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Brasillia: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff kicked off a second term vowing to tackle corruption and revamp the economy as her government reels from a series of setbacks. Brazil's economy, once booming, has barely grown during Rousseff's…
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Jakarta/Singapore, Jan 1 (PTI) Doomed AirAsia jet's black box which is crucial for solving the mystery surrounding the crash may take a week to be found, an Indonesian official said today, as searchers raced against time and weather to…
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Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today pledged to carry out crucial structural reforms this year as part his drive to kickstart the economy, while stressing the country remained pacifist as he pursues his nationalist agenda. "This…
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Seoul: South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics said today it will release smart televisions equipped with its new platform built around the Tizen operating system this year, as it seeks to lower its reliance on Google. Samsung…
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Islamabad:  At least 23 suspected militants were killed today when Pakistani fighter jets targeted their hideouts in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency. According to an army statement, 23 suspected terrorists were killed when jets…
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Jakarta/Singapore:  After being hampered by a spell of bad weather, searchers today returned with "full force" to retrieve bodies and the AirAsia plane wreckage in the Java Sea off Indonesia as the mystery over the reasons for the crash…
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Shanghai: Thirty-five people died in a stampede during New Year's celebrations in Shanghai's historic waterfront area, city officials said Thursday - the worst disaster to hit one of China's showcase cities in recent years. A Shanghai…
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Islamabad : A former Pakistan Air Force (PAF) junior technician, convicted in former president Pervez Musharraf assassination attempt case, was executed Wednesday, a media report said. Niaz Mohammad was hanged at the Peshawar Central…
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Jakarta/Singapore:  The debris of the missing AirAsia plane along with floating bodies of some of the 162 people on board were spotted today in the Java Sea off Indonesia, close to the area where contact was lost with the aircraft on Sunday…
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Islamabad:  Mumbai attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi was today arrested in an abduction case just before his release following a Pakistani court's suspension of his detention under a public security order which had evoked a strong…
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