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Tehran: Iran says a magnitude-4.4 earthquake has jolted a sparsely populated district some 110 kilometres (70 miles) northwest of Bushehr, home to the Islamic Republic's only operational nuclear power plant. There were no immediate reports…
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New Delhi: Palestinians can play a crucial role in ending the decades-long conflict with Israel by keeping up the pressure and using their collective power like the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, says Palestine's leading writer…
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Dhaka: Bangladesh is set to honour former premier Atal Bihari Vajpayee for his outstanding support for the country's independence from Pakistan in 1971 when he was a Lok Sabha member. A Foreign Ministry spokesman familiar with the process…
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Bonn: UN climate talks were to resume in Bonn today, tasked with sculpting a historic deal on greenhouse gases due to be sealed in Paris little more than six months from now. The 10-day conference will be opened by French Foreign Minister…
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed sadness at the passing away of Beau Biden, the eldest son of US Vice President Joseph Biden. "Saddened to learn about the passing away of Beau Biden, the eldest son of US…
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Singapore: A two-and-a-half year old boy in Singapore with an incredible IQ of 142 has joined the genius club Mensa. Elijah Catalig is one of the youngest member of the Singapore chapter of Mensa - the society for people with IQs in the…
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Jolo: Fifteen people including 10 police officers were wounded in an attack on a mosque on a remote Philippine island long plagued by Islamic militancy, officials said today. Successive blasts targeted a mosque on the island of Jolo - an…
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Lahore: Pakistan's Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid has said the blast that killed two people, including a police officer, near the Gaddafi Stadium here was a suicide attack. The blast took place at 9 PM yesterday when a day-night match…
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Karachi: At least 12 passengers who were abducted from two buses in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan province were killed today by the militants, reports said. Twelve out of 30-35 passengers, who were abducted in Mastung district in the…
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Rome: The Italian coastguard said it had coordinated the rescue of more than 3,300 migrants sailing across the Mediterranean Sea, but also found 17 corpses on several of the rickety boats. Distress calls were made from 17 boats, and…
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