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FIFA says World Cup spectators can carry one sealed water bottle into venues

Dozens die of thirst in Sahara desert after truck breakdown

NIAMEY, June 5 - Nearly 50 people died of thirst after a truck carrying them from Mali to Niger broke down in the Sahara desert, local authorities said.

UK man linked to Manchester synagogue attacker admits terrorism offence

LONDON, June 5 - A British man on Friday pleaded guilty to helping the perpetrator of a deadly attack on a Manchester synagogue in October to carry out earlier reconnaissance on a UK defence site.

Iranian oil leaves Gulf despite US blockade: Monitor

The four Iranian-flagged oil tankers were carrying a total of seven million barrels of oil.

US equipment, experts arrive at Kenya Ebola facility despite court order, protests

NAIROBI, June 3 - Around 20 flights carrying medical equipment and specialist staff have landed at a base in Kenya where the U.S. government is continuing to build an Ebola quarantine facility despite protests and Kenyan court orders blocking it, according to flight data and officials.

Norwegian teen, hired by Swedish crime group used by Iran, planned UK murder, London court told

LONDON, June 3 - A Norwegian teenager travelled to Britain to carry out a murder in return for money, having been recruited by a Swedish organised crime group used by the Iranian government, British prosecutors told a London court on Wednesday.

‘Animalistic horror’: Russia puts war art on display

They were images of Russian soldiers with a letter Z – the symbol of Moscow’s forces in Ukraine – carrying their wounded.

Airbus tests passenger plane that can fly 22 hours non-stop

Qantas has ordered 12, to allow it to carry out non-stop flights between Sydney and London.

Eight people killed in Mali after bus hits land mine, says union official

BAMAKO, June 2 - Eight people were killed and 42 were injured in Mali after a passenger bus carrying civilians hit a land mine west of the capital Bamako, a transport union official said on Tuesday.

Portugal carry hot streak and baggage into Ronaldo's sixth World Cup

Haaland ready to carry Norway's World Cup hopes after 28-year wait

Raids, stranded victims and new criminal tactics - inside Cambodia’s fight against scam centres

Cambodia says it is carrying out its toughest crackdown yet on online scam centres, with hundreds of facilities targeted. In the first of a two-part series, CNA goes on the ground to find victims stranded and signs of operations shifting into smaller urban sites, while experts warn that the criminal networks behind the industry remain deeply embedded.

Guatemala agrees to joint strikes with US against drug gangs, NYT reports

May 28 - Guatemala has agreed to carry out joint strikes with the United States military inside its territory to target drug trafficking groups, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing three people familiar with the talks.

13 dead after overloaded bus rear-ends truck in central China

The van, which had a maximum capacity of nine passengers but was carrying 16, hit the rear of the truck while on an expressway in Henan province in the early hours of Thursday (May 28).

Vessels carrying Middle East oil, LNG exit Hormuz, head for Pakistan, China

The vessels are among a handful of supertankers exiting the Gulf this month.

Bahrain court jails nine for life for collaborating with Iran's Revolutionary Guards

May 24 - A Bahraini court sentenced nine defendants to life in prison and two others to three years in jail for collaborating with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to carry out what it described as \"hostile and terrorist acts\" against Bahrain, the state news agency reported on Sunday.

Blast targeting train carrying military personnel kills dozens in southwest Pakistan

An explosive-laden car hit one of the train carriages that resulted in a big blast, an official said.

Blast targeting train carrying military personnel kills dozens in southwest Pakistan

An explosive-laden car hit one of the train carriages that resulted in a big blast, an official said.

Israel hits Lebanon as Hezbollah says Iran will not abandon group

Both sides have been carrying out strikes despite extension of US-backed truce.

China set for latest space launch, with Hong Kong astronaut aboard

The Shenzhou-23 mission will blast off on Sunday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwestern China, carrying three astronauts to the space station.