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Federal judge says Trump administration must restore disaster money to Demo...

Federal judge says Trump administration must restore disaster money to Democratic states ## Court Orders Restoration of Disaster Relief Funds, Citing Political Bias **WASHINGTON D.C.** – A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. government must reinstate access to disaster relief funding for... read more »

Bondi hero cop Scott Dyson's ordeal...

Bondi hero cop Scott Dyson's ordeal before Christmas miracle as he wak...

Bondi hero cop Scott Dyson's ordeal before Christmas miracle as he wakes from coma ## Bondi Officer Recovers After Beachfront Attack; Investigation Continues Bondi Beach, NSW – Senior Constable Scott Dyson of the New South Wales Police Force has emerged from a medically induced coma, a... read more »

Russia strikes Ukraine in deadly Christm...

Russia strikes Ukraine in deadly Christmas attack as hundreds of missiles l...

Russia strikes Ukraine in deadly Christmas attack as hundreds of missiles launched ## Escalation in Ukraine: Civilian Areas Targeted in Renewed Russian Offensive Kyiv – A significant escalation in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has been reported, with a barrage of Russian missile strikes... read more »

Flight attendant's chilling revelat...

Flight attendant's chilling revelation after 'dead gran' whe...

Flight attendant's chilling revelation after 'dead gran' wheeled onto easyJet plane ## Emergency Landing Highlights Complexities of Passenger Wellbeing in Air Travel **Gatwick, UK –** A recent incident involving an easyJet flight from an undisclosed Spanish airport to Gatwick has... read more »

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Africa

Egypt’s court withdraws from Muslim Brotherhood chief’...

Cairo – The Cairo Criminal Court Tuesday withdrew from the trial of Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie and his two deputies, citing “uneasiness”, media said. The court decided... read more »

Al-Shabaab fast becoming `extended hand of al-Qaid...

London – Somalia’s extremist group al-Shabaab has now become ‘an extended hand of al-Qaida’ with the African Union’s (AU)... read more »

Algeria nabs 20 people linked to militants

Algerian security forces have arrested some 20 people who are said to support militants along the country’s border with Tunisia. The arrests were made on... read more »

Sudan to hold presidential, legislative polls in early ...

HARTOUM – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said on Monday that the presidential and legislative elections will be held in early 2015. “We... read more »

Sudan, South Sudan vow to solve outstanding disputes

KHARTOUM – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday said all challenges which were hampering progress of the relations between Sudan and South Sudan... read more »

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Pope Francis lands in Sri Lanka for ‘mission of mercy’...

Pope Francis has called for respect for human rights, inclusivity, and the “pursuit of truth” as he started a six-day Asian tour in Sri Lanka. The pontiff, who will later travel to the... read more »

Children return to Army Public School in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Child survivors of Pakistan´s worst ever terrorist attack returned to the school on Monday, where Taliban militants massacred their... read more »

US trains Iraqis for house-to-house battle against IS

TAJI BASE, Iraq: A team of camouflage-clad Iraqi soldiers lines up near the door of a one-storey house north of Baghdad with rifles ready, preparing to enter... read more »

Car bomb kills 37 at Yemen police academy

SANAA: A car bomb tore through dozens of Yemenis lined up at a police academy in Sanaa Wednesday, leaving 37 dead in the latest attack to highlight the... read more »

Live: Sri Lanka votes in tightest election in decades

Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a tightly fought presidential election, with incumbent Mahinda Rajapakse seeking a record third term in office amid a... read more »

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China

China aims at common development with neighbours: Xi Jingping

Beijing – Chinese President Xi Jinping said Beijing will strive for a sound neighbouring environment for its own development and seek common development with neighbours. Speaking at a... read more »

Chinese company supplies trains to Delhi Metro

Beijing – CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive, a subsidiary of major Chinese train manufacturer, CSR Corporation Ltd., has sold 21 trains to Delhi... read more »

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Middle East

ISIS leader urges Muslims to help build Islamic state

BAGHDAD: The leader of the extremist group that has swept over much of northern Syria and Iraq on Tuesday called on Muslims to immigrate to the territory his group has seized to help build an Islamic... read more »

Syria-Iraq ‘caliph’ incites Muslims to...

