PARIS, Oct 25 (APP/AFP): The train that derailed in Cameroon last week killing 79 people was travelling “abnormally” fast before the crash, a senior executive from the rail operator’s French parent company told AFP on Tuesday. “On part of the tracks approaching the station where the derailment occurred, we had speeds that were abnormally high […]
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Cameroon train was going ‘abnormally’ fast before crash: company
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UN bound to implement its resolutions on Kashmir: Gilani
ISLAMABAD, Oct 25 (APP): Chairman All Parties HurriyetConference (APHC) Syed Ali Gilani has said the United Nations was morally bound to implement its resolutions on Kashmir. Syed Ali Gilani, in a statement issued in Srinagar said, “Wehave pinned hope on this institution, because it is the moral dutyof this world body to implement the resolutions […]
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China blast toll climbs to 14: Xinhua
BEIJING, Oct 25, (APP/AFP) – The toll from a powerful explosion in China rose to 14 dead and 147 injured Tuesday, state media said, as authorities censored discussion of the incident online. Monday’s blast in Xinmin, in the northern province of Shaanxi, tore through five prefabricated buildings, destroying or damaging 58 others, the official Xinhua […]
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Shabaab suicide bomber strikes AU base in Somalia: official
MOGADISHU, Oct 25 (APP/AFP): A Shabaab suicide bomber rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into an African Union military base in central Somalia on Tuesday, a security official said. “There was a suicide attack targeting the Djiboutian military base in western Beledweyne,” said Abdullah Ibrahim, a local security official who added the number of casualties […]
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Samsung’s prestige takes another hit over lawsuit
SEOUL, Oct 25 (APP/AFP): A South Korean law firm said Tuesday that it expected thousands more people to join a class action lawsuit seeking compensation from Samsung over its combusting Galaxy Note 7 smartphones. Seoul-based Harvest Law filed the initial suit on Monday on behalf of 527 Note 7 buyers — demanding 500,000 won (US$440) […]
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Global whale talks vote down Atlantic sanctuary plan
PORTOROZ, Slovenia, Oct 25, (APP/AFP) – An international whaling meeting voted down on Tuesday a renewed bid by southern hemisphere nations to create an Atlantic sanctuary for the marine mammals. Opposed by whaling nations Japan, Norway and Iceland, the move required 75 percent of the votes to pass, but received only 38 “yes” ballots against […]