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CBI takes over probe in Twisha Sharma death case

CBI takes over probe in Twisha Sharma death case **Central Bureau of Investigation Assumes Control of Twisha Sharma Case Investigation** **New Delhi –** The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has officially taken over the investigation into the death of Twisha Sharma, marking a significant... read more »

Court allows police interrogation of Shi...

Court allows police interrogation of Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad over thre...

Court allows police interrogation of Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad over threat to publisher ## Judicial Green Light for Police Inquiry into Shiv Sena MLA’s Alleged Threat **Mumbai:** A significant legal development has unfolded in Maharashtra, with a local court granting the police permission... read more »

Israel fires into Lebanon in retaliation

Subdued Lebanon Liberation Day celebrati...

Subdued Lebanon Liberation Day celebrations under new Israeli occupation

Subdued Lebanon Liberation Day celebrations under new Israeli occupation **Lebanon Marks Liberation Day Amidst Renewed Security Concerns** Beirut, Lebanon – Lebanon observed its annual Liberation Day on May 25th, a significant national commemoration marking the withdrawal of Israeli forces from... read more »

Israel escalates Gaza attacks as Netanya...

Israel escalates Gaza attacks as Netanyahu stalls ceasefire for polls

Israel escalates Gaza attacks as Netanyahu stalls ceasefire for polls **Gaza Conflict Intensifies Amidst Political Maneuvering, Analysts Suggest** **Jerusalem, Israel –** As military operations in Gaza show no signs of abating, a growing chorus of analysts is raising concerns that the ongoing... read more »

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Africa

Suspect charged over Kenya mall massacre rejects killing

Four charged over Nairobi Westgate mall attack

London – Four people reportedly charged over the Nairobi Westgate mall attack that left nearly 67 people dead. The four foreigners, said to be ethnic Somalis, have been charged for aiding... read more »

Lebanon to join Geneva-II, Syrian opposition undec...

Beirut/Cairo – Lebanon has confirmed it would join the Geneva II-preparatory meeting on the Syrian crisis, while the Syrian opposition... read more »

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi arrives in courtroom ...

Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Monday arrived in the courtroom at Cairo police academy for the trial scheduled for today. Heavy security is in... read more »

30 killed in Nigeria highway attack

63 Boko Haram militants killed: Nigerian military

Abuja – At least 30 people, including a bridegroom and his family members, were killed in an attack by gunmen who laid ambush along a highway linking... read more »

Egypt holds its breath as Morsy’s trial begins today

Egypt court adjourns trial after defiant Morsi rejects `illegal` proceedings

Amid threat of a fresh violence, authorities switched the venue for the first day of the trial of former Islamist president Mohamed Morsy, a last-minute change... read more »

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Pakistan an irreplaceable, all-weather friend: China

BEIJING: China said on Monday that Pakistan was its irreplaceable and all-weather friend and both the countries were part of the community of shared destiny. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Raheel... read more »

World leaders head to Saudi to meet new King Salma...

RIYADH: Dignitaries and leaders from around the world were to arrive in Saudi Arabia Saturday to offer their condolences to its new King Salman, a... read more »

Yemen thrown into turmoil as its president resigns

SANAA: Yemeni leader Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi has offered to resign following a standoff with a powerful Shiite militia in control of the capital, throwing his... read more »

China mulls 7,000 km bullet train to connect Beijing an...

China is planning to build a 7,000 km-long high-speed railway line, costing $250 billion, between Moscow and Beijing through Central Asia to provide a fast... read more »

ISIS executing ‘educated women’ in new wave...

GENEVA: The UN on Tuesday decried numerous executions of civilians in Iraq by the Islamic State group, warning that educated women appeared to be especially at... read more »

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East Turkestan movement behind Tiananmen crash claims China

BEIJING – China’s top security official blamed a little-known militant group for this week’s suicide car crash that killed five people in the heart of the capital. Meng Jianzhu offered no... read more »

China supports Geneva II conference on Syria

Damascus – China has supported efforts to find a political solution of persisting Syrian crisis and supported the Geneva II conference in this... read more »

Tiananmen crash a suicide attack, 2 suspects identified...

