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At least 17 dead in Nepal bus accident

Shawdesh Desk: At least 17 people, including seven children, died when a crowded bus swerved off the road and plunged into a river in central Nepal on Sunday, officials said.

McDonald’s fires CEO Steve Easterbrook over consensual relationship with employee

Shawdesh Desk: McDonald’s announced Sunday that president and CEO Steve Easterbrook was out after showing “poor judgment” by engaging in a “consensual relationship” with an employee. Easterbrook was replaced by

Greece shifts migrants from overcrowded islands to mainland

Shawdesh Desk: The transfer of migrants from overcrowded camps on the islands to the Greek mainland continued over the weekend, with authorities saying 415 arrived at the port of Eleusis

Saudi Arabia formally starts IPO of state-run oil firm

Saudi Arabia formally started its long-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) of its state-run oil giant Saudi Aramco on Sunday, which will see a sliver of the firm offered on a

Attack on Mali military post kills 53 soldiers

Shawdesh Desk: Fifty-three soldiers were killed Friday in a “terrorist attack” on a Mali military post in the northeast of the country, the government said. The assault is one of

Death toll from Pakistan train fire climbs to 73

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll in the Tezgam Express tragedy has risen to 73 after the train caught fire following a gas cylinder explosion in Pakistan on Thursday. The incident

100 dead, 5,500 wounded in week of Iraq violence: rights commission

Shawdesh Desk: At least 100 people have died and more than 5,000 injured since anti-government demonstrations resumed in Iraq on October 24, a national rights commission said Wednesday, reports AFP.

8 dead, 2 injured in China construction site collapse

Shawdesh Desk: Eight people were killed and two injured in a construction site collapse in southwest China’s Guizhou Province Monday, local authorities said Tuesday. An underground car park under construction