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U.P. CM Yogi Adityanath pushes for zero ...

U.P. CM Yogi Adityanath pushes for zero dropout, appeals to society for ens...

U.P. CM Yogi Adityanath pushes for zero dropout, appeals to society for ensuring no child is left out of school ## Uttar Pradesh Achieves Significant Reduction in School Dropout Rates, Government Attributes Success to Comprehensive Support Programs **Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh –** Uttar Pradesh Chief... read more »

Police seize rat and antelope meat '...

Police seize rat and antelope meat 'that poses risk to public' in...

Police seize rat and antelope meat 'that poses risk to public' in illegal food raid **London Authorities Intercept Suspect Bushmeat Shipment, Raising Food Safety Concerns** A significant seizure of prohibited meat products, including cane rat and antelope, has prompted authorities to... read more »

Bounty hunters join Iran search for miss...

Bounty hunters join Iran search for missing US airman in desperate bid for ...

Bounty hunters join Iran search for missing US airman in desperate bid for 50,000 reward **International Search Intensifies for Missing U.S. Airman Amidst Propaganda Concerns** A high-stakes international search is underway for a United States airman who disappeared under circumstances that are... read more »

England beat World Cup holders Argentina...

England beat World Cup holders Argentina 4-3 in unusual competition

England beat World Cup holders Argentina 4-3 in unusual competition **England Edges Argentina in Prestigious Hotel Ranking Ahead of Major Tournament** **A highly anticipated pre-tournament assessment has seen England’s accommodation facilities ranked marginally superior to those of their... read more »

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Kobane: Syrian Kurds ‘launch operation against IS’

Fighting has continued overnight around the Syrian border town of Kobane, with reports of Kurdish forces launching an operation against Islamic State At least 12 people were killed in protests by... read more »

Egypt: Army offensive kills 16 militants in Sinai

El-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian military officials say troops have killed 16 members of an al-Qaida-inspired militant group in the restive Sinai... read more »

China sacks 160,000 government employees who did not ex...

BEIJING – China has taken 160,000 “phantom” government staff off its official payroll who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work. A total... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 29 people and injures dozens

An overloaded bus in western Nepal has fallen off a road and plunged into a gorge, killing 29 and injuring dozens, the BBC reported. Most of the passengers in... read more »

Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage ...

LONDON: British taxi driver Alan Henning, who skipped Christmas with his family to raise funds to purchase ambulances and medical equipment and join an aid... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – The UN Security Council Tuesday extended by another year the sanctions on Liberia in connection with the country’s civil war. In an adopted resolution, the council... read more »

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syria

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syri...

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the targeting of people based on their religion, community or ethnic... read more »

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

A car bomb near a cafe in central Iraq has killed at least eight people in the latest in a series of attacks. Monday’s blast in the town of Buhriz,... read more »

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yeme...

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yemen

Saudi militants were behind the massive car bombing and assault on Yemen’s military headquarters that killed more than 50 people, including an Indian nurse... read more »

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d’Ivoire: UN

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d'Ivoire: UN

United Nations – The UN Friday called for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed in Cote d’Ivoire by the Dozo, traditional... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC

Islamabad – Pakistan has opposed the creation of new permanent seats in the 15-member UN Security Council during the two-day UN General Assembly debate on Security Council reform. “There... read more »

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by ...

Islamabad – New Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah’s appointment has been allegedly backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad... read more »

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a decision regarding the appointment of new army chief on November 28, an official... read more »

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Dhaka – Demonstrators and police clashed in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country after six senior opposition figures were... read more »

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Male – Hundreds of people lined up outside polling stations in over 200 islands to elect a new president for the Maldives here Saturday. As many as 470... read more »

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Pastors White House prayer claims Iranians seek death of all Jews

Pastors White House prayer claims Iranians seek death of all Jews ### Evangelical Leader Links Iran’s Intentions to Global Jewish Safety, Cites Divine Mandate for President... read more »

UN experts urge investigation into Israels killing of Lebanese journalists

UN experts urge investigation into Israels killing of Lebanese journalists **UN Experts Call for Scrutiny of Israeli Actions Following Journalist Deaths** A group of United Nations experts... read more »

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Kerala prepared for new Solid Waste Management Rules, say experts

Kerala prepared for new Solid Waste Management Rules, say experts ## Kerala Poised to Implement Advanced Solid Waste Management Framework **Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala** – Experts and government... read more »