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Police investigate after dozens of runners fall ill at Santa Barbara half-m...

Police investigate after dozens of runners fall ill at Santa Barbara half-marathon ## Unexplained Illness Strikes Santa Barbara Half-Marathon Participants **SANTA BARBARA, CA** – A cloud of concern has descended over Santa Barbara following an alarming incident at the city’s recent... read more »

UK woman not seen for days after leaving...

UK woman not seen for days after leaving hotel in Portugal

UK woman not seen for days after leaving hotel in Portugal ## British Tourist Missing After Departing Portuguese Hotel **Lisbon, Portugal –** Authorities in Portugal have launched an investigation into the disappearance of a British woman who has not been seen or heard from since departing her... read more »

US Treasury chief Bessent moved to milit...

US Treasury chief Bessent moved to military base after Iranian threats

US Treasury chief Bessent moved to military base after Iranian threats ### Security Concerns Prompt Relocation of Senior U.S. Treasury Official Amidst International Tensions **Washington D.C.** – A senior official within the U.S. Department of the Treasury has been relocated to a secure military... read more »

Spains first general strike in 14 years ...

Spains first general strike in 14 years begins

Spains first general strike in 14 years begins ## Nationwide Industrial Action Grips Spain Amid Housing Reform Push **Madrid, Spain –** Spain experienced its first general strike in fourteen years today, as a significant portion of the nation’s workforce walked off the job, leading to... 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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Nvidia investigates CEO after reports of alleged relationship with Chinese spy

Nvidia investigates CEO after reports of alleged relationship with Chinese spy **Nvidia Launches Internal Review Amidst Intelligence Allegations** **Santa Clara, CA** – Semiconductor... read more »

United Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to New York diverted after declaring emergency

United Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to New York diverted after declaring emergency ### United Airlines Flight Diverted to Athens Amidst Cabin Odor Concern **Athens, Greece – [Date of... read more »

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Tenerifes Jesus De Miguel honoured in tearful tribute by teammates, fans **Tenerife Mourns Loss of Jesús de Miguel in Heartfelt Ceremony** **Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain** – The island... read more »

Egyptian embassy reopens in Libya for the first time in 12 years

Egyptian embassy reopens in Libya for the first time in 12 years **Egypt Re-establishes Diplomatic Presence in Tripoli After Decade-Long Interruption** Cairo, Egypt – In a significant... read more »

Israeli forces release Palestinian journalist Abou Shhadeh

Israeli forces release Palestinian journalist Abou Shhadeh **Palestinian Journalist Released After Detention, Alleges Broader Intimidation Campaign** **[City, Date]** – Palestinian journalist Abed... read more »