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Beijing: A primary school teacher in China's Gansu province has been executed for the rape and sexual abuse of 26 minor girls. Li Jishun, a former primary school teacher, was put to death yesterday by the Intermediate People's Court of…
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Rome: A total of 741 migrants who set sail from Libya in the hopes of reaching Europe have been rescued in the Mediterranean, the Italian coastguard said. The rescue operation was coordinated by the coastguard yesterday, a spokesman told…
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New York: Indian-American hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal will contribute USD 1 million to an ambitious project coming up in India aimed at better acquainting the Sikh youth and the international community about the origin and values of the…
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Islamabad: Three men who hijacked a plane of Pakistani airlines in 1998 and tried to take it to India were among eight persons who were hanged today in different jails across Pakistan. The convicts, Shahsawar, Sabir were sent to gallows in…
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Washington: Moving closer to a formal announcement of his US presidential bid, Indian-American Bobby Jindal has slammed his fellow Republican and presidential aspirant Rand Paul for being "unsuited to be the commander in chief." In an…
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Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's progress at home is an essential prerequisite for him to shoulder global responsibility and strengthen bilateral ties between India and the US, a top former American diplomat has said. "I was…
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Kathmandu: Four mild tremors jolted Nepal early today, a month after a devastating earthquake ravaged the country and killed nearly 9,000 people. A 4.0 magnitude tremor was felt at 5.29 am local time in the Nepalese capital. According to…
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Islamabad: A Pakistani court, holding the trial of seven Mumbai attack case accused, including mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, today adjourned the hearing till June 3 as the judge was on a "judicial course". "Today, the Mumbai case…
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Karachi: The owner of a Pakistani IT firm was today arrested for allegedly issuing fake degrees to its clients across the world and making millions of dollars through an elaborate network of fictitious universities. Shoaib Ahmad Shaikh,…
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Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott today promised a "full and frank" debate on gay marriage in response to an opposition-backed push for reform, but said the issue was not a priority for his conservative government. The…
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