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Australia captain, womens cricket great Alyssa Healy to retire

Australia captain, womens cricket great Alyssa Healy to retire **Healy Announces Retirement, Marking End of an Era for Australian Women’s Cricket** Sydney, Australia – Alyssa Healy, captain of the Australian women’s cricket team and one of the sport’s most decorated... read more »

Khobragade on immigration watch list, faces arrest in U.S.

US faces war crime allegation for disgui...

US faces war crime allegation for disguising aircraft in drug boat attack

US faces war crime allegation for disguising aircraft in drug boat attack **US Military Under Scrutiny Following Allegations of Deceptive Aircraft Markings in Counter-Narcotics Operation** Washington D.C. – The United States military is facing intense scrutiny following a report alleging the use... read more »

Colombian held for plotting to kill Venezuelan president

Venezuelan opposition leader meets with ...

Venezuelan opposition leader meets with Pope Leo before Trump visit

Venezuelan opposition leader meets with Pope Leo before Trump visit **Venezuelan Opposition Leader Seeks Vatican Support Amidst Political Tensions** Vatican City – In a move signaling the escalating political tensions within Venezuela, opposition leader María Corina Machado recently held a... read more »

U.S. plane used in boat strike was made ...

U.S. plane used in boat strike was made to look like civilian aircraft

U.S. plane used in boat strike was made to look like civilian aircraft **Dispute Arises Over Aircraft Disguise in Maritime Operation** Washington D.C. – The legality of a recent U.S. military operation is under scrutiny following revelations that an aircraft involved was deliberately disguised to... read more »

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South Africa prepares for Mandela funeral

The government of South Africa was working frantically on the weekend to prepare for Tuesday’s memorial service for Nelson Mandela, the “father of the nation”. Officials were working around the... read more »

Mandela’s transformational leadership to las...

By Santhosh Babu Almost four years ago, transformational leadership Mandela-style hit close home. While conducting a leadership alignment workshop... read more »

Obama to attend memorial events in honour of Mandela

Washington – US President Barack Obama will fly to South Africa next week to attend the memorial events to be he! ld in honour of Nelson Mandela, the... read more »

Africa must ensure its own security: France

Paris – France has said it is up to African leaders to guarantee people’s security in the continent. Heading a two-day Africa summit on peace and... read more »

Barack Obama rings up Mandela’s widow

Washington: US President Barack Obama has called up Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel to express condolences of the First family and the American... read more »

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U.S. Senators say Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has Gone...

US lawmakers accused the kingdom of a litany of misdeeds and criticized its crown prince as going “full gangster.” Senators at Abizaid’s confirmation hearing including Trump’s... read more »

Now Russia calls for UN meeting on Syria, to suppl...

Russia on Saturday called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council as Moscow said it would consider supplying S-300 missile... read more »

Saudi coalition downs Yemen rebel missile near Mecca

A ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels toward the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia was shot down late on Thursday, said the... read more »

China may have quietly moved tonnes of war gear into no...

may have quietly moved tonnes of military gear while it was conducting military exercises in the remote mountainous Tibet region, the PLA Daily, the official... read more »

UAE Behind Hacking of Qatari Media that Begins New Midd...

WASHINGTON — The United Arab Emirates orchestrated the hacking of a Qatari government news site in May, planting a false story that was used as a pretext for... read more »

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China

China’s lunar probe to land on Moon next month

Beijing – China is scheduled to launch Chang’e-3 lunar probe to the Moon in early December, the first time a Chinese spacecraft will soft-land on the surface of an extraterrestrial body,... read more »

China summons Japanese ambassador over air defense...

BEIJING – A senior Chinese diplomat on Monday lodged representation with the Japanese ambassador to China over Tokyo’s response to... read more »

Japan’s remarks on air-defence zone ‘ground...

