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Smoke seen rising from US embassy in Bag...

Smoke seen rising from US embassy in Baghdad

Smoke seen rising from US embassy in Baghdad **Unconfirmed Reports of Incident at U.S. Embassy Compound in Baghdad Emerge** BAGHDAD – Unverified reports and visual material circulating on social media platforms indicated a potential incident at the United States Embassy compound in Baghdad... read more »

Iran war: What is happening on day 15 of...

Iran war: What is happening on day 15 of US-Israel attacks?

Iran war: What is happening on day 15 of US-Israel attacks? ## Escalation in the Persian Gulf: US Strikes Iranian Island Amidst Shipping Threats **Washington D.C.** – The United States has escalated its military actions in the Persian Gulf, launching strikes against Iran’s strategic Kharg... read more »

Chinas OpenClaw Boom Is a Gold Rush for ...

Chinas OpenClaw Boom Is a Gold Rush for AI Companies

Chinas OpenClaw Boom Is a Gold Rush for AI Companies ## Surge in Open-Source AI Agent Adoption Fuels Tech Sector Windfall **A burgeoning wave of enthusiasm surrounding a prominent open-source AI agent is triggering a significant surge in demand for cloud computing resources and AI subscription... read more »

The Iran War Is Throwing Global Shipping...

The Iran War Is Throwing Global Shipping Into Chaos

The Iran War Is Throwing Global Shipping Into Chaos **Red Sea Crisis Disrupts Global Supply Chains, Fueling Inflationary Concerns** The escalating conflict in the Red Sea has plunged global shipping into a state of profound disruption, leading to significant cargo delays and sparking fears of... read more »

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Chinese react to stampede deaths: Thought this happened only in I...

China on Friday mourned the 36 dead from New Year festivities at its financial capital Shanghai, as the city government revealed the victims of the deadly stampede were mainly young women. Among the... read more »

Explosion in Auto-Parts Plant in China Kills 17, X...

An explosion at an auto-parts factory in southern China’s Guangdong province killed 17 people and injured 20 others, the official Xinhua News... read more »

Chinese man jailed for 13 years for eating tigers

BEIJING – A Chinese man has been jailed for 13 years for buying and eating endangered tigers and making wine made out of their blood, state media... read more »

Father of pilot captured by ISIS pleads for release

AMMAN (Jordan): The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State militants in Syria has pleaded for his son’s release. Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh,... read more »

Chinese city, university ban Christmas celebrations

History behind common Christmas traditions revealed

BEIJING: A Chinese city, which earlier saw demolition of portions of churches, has banned Christmas celebrations. Joining the move is a university in Xian,... read more »

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Middle East

John Kerry lands in Baghdad to press Iraqi leaders as insurgency ...

BAGHDAD: US secretary of state John Kerry landed in Baghdad on Monday to press Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to form a more inclusive government in response to a Sunni insurgency that has swept much... read more »

Israel kills Palestinian teen in escalating West B...

HEBRON, West Bank: Israeli troops killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank on Friday and arrested 25 people, pursuing a weeklong... read more »

Militants launch attack on north Baghdad

BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say militants have launched an attack on a Sunni-dominated city north of Baghdad, killing seven members of the security forces and... read more »

Iraq attacks and shelling kill 35

BAGHDAD: Violence across Iraq, including shelling of the conflict-hit city of Fallujah, killed 35 people today, as politicians haggle over forming a new... read more »

Nine Boko Haram fighters killed in Nigeria

ABUJA: The Nigerian military Monday confirmed it killed nine Boko Haram fighters in the northeastern Borno state. “Patrol troops have successfully... read more »

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Afghanistan grand assembly opens to discuss pact with US

Afghanistan grand assembly opens to discuss pact with US

Kabul – Afghanistan’s traditional Loya Jirga or grand assembly of tribal chieftains, notable people and government functionaries opened here Thursday to discuss the security pact known as... read more »

Six killed in US drone strike in Pakistan

Six killed in US drone strike in Pakistan

Islamabad – At least six people were killed when US drones fired missiles at! a seminary in Pakistan’s northwest Hangu district Thursday... read more »

