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Burned bodies of lawyers found embracing in cockpit after hunt for missing ...

Burned bodies of lawyers found embracing in cockpit after hunt for missing plane ### Tragic Discovery: Attorneys Found Deceased After Small Aircraft Disappearance in Italy **[City, Italy] – [Date]** – A somber investigation is underway following the tragic discovery of two legal professionals... read more »

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Russian paramilitaries in Mali kill nine, including children: HRW

Russian paramilitaries in Mali kill nine, including children: HRW **Allegations of Civilian Fatalities Emerge Amidst Mali Operations** **Bamako, Mali** – A human rights watchdog has put forth grave allegations concerning the conduct of paramilitary forces operating in Mali, claiming that a recent... read more »

The road to el-Obeid, Sudans besieged ci...

The road to el-Obeid, Sudans besieged city sheltering thousands

The road to el-Obeid, Sudans besieged city sheltering thousands ### El-Obeid’s Lifeline: A Perilous Journey Through Sudan’s Conflict Zone **El-Obeid, Sudan –** The precarious journey along one of the primary arteries supplying Sudan’s besieged city of El-Obeid offers a stark... read more »

First group of US deportees, out of an e...

First group of US deportees, out of an expected 1,200, arrive in Liberia

First group of US deportees, out of an expected 1,200, arrive in Liberia ### Liberia Receives First Cohort of U.S. Deportees Amid Shifting Immigration Policies **Monrovia, Liberia** – Liberia has become the latest nation to enter into an agreement with the United States to accept deportees from... read more »

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IS claims beheading of US aid worker, 18 Syrians

BEIRUT: The Islamic State jihadist group on Sunday claimed to have executed Peter Kassig, a US aid worker kidnapped in Syria, as a warning to the United States. The same video showed the gruesome... read more »

18 killed in China plant fire

Beijing: At least 18 people were killed after a major fire at a food company in east China`s Shandong province, authorities said Monday.The fire... read more »

Islamic State says it plans tIslamic State says it plan...

They have paraded their own flag, formed courts and ministries, issued passports and even license plates. Now, the leaders of the Islamic State, the violent... read more »

Imran Khan dares Pakistan government to arrest him

Islamabad: Pakistan`s Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party chairman Imran Khan has refused to seek bail after being charged with attacks on the parliament and PTV... read more »

Bus mishap: 56 killed after passenger bus collides with...

At least 56 people, including 21 women and 18 children, were killed and several others injured today when a passenger bus collided with a truck in Pakistan’s... read more »

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Iran: throwing acid on the face of girl the eyes of culprit will ...

Tehran . Iranian court convicted of throwing acid in the face of a girl ‘s eyes are ruled out . Acid attack girl had lost both eyes . According to the National Counsel Resistance of Iran... read more »

WORKERS DIE IN BLAZE

MANAMA – Three Bangladeshis were killed after a fire broke out in a residential building in Mukharqa yesterday. The men died of smoke... read more »

Bomb blasts as rioters fight police

MANAMA: Two home-made bombs exploded last night as security forces confronted saboteurs who were blocking roads and pelting policemen with Molotov cocktails in... read more »

Swine flu cases in Bahrain rise to six

TWO more swine flu cases have been recorded in Bahrain this week, bringing the total to six. The GDN yesterday obtained the Health Ministry’s Weekly... read more »

WE CAN DO BUSINESS

MANAMA: London’s Lord Mayor yesterday described Bahrain as a gateway for Britain to do business with the region – and also enter Africa and the... read more »

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Pakistani Taliban vows revenge af! ter leader's killing

Pakistani Taliban vows revenge af! ter leader’s killing

Islamabad – Confirming the killing of senior leader of the Haqqani Network, Naseeruddin Haqqani, the Pakistani Taliban has vowed to take revenge of the murder. Earlier, leaders of the group... read more »

Australian foreign minister to attend CHOGM in Lanka

Australian foreign minister to attend CHOGM in Lan...

New Delhi – Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka from... read more »

Most people in Myanmar want constitution amendment: Pol...

Most people in Myanmar want constitution amendment: Poll

Yangon – Myanmar’s opposition party, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, held a regionwide constitutional public opinion poll in Yangon Sunday in the form of... read more »

Raise rights at Sri Lanka summit, rights groups say

Sri Lanka trade show attracts $1 bn investment

New York – Governments attending the Commonwealth summit should press the host, Sri Lanka, on accountability for alleged war crimes and ongoing human... read more »

Haqqani network leader’s son killed in Pakistan

Haqqani network leader's son killed in Pakistan

Islamabad – Naseeruddin Haqqani, the son of Haqqani network leader Jalaluddin Haqqani, was killed in a firing incident here Sunday night, a media report... read more »

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NSA snooped on porn habits of Islamist radicals to discredit them: Report

WikiLeaks sets up website to collect money to defend Snowden

Washington – Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has reportedly set up a website to collect charity money to free former NSA analyst Edward Snowden. The website, ‘Free Snowden’ allows... read more »

What did Obama know about US spying abroad?

What did Obama know about US spying abroad?

By Arun Kumar Washington – Amid a brewing controversy over reports that the US was spying abroad, questions are being raised about what did... read more »

Obama, Netanyahu discuss Iran, Israeli-Palestinian peac...

Obama, Netanyahu discuss Iran, Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss issues including Iran and the... read more »

Kerry says nuclear weapons important for US national se...

Kerry says nuclear weapons important for US national security

US Secretary of State John Kerry has emphasized the importance of nuclear weapons in the defense doctrine of the United States. “It ensures that a strong... read more »

Bobby Jindal still deciding on 2016

Bobby Jindal still deciding on 2016

Washington – Louisiana’s Indian American Governor Bobby Jindal, an emerging Republican party star, believes it’s still way too early to... read more »

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Qatar rejects Irans false claims about missing pilots

Qatar rejects Irans false claims about missing pilots ## Qatar Refutes Iranian Assertions Regarding Airspace Incident **Doha, Qatar** – Qatar has firmly rejected claims made by Iran... read more »

Bashar al-Assads cousin Wassim sentenced to death in Syria

Bashar al-Assads cousin Wassim sentenced to death in Syria **Syrian Court Delivers Death Sentence to Assad Family Member for Grave Offenses** A significant judicial development has unfolded... read more »

Girl, 14, arrested after 'opening fire and shooting teen boy' at school in Swede...

Girl, 14, arrested after 'opening fire and shooting teen boy' at school in Sweden **Teenage Boy Critically Injured in Södertälje School Shooting; 14-Year-Old Girl... read more »

Video purports to show teens on 'last spin' before dying in wrong-way M9 crash

Video purports to show teens on 'last spin' before dying in wrong-way M9 crash **Tragic M9 Collision Claims Lives of Five Young Men; Online Videos Emerge** A devastating wrong-way... read more »

Russia sends warship armed with hypersonic missiles towards NATO ...

Russia sends warship armed with hypersonic missiles towards NATO island after threat to UK **Russian Naval Deployment Signals Heightened Tensions Near NATO Territory** A significant Russian naval... read more »