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Berlin: Several German government websites, including Chancellor Angela Merkel's official page, have been crippled in an unprecedented cyber attack claimed by a pro-Russian group demanding that Berlin sever ties with the regime in Ukraine,…
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Washington: The US is working closely with the Muslim leaders to try to counter Islamic State's violent extremist ideology to radicalise individuals around the globe, the White House has said after the terrorist attack on a news magazines…
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London: European benchmark Brent oil briefly sank under USD 50 today for the first time since 2009, but prices later recovered following mixed demand signals in the United States. In morning London deals, Brent North Sea crude for delivery…
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Washington:  US Secretary of State John Kerry during his India visit will discuss President Barack Obama's upcoming trip and aspects of bilateral strategic and economic relationship will high-level Indian officials, his spokesperson said…
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Baghdad: Remains of at least 320 people believed to have been killed by the Islamic State (IS) terrorists were found in five mass graves in Iraq, media reported. Residents of areas on the southern and western edges of Iraqi city of Mosul,…
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Islamabad: Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind, would remain in jail after Pakistan's Supreme Court today overturned the High Court order suspending his detention. The apex court sent the case back to the…
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Melbourne: Australia has revised its travel advisory for India asking its citizens to exercise high degree of caution while travelling to that country, citing high threat of terrorist activities. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade…
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JAKARTA: Indonesian search and rescue teams hunting for the wreck of the AirAsia passenger jet have located the tail of the aircraft underwater. "We have found the tail that has been our main target today," agency chief Fransiskus Bambang…
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Islamabad:  Two convicted terrorists were hanged till death in Pakistan Wednesday morning, media reported. The latest executions have brought the number of those hanged until death to nine. The executions started as Prime Minister Nawaz…
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Washington: A US federal judge Tuesday sentenced former Republican Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell to two years in prison for accepting gifts and loans valued at some $177,000 over a two-year period in exchange for his support on certain…
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