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UAE investigates possible terrorist link in attack on flight to Israel

UAE investigates possible terrorist link in attack on flight to Israel **UAE Authorities Examine Potential Terrorist Motives in Aviation Incident** **Abu Dhabi, UAE –** United Arab Emirates authorities are conducting a thorough investigation into a recent incident involving a flight bound for... read more »

How was the Flydubai pilot who attacked ...

How was the Flydubai pilot who attacked his co-pilot cleared to fly?

How was the Flydubai pilot who attacked his co-pilot cleared to fly? **Aviation Safety Under Scrutiny Following Flydubai Incident** A recent incident involving a Flydubai aircraft has ignited a critical review of aviation safety protocols, particularly within Israel and the broader civil aviation... read more »

FlyDubai passenger's haunting thoug...

FlyDubai passenger's haunting thoughts as horror knife attack on '...

FlyDubai passenger's haunting thoughts as horror knife attack on 'hijacked plane' unfolded ## Mid-Air Terror: Passenger Recounts Harrowing Moments on Allegedly Hijacked Flight A harrowing ordeal unfolded aboard a FlyDubai flight, leaving passengers gripped by fear as an alleged... read more »

FlyDubai pilot's chilling mayday ca...

FlyDubai pilot's chilling mayday call as passengers scream amid hijack...

FlyDubai pilot's chilling mayday call as passengers scream amid hijacking fears ## Urgent Diversion: Flydubai Flight Lands Amidst Onboard Disturbance **Dubai, UAE** – Flydubai Flight FZ1073 executed an emergency landing earlier today following a severe incident onboard, prompting a chilling... read more »

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Mohamed Morsi ‘steadfast’ in jail, says wife

London – The wife of toppled Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi visited him in jail and said he is ‘steadfast’. Naglaa Ali was one of several relatives to visit Morsi on Wednesday in... read more »

South Africa against trial of sitting leaders

Cape Town – South African President Jacob Zuma said Wednesday that sitting African heads of state should not stand trial. “What we are... read more »

Nigerian President wants emergency rule extended for 6 ...

Abuja – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan today asked legislators to extend for another six months the state of emergency in three northeastern states... read more »

Gaddafi’s son demands trail in Zintan, not Tripol...

Tripoli – Saif al-Islam, the second son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has demanded he be tried in the western city of Zintan rather than... read more »

Seven Boko Haram militants killed in Nigeria

Abuja – At least seven Boko Haram militants were killed in the latest clampdown against the group in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, the... read more »

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Fourth secular blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh

Barely three months after the killing of a blogger in Sylhet, unknown assailants armed with machetes hacked to death secular blogger Niloy Chatterjee Neel at his home in Dhaka on Friday. Niloy, who... 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... 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 »

Mullah Omar died two years ago: Pak tells Afghanistan

The death of Mullah Mohammad Omar, the supreme leader of the Afghan Taliban, has been confirmed by authorities in Pakistan who have shared the information with... read more »

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China

China urges flexibility on Iran nuclear talks in Geneva

Beijing – China Thursday called on parties concerned to adopt a flexible and pragmatic approach, as they began a new round of talks on the Iran nuclear issue in Geneva. Foreign Ministry... read more »

Chinese foreign minister to attend trilateral meet...

Beijing – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will attend the 12th meeting of the foreign ministers of China, Russia and India and also the 11th... read more »

Blasts outside CPC office in China, one dead, 8 Injured...

Beijing – One person was killed and eight others were injured in explosions Wednesday morning in front of a provincial office building of the Communist... read more »

Woman sentenced to death for arson in China

Beijing – A Chinese woman was sentenced to death Wednesday for arson which caused the death of three firefighters on New Year’s day this year,... read more »

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

Beijing – A 27-year-old man, who made false bomb threats that affected flights in six Chinese cities in May, was sentenced to five years in jail by a... read more »

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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 in sight to the deadliest violence... read more »

New Zealand becoming popular with Indian students

MUMBAI: New Zealand has emerged as a popular destination for Indian students, the country’s high commissioner to India has said. There was an... read more »

Israel, Gaza militants trade fire after talks fail

GAZA CITY: Palestinian militants launched dozens of rockets and Israel responded with airstrikes on Wednesday after Egyptian efforts to mediate a lasting truce... read more »

India-headed Nigerian dies showing Ebola symptoms

ABU DHABI: A 35-year-old Nigerian woman, who was travelling to India for treatment of cancer, died while in transit after showing symptoms similar to those of... read more »

Israel, Gaza violence defies truce ‘deal’

GAZA CITY, Palestinian territories: Israeli jets bombed targets across Gaza on Thursday, retaliating to Palestinian rocket attacks in spiraling violence that... read more »

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South Asia

Hasina asks Zia to come down to streets

Dhaka – As the faceoff in Bangaldesh between th! e two feuding begums intensified, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has aske! d opposition leader and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson... read more »

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Iran invites IAEA to visit Arak heavy-water produc...

Vienna – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has received an invitation from Iran to vis! it Iran’s Arak heavy-water production... read more »

US criticizes Pak over murder charges against Osama doc...

Islamabad – The United States has criticised Pakistan’s decision to bring murder charges against Dr Shakil Afridi, who helped the CIA track slain Al... read more »

Imran Khan wants CIA’s Pak chief charged with `mu...

London – Former cricketer Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has alleged that the CIA’s most senior officer in Islamabad was... read more »

Stop praising Tendulkar, Taliban tells Pakistan media

Islamabad – The Pakistani media has been warned by the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan to immediately stop praising India’s cricket legend Sachin... read more »

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Europe

Women rescued from UK house after 30 years

Three women enslaved for 30 years have been rescued from a house in London including one who has spent her entire life in domestic servitude, police said on Thursday. Officers, who arrested a man and... read more »

Germany to introduce national minimum wage: Merkel

Berlin – German Chancellor Angela Merkel has indicated that the country will introduce a national minimum wage as demanded by her prospective... read more »

Paris ranked `best city for students` in world

London – Paris has been ranked as the best city for students in the world, according to global rankings by QS Best Student Cities. Paris has retained its... read more »

Cameron makes ground breaking phone call to Hassan Rouh...

Britain firm on Lanka probe into war crimes

London – British Prime Minister David Cameron made a ground breaking phone call to Iranian president Hassan Rouhani. The move from Cameron is the first... read more »

European Parliament approves seven-year EU budget

EU threatens to freeze data sharing with US

Brussels – The European Parliament Tuesday formally approved a seve! n-year budget for the European Union (EU), paving the way for financial aid to boost... read more »

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North America

Obama defends Iranian nuclear deal against ‘tough talk and ...

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

Obama assuages Netanyahu on Iran post ‘histo...

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

Historic deal limits Iran’s ability to make a bom...

Washington – As ! Iran and six world powers struck a historic deal early Sunday over Tehran’s nuclear programme, US President Barack Obama said it... read more »

Iran deal ‘important first step’: Obama

Obama names acting Pentagon deputy chief

U.S. President Barack Obama says a nuclear deal with Iran is an “important first step” toward addressing the world’s concerns over the Islamic... read more »

U.S. spied on Netherlands from 1946 to 1968: Snowden do...

The United States spied on the Netherlands from 1946 to 1968, the Dutch NRC newspaper quoted Snowden documents as showing on Saturday. It was not clear who was... read more »

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