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Its magical: Londons iconic Oxford Stree...

Its magical: Londons iconic Oxford Street goes vehicle-free

Its magical: Londons iconic Oxford Street goes vehicle-free The cars have gone, and so have the buses, but while retailers expect a boost, residents worry about change. This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

North Korean howitzer guns spotted close...

North Korean howitzer guns spotted close to border with South Korea

North Korean howitzer guns spotted close to border with South Korea The sighting comes after a mine blast wounded three South Korean soldiers in September. This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

Iran says US not serious about talks ami...

Iran says US not serious about talks amid Tehran meeting

Iran says US not serious about talks amid Tehran meeting Officials from Iran, Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia held talks in Tehran in an effort to stop further escalation. This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

Why Jordan has struck Syria: What we kno...

Why Jordan has struck Syria: What we know

Why Jordan has struck Syria: What we know Syria says Jordan did not coordinate with Damascus before launching operation in rural Deraa and Suwayda. This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

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Terror groups citing ISIS crusade to recruit Indian youths

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 the Pakistan-Afghanistan border for... 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... 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 »

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... 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 Xiaoxin... read more »

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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 spectators at the gleaming new Fisht... read more »

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... 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 owns the... 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 »

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45 militants surrender in Afghanistan

45 militants surrender in Afghanistan

Kabul – Forty-five militants surrendered Sunday in Baghlan province, seeking to resume normal life, in Afghanistan, an official said. “A 45-member group of militants who were involved in... read more »

CHOGM: Manmohan tells Rajapaksa he is not coming

CHOGM: Manmohan tells Rajapaksa he is not coming

New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday sent a letter of regret to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, explaining why he is... read more »

Nasheed demands resignation of Maldives president

Nasheed demands resignation of Maldives president

Male – Former president Mohammed Nasheed, the front-runner in the long-drawn-out presidential race in the Maldives, has asked incumbent President... read more »

CHOGM boycott: Manmohan explains to Rajapaksa

CHOGM boycott: Manmohan explains to Rajapaksa

New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday sent a letter of regret to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, explaining why he is not... read more »

Maldives Supreme Court postpones run-off in presidentia...

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Male – Maldives Supreme Court early Sunday blocked a second round run-off to elect a new president and postponed the re-vote to Nov 16 amid deep... read more »

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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 daily reported Sunday. German newspapers Bild am... read more »

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

German spy chiefs to visit US to investigate claim...

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

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Ukraine's Starlink speeds restored after week of frontline disruption

Ukraine's Starlink speeds restored after week of frontline disruption The Ukrainian leader said speeds had returned to the required levels by Saturday morning, improving military... read more »

France protests live: Demonstrator reportedly loses fingers in violent clashes

France protests live: Demonstrator reportedly loses fingers in violent clashes The Louvre, the Orsay and Picasso museums are closed, with a partial night curfew also in place across... read more »

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Brazils Lula and Bolsonaro about even ahead of election run-off: Poll

Brazils Lula and Bolsonaro about even ahead of election run-off: Poll The race between Brazil's president and the right-wing senator has tightened in recent days. This article was... read more »

More than 2,000 forced from homes in Hebron amid Israels West Bank raids

More than 2,000 forced from homes in Hebron amid Israels West Bank raids Palestinians in Hebron are 'living in fear' with the city closed, while Israeli forces arrest dozens... read more »

Barcelona vs Real Madrid: La Liga El Clasico preview, predictions...

Barcelona vs Real Madrid: La Liga El Clasico preview, predictions, teams Bragging rights are up for grabs in Sunday's El Clasico between La Liga leaders Barcelona and third-placed Real... read more »