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Spain wildfires: 12 dead 'including...

Spain wildfires: 12 dead 'including Brits' as blaze tears through...

Spain wildfires: 12 dead 'including Brits' as blaze tears through expat village **Devastating Wildfire Claims Multiple Lives in Southern Spain** A catastrophic wildfire has swept through the municipality of Los Gallardos in Almería, Spain, resulting in the tragic loss of twelve lives.... read more »

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Sudan sentences RSF chief Hemedti to death: Whos he, whats he accused of?

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World Cup: France, Spain unbeaten before...

World Cup: France, Spain unbeaten before semis, but only one can make final

World Cup: France, Spain unbeaten before semis, but only one can make final **Unblemished Records Set the Stage for High-Stakes World Cup Semifinal Showdown** The FIFA World Cup 2026 enters its most critical phase, with two titans, France and Spain, poised to clash in a semifinal match that... read more »

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World Cup semifinals delay Barcelonas, Real Madrids La Liga starts

World Cup semifinals delay Barcelonas, Real Madrids La Liga starts **Global Stage Impact: World Cup Semifinals Reshape La Liga Schedule** The upcoming FIFA World Cup semifinals are set to significantly alter the early stages of Spain’s La Liga season, as a considerable contingent of stars... read more »

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US-led air strikes hit Qaida branch in Syria: Monitor

BEIRUT: US-led coalition air strikes hit al-Qaida’s Syrian branch overnight, expanding the raids to jihadists outside the Islamic State group for only the second time, a monitoring group said... read more »

Pakistani police officer kills man suspected of bl...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani police say an axe-wielding officer killed a Shia man in police custody, claiming he had committed blasphemy by insulting... read more »

Terror groups citing ISIS crusade to recruit Indian you...

Terror groups are invoking the name of the Islamic State (IS) as a tool for recruiting youths in India. These youths can be trained in the lawless areas along... read more »

Beijing to punish Dalai supporters

BEIJING: Chinese authorities have pledged to punish officials who follow Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and “support activities of splitting... read more »

Top Bangladesh Islamist ‘may hang next week’...

DHAKA : Bangladesh may hang a senior Islamist leader as early as next week after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence for war crimes, the law minister... read more »

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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 Saar. The Northern Police director... 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... 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 »

Bank and Gulf Air sign agreement

MANAMA -Khaleeji Commercial Bank (KHCB) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Gulf Air which entitles KHCB’s credit card holders to discounts on... read more »

Winter Olympics begins

SOCHI, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the Sochi Winter Games officially open yesterday at a high-octane opening ceremony before 40,000... 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 »

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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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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 announce whether or not he’s running... read more »

Obama orders 'review of spy operations'

Obama aware of spying on Merkel: German daily

Berlin – US President Barack Obama was aware of the alleged monitoring of mobile phone communications of Chancellor Angela Merkel, a German... read more »

German spy chiefs to visit US to investigate claims of ...

German spy chiefs to visit US to investigate claims of snooping on Merkel

London – Germany has decided to send its top intelligence chiefs to the US to investigate the claims that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone... read more »

Barack Obama cancels Asia trip due to shutdown

Barack Obama cancels Asia trip due to shutdown

President Barack Obama cancelled a trip to Asia next week because of the government shutdown, the White House announced late on Thursday. Mr. Obama had already... read more »

Obama ‘exasperated’ by government shutdown

Obama urges senators to delay new sanctions on Iran

Obama ‘exasperated’ by government shutdownWashington – US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he is “exasperated” by the... read more »

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