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Kourou: Europe's Ariane 5 rocket launcher successfully sent two telecoms satellites, one for a US-based communications service provider and one for an Indonesian bank, into space. They were launched from Kourou, in French Guiana, at 6:38…
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Jakarta: Flash flooding and landslides in Indonesia have killed 24 and left more than two dozen missing, an official said today, with mud avalanches burying people inside their homes. Torrential rain since Saturday has triggered serious…
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Tarin Kot: The Taliban are using child sex slaves to mount crippling insider attacks on police in southern Afghanistan, exploiting the pervasive practice of "bacha bazi" -- paedophilic boy play -- to infiltrate security ranks, multiple…
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Las Vegas: Donald Trump has railed against efforts by some frustrated Republicans planning a last-ditch effort to try to thwart him from becoming the party's nominee, threatening at one point to stop fundraising if Republicans don't rally…
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Islamabad: Pakistan today re-opened its Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan after closing it for about six days due to tension over construction of a gate, officials said. The busy border crossing in the north-west was closed on…
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Dhaka: A 17-year-old militant who was arrested this week while carrying out a failed assassination attempt on a Hindu lecturer in southwestern Bangladesh was killed overnight in what police claimed to be a "shootout". "Golam Faizullah…
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On Board Special Aircraft: India has, in principle, agreed to look into Ghana's request for cooperation in civil nuclear energy field, President Pranab Mukherjee said today as he wrapped up his six-day visit to three African countries which…
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Washington: Russia has bombed US-backed fighters in southern Syria, according to a US official in Washington, who said the aggressive action by Moscow raises "serious concern." "Today, Russian aircraft conducted a series of air strikes…
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Hong Kong: Angry protesters gathered in Hong Kong today after a city bookseller broke silence to reveal how he was blindfolded, interrogated and detained in China for eight months for trading titles critical of Beijing. In a surprise…
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Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull voiced regret today after inviting a senior Islamic leader who has condemned homosexuality to a fast-breaking Ramadan dinner. Sheikh Shady Alsuleiman was present yesterday at an exclusive…
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