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Death row prisoner's agonisingly gr...

Death row prisoner's agonisingly grim execution as he 'covered ch...

Death row prisoner's agonisingly grim execution as he 'covered chamber in blood' ## Controversy Lingers Over Botched 2014 Oklahoma Execution Oklahoma City, OK – The execution of Clayton Lockett in 2014 continues to spark debate and raise serious questions about the administration... read more »

Stubborn Putin wears military uniform in...

Stubborn Putin wears military uniform in clear message as Zelensky meets Tr...

Stubborn Putin wears military uniform in clear message as Zelensky meets Trump ## Putin Signals Resolve Amidst Shifting Geopolitical Landscape **Moscow, Russia** – As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky concluded meetings with US officials, including former President Donald Trump, Russian... read more »

Man dubbed 'Living Nostradamus'...

Man dubbed 'Living Nostradamus' gives his bone-chilling predictio...

Man dubbed 'Living Nostradamus' gives his bone-chilling predictions for 2026 ## Speculation Surrounds 2026 as Self-Proclaimed Seer Releases Predictions The year 2026 is already drawing attention, not just for its halfway mark in the decade, but for a new set of predictions released by an... read more »

Bus accident leaves 15 dead in Guatemala...

Bus accident leaves 15 dead in Guatemala and government declares 3-day nati...

Bus accident leaves 15 dead in Guatemala and government declares 3-day national mourning period ## Guatemala Mourns Following Deadly Bus Accident, National Mourning Declared Guatemala City – The nation of Guatemala is in mourning following a devastating bus accident that claimed the lives of... read more »

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Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood's deputy leader

Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood’s deputy leader

Egypt’s Interior Ministry says a key figure in the Muslim Brotherhood has been arrested after months on the run. The Ministry says Essam el-Erian, the deputy leader of the Brotherhood’s political... read more »

Mohamed Badie

Egypt’s court withdraws from Muslim Brotherh...

Cairo – The Cairo Criminal Court Tuesday withdrew from the trial of Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie and his two deputies, citing... read more »

Al-Shabaab fast becoming `extended hand of al-Qaida` in...

Al-Shabaab fast becoming `extended hand of al-Qaida` in Somalia

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

Algeria nabs 20 people linked to militants

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 ...

Sudan to hold presidential, legislative polls in early 2015

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

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US drone strike kills seven in South Waziristan

PESHAWAR – At least seven suspected militants have been killed while four others injured in a US drone strike near the Pak-Afghan border in South Waziristan Agency. Two of the dead militants are... read more »

Iran to build two more nuclear plants: Rouhani

TEHRAN: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the country would build two more nuclear plants in the southern city of Bushehr in line with the... read more »

Pope Francis lands in Sri Lanka for ‘mission of m...

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... 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 classmates, with... 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 »

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China aims at common development with neighbours: Xi Jingping

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 »

5 dead, 38 injured in Beijing car blaze

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

Syrian opposition elects Hadi el-Bahra as new leader

ISTANBUL: The Syrian National Coalition, the main exiled opposition group seeking the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, on Wednesday elected Saudi-based Syrian opposition figure Hadi al-Bahra its new... read more »

ISIS leader urges Muslims to help build Islamic st...

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... read more »

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

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 »

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South Asia

Tamil poet Jeyapalan arrested in Sri Lanka for violating visa condition

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...

Relations with India a priority, says Maldives president

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

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...

US can't be trusted on drones issue: Pakistan minister

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

Alexander Lukashevich

No knowledge of Damascus hiding chemical stockpiles: Russia

Moscow – Moscow denied Friday having any information about Damascus hiding some of its chemical arsenals. “For over a month a joint mission of the UN and Organisation for Prohibition of... read more »

Swiss scientists confirm abnormal presence of polonium in samples of Arafat's body

Swiss scientists confirm abnormal presence of polo...

LAUSANNE – Swiss scientists who analyzed samples from the corpse of Yasser Arafat Thursday confirmed the abnormal presence of radioactive... read more »

Cameron wants to cement ties with India

Cameron wants to cement ties with India

London – British Prime Minister David Cameron has lauded India’s role in global economy and said that a close relationship with New Delhi is... read more »

General strike against austerity hits Greece

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... read more »

Time for nuclear talks ‘not unlimited’: Fra...

Time for nuclear talks 'not unlimited': France tells Iran

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

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North America

Kerry says Obama 'didn't order all NSA snooping'

Kerry says Obama ‘didn’t order all NSA snooping’...

Sydney – The US Secretary of State John Kerry has reportedly said that President Barack Obama did not order all NSA spying on other countries. During his tour of the UAE, Kerry revealed that... read more »

Two killed in US birthday party shooting

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... read more »

‘Optimistic’ Kerry says U.S. not ‘bli...

'Optimistic' Kerry says U.S. not 'blind' or 'dumb' to ease sanctions in Iran nuke talks

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

US Navy names new aircraft carrier after Gerald Ford

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

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 »

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With airstrike in Nigeria, Trump inserts U.S. into long-running turmoil

With airstrike in Nigeria, Trump inserts U.S. into long-running turmoil ## U.S. Conducts Airstrike in Nigeria Amidst Complex Religious Tensions Abuja, Nigeria – The United States military... read more »

Sabalenka vs Kyrgios: Battle of the Sexes start time, rules, how to watch

Sabalenka vs Kyrgios: Battle of the Sexes start time, rules, how to watch ## Dubai to Host Exhibition Match Echoing Historic Gender Showdown Dubai, UAE – A captivating exhibition match... read more »

Israel attacks Gaza Again

Israel becomes first country to recognise Somaliland

Israel becomes first country to recognise Somaliland ## Israel Extends Recognition to Somaliland, Signaling Shift in Diplomatic Landscape In a move poised to reshape geopolitical dynamics... read more »

Tajikistan-Taliban border clashes: Whats behind them, why it affects China

Tajikistan-Taliban border clashes: Whats behind them, why it affects China ## Rising Border Tensions Threaten Chinese Interests in Tajikistan **Dushanbe, Tajikistan** – A series of recent... read more »

China sanctions 20 US defense companies and 10 executives over ma...

China sanctions 20 US defense companies and 10 executives over massive arms sales to Taiwan ## Beijing Imposes Sanctions on U.S. Defense Contractors and Executives Over Taiwan Arms Deals Beijing has... read more »

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