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Qantas aircraft evacuated in Sydney after smoke fills cabin
Passengers on a Qantas flight from Sydney to Perth on Sunday used slides to evacuate the Airbus A330 after it was forced to return as the cabin filled with smoke.
NJ Dem lawmaker plans to become a Republican
A House freshman from New Jersey who was planning to break with his party and vote against impeaching President Donald Trump will become a Republican, a GOP official said Saturday.
Bus crash kills at least 14 in central Nepal
At least 14 passengers were killed while around 16 others injured in a bus crash at Sindhupalchowk district in central Nepal on Sunday morning, authorities confirmed.
3 killed in Indian capital's building fire
Three women were killed and four people injured in a fire that engulfed a four-storey residential building in the Indian capital on Saturday, police said Sunday.
Britain to be hit by Arctic freeze on Saturday night, snow on Sunday
Britain is expected to be smashed by an Arctic freeze on Saturday night as temperatures are set to plummet as low as minus 7 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country, British weather forecasters warned.
White Island's volcano eruption death toll hits 15, two still missing
A recovery team landing on White Island to search for the two deceased who remained unaccounted for was not able to find the bodies while the death toll of the volcanic eruption increased to 15, the New Zealand Police said on Sunday.
Iran rules out talks on restoration of diplomatic ties with U.S. after prisoner swap
The spokesman for Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) on Saturday played down the likelihood of restoration of diplomatic ties with United States through prisoner swap.
DPRK chief of general staff says army ready to carry out any decision by top leader
Pak Jong Chon, chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army (KPA), said here on Saturday the army was fully ready to thoroughly carry out any decision of the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un.
UN security council calls for restraint in violence-hit Iraq
The UN Security Council has called for maximum restraint and urged all to refrain from violence or the destruction of critical infrastructure in demonstrations in Iraq.
Danish gov't launches pilot project to relieve student stress
The Danish government and support parties agreed late Friday to allocate 25 million Danish Krones (3.7 million U.S. dollars) for pilot projects at various educational institutions to strengthen the well-being of students in higher education.