US bombers defy China's air-defence zone

Beijing – China said Sunday that it “firmly opposes” Japan’s remarks on the Diaoyu Islands, included in the East China Sea Air Defence... read more »

China’s oil pipeline blast toll rises to 55

Death toll from China oil pipeline blast rises to 52, 11 missing

Beijing – The deaths in an oil pipeline explosion in Qingdao city in China’s Shandong province have climbed to 55, investigators said Monday. Nine... read more »

Two dead, 26 missing as two ships sink off China

Beijing – Two sailors were confirmed dead and 24 were missing after two ships sank in separate accidents off the coast of China’s Shandong... read more »

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Middle East

Kobane: Syrian Kurds ‘launch operation against IS’

Fighting has continued overnight around the Syrian border town of Kobane, with reports of Kurdish forces launching an operation against Islamic State At least 12 people were killed in protests by... read more »

Egypt: Army offensive kills 16 militants in Sinai

El-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian military officials say troops have killed 16 members of an al-Qaida-inspired militant group in the restive Sinai... read more »

Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage ...

LONDON: British taxi driver Alan Henning, who skipped Christmas with his family to raise funds to purchase ambulances and medical equipment and join an aid... read more »

Israeli Army kills suspected murderers of Jewish teens

Jerusalem: Two Palestinians suspected of having kidnapped and murdered three Jewish teenagers in June have been killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli... read more »

1,30,000 Syrian refugees reach Turkey fleeing IS

ANKARA, Turkey: The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now totals... read more »

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South Asia

Bangladesh apex court clears way for Islamist’s hanging

Dhaka – The Bangladesh Supreme Court Thursday cleared the way for the execution of Jamaat-e-Islami leader and war criminal Abdul Quader Mollah, rejecting the review petition he had filed. The... read more »

19 jailed Bangladeshi fishermen return from India

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 30 TN fishermen

Thirty fishermen of Pudukottai district in Tamil Nadu were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy when they were fishing at Kodiyankarai, a senior Fisheries... read more »

Jillani to be sworn in Pakistan’s chief justice

Islamabad – Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani will take oath as the new chief justice of Pakistan Thursday, a media report said. President Mamnoon Hussain... read more »

Khaleda Zia, Sheikh Hasina’s parties must continu...

Dhaka – The UN envoy, Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, who arrived here last week to end the deadlock over a caretaker government issue during parliamentary... read more »

Improving ties with India top priority: Sharif

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told Indian High Commissioner T.C.A. Raghavan during a meeting here Wednesday that his country wants to... read more »

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The internet is 'a gift from God' says Pope Francis

Pope Francis says he’s no Marxist, but defends critique of Capita...

London – Pope Francis has rejected accusations from right-wing Americans that his teaching is Marxist. The Pope however defended his criticisms of the capitalist system, urging more attention... read more »

Dewani appeals to UK court to block extradition to...

Johannesburg – Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani’s lawyers have appealed to the UK judges to block his extradition to South Africa... read more »

Honeymoon murder victim` Anni Dewani’s father slams UK ...

London – Honeymoon murder victim Anni Dewani’s father has slammed the Britain’s legal system for not being able to punish her culprit husband, who is... read more »

Pope Francis named Time Person of the Year

Sydney – Pope Francis has been reportedly named Time magazine’s Person of the Year, while NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has been chosen as the... read more »

World War II bomb defused in German city

Munich – A World War II bomb has been successfully def! used at the Germany’s Nuremberg central railway station, authorities an! nounced Wednesday.... read more »

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North America

Maid trouble lands Indian diplomat in New York in soup

Washington – In a second case of its type, one of India’s senior diplomats in New York was arrested and accused by Manhattan’s Indian American US Attorney Preet Bharara of visa... read more »

Detention procedures applicable to Indian diplomat D. Khobragade, US clarifies

Indian diplomat in New York arrested for visa frau...

Washington – One of India’s senior diplomats was arrested in New York Thursday for alleged visa fraud and exploitation of her domestic... read more »

Kerry revisits Israel to boost peace talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry struggles to keep Middle East peace talks on track

Jerusalem – US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Israel Thursday for another visit to the region to salvage negotiations between Israel and the... read more »

Texas woman admits to sending ricin to Obama

Dallas – A former actress from Texas has pleaded guilty to sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg,... read more »

13 Anonymous hackers plead guilty to PayPal site attack

London – Thirteen people have pleaded guilty to charges related to their involvement in the cyber-attack of PayPal’s website as part of the hacking... read more »

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