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Passengers scramble from carriages after two trains collide in Ukraine leav...

Passengers scramble from carriages after two trains collide in Ukraine leaving five injured **Train Collision Near Lviv Injures Five, Including Locomotive Operator** A significant rail incident occurred in the vicinity of Lviv, a major city in western Ukraine, when two locomotives were involved in... read more »

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Police fire tear gas at barricaded Paris high school as student protests sh...

Police fire tear gas at barricaded Paris high school as student protests show no sign of ending **Tensions Flare as Police Disperse Paris High School Protest** PARIS – A tense standoff at a high school in northeastern Paris concluded with law enforcement deploying tear gas to disperse protesting... read more »

Syria calls for independent probe into s...

Syria calls for independent probe into sinking of ship in Black Sea

Syria calls for independent probe into sinking of ship in Black Sea ### **Damascus Demands Accountability Over Black Sea Vessel Incident** **Damascus, Syria** – Syrian officials have lodged a formal inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the cessation of search and rescue operations in the... read more »

Hurricane Isaias charges towards the US ...

Hurricane Isaias charges towards the US Gulf Coast with dangerous winds

Hurricane Isaias charges towards the US Gulf Coast with dangerous winds ### Tropical Storm Isaias Approaches Gulf Coast, Threatening Heavy Rainfall and Potentially Destructive Winds **A potent tropical system, currently designated as Tropical Storm Isaias, is rapidly intensifying and charting a... read more »

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9 killed, 51 wounded in Benghazi clashes

TRIPOLI – At least nine people were killed and 51 others wounded in the heavy clashes that erupted on Monday in the Libyan eastern city of Benghazi between the Libyan army and the Salafi... read more »

Britain, US to continue supporting Libya

London – British Foreign Secretary William Hague and US Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that their countries would continue efforts... read more »

Egypt orders Turkish ambassador to leave

Turkish ambassador to Cairo has been considered persona non grata and will be ordered to leave the country because of Turkey’s continued “interference”... read more »

26 killed in South Africa road accidents

Cape Town – At least 26 people were killed in two separate road accidents in South Africa Friday, authorities said. At least 15 people were killed and... read more »

Suspect charged over Kenya mall massacre rejects killin...

Nairobi – One of four men facing trial in connection with Kenya’s Westgate mall massacre in September fiercely denied the charges in court today,... read more »

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Nepal gets its new constitution, but here’s why it has got ...

India has reasons to be perturbed about the volatile situation in Nepal, a country with which India shares an open and contiguous 1751-km-long border. India’s biggest concern is that Madhesis... read more »

Pak Senate chief warns against another military ta...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Senate chief has warned that constitutional checks to prevent yet another military takeover have become redundant in the... read more »

Pakistan’s first indigenous drone kills 3 militan...

PESHAWAR: Pakistan for the first time on Monday used an indigenous drone to attack a terrorist compound in restive North Waziristan, killing at least three... read more »

Four killed, 56 injured in suicide bomb attack in Pakis...

Peshawar: At least four persons were killed and 56 others injured today when a suicide bomber targeted a vehicle of a line officer in Pakistan’s restive... read more »

China says 197 punished in crackdown on online rumors

People recently punished in China’s campaign against online rumors include those who circulated an inflated death toll in the Tianjin blasts and who... read more »

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China’s military modernization is challenging US military p...

A US congressional panel, which advises lawmakers on the national security implications of the relationship between Washington and Beijing, has warned that China could possess the largest fleet of... read more »

China, EU to enhance cooperation on urbanisation

Beijing – China is willing to learn from the European Union (EU) in i! ts push towards urbanisation, Premier Li Keqiang said... read more »

China has 1.22 bn cellphone users!

Beijing – The number of cellphone users in China reached 1.22 billion till October end, the Chinese government has revealed. According to the Chinese... read more »

China appoints spokesmen to boost military transparency

China allegedly withholds residence visas for NYT, Bloomberg reporters

Beijing – China has appointed spokesmen for its seven military branches in a bid to boost up the country’s military transparency. The branches... read more »

First Chinese-American US ambassador to China to quit

Beijing – US Ambassador to China Gary Locke said Wednesday he will step down from his position early next year to rejoin his family. “When I met... read more »

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France conducts first airstrike in Iraq, destroys logistics depot...

