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| Mecca collapse toll rises to 76 |
| At least 76 people died in the collapse of a Muslim pilgrims’ hostel in Saudi Arabia, the first tragedy to beset the Haj pilgrimage this year, a Saudi official said toda
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| Indian among dead |
| An Indian pilgrim, 70-year-old Mohammad Rajab from Kashmir, was among those killed in the building collapse and six others were injured.
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| Last Gang of Four member dead |
| Yao Wenyuan, the last remaining member of China’s notorious Gang of Four led by chairman Mao Zedong’s wife, has died of diabetes, the official Xinhua news agency sa
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| Army distrust high in Jaffna |
| Tension and distrust , between soldiers and civilians are growing in Sri Lanka’s northern army-held Jaffna enclave, with a spike in allegations of abuse by troops as fea
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British comedian John Cleese (left) jokes as Sebastian the carpet python coils itself around his neck at the Taronga Zoo, Sydney. On right is Austral ... | Read
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