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United Nations:  Terror wrought by the feared Islamic State, Ebola crisis, Syrian civil war, Gaza war and unrest in Ukraine posed significant challenges for the United Nations in 2014, a year that ended with a message of harmony from India…
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Toronto: Canada needs structural reforms in its immigration policies to attract foreign students and must consider granting them permanent residency rights, a top official of the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce has said. "The existing…
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Vatican City: Pope Francis led Christmas Eve mass in the Vatican calling for "tenderness" and "warmth" after a violence-plagued year as millions of Christians began marking the holiday. The Argentine pontiff's brief homily was replete with…
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Islamabad: Pakistan's political parties tonight agreed to set up special military courts for the speedy trial of militants as pressure mounted on them to do something tangible against terrorists after the Peshawar school massacre. The…
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Tokyo: Japan's parliament re-elected Shinzo Abe today to serve another term as prime minister after his party won a snap election earlier this month. Abe won 328 votes out of the 470 cast by lawmakers in a special session of the lower…
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xinpingBeijing, Dec 24 (PTI) Sino-India relations experienced both highs and lows in 2014 which saw President Xi Jinping's visit to India amid concerns over Chinese border incursions but bilateral ties are set to soar with Prime Minister…
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Houston: Former US President George H W Bush has been admitted to a hospital here after experiencing a shortness of breath. 90-year-old Bush, a Texas resident, was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital last evening as a precaution, his…
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Seoul: South Korea's nuclear power plant operator launched a two-day drill today, testing its ability to thwart a cyber attack, after a series of online information leaks by a suspected hacker. The drill was conducted at the country's four…
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Islamabad: Pakistan is preparing to execute at least 55 more death-row terrorists among the 500 condemned militants after their mercy appeals were rejected following the end of a 2008 moratorium on death penalty. An official of Interior…
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Dubai: Financial experts from around the world have suggested new ways to check money laundering and frauds through transaction screening, real time monitoring, pattern analysis and mandatory reporting of grey transactions. The aim of the…
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