DUBAI: The leader of the al-Qaida offshoot now calling itself the Islamic State has called on Muslims worldwide to take up arms and flock to the... read more »

Iraq’s new parliament convenes to choose PM

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s new parliament has convened amid pressure on lawmakers to quickly choose a new prime minister who can confront a militant blitz that... read more »

Iraq gets Russian Sukhois to fight with ISIS

BAGHDAD: Iraqi government officials said on Sunday that Russian experts had arrived in Iraq to help the army get 12 new Russian warplanes into the fight... read more »

As Iraq burns, world feels the heat

This is largely a battle between the three major groups of people in Iraq — Shias, Sunnis and Kurds. Shias and Sunnis are Islam’s major sects. Kurds... read more »

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South Asia

Tamil poet Jeyapalan arrested in Sri Lanka for violating visa con...

Norwegian Tamil poet and actor V.I.S. Jeyapalan has been arrested in Sri Lanka for violating visa regulations. Jaffna-born Jeyapalan, 79, was arrested on Friday at Mankulam in the country’s north,... read more »

Prachanda to visit India to meet ailing daughter

Nepal polls: Triple whammy for Prachanda

Kathmandu – The 2013 Constituent Assembly elections in Nepal have dealt a severe blow to Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M)... read more »

Relations with India a priority, says Maldives presiden...

New Delhi – Newly-elected! Maldives President Abdulla Yameen says his country’s relations with India were a priority. In a letter to Prime Minister... read more »

No double standards on drone strikes: Sharif

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Friday said the government has no double standards in condemning the drone strikes by the US. “The... read more »

US can’t be trusted on drones issue: Pakistan min...

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Friday said US assurances over the drone attacks issue could not be trusted, a... read more »

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Europe

General strike against austerity hits Greece

Athens – Greece was hit Wednesday by a fresh 24-hour strike over austerity measures and reforms introduced to tackle the country’s three-year debt crisis. Protesters marched under heavy... read more »

Time for nuclear talks ‘not unlimited’...

Paris – France warned Iran that negotiations over Tehran’s controversial nuclear programme could not go on forever, ahead of a fresh... read more »

Did top secret `spy hit squad` plot Princess Diana’s as...

British police reject Princess Diana murder claim

London – Princess Diana’s death in the 1997 Paris car crash was planned and carried out by a top secret `spy hit squad`, known by the codename UK/N, it... read more »

Brazil says spying activities `completely different` fr...

London – Brazil’s Justice Minister, Jose Eduardo Cardoso has reportedly defended the country’s spying activities and said that they were... read more »

Missing Pussy Riot band member ‘transferred to penal co...

Washington – A jailed member of the Pussy Riot protest band, who went missing since she was moved to a new prison, is on her way to a new penal colony in... read more »

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North America

Two killed in US birthday party shooting

Washington – At least two people, including a girl, were killed and 22 wounded late Saturday when gunfire erupted at a birthday party being organised at a home in the US state of Texas,... read more »

‘Optimistic’ Kerry says U.S. not ̵...

Washington – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed optimism on finalizing a deal to stop Iran from its domestic nuclear enrichment... read more »

US Navy names new aircraft carrier after Gerald Ford

Washington – The US Navy has christened the first ship of a new class of aircraft carriers after the 38th US President Gerald R. Ford. A special ceremony... read more »

Update policies on Cuba: Obama

Washington – US President Barack Obama has called for updated policies on Cuba in the light of changing circumstances. “We have to be creative, and... read more »

Obama calls Netanyahu amidst report of Iranian deal

Washington – US President Barack Obama reached out to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and updated him about the ongoing negotiations between... read more »

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