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Venezuelas National Assembly leader sets deadline for prisoner release

Venezuelas National Assembly leader sets deadline for prisoner release **Venezuelan Official Pledges February 13th Release for Political Detainees** Caracas, Venezuela – A significant development has emerged regarding the fate of several political prisoners in Venezuela, with a high-ranking... read more »

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Shocking pictures of grief and security crackdown after deadly Pakistan mos...

Shocking pictures of grief and security crackdown after deadly Pakistan mosque bombing **Deadly Blast Rocks Islamabad Mosque, Claiming Dozens of Lives** Islamabad, Pakistan – A devastating explosion ripped through a mosque in Pakistan’s capital city on Friday, resulting in a tragic loss of... read more »

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Brit spends 23rd birthday fighting for life in Thailand as family face ...

Brit spends 23rd birthday fighting for life in Thailand as family face 'worst nightmare' ## Young Briton Battles for Survival in Thailand on Milestone Birthday **Bangkok, Thailand –** A family’s joy for their son’s 23rd birthday has been overshadowed by profound concern as... read more »

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Swiss inferno waitress boyfriend reveals desperate battle to save her

Swiss inferno waitress boyfriend reveals desperate battle to save her **Tragic New Year’s Eve Blaze: A Boyfriend’s Desperate Fight Against Flames** A devastating New Year’s Eve fire that ripped through a residential building in [City/Town, Country] has claimed the life of a young... read more »

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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 undecided

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 ...

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi arrives in courtroom for trial.

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

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

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

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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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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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

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

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

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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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...

EU to build economic, political partnership with Myanmar

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

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...

Mixed reactions to Kevin Rudd’s retirement from politics

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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US can access Britons' personal data under secret deal

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 2014

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

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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Piranhas savage more than 40 people and force closure of popular beach

Piranhas savage more than 40 people and force closure of popular beach ## Piranha Attacks Prompt Beach Closure and Public Safety Concerns **A popular riverside recreational area has been... read more »

Dublin bus crash LIVE: Multiple casualties and 'person trapped' as roads closed

Dublin bus crash LIVE: Multiple casualties and 'person trapped' as roads closed **Major Bus Collision Prompts Significant Emergency Response in Dublin** A serious road traffic... read more »

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Russia says will act responsibly despite New START nuclear treaty expiry **Global Nuclear Arms Control Framework Faces Uncertainty as New START Expires** The expiration of the New START... read more »

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Christian group says all abductees taken in Nigerias Kurmin Wali released

Christian group says all abductees taken in Nigerias Kurmin Wali released **Reported Release of Abductees in Nigeria’s Kurmin Wali Region Awaits Official Confirmation** A Christian... read more »

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One man killed, girl missing as Storm Leonardo hits Portugal and ...

One man killed, girl missing as Storm Leonardo hits Portugal and Spain ### Severe Weather Claims Life, Sparks Search as Storm Leonardo Sweeps Across Iberia **Lisbon/Madrid –** A powerful storm... read more »