PARIS: France says it has conducted its first airstrike in Iraq and has destroyed a logistics depot held by the Islamic State group. The office of President Francois Hollande’s office said... read more »

Libya’s Zawiya refinery, El Sharara oil fiel...

TRIPOLI: Libya’s 120,000 barrels-a-day Zawiya refinery has been shut down due to damaged storage, an oil ministry official said on... read more »

Iran rejects US-led coalition against IS

Seen from Tehran, which has helped both Damascus and Baghdad to confront IS advances, the coalition lacks credibility because some of its members had financed... read more »

Arab states mull air strikes on ISIS

PARIS: Several Arab countries have offered to carry out airstrikes against militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, senior US state department... read more »

Iraq Crisis: John Kerry says US-Arab coalition ‘c...

Kerry visits Israel amid reports of faltering Israeli-Palestinian talks

Ten Arab countries have agreed to help the US in its fight against the jihadist group, Islamic State (IS). After talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry in... read more »

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Bangladesh: Does it really matter that Khaleda Zia is not contest...

Dhaka – December 2, 2013 was the last date for the filing of nominations for the tenth parliamentary elections being held on January 5, 2014. The BNP, which had declared its intention of not... read more »

Indian dam will affect Neelum-Jhelum project: Pakistan

Don’t talk of war with India: Pakistani dail...

Islamabad – With tension along the Indian border abating, “all talks of war” should! be avoided, said a Pakistani daily... read more »

Nelson Mandela’s funeral to be held Dec 15

Mukherjee, 52 other leaders to attend Mandela-linked memorial events

Johannesburg – The South African government announced Fri! day that the country’s former president Nelson Mandela’s funeral will be held Dec... read more »

Nepal to deploy security force at customs points

Nepal to allow private investment in power transmission

Kathmandu – Amid rising complaints from the private sector about feeble security situation and cases of anomalies at customs points, the Nepal government... read more »

Pak’s new army chief Gen Raheel has no presence o...

Islamabad – Pakistan’s new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif does not maintain any account on Facebook and Twitter. Director General... read more »

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Pope Francis sets up Vatican committee to fight child sex abuse

London – Pope Francis is setting up a Vatican committee to fight sexual abuse of children in the Catholic Church. The announcement was made by the archbishop of Boston, and comes after a... read more »

Berlusconi’s girlfriend appeals to Pope Francis to...

London – Silvio Berlusconi’s girlfriend has requested Pope Francis to grant her an audience so she can fight to clear the expelled... read more »

Oz sticks to stand on China’s disputed air defence zone...

Sydney – Australia has stood by its criticism of China’s decision to impose an air-defence zone in the East China Sea without consultation, despite... read more »

Italy’s senate expels Silvio Berlusconi over tax ...

London – The Italian Senate has voted to expel former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from parliament over his conviction for tax fraud. According to... read more »

Princess Diana’s `fairy-tale` dress set to fetch 80,000...

Melbourne – Princess Diana’s “most ornate and romantic” ball gown is all set to go under the hammer and is expected to fetch around 80,000... read more »

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Snowden leaks have identified areas of concerns: Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama has acknowledged that leaks by whistleblower Edward Snowden have identified some areas of legitimate concerns with regard to privacy of citizens while highly... read more »

We will not see the likes of Mandela again: Obama

Describing himself as one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from Nelson Mandela, US President Barack Obama mourned the death on Friday... read more »

‘Some progress’ made in peace talks: John K...

Jerusalem – US Secretary of State John Kerry said here Thursday that despit! e reports to the contrary, there is “some progress” in the talks... read more »

Canada to claim North Pole in Arctic claim at UN

Johannesburg – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has ordered the inclusion of the North Pole in the country’s Arctic claim, following a UN... read more »

NSA gathering 5bn cellphone records daily, Snowden docu...

Snowden denies wanting asylum in exchange for information

Washington – The National Security Agency is reportedly gathering nearly five billion records a day on the whereabouts of cell phones globally. The move... read more »

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