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2-3 drones sighted along Indias border e...

2-3 drones sighted along Indias border every day: Parliament panel report

2-3 drones sighted along Indias border every day: Parliament panel report **Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Activity Along India’s Borders Escalates, Parliamentary Panel Warns** **New Delhi, India** – A recent report from a parliamentary standing committee has highlighted a significant and... read more »

Latest Dubai travel guidance for Brits a...

Latest Dubai travel guidance for Brits as major airline cancels all flights

Latest Dubai travel guidance for Brits as major airline cancels all flights **Air Travel Disruption Mounts as Regional Tensions Impact Dubai Operations** **DUBAI, UAE** – The ongoing escalation of regional tensions, particularly concerning Iran, has led to significant disruptions in air travel to... read more »

British backpacker Peter Falconio update...

British backpacker Peter Falconio update as inquest starts into Aussie kill...

British backpacker Peter Falconio update as inquest starts into Aussie killer's death **Unanswered Questions Persist as Inquest into Falconio Killer’s Death Opens** The ongoing investigation into the disappearance of British backpacker Peter Falconio has taken a new turn with the... read more »

Donald Trump launches misspelt rant at U...

Donald Trump launches misspelt rant at UK and allies over 'Straight�...

Donald Trump launches misspelt rant at UK and allies over 'Straight' of Hormuz ## Diplomatic Tensions Flare as President Trump Criticizes Allies Over Strategic Waterway **Washington D.C.** – In a series of public statements delivered via his social media platform, President Donald Trump... read more »

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China Develops Laser System Against Drones

Chinese engineers have successfully tested a laser weapon that can shoot down low-flying, slow-moving drones, state media reported Tuesday. The Low Altitude Sentinel system can detect a small... read more »

9 killed in landslides in southwest China

Nine people have been killed inlandslides that struck southwest China’s Yunnan province last week. Nine people were buried as the disasterhit... read more »

Six killed in China bus accident

Beijing: At least six people were killed and 40 injured Monday when a passenger bus overturned in China`s Shanghai city. The accident occurred on a road... read more »

Israel beefs up security in East Jerusalem

JERUSALEM : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that security forces have been increased significantly in East Jerusalem to prevent further... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 14

KATHMANDU: An overloaded bus plunged down a hill in central Nepal on Friday, killing at least 14 people including three foreigners, police said.   The bus... read more »

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Hyundai registers record sales in Middle East

MANAMA: Hyundai Motor Company has announced record sales across the Middle East region last year, for the second year in succession. The world’s fourth largest automotive manufacturer said it... read more »

Ford Middle East Reports 12% Rise In 2013

Ford Middle East recorded a year-on-year sales rise of 12 per cent in 2013, selling over 85,000 vehicles. The American car manufacturer, which also... read more »

Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka sign labour pact

Saudi petrochem giant opens tech centre in Bangalore

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka have signed a landmark labour pact in a renewed bid to regulate hiring of domestic workers from the island nation and... read more »

5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone

5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone

Damascus – Over 5,000 afflicted people were evacuated Sunday from a rebel-held Damascus suburb by the army, the Syrian government said Sunday. “The... read more »

Lebanon rocket fire draws Israeli artillery strike

Lebanon rocket fire draws Israeli artillery strike

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Rockets launched from south Lebanon struck northern Israel on Sunday and Israel responded with artillery shells across a border... read more »

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New Zealand committed to Commonwealth: PM John Key

New Zealand committed to Commonwealth: PM John Key

Wellington – New Zealand Prime Minister John Key Monday defended his decision to travel to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka this week after two lawmakers from... read more »

Bangladesh ministers quit for poll-time government formation

Bangladesh ministers quit for poll-time government...

Dhaka – Bangladesh government ministers have submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of the cabinet reshuffle as... read more »

Hurriyat leaders meet Aziz; Mirwaiz supports border cea...

Hurriyat leaders meet Aziz; Mirwaiz supports border ceasefire

New Delhi – Kashmiri separatist leaders met Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz here Sunday and pressed for... read more »

Complete Maldives presidential election: UN chief

Complete Maldives presidential election: UN chief

United Nations – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Sunday called on all parties concerned in the Maldives to complete the presidential election process... read more »

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Male – The Maldives Supreme Court Sunday blocked a second-round run-off to elect the new president of the republic and postponed it till Nov 16 as the... read more »

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Scores of people killed in series of bomb blasts in northern Nigeria

Scores of people killed in series of bomb blasts in northern Nigeria **Deadly Explosions Rock Maiduguri, Leaving a Trail of Devastation** Maiduguri, Nigeria – A series of devastating... read more »

Government clears 23 institutions to set up quantum labs

Government clears 23 institutions to set up quantum labs **Nation Advances Quantum Frontier: 23 Institutions Greenlit for Advanced Research Labs** In a significant stride towards... read more »

Left activist Mathur Sathya removed from primary membership of CPI following sexual harass...

Left activist Mathur Sathya removed from primary membership of CPI following sexual harassment charges ## Prominent Left Activist Expelled from CPI Amidst Allegations **New Delhi –** In a... read more »

Fuel crisis is man-made, Opposition says, targeting Centres foreign policy

Fuel crisis is man-made, Opposition says, targeting Centres foreign policy **Opposition Alleges Foreign Policy Missteps Fueling Economic Strain** New Delhi – A senior opposition leader... read more »

Five convicted in 2016 Una flogging case; Gujarat court to announ...

Five convicted in 2016 Una flogging case; Gujarat court to announce punishment **Justice Nears in Landmark Una Assault Case as Five Convicted** A Gujarat court is poised to deliver sentencing in a... read more »