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Global energy crisis highlights meagre o...

Global energy crisis highlights meagre oil buffers in developing world

Global energy crisis highlights meagre oil buffers in developing world ## Developing Nations Face Heightened Vulnerability Amidst Global Energy Volatility **The escalating geopolitical tensions surrounding Iran have precipitated a significant global energy crisis, exposing the precarious position... read more »

Thunder outlasts Lakers in Game 4 to com...

Thunder outlasts Lakers in Game 4 to complete NBA playoff sweep

Thunder outlasts Lakers in Game 4 to complete NBA playoff sweep ### Thunder Clinch Western Conference Finals Berth with Dominant Game 4 Victory The Oklahoma City Thunder have officially punched their ticket to the Western Conference Finals, completing a decisive sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers in a... read more »

Greece confirms major border control upd...

Greece confirms major border control update for all Brits from May 11

Greece confirms major border control update for all Brits from May 11 **Greece Enhances Border Management Protocols to Streamline Travel for British Nationals** **Athens, Greece** – Greece is set to implement significant updates to its border control procedures for travellers arriving from the... read more »

Fresh fears Iran conflict will explode a...

Fresh fears Iran conflict will explode as Trump slams Iran counter-offer

Fresh fears Iran conflict will explode as Trump slams Iran counter-offer **Tensions Mount as Trump Rejects Iran’s Proposal, Raising Concerns of Further Escalation** [City, Date] – The specter of a wider conflict in the Middle East has intensified following President Donald Trump’s... read more »

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13 dead in China firework plant explosion

CHANGSHA – Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and one more remained missing after an explosion at a firework plant in central China’s Hunan Province on Monday, local authorities... read more »

Israeli Army kills suspected murderers of Jewish t...

Jerusalem: Two Palestinians suspected of having kidnapped and murdered three Jewish teenagers in June have been killed in an exchange of fire with... read more »

Lawyer: Uighur scholar in China gets life sentence

BEIJING – An outspoken scholar who championed China’s Uighur minority was convicted of separatism Tuesday by a Chinese court and sentenced to life... read more »

1,30,000 Syrian refugees reach Turkey fleeing IS

ANKARA, Turkey: The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now totals... read more »

Two killed in explosions in China’s Muslim-domina...

Beijing: At least two persons were killed and several others injured in a series of explosions in China’s restive Muslim-dominated Xinjiang... read more »

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Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq has finalized a deal under which it will pump oil to Turkey. “The formalities were recently completed… the finalization of such cooperation is... read more »

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Iran plans to increase production of 5% enriched u...

Washington – Iran is reportedly planning to increase its production of five percent enriched uranium, local official news agency said. Islamic... read more »

Syrian govt. rules out negotiating transfer of power at...

'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

London – The Syrian government has ruled out negotiating transfer of power during the Geneva peace conference due in January, but confirmed that it will... read more »

Israel warns of forging alliances with Sunni countries ...

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

London – Israel’s envoy to the United Kingdom has warned of formation of its new alliances with a number of predominantly Sunni countries, including... read more »

Israel approves new settlements in West Bank

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israeli authorities have green-lighted the construction of 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Monday it... read more »

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50 percent of Pakistanis support government: Survey

Islamabad – Fifty percent of Pakistan’s population supports the present government, with 49 percent favouring the opposition, a survey has found. An opinion poll conducted Aug 1-26 by the... read more »

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected pres...

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after... read more »

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Male – Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday expressed the hope for a credible and successful presidential election later this week. He said this... read more »

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a case against former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf over a Rs 22-billion scam in setting up power... read more »

Court orders Musharraf’s release

Court orders Musharraf's release

Islamabad – A Pakistan court Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was granted bail in... read more »

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Lawyer who helped Poop Cruise victims offers to help passengers aboard hantavirus-hit cruise ship **Legal Expert Offers Counsel to Passengers Facing Cruise Ship Quarantine** **New York,... read more »

Schoolgirls aged 15 and 16 'sexually assaulted after drinks spiked' on Spanish c...

Schoolgirls aged 15 and 16 'sexually assaulted after drinks spiked' on Spanish cruise Up to ten girls aged 15 and 16 are understood to have gone to police in Spain who have... read more »

WHO chief arrives in person to organise hantavirus-hit cruise ship evacuation

WHO chief arrives in person to organise hantavirus-hit cruise ship evacuation **Global Health Leader Arrives to Coordinate Hantavirus Response on Cruise Vessel** [City, Date] – The... read more »

Celebrated naturalist David Attenborough marks 100th birthday

Celebrated naturalist David Attenborough marks 100th birthday **A Century of Wonder: Sir David Attenborough’s Enduring Legacy** **London, UK –** The world of natural history and... read more »

Two women claim temple marriage in Gurugram, seek protection from...

Two women claim temple marriage in Gurugram, seek protection from families **Gurugram Couple Seeks Sanctuary Following Alleged Familial Threats Post Temple Union** Gurugram, Haryana – In a... read more »