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104 killed,as army-run public school attacked in NW Pakistan
A mass slaughter has taken place in Pakistan.
Pakistani government officials say 126 people, including over 80 young students, are dead amid a militant attack an army-run public school in the city of Peshawar in Pakistan's restive northwest.
Reports say a group of between 4 and 6 armed militants stormed the school early this morning, gunning down students and staff.
However, there are fears the death toll may continue to rise, as the militants who attacked the school early this morning local time are still reportedly holding hostages inside the school's auditorium.
It's not clear how many people are still being held.
The Taliban is claiming responsibility.
Chinese Premier in Serbia for offical visit in 28 yrs
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has arrived in Serbia for an official visit.
Li Keqiang is in Belgrade to attend a leaders' meeting among China and Central and Eastern European countries.
The Chinese Premier has been greeted upon his arrival by Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, who says Li Keqiang's visit will help boost the development of bilateral ties between the two countries.
China is already involved in a major rail construction project in Serbia.
Trade between the two countries hit over 600 million U.S. dollars last year.
One Palestinian killed in clash with Israeli army in West Bank refugee camp
An Israeli military raid on a Palestinian refugee camp has left one Palestinian dead and another wounded.
The Israeli Defense Force says the suspects fired shots and hurled explosive devices at Israeli forces conducting a raid on the camp, which is located near a border check-point with Israeli territory.
The Palestinian killed has been identified as a 20-year old, who was reportedly killed after being shot in the head.
The Kalandiya check-point where the overnight incident took place is a long-running flash point in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
It's been the scene of several deadly clashes over the years.
Australian PM thanks police for ending Sydney siege
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has paid tribute to the victims of Monday's hostage siege in the city which left two hostages and the hostage-taker dead.
Abbot says the incident shows Australia is ready to deal with terrorists professionally, and with the full force of law.
A gunman, identified as an Iranian immigrant with a history of mental and legal problems, took 17 people hostage on Monday at a cafe in the heart of Sydney's central business district.
The siege came to an end after police raided the cafe, shooting the gunman.
Two of the hostages were also killed, and four others wounded.
An investigation is underway to determine whether the victims were killed by the hostage-taker or by friendly-fire during the police raid.
Denmark submits claim over North Pole
Denmark, along with its autonomous territory of Greenland, have submitted a joint claim to the United Nations, claiming Greenland's continental shelf is connected to the areas surrounding the North Pole.
The joint submission covers lands in the Arctic region some 20-times the size of Denmark.
The move by Denmark follows on the heels of Canada and Russia submitting similar applications, claiming different sections of the same territory.
A UN panel is being convened to try to set to settle the dispute.
The Arctic is thought to contain around 30 percent of the world's unproven gas reserves and around 10 percent of the world's unproven oil reserves.
An estimated 97 percent of these resources fall within the exclusive economic zones of the five Arctic states, which are Canada, Russia, the United States, Norway and Denmark.
S.Korean top air carrier to be sanctioned on "nut rage"
Korean Airlines is likely to face sanctions connected to last week's "nut rage" incident.
South Korea's largest air carrier is facing fines as high as 1.3-million US dollars, on top of a potential suspension of upto three-weeks.
A final determination by South Korean officials has not been made yet.
The daughter of the owner of Korean Airlines, who was also the company's vice-President, landed in hot water last week after she forced a flight from New York to South Korea to return to the terminal in a dispute with the flight attendant staff over how she was served macadamia nuts before the flight.
The incident has already forced her to resign from her post and issue a public apology.
Small businesses account for 95.6 pct of Chinese firms
Details of the latest national census has determined there were around 7-million-850-thousand small and micro-sized companies operating in the industrial and service sectors in China as of the end of last year.
This accounts for nearly 96-percent of all companies operating in those two sectors.
The National Bureau of Statistics says the small businesses accounted for over 147-million jobs in both sectors, which is over half of the overall total employment in China's industrial and service sectors.
Industrial firm with less than 100 employees and 30-million yuan in assets are listed as small and micro-sized firms.
Businesswoman in former railway minister's case jailed 20 yrs
A Chinese bussinesswoman connected to the corruption case of former Railways Minister Liu Zhijun has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
A court in Beijing has convicted Ding Yuxin, formerly known as Ding Shumiao, bribery and illegal business operations.
Ding has also been fined 2.5 billion yuan, or over 400-million US dollars.
20 million yuan worth of her personal assets have also been seized.
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