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Dubai: A huge fire ripped through a luxury Dubai hotel, injuring 16 people, just a few hours before the emirate celebrated the new year with a spectacular fireworks display nearby. The Address Downtown hotel, which is a few blocks from the…
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Washington: Ending months of speculation, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is likely to announce his 2016 presidential bid in New Orleans today that will make him the first Indian-American to run for the White House. When he announces his…
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Jerusalem: The Israeli air force struck a militant target in the Gaza Strip today, the military said, hours after Palestinians fired a rocket into southern Israel. "In response to this attack, the Israel Defence Forces struck the launcher…
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AGENCY UNITED NATIONS: China has blocked India's move in the UN demanding action against Pakistan over release of Mumbai attack mastermind and LeT commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi in violation of a resolution of the world body as it…
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Karachi: Pakistan's worst heatwave in decades has claimed at least 630 lives in the country's largest city as authorities on Tuesday ordered closure of all educational institutions and government offices and the army has also been…
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Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today held discussions with the army chief over the country's internal and external security situation as they decided that military operation against militants will be taken to its "logical…
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United Nations: In a veiled attack on Pakistan, India has told the UN that it is "obvious" that thousands of foreign fighters in Afghanistan could not have entered it or sustain their terror attacks without support from beyond the war-torn…
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Washington: US President Barack Obama has said Americans stand united in rejecting the targeting of any religious group as he opened the White House to Muslim Americans for a traditional Iftar dinner during the holy month of Ramadan. The…
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Washington: A US airstrike in northern Iraq has killed an Islamic State operative who was a person of interest in the 2012 Benghazi attack, the Pentagon has said. Pentagon spokesman Colonel Steve Warren said yesterday Tariq bin al-Tahar…
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Kabul: Taliban militants launched an assault on the Afghan parliament today, triggering gunfire and explosions and sending lawmakers scurrying for cover in chaotic scenes relayed live on television. The attack came as the Afghan…
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