China car attack likely work of discriminated community, not terrorists

Beijing – Islamic militants from the restive Xinginag region are suspected to be behind the deadly car crash in Tiananmen Square according to Chinese... read more »

China launches remote sensing satellite

Beijing – China launched Tuesday a remote sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in China’s Shanxi province, according to the... read more »

China decommissions 1st nuclear submarine

BEIJING – China has decommissioned its first nuclear-powered submarine after more than 40 years of service in the military, the People’s Liberation... read more »

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Middle East

Gaza residents see no joy in Muslim Eid holiday

One of the most joyous days in the Muslim calendar, the holiday of Eid al-Fitr was marked on Monday by tears and sorrow in the Gaza Strip, left battered by three weeks of merciless fighting between... read more »

UN calls for immediate Gaza truce

UNITED NATIONS: The UN security council has called for “an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire” in the Gaza war between... read more »

Attack on prisoner convoy kills 60 people in Iraq

BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say militants have attacked a prisoner convoy north of Baghdad, killing 52 prisoners and eight soldiers. They said the dawn attack... read more »

Defying flight ban, Kerry lands in Israel on truce miss...

Kerry likens Kim Jong Un to Saddam Hussein

Washington’s top diplomat flew into Tel Aviv on Wednesday, defying a US flight ban, to try to broker an end to violence in Gaza, which has killed... read more »

Al-Qaida vows to sever hands of ‘corrupt’ Y...

ADEN: Al-Qaida has threatened to sever the hands of “corrupt” officials in the southeastern province of Hadramawt, where the jihadists have been... read more »

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South Asia

Pak's new army chief Gen Raheel has no presence on Facebook, Twitter

Gen Sharif shifted army from India-centric position: Daily

Islamabad – Pakistan’s new army chief General Raheel Sharif is credited with “shifting the army away from its India-centric position”, said a daily here Friday. An editorial... read more »

Prachanda to visit India to meet ailing daughter

Kathmandu – Nepalese Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda will visit India Thursday to meet his daughter who is in a “very... read more »

Britain firm on Lanka probe into war crimes

By Anasudhin Azeez London – British Prime Minister David Cameron has reiterated his demand for an independent inquiry into the alleged mass killing of... read more »

Iran, Pak to fast track IP gas pipeline project startin...

Pak admits Iran gas pipeline project cannot go ahead unless US sanctions issue resolved

Islamabad – Pakistan and Iran have agreed to fast track the IP gas pipeline project starting this December in a bid to formulate a more realistic time... read more »

Rasheel Sharif to be new Pak Army chief

Ending weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday appointed Lt Gen Raheel Sharif as Pakistan’s new Army Chief and Lt Gen Rashid Mehmood... read more »

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Europe

EU threatens to freeze data sharing with US

EU disappointed at Japan’s new emission target!

Warsaw – The European Union has expressed disappoi! ntment at Japan’s new greenhouse gas emission reduction target announced Friday, Xinhua reported. Tokyo said it would cut its carbon... read more »

South Korea mourns Nelson Mandela's death

DPRK slams S. Korean president as “maniac...

PYONGYANG – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday blasted South Korean President Park Geun-hye for her recent... read more »

EU to build economic, political partnership with Myanma...

Yangon – The European Union (EU) has vowed to build economic and political partnership with Myanmar and cooperate in areas of establishing industries and... read more »

Scottish parliament passes independence referendum bill

Edinburg – The Scottish parliament Thursday passed a bill to allow the people of Scotland to choose whether Scotland should be an independent... read more »

Mixed reactions to Kevin Rudd’s retirement from politic...

Sydney – Former Australian Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has wound up his 15-years of political career today, while his friends and opponents remain... read more »

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North America

US can access Britons’ personal data under secret deal

London – The US National Security Agency has stored the personal electronic data of British citizens under a secret deal with London, according to files leaked by Edward Snowden and published... read more »

Kerry, Karzai reach pact on U.S. troop stay beyond...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has said that he and Afghan President Hamid Karzai had agreed on the terms of the bilateral security agreement... read more »

US Congressman Trey Radel arrested for cocaine possessi...

US Congressman Radel arrested for cocaine possession

Washington – First-term US congressman Trey Radel of Florida has been arrested for possession of cocaine, court documents showed on Tuesday. A form filed... read more »

End self-inflicted fiscal pain, says Obama

Washington – US President Barack Obama called for bipartisan efforts to end self-inflicted fiscal pain in the nation, like the government shutdown that... read more »

Give diplomacy a chance for six months on Iran sanction...

Obama assuages Netanyahu on Iran post 'historic blunder' remarks

A day before the United States and the other world leaders are set to resume negotiations with Iran in Geneva, U.S. President Barack Obama has asked American... read more »

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