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Somaliland Denies Agreement to Host Isra...

Somaliland Denies Agreement to Host Israeli Bases, Resettle Palestinians

Somaliland Denies Agreement to Host Israeli Bases, Resettle Palestinians Hargeisa, Somaliland – The government of Somaliland has vehemently denied reports circulating in international media claiming that it has agreed to host Israeli military bases or resettle Palestinian refugees within its... read more »

Bangladesh’s Political Future Hing...

Bangladesh’s Political Future Hinges on Khaleda Zia’s Son

Bangladesh’s Political Future Hinges on Khaleda Zia’s Son The political landscape of Bangladesh is undergoing a significant shift following the death of Khaleda Zia. Her passing marks the end of an era, leaving many to question whether her son, Tarique Rahman, can effectively build upon... read more »

Explosion Rocks Crans Montana Bar, Dozen...

Explosion Rocks Crans Montana Bar, Dozens of people were killed and 100 inj...

Explosion Rocks Crans Montana Bar, Raising Fears of Casualties Crans Montana, Switzerland – An explosion ripped through a bar in the upscale Swiss ski resort town of Crans Montana, sparking fears of fatalities and injuries. The incident has prompted a swift response from emergency services,... read more »

Palestine was the deadliest place to be ...

Palestine was the deadliest place to be a journalist in 2025: Media union

Palestine was the deadliest place to be a journalist in 2025: Media union **2025: A Year of Unprecedented Peril for Journalists, Palestinian Territories Hardest Hit** The global journalistic community mourns a year marked by unprecedented levels of violence, with 2025 proving to be exceptionally... read more »

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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, speaking to reporters in the Jordanian... read more »

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Chinese city, university ban Christmas celebration...

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

Tsunami anniversary: Rebuilding lives in Aceh

At first glance, Rina looks like any other 14-year-old Indonesian girl. Shy and cherubic, she’s yet to lose the child-like innocence that comes with the... read more »

Pakistan was warned about Peshawar school attack in Aug...

Peshawar: Government departments in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province were warned of an imminent attack on the Army Public School months before the... read more »

Pakistan hangs four prisoners as execution campaign wid...

Pakistan hanged four Islamist militants on Sunday in the second set of executions since the government lifted a moratorium after the Taliban massacred 132... read more »

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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 taking control of some areas of the city.... 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... 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 »

Is Iran jailing Facebook users for anti-govt posts?

TEHRAN: An Iranian court has sentenced eight people to jail terms ranging from seven to 20 years for crimes including anti-regime propaganda posted on... read more »

Iran reports its first death from MERS virus

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s official news agency is reporting the Islamic Republic has suffered its first fatality from the Middle Eastern respiratory virus.... 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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Five arrested over French journalists' slayings in Mali

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 Europe 1 radio reported Monday citing... read more »

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

UK to scrap `paid-visa` rule for `high-risk` India...

Tokyo – The UK is reportedly planning to scrap the recommendation of demanding cash bond of 4,800 dollars from visitors belonging to six... 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 »

Proposed Controversial 3000-pound ‘security bond&...

The controversial 3,000-pound “security bond” for some “high-risk” foreign visitors to the U.K., including those from India, is to be scrapped, the... read more »

Brazil, Germany submit anti-spy resolution to UN

Brazil, Germany submit anti-spy resolution to UN

An anti-spying draft resolution written by Germany and Brazil has been submitted to the United Nations amid the US surveillance scandal. The draft resolution... 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 to block dozens of aid groups working in war-battered Gaza

Israel to block dozens of aid groups working in war-battered Gaza **Israel’s Impending Restrictions on Aid Organizations in Gaza Draw International Concern** Jerusalem – Mounting... read more »

Burglars nab tens of millions in property from German bank

Burglars nab tens of millions in property from German bank **Gelsenkirchen Bank Vault Breached; Substantial Losses Reported** Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Authorities are investigating a... read more »

British man shot dead in Spanish tourist hotspot as police launch murder probe

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Anthony Joshua's boxing future in doubt as heartbroken friends pay tribute to coach

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Major boost for incredible 7.4bn tunnel that will connect Europe ...

Major boost for incredible 7.4bn tunnel that will connect Europe and Africa **Transcontinental Rail Link Advances as Spain Greenlights Gibraltar Strait Tunnel Blueprints** Madrid, Spain – Hopes for... read more »