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Hungary in mourning after horror coach crash killed 16

Hungary was mourning on Sunday (Jan 22) 16 people killed after a coach bringing Hungarian teenagers home from a skiing trip crashed and burst into flames in Italy.

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Germany arrests "accomplice" of Austrian terror suspect

German police said Sunday (Jan 22) they have arrested a man accused of having ties to a suspected Islamic extremist captured in Austria and thought to have been plotting an attack.

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Donald Trump to meet British PM Theresa May, Mexican President Nieto in first meetings with foreign leaders

President Donald Trump will welcome British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday (Jan 27) and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Jan 31, in his first meetings with foreign leaders, the White House said Saturday.

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Powerful storms kill at least 16 in southeast US

Powerful weekend storms roared through the southeastern United States, killing 16 people as violent weather left behind a trail of destruction, authorities said.

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Venezuela's Maduro names new central bank chief

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday named a lawmaker as the country's new central bank chief, after reportedly pushing out the former head as the country struggles through a deep economic crisis.

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Acquired taste: Australia toasts return of national spread Vegemite to local ownership

Vegemite, the salty yeast-based spread beloved by Australians, is returning Down Under after decades of US ownership.

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Desperate search for trapped Iran firefighters

Rescue workers pressed a desperate search on Friday for around 20 firefighters trapped under the rubble of a Tehran high-rise that collapsed the previous day.

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New York moves to protect immigrants from Donald Trump

The New York attorney general moved Thursday (Jan 19) to protect immigrants from potential deportation under Donald Trump, issuing a raft of legal advice on the eve of the incoming president's inauguration.

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Thai, Indonesian probes of alleged Rolls-Royce graft

Thailand's flagship airline yesterday said it had launched a probe into revelations that engine-maker Rolls-Royce paid millions of dollars in bribes to win contracts, including to airline employees and government officials.

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‘My shop is inside, it’s all gone’: massive fire engulfs historic Jakarta market

An enormous fire engulfed a historic market in the Indonesian capital Jakarta Thursday, with hundreds of firefighters deployed to battle a blaze that sent huge clouds of black smoke floating over the city.

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Turkish MPs hurt in brawl over constitution reform

At least two Turkish MPs were injured Thursday (Jan 19) as brawls erupted in parliament between supporters and critics of a constitutional reform bill boosting the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reports said.

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French court fines Easyjet over handicapped passenger

A French court on Thursday (Jan 19) fined British low-cost airline EasyJet 60,000 euros (S$91,000) for having refused to allow a handicapped passenger to board for "security" reasons.

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25 feared dead as avalanche turns Italian hotel into "coffin"

At least 25 people, including several children, were feared dead Thursday after a devastating avalanche buried an Italian mountain hotel under snow and mud.

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Mexico extradites drug lord "El Chapo" to US

Mexico extradited drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States -- handing over one of the world's most notorious criminals on the eve of US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

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Dozens of Iran firefighters feared trapped in building collapse

Dozens of firefighters were feared trapped under the rubble after Iran's oldest high-rise, the 15-storey Plasco building in downtown Tehran, collapsed live on TV on Thursday following a fire.

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Cambodian women rescued from sex slavery in Japan

Seven Cambodian women have been rescued from a restaurant in Japan where they were allegedly forced into sex work after a victim made a desperate Facebook plea for help, an official said on Wednesday.

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Philippine drug cops extorted ransom from woman for return of South Korean husband. But he was already dead.

Philippine police kidnapped and murdered a South Korean businessman, then led his wife to believe he was alive for months to extort money from her, authorities said Wednesday.