soldier, five rebels dead in southern Philippine clash: army

  • Soldier, five rebels dead in southern Philippine clash: army Manila, (MILLAT ONLINE):Five rebels and a soldier were killed during a weekend ground and air assault by Philippines security forces on militants in a restive southern region, the military said Monday. The Philippine army pounded some 50 militants with artillery in a five-hour attack on the […]

  • German industrial orders dip in November

    German industrial orders dip in November Frankfurt am Main, (MILLAT ONLINE):Industrial orders in Germany fell in November, data showed on Monday, but not enough to derail the growth outlook for Europe’s biggest economy, analysts said. Industrial orders fell by 0.4 percent in November from the preceding month, the federal statistics office Destatis calculated in a […]

  • Second India restaurant fire in fortnight kills five

    Second India restaurant fire in fortnight kills five Bangalore, India, (MILLAT ONLINE):Five workers were killed early Monday when a bar and restaurant in southern India caught fire, police said, less than two weeks after a blaze at another eatery killed 14. Police said an electrical short-circuit probably caused the fire at the Kailash Bar & […]

  • Most Asia stocks start week on a high, Hong Kong dips after rally

    Most Asia stocks start week on a high, Hong Kong dips after rally Hong Kong, (MILLAT ONLINE):Most Asian markets rose on Monday following yet more records on Wall Street but Hong Kong turned lower after nine days of gains. Traders in New York pushed all three main indexes ever higher on Friday, unperturbed by a […]

  • Explosion risk for oil tanker ablaze off China: authorities

    Explosion risk for oil tanker ablaze off China: authorities Beijing,(MILLAT ONLINE):An Iranian oil tanker ablaze off the Chinese coast is at risk of exploding or sinking, authorities said Monday, as they reported there was no sign of survivors 36 hours after the vessel erupted in flames. A huge fire was still raging around the stricken […]

  • Vietnam oil exec ‘kidnapped’ from Germany goes on trial

    Vietnam oil exec ‘kidnapped’ from Germany goes on trial Hanoi, (MILLAT ONLINE):The corruption trial of a Vietnamese former oil executive who was allegedly kidnapped from Germany by spies sent by Hanoi opened on Monday, a high-profile case that carries the death sentence. Vietnam’s communist government has embarked on a snowballing anti-corruption sweep, which observers say […]