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Tehran: An Iranian official today said 40 people have been arrested after Saudi Arabia's embassy was attacked and set on fire following outrage at the kingdom's execution of a Shiite cleric. The suspects were identified and arrested and…
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Cuernavaca (Mexico): Several gunmen burst into the home of a newly elected Mexican mayor and shot her dead, just hours into her tenure, police have said. Gisela Mota, 33, a left-of-center former member of Congress, was gunned down barely…
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Beijing: China today renewed its yellow alert for pollution in several cities and provinces including the capital Beijing - a city of over 22 million population - asking people to stay indoors and take precautions. Smog will persist in…
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AGENCY Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday condemned the terror strike at an Air Force Base in Pathankot by heavily- armed Pakistani terrorists and asserted that building on the goodwill created during the recent high level contacts, it…
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Gaza City (Palestinian Territories): The Israeli air force carried out attacks on Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip early today, Palestinian security sources said, just hours after rockets from the enclave hit southern Israel. According to the…
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Tripoli: The UN's envoy for Libya held talks in Tripoli, seeking to encourage the administration there to commit to a national unity government that would end years of bloodshed. Martin Kobler, on a desperate diplomatic push to get Libya's…
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San Salvador: Salvadoran authorities say 10 people have been shot dead in the early hours of the new year, including an 11-year-old killed by men dressed as police. Police officials say five people were killed in a rural eastern area of…
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Islamabad: Nine "hardcore terrorists" are set to be hanged in Pakistan after the army chief today confirmed the death sentences handed down to them by military courts for terror-related offences, including sectarian killings and an attack…
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Berlin: German officials said today the Islamic State group was believed to be plotting a suicide bomb attack on New Year's Eve in the southern city of Munich. German authorities were tipped off by a "friendly intelligence service" about…
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United Nations: With the start of the new year, the UN today ushered in the ambitious 2030 Sustainable Development Goals that aim to end poverty, hunger and assure gender equally while building a life of dignity for all over the next 15…
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