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Waterford house fire – latest: Man...

Waterford house fire – latest: Man, woman and two children dead in &#...

Waterford house fire – latest: Man, woman and two children dead in 'suspected arson' **Tragedy in Waterford: Four Fatalities in House Fire Under Investigation** A devastating house fire in County Waterford, Ireland, has resulted in the tragic loss of four lives, including a man, a... read more »

My son was killed: France faces backlash...

My son was killed: France faces backlash over police firearms bill

My son was killed: France faces backlash over police firearms bill **France Grapples with Public Outcry Over Proposed Police Firearms Legislation** Paris, France – A wave of nationwide protests has erupted across France, fueled by deep-seated concerns that a proposed new law governing police use... read more »

Indias $87bn river-linking plan leaves v...

Indias $87bn river-linking plan leaves villagers fighting for their homes

Indias $87bn river-linking plan leaves villagers fighting for their homes **Massive River Interlinking Project Sparks Fierce Opposition from Displaced Communities** A monumental government initiative to interlink India’s major rivers, a project estimated to cost a staggering $87 billion, is... read more »

How protests have shaped India: From ant...

How protests have shaped India: From anti-Hindi agitation to farm laws

How protests have shaped India: From anti-Hindi agitation to farm laws ## India’s Enduring Tradition of Dissent: A Catalyst for Change New Delhi – The current wave of activism challenging the integrity of India’s electoral rolls is not an isolated phenomenon. It is the latest chapter... read more »

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Sudan, South Sudan vow to solve outstanding disputes

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 have been removed, vowing to reach a... read more »

Nigerian militants raid northern city of Damaturu

Nigerian militants raid northern city of Damaturu

Suspected Boko Haram militants have engaged security forces in a lengthy gun battle and raided a hospital in the northern Nigerian city of... read more »

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Asia

1,000 lash sentence for Saudi blogger postponed

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia postponed until next week Friday’s flogging of a blogger jailed for insulting Islam, citing medical reasons, a week after he received the first 50 of 1,000-lash sentence,... read more »

Pakistan Hangs Terrorist, 20th Execution Since Mor...

LAHORE: Pakistan today hanged a terrorist of a banned anti-Shiite outfit in Lahore after a court upheld the death penalty awarded to him, taking the... read more »

Indian Among 22 Missing After Boat Sinks in China: Medi...

SHANGHAI: More than 20 people were missing today after a tugboat sank on a trial voyage on the Yangtze, China’s longest river, state media and... read more »

Pak Court Declares Taliban Chief ‘Proclaimed Offe...

Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah and the outfit’s former spokesman Shahidullah Shahid were today declared “proclaimed offenders” by a... read more »

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... read more »

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Middle East

Tripoli airport becomes Libya’s new frontline between rival...

TRIPOLI: First, there is a single shot. Then Libyan fighters empty their anti-aircraft guns as others crouch for cover at Tripoli International Airport. Until Saturday night, the airport was a hub... read more »

At least three injured in Istanbul gas explosion: ...

ISTANBUL: At least three people were injured, one critically, in a gas explosion at a packaging workshop in Istanbul on Saturday, city governor... read more »

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... read more »

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... 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 »

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South Asia

Now, Osama doc Shakeel Afridi booked in murder case for unauthorized surgery

Now, Osama doc Shakeel Afridi booked in murder case for unauthori...

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Khyber Agency has registered a murder case against Dr Shakeel Afridi, who helped U.S. in tracking slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden to his hideout in Abbottabad,... read more »

Sri Lankan president calls for national unity

Sri Lankan president calls for national unity

Colombo – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has called for national unity to defeat any attempt to destabilise the country. Speaking in... read more »

NATO can’t slow down given complex threats

NATO can't slow down given complex threats

Budapest – Given the complex threats of terrorism, wea! pons of mass destruction and cyber warfare, NATO’s Deputy Secretary General Alexander... read more »

Nawaz Sharif assures Afghan negotiators help in peace

Nawaz Sharif assures Afghan negotiators help in peace

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured the visiting Afghan High Peace Council President that his government will fully back the... read more »

Pak FIA fails to collect `concrete evidence` against Mu...

Pak FIA fails to collect `concrete evidence` against Musharraf in high treason case

Islamabad – The Pakistan Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) inquiry committee has failed to collect concrete evidence against former President... read more »

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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 crisis. Protesters marched under heavy... read more »

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

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...

Brazil says spying activities `completely different` from US’

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...

Missing Pussy Riot band member ‘transferred to penal colony in Siberia’

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

Three injured in US high school shooting

Three injured in US high school shooting

Washington – At least three people were injured when police responded to a shooting at Brashear High School in the US city of Pittsburgh Wednesday, TV reports said. A shooter came out of the... read more »

Biden, Kerry seek delaying fresh sanctions on Iran

Biden, Kerry seek delaying fresh sanctions on Iran

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry have requested lawmakers to delay imposing any fresh sanction on Iran and give some... read more »

Obama was ‘cocaine-using gay hustler’, clai...

Obama was 'cocaine-using gay hustler', claims ex-classmate

Washington – A woman, who claims to have been a classmate of Barack Obama, said that the president was gay and used cocaine in school. In a bizarre... read more »

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

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... 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 organised at... read more »

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Sweet protein brazzein shows promise in reducing blood sugar spikes: Study

Sweet protein brazzein shows promise in reducing blood sugar spikes: Study ## Novel Protein Emerges as Potential Ally Against Post-Meal Glycemic Surges **A groundbreaking study originating... read more »

Saudi Arabia vows response over Houthi war crime attack on Riyadh airport

Saudi Arabia vows response over Houthi war crime attack on Riyadh airport **Riyadh Airport Targeted in Deadly Houthi Assault; Saudi Arabia Vows Retaliation** Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – A... read more »

Meet the man helping Indias detained protesters get home

Meet the man helping Indias detained protesters get home ## Digital Advocate: Technology Deployed to Aid Detained Individuals in India **New Delhi, India** – In a nation where the right... read more »

Ceuta migrants allege beatings as camps cleared ahead of royal visit

Ceuta migrants allege beatings as camps cleared ahead of royal visit **Allegations of Mistreatment Emerge as Ceuta Migrant Camps are Dismantled** **Ceuta, Spain** – As authorities in the... read more »

Rapist who killed police officer at World Cup fan zone gets one y...

Rapist who killed police officer at World Cup fan zone gets one year in prison ## Officer’s Tragic End at Fan Zone Leads to One-Year Sentence **Copenhagen, Denmark** – A man has been... read more »

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