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Rescuers pull out survivors of deadly Ecuador quake

Rescuers and desperate families clawed through the rubble Monday to pull out survivors of an earthquake that killed 350 people and destroyed towns in a tourist area of Ecuador.

UK to criminalise firms whose staff abet tax evasion

British Prime Minister David Cameron was on Monday to announce plans to make companies liable for staff facilitating tax evasion, in his first parliamentary appearance since the Panama Papers triggered a row over his own tax affairs.

More than 20 killed as flyover collapses in Indian city

Hundreds of emergency workers in India battled yesterday night to rescue dozens of people still trapped after a flyover collapsed onto a busy street, killing at least 22 people and injuring nearly 100

One in eight adults now obese: global survey

Over one in eight adults are now obese -- a ratio that has more than doubled since 1975 and will swell to one in five by 2025, a major survey reported today

EU imposes sanctions on three Libyans for obstructing peace process: sources

EU member states agreed yesterday to impose sanctions on three Libyan figures for obstructing the peace process and the formation of a government of national unity in the war-torn country

’Troubling’ claims of sex abuse by French, UN troops

New "extremely troubling" allegations have emerged of sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers and French troops in the Central African Republic, the United Nations said yesterday.

North Korea in focus as Washington nuclear summit kicks off

North Korea's nuclear issue will feature prominently during the first day of a major security summit hosted by President Barack Obama in Washington today

Trump: Women who get illegal abortions should be ’punished’

Women who have illegal abortions should be punished, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said yesterday, before backpedalling after a firestorm erupted over just his latest controversial comment.

Assad insists on unity government despite opposition demands

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad yesterday reiterated his call for a national unity government, as the White House said his inclusion would make any such proposal a "non-starter"

Obama, Putin discuss Russia’s ’partial withdrawal’ from Syria

The White House said Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin discussed Russia's planned military drawdown in Syria on Monday, hours after a shock announcement that signals a new phase in the five-year-old conflict.

Experimental blood test may find multiple diseases

An experimental blood test may one day be able to detect a range of diseases including cancer and multiple sclerosis, based on signatures of DNA from dying cells, researchers said on Monday.

France charges main suspect in foiled attack plot

France yesterday charged the main suspect in a foiled attack plot with membership of a terrorist organisation after police found an arsenal of weapons and explosives at his home.

Trump says he had good ’chemistry’, ’bonding’ with China’s Xi

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had forged good "chemistry" with China's Xi Jinping during their summit in Florida, adding that he believes Beijing is willing to work with Washington on North Korea.