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Brit pensioner drowns trying to rescue h...

Brit pensioner drowns trying to rescue her granddaughter from the sea in Me...

Brit pensioner drowns trying to rescue her granddaughter from the sea in Menorca The woman, aged 70, was on holiday with her 10-year-old granddaughter when the incident happened at Cavalleria Beach in Menorca This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for... read more »

Ethiopia receives 12 Russian Su-35 jets,...

Ethiopia receives 12 Russian Su-35 jets, plans S-400 acquisition

Ethiopia receives 12 Russian Su-35 jets, plans S-400 acquisition PM Abiy Ahmed makes announcement during a Moscow summit as Ethiopia battles armed groups in Tigray and Amhara. This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

Bank of Canada raises interest rates for...

Bank of Canada raises interest rates for the first time in three years

Bank of Canada raises interest rates for the first time in three years The central bank increased the key rate by a quarter point as soaring energy prices pushed up inflation. This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

Canada-EU summit: What do both sides wan...

Canada-EU summit: What do both sides want, and whats at stake?

Canada-EU summit: What do both sides want, and whats at stake? The EU has proposed to make Canada its first associate member amid tensions over US tariffs. This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

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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 flurry of defections and criticism over... read more »

Syria conflict: 76,000 die in deadliest year ̵...

The year 2014 was the deadliest year yet in Syria’s four-year conflict, with over 76,000 killed, activists say. The UK-based Syrian Observatory... read more »

Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa regime losing its grip

Manmohan Singh’s letter to me does not address Tamil issue: President Rajapaksa

Delhi: Casino mogul James Packer must wish he could vote in Sri Lanka’s presidential elections next Thursday. Not only is the main challenger Maithripala... read more »

Chinese react to stampede deaths: Thought this happened...

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... read more »

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

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

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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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No drone attacks during Taliban talks: US to Pakistan

No drone attacks during Taliban talks: US to Pakistan

Islamabad – The US has assured Pakistan it would not conduct any drone strikes during peace talks with the Taliban, Pakistan’s top security advisor said Wednesday. Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan... read more »

Nawaz Sharif names judges for Musharraf's trial

Nawaz Sharif names judges for Musharraf’s tr...

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved a panel of three judges for a special court for the trial of former president... read more »

Nawaz Sharif approves three-member bench for Musharraf&...

Nawaz Sharif approves three-member bench for Musharraf's treason case

Islamabad – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved the names of three judges, including a female judge, for the special court that will... read more »

Nepal to ensure effective security for Tuesday’s ...

Nepal to ensure effective security for Tuesday's poll

Kathmandu – Khilraj Regmi, chairman of Nepal’s interim election government, has directed the country’s four security agencies to ensure that... read more »

Can India afford to run INS Vikramaditya, asks Pakitani...

Decommissioned INS Vikrant to be auctioned

Islamabad – The commissioning of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya into the Indian Navy from Russia shows how addicted the Indian establishment is to... read more »

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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 residents. The specialists finished defusing the... read more »

Proposed Controversial 3000-pound ‘security ...

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

Snowden free to cooperate with Germany: Kremlin

Snowden free to cooperate with Germany: Kremlin

Moscow – Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden is free to cooperate with Germany on reports of the alleged US tapping of Chancellor Angela... read more »

New Oz burqa law makes lifting veil for women’s identif...

New Oz burqa law makes lifting veil for women’s identification by police mandatory

Sydney – A new law has been reportedly introduced by the West Australian state parliament that would require Muslim women to remove their burqa or niqab... read more »

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Obama calls Netanyahu amidst report of Iranian deal

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 world powers and Iran over its nuclear... read more »

US can access Britons' personal data under secret deal

Snowden leaks have helped Britain’s enemies:...

London – The intelligence leaks from US analyst Edward Snowden have left Britain’s enemies “rubbing their hands with glee”,... read more »

Obama says sorry to Americans dropped by insurers

Obama says sorry to Americans dropped by insurers

Washington – President Barack Obama has for the first time offered an apology to Americans who are losing health insurance plans he repeatedly said they... read more »

Modest relief for Iran if it halts activity: Obama

Modest relief for Iran if it halts activity: Obama

Washington – President Barack Obama has said that if Iran halts advances and reverses parts of its nuclear program, the United States would offer... read more »

Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wins re-e...

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... read more »

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