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Yemens separatist leader feared being po...

Yemens separatist leader feared being possibly imprisoned in Riyadh

Yemens separatist leader feared being possibly imprisoned in Riyadh **Southern Transitional Council Leader Reportedly Wary of Riyadh Visit** Concerns are circulating regarding the potential travel of Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the prominent leader of Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC), to... read more »

Thousands pack Ramlila Maidan as Kejriwal takes Metro
Thousands flee fighting in Syrias Aleppo

Thousands flee fighting in Syrias Aleppo

Thousands flee fighting in Syrias Aleppo **Title: Mass Exodus Precedes Imminent Curfew in Aleppo Amid Escalating Conflict** Aleppo, Syria – Thousands of civilians are undertaking a mass exodus from their homes in Aleppo as a strict curfew looms, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation... read more »

Thousands pack Ramlila Maidan as Kejriwal takes Metro
Thousands of refugees fleeing DR Congo a...

Thousands of refugees fleeing DR Congo arrive at Burundi camps

Thousands of refugees fleeing DR Congo arrive at Burundi camps Tens of thousands of people have crossed into Burundi to escape violence in the eastern DRC. This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

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Caught between Trump and Musks rockets, a Mexican village despairs

Caught between Trump and Musks rockets, a Mexican village despairs **Space Race Echoes on Mexico’s Shores: A Coastal Community Grapples with Progress** Playa Bagdad, a once-tranquil fishing village nestled along the northeastern coast of Mexico, finds itself at the intersection of ambitious... read more »

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Nelson Mandela still unable to speak, says ex-wife

Nelson Mandela still unable to speak, says ex-wife

London – Former South African president Nelson Mandela is still unable to speak, but he is not on life-support machine, his ex-wife said. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela said that ailing Mandela was... read more »

29 killed, 30 injured in Egypt train collision

29 killed, 30 injured in Egypt train collision

Cairo – At least 29 people! were killed and 30 injured when a freight train crashed into a number of vehicles near the Egyptian capital of... read more »

31 killed in attack on anti-militia protesters in Libya...

31 killed in attack on anti-militia protesters in Libya capital

TRIPOLI – A group of militiamen opened fire here on Friday at hundreds of protesters, killing at least 31 people and wounding 230 others, the Libyan... read more »

Nine Boko Haram killed in military offensive in Nigeria

40 killed in fresh Nigeria attacks

Lagos – Nine Boko Haram insurgents were kill! ed in an offensive on a camp in the Nigeria northeast Borno State, military authorities said... read more »

Morsi says no stability in Egypt possible ‘without remo...

Morsi says no stability in Egypt possible ‘without removing consequences of coup’

Sydney – Deposed Egyptian Islamist president Mohamed Morsi has said there will be no stability in the country ‘without removing consequences of the... read more »

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Chinese hackers snooped on five EU ministries, says US security firm

China gives former general suspended death sentence for bribery

BEIJING – A top Chinese military officer has been given a suspended death sentence for corruption, state media said Monday, in a case where he was exposed as owning dozens of homes, gold statues... read more »

Fourth secular blogger hacked to death in Banglade...

Barely three months after the killing of a blogger in Sylhet, unknown assailants armed with machetes hacked to death secular blogger Niloy Chatterjee... read more »

Landslides and floods claim 90 lives in Nepal

KATHMANDU: At least 90 people have been killed across Nepal in the past two months due to floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains, authorities have... read more »

At least 30 killed in Nepal landslides

The landslides came crashing into villages and homes just after midnight. One survivor said they sounded like an earthquake. Multiple slides, triggered by... read more »

Two Turkish police killed in gun attack blamed on PKK: ...

ISTANBUL: Two Turkish police were killed Friday in a gun attack on police headquarters in the southern region of Adana blamed on Kurdish militants, the... read more »

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China

Easing one-child policy no big deal: Chinese official

China to ease one-child policy

Beijing – China will loosen its decades old one-chil! d population policy, allowing couples to have two children if one of the parents is an only child, according to a key decision announced... read more »

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China announces setting up of National Security Co...

Washington – China has announced that it is setting up a National Security Council under President Xi Jinping with a wider focus, including... read more »

China sets up cloud computing industry alliance

China allegedly withholds residence visas for NYT, Bloomberg reporters

Beijing – A cloud computing industry alliance was set up Wednesday in Beijing to promote the development and innovation of information technology. The... read more »

8 killed in floods after typhoon hits China

8 killed in floods after typhoon hits China

Eight people were killed and over 1,000 students were trapped in floods after rainstorms in several areas in China triggered by typhoon Haiyan. Two people have... read more »

China on high alert as super typhoon hits coast

China on high alert as super typhoon hits coast

Beijing – China Sunday issued a red alert, the highest alert in its warning system, for super typhoon ‘Haiyan’ that brought heavy rains to... read more »

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Israel claims nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land near Bethlehem

JERUSALEM: Israel laid claim on Sunday to nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land in a Jewish settlement bloc near Bethlehem — a step that could herald significant Israeli construction in the area... read more »

Egyptian court sentences Brotherhood leader Badie ...

CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced Mohamed Badie, general guide of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and seven others to life in prison on Saturday... read more »

UN chief welcomes Gaza truce deal

“A brighter future for Gaza and Israel depends on a sustainable ceasefire. It is up to the parties to live up to this responsibility,” Ban’s... read more »

Netanyahu warns Gaza civilians after Israel destroys ap...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Palestinian civilians on Sunday to leave immediately any site where militants are operating, one day after Israel took... read more »

Israeli aircraft bomb Gaza, five Palestinians killed

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israeli aircraft bombed the Gaza Strip on Saturday and Palestinian militants fired rockets at the Jewish state, the military said, with no end... read more »

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India-Myanmar relations rooted in history: Mukherjee

India-Myanmar relations rooted in history: Mukherjee

New Delhi – Terming relations between India and Myanmar as being rooted in history, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday said it is in the mutual interest of both the countries to... read more »

Pak high court dismisses Musharaf’s petition challenging special court for high treason

Pak high court dismisses Musharaf’s petition chall...

Islamabad – Islamabad High Court (IHC) has dismissed a petition challenging the special court for treason trial of former President General... read more »

CNN features 16 December gang-rape case in` World Untol...

CNN features 16 December gang-rape case in` World Untold Stories` series

New Delhi – An upcoming documentary on the 16-December fatal gang-rape case titled ‘The Fearless One’ is being presented under CNN’s series... read more »

UN Security Council condemns slams attacks on aid worke...

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – The ! UN Security Council (UNSC) has strongly condemned deadly attacks in two Afghan provinces last week which led to the death of nine... read more »

Petition questioning Musharraf’s trial rejected

Petition questioning Musharraf's trial rejected

Islamabad – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has rejected a ! petition challenging the constitution of a special court for the treason trial of former... read more »

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German coalition agreement emerging

German coalition agreement emerging

Berlin – Germany’s two main parties agreed on various issues in their final round of coalition talks Tuesday night, sending a signal that an agreement for forming Germany’s new... read more »

Coalition deal reached in Germany

Coalition deal reached in Germany

Leaders of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative-led bloc and the Centre-Left Social Democratic Party reached a coalition agreement early... read more »

EU threatens to freeze data sharing with US

EU threatens to freeze data sharing with US

London – The European Union’s (EU) justice and rights commissioner Viviane Reding has threatened to halt data-sharing arrangements with the US... read more »

Rebekah Brooks once told Colin Montgomerie’s ex-w...

Rebekah Brooks once told Colin Montgomerie's ex-wife 'hacking voicemails easy'

London – Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks once reportedly told Eimear Cook, the ex-wife of golfer Colin Montgomerie, that it was easy to... read more »

Germany, US agree on efforts to rebuild trust

Germany, US agree on efforts to rebuild trust

Berlin – The US and German politicians agreed on efforts to rebuild trust during the visit by a delegation of US lawmakers led by senator Christ Murphy... read more »

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North America

CIA recruited Guantanamo Bay suspects to spy on al-Qa’ida leaders post 9/11

CIA recruited Guantanamo Bay suspects to spy on al-Qa’ida leaders...

London – The CIA turned some terror suspects, who were rounded up and delivered to the Guantanamo Bay military prison Cuba in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, into double agents. The programme was... read more »

US defies Chinese restrictions by flying bombers over Senkaku islands

US defies Chinese restrictions by flying bombers o...

Washington – The United States has reportedly flown two B-52 bombers over the disputed Senkaku Islands as part of a training exercise amid... read more »

US school shooter obsessed with mass murders

US school shooter obsessed with mass murders

Washington – A report on the December 2012 “massacre of the innocents” at a US elementary school says that the gunman had an obsession with... read more »

Obama defends Iranian nuclear deal against ‘tough...

Obama defends Iranian nuclear deal against 'tough talk and bluster'

London – President Barack Obama has defended the breakthrough deal between Iran and world powers on Tehran’s nuclear programme. Obama however... read more »

Obama assuages Netanyahu on Iran post ‘historic b...

Obama assuages Netanyahu on Iran post 'historic blunder' remarks

Washington – President Barack Obama has reaffirmed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on working out a comprehensive solution for preventing Iran... read more »

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Chaos as gunfire erupts near Venezuela's presidential palace in Caracas

Chaos as gunfire erupts near Venezuela's presidential palace in Caracas **Title: Unrest Grips Caracas Following Reported Ousting of President Maduro** Caracas, Venezuela – A tense... read more »

Sick killer who murdered 10 pensioners by pretending to be deaf says 'I hate old peop...

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Trump administration sets meetings with oil companies on Venezuela: Report The three biggest US oil companies have so far not had any meetings with the government, contradicting... read more »

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Hundreds of tourists stuck on Yemeni island as tensions simmer on mainland **Yemeni Island Grapples with Tourist Stranding Amidst Mainland Recovery Efforts** Al Mukalla, Yemen – The remote Yemeni... read more »