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10,453 allotted free seats in A.P. priva...

10,453 allotted free seats in A.P. private schools in latest lottery phase

10,453 allotted free seats in A.P. private schools in latest lottery phase **Andhra Pradesh Private Schools Allocate Over 10,000 Free Seats Through Lottery System** Andhra Pradesh has successfully concluded another phase of its ambitious initiative to provide free education in private unaided... read more »

Iran says US military killed five civili...

Iran says US military killed five civilians in attacks on passenger boats

Iran says US military killed five civilians in attacks on passenger boats ## Civilian Casualties Reported in Strait of Hormuz Incident **Tehran, Iran** – Iran has accused the United States military of striking two civilian passenger vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, resulting in the... read more »

FIFA bans former Guyana official Alves f...

FIFA bans former Guyana official Alves for 5 years over sexual harassment

FIFA bans former Guyana official Alves for 5 years over sexual harassment Former General Secretary Ian Alves found guilty of sexually harassing female staff members by FIFA's Ethics Committee. This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

Iran war: Whats happening on day 67 as H...

Iran war: Whats happening on day 67 as Hormuz crisis deepens?

Iran war: Whats happening on day 67 as Hormuz crisis deepens? **Gulf Tensions Escalate as UAE Reports Interception of Iranian Missiles** **Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates** – The strategic Strait of Hormuz, a vital global oil transit route, finds itself at the epicenter of heightened regional... read more »

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Pakistan charity boss Abdul Sattar Edhi ‘heartbroken’...

Abdul Sattar Edhi, 86, was asleep when a gang of armed men raided the Karachi slum building that serves as his residence and charity headquarters. They made off with gold, silver and cash worth... read more »

Turkey facilitating transfer of Iraqi Kurdish figh...

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday that Turkey was facilitating the passage of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters to Kobani to aid... read more »

Islamic State: Syria rebels warn of backlash over US ai...

Syrian rebel fighters backed by the West have told the BBC that the US-led coalition faces a backlash in their country over its bombing campaign against... read more »

Pakistan violates ceasefire twice along LoC, Internatio...

Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice by firing on forward posts along the LoC and International Border in Poonch and Jammu districts, drawing... read more »

Saudi sentences iconic Shia cleric to death

DUBAI: A well-known Shia cleric was sentenced to death Wednesday by a court in Saudi Arabia, sparking fears of renewed unrest from his supporters in the... read more »

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Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.

Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.

Five people were injured, one in a critical condition, when a bomb was hurled at a public bus in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, two days after 14 were killed in an attack on a police station in Nile... read more »

44 killed, dozens injured in Syrian bombing

44 killed, dozens injured in Syrian bombing

Cairo – At least 44 people, including six children, were killed and dozens wounded in an aerial bombardment by the Syrian regime in Aleppo... read more »

UN chief hails peaceful presidential election in Madaga...

UN chief hails peaceful presidential election in Madagascar

United Nations – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon haswelcomed the peaceful holding of Madagascar presidential election and called on all parties in the... read more »

$13 bn needed in 2014 for humanitarian aid, says UN

$13 bn needed in 2014 for humanitarian aid, says UN

Geneva – The United Nati! ons and humanitarian partners Monday appealed for some $13 billion in 2014 to help millions of people in humanitarian need... read more »

Israel fires into Lebanon in retaliation

Israel fires into Lebanon in retaliation

The Israeli army has said it fired across the Lebanese border in retaliation after accusing Lebanese troops of gunning down one of its soldiers as he drove... 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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Gaza aid flotilla activists appear in Israeli court after abduction **Maritime Activists Detained Following Gaza Aid Vessel Interception** **JERUSALEM –** A group of international... read more »

Nine booked for social boycott in Belagavi village

Nine booked for social boycott in Belagavi village ## Community Sanctioned Exclusion Sparks Legal Action in Belagavi District **Belagavi, Karnataka** – Authorities in the Belagavi... read more »

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Father of murdered child demands death penalty for accused; opposition slams useless govt

Father of murdered child demands death penalty for accused; opposition slams useless govt ## Public Outcry Over Child Tragedy Highlights Governance Concerns **[City, State] – [Date]** –... read more »

Vijays Velankanni visit cancelled; visuals of supporters chanting...

Vijays Velankanni visit cancelled; visuals of supporters chanting TVK inside Basilica go viral ## Political Stalwart Predicts Historic Electoral Shift Following Vijay’s Velankanni Pilgrimage... read more »