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 AGENCY Kabul/New Delhi: At least three terrorists were killed in a fierce overnight gunbattle with security forces who engaged militants attempting to storm the Indian diplomatic mission in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif. Official…
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New Delhi: Pakistani author Haroon Khalid says that incidents of intolerance have been happening in his country for a few years now and hopes that India's bubble of "tolerant" silent majority is never busted. One of the biggest such…
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Tehran: Saudi Arabia has severed diplomatic ties with regional rival Iran following attacks on the kingdom's embassy and consulate in the Islamic Republic over the execution of a prominent Shiite cleric. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel…
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Tehran: Saudi Arabia's decision to cut ties with Iran after attacks on the kingdom's diplomatic missions in the Islamic Republic will not distract from Riyadh's "big mistake" of executing a top Shiite cleric, a senior Iranian official said…
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KABUL: Explosions and gunshots were heard near the Indian consulate in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Sunday and an unknown number of gunmen attempted to enter the compound, a spokesman for the local governor said. No details…
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Kathmandu: At least six persons were killed and 16 others injured after their speeding bus lost control and overturned in a forest along a highway in Nepal's southern Rupandehi district bordering India, media reported today. Four persons…
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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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