Prachanda loses key election in Kathmandu

Prachanda to visit India to meet ailing daughter

Kathmandu – Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, former prime minister and chairman of the once-powerful Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M),... read more »

NC, UML lead in Nepal polls, Maoists lag far behind

NC, UML lead in Nepal polls, Maoists lag far behind

Kathmandu – Initial results of Nepal’s second Constituent Assembly elections indicate that the country’s traditional political forces like... read more »

Prachanda loses in Nepal Constituent Assembly election

Prachanda loses in Nepal Constituent Assembly election

The leader of Nepal’s Maoist party, who appears to have lost in this week’s national election, demanded on Thursday that the vote counting be stopped... read more »

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Berlin summons British ambassador over spying report

Berlin summons British ambassador over spying report

Berlin – German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle Tuesday summoned the British ambassador over claims of spying by the British embassy here. German officials told ambassador Simon McDonald... read more »

UK cabinet banned from using iPads in `sensitive` meetings over `bugging` fears

UK cabinet banned from using iPads in `sensitive` ...

London – British cabinet ministers have reportedly been banned from using iPads during top government meetings over fears that Chinese,... read more »

Five arrested over French journalists’ slayings i...

Five arrested over French journalists' slayings in Mali

Bamako – Police have arrested five people in northern Mali for the murder of two French journalists, Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, France’s... read more »

UK to scrap `paid-visa` rule for `high-risk` Indians

UK to scrap `paid-visa` rule for `high-risk` Indians

Tokyo – The UK is reportedly planning to scrap the recommendation of demanding cash bond of 4,800 dollars from visitors belonging to six ‘high-risk’... read more »

World War II bomb defused in German city

World War II bomb defused in German city

Berlin – Bomb experts defused a 1,800-kg bomb from World War II Sunday in the western German city of Dortmund after officials evacuated 20,000... read more »

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Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wins re-election

Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wins re-election

Washington – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie won re-election by a crushing margin on Tuesday, a victory seen boosting his widely expected presidential bid in 2016. As polls closed, Christie,... read more »

Merkel insists German-U.S. ties should not be put at risk

Merkel insists German-U.S. ties should not be put ...

BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday stressed the importance of the German-U.S. alliance, adding that an ongoing debate on... read more »

Multiple gun fired outside Garden State Plaza in New Je...

Multiple gun fired outside Garden State Plaza in New Jersey shopping centre .

A shopping centre in the US state of New Jersey has been evacuated after multiple shots were heard, with some people locked down inside stores. Some witnesses... read more »

US to continue support Egypt’s regime: Kerry

US to continue support Egypt's regime: Kerry

Cairo – US Secretary of State John Kerry, during his first visit to Egypt since the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi, confirmed Sunday that his... read more »

For Edward Snowden, no clemency: Top US lawmakers

U.S. spied on Netherlands from 1946 to 1968: Snowden documents

Washington – Senior American lawmakers said today that intelligence leaker Edward Snowden should not be given clemency by the United States following his... read more »

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Israel launches air attack on Beirut during live Al Jazeera broadcast

Israel launches air attack on Beirut during live Al Jazeera broadcast **Israeli Airstrike Hits Beirut Amidst Escalating Regional Tensions** Beirut, Lebanon – An Israeli airstrike targeted... read more »

FBI reports active shooter situation at Michigan synagogue in the US

FBI reports active shooter situation at Michigan synagogue in the US ## Incident at West Bloomfield Synagogue Under Investigation **WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI** – Law enforcement... read more »

How oil is at the center of the US-Israel war with Iran

How oil is at the center of the US-Israel war with Iran As oil prices rise, the US, Israel and Iran seem ready to keep fighting no matter the costs. This article was created based on... read more »

Shoukath, Sharafali begin outreach in Nilambur

Shoukath, Sharafali begin outreach in Nilambur ## Political Stalwarts Launch Intensive Engagement Drive in Nilambur Constituency **Nilambur, Kerala** – Prominent political figures, Mr.... read more »

Cancel public holidays for schools on special observances: panel

Cancel public holidays for schools on special observances: panel **Rethinking School Calendars: Proposal to Realign Public Holidays** A recent advisory panel has put forth a significant... read more »