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Washington: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says the FBI has not contacted her regarding its probe of whether she held classified information on her private email server. Asked on CNN's "State of the Union" whether she…
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Tehran: Iran today denounced "illegitimate" new sanctions by the United States on its ballistic missile programme, days after Tehran's historic nuclear deal with world powers was confirmed. "Iran's missile programme has never been designed…
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Baghdad: US and local authorities are searching for three American citizens who were reportedly kidnapped in Baghdad, officials from the two countries have said. Kidnappings are a major problem in Baghdad and other parts of the country and…
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Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso has begun three days of national mourning and the president said security would be stepped up in the capital and the country's borders after al-Qaida militants killed at least 28 people in an attack on a hotel and…
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 agency Washington/Vienna: The US and the EU on Sunday lifted biting oil and financial sanctions on Iran and released about USD 100 billion of its assets after UN inspectors concluded that Tehran has complied with a historic deal with world…
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United Nations: UN Secretary-General today welcomed implementation of the landmark Iran nuclear deal as a "significant milestone" and hoped it will boost peace, security and stability in the region. The international sanctions were lifted…
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Ouagadougou: The Al-Qaida fighters who stormed a popular hangout in Burkina Faso's capital at dinnertime came with a mission to kill as many people as possible, firing at people as they moved to a nearby hotel and setting the cafe ablaze,…
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 AGENCY Ouagadougou: At least 20 people have been killed and another 15 wounded in an ongoing Al-Qaeda attack on a hotel in the capital of Burkina Faso popular with United Nations staff and westerners. Gunshots and explosions rocked…
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STATE TIMES NEWS Srinagar: Pakistan-occupied Kashmir President has convened a conference in Islamabad to discuss 'Kashmir' and 'emergence of Hindu Extremism in India' which will be attended by controversial Independent MLA of Jammu and…
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Washington: US President Barack Obama today vowed to protect religious minorities both at home and abroad, even as a top American official said that Muslims in India and Hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan are facing threat. "Our commitment…
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