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Donald Trump slams Cuba amid threats to ...

Donald Trump slams Cuba amid threats to takeover the country in new outburs...

Donald Trump slams Cuba amid threats to takeover the country in new outburst **US President Signals Shift in Cuba Stance Amidst Past Rhetoric** This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

Russian photographer sentenced to forced...

Russian photographer sentenced to forced labour for writing LGBT K-Pop fanf...

Russian photographer sentenced to forced labour for writing LGBT K-Pop fanfiction **Russian Court Imposes Forced Labor Sentence for Online Fan Fiction** A 36-year-old Russian photographer has been sentenced to a period of forced labor by a Russian court, following a conviction related to online... read more »

Carnival Cruise passenger dies after �...

Carnival Cruise passenger dies after 'losing control of scooter' ...

Carnival Cruise passenger dies after 'losing control of scooter' and plunging into water **Tragic Incident at Carnival’s Celebration Key Results in Passenger Fatality** A somber incident unfolded at Carnival Cruise Line’s private Bahamian destination, Celebration Key,... read more »

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Hundreds more displaced as gang violence...

Hundreds more displaced as gang violence escalates in Haitis capital

Hundreds more displaced as gang violence escalates in Haitis capital ## Escalating Gang Warfare Triggers Mass Displacement in Haiti’s Capital **Port-au-Prince, Haiti** – A fresh wave of intense gang-on-gang violence gripping the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, has triggered a significant... 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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LIVE: Barcelona vs Real Madrid El Clasico La Liga

LIVE: Barcelona vs Real Madrid El Clasico La Liga **La Liga Title Race Culminates in High-Stakes El Clásico Showdown** **Barcelona on the Brink of La Liga Glory as Real Madrid Stand in... read more »

Food inflation hammers households in war-hit Iran

Food inflation hammers households in war-hit Iran ### Iranian Households Grapple with Escalating Food Costs Amidst Economic Pressures **Tehran, Iran –** The economic landscape in Iran is... read more »

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Trump says US will not allow Iran to reach enriched uranium

Trump says US will not allow Iran to reach enriched uranium ## US Vows to Prevent Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Capability **Washington D.C.** – The United States has issued a stern... read more »

Iran may give assurances on the use of nuclear facilities

Iran may give assurances on the use of nuclear facilities ### Iran Signals Willingness to Discuss Nuclear Facility Oversight, But Sets Red Lines on Uranium **Tehran, Iran –** In a... read more »

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Hantavirus-hit cruise MV Hondius arrives in Tenerife as tents errected and police swarm port **Cruise Ship MV Hondius Docks in Tenerife Amidst Hantavirus Concerns** **Tenerife, Spain** – The cruise... read more »