World

New York :  If you wish to join Twitter, the micro blogging site has a surprise for you. In its first major update in three years, Twitter has freshened up its sign up page and sign up process for new users. The home screen now features…
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Riyadh :  In the wake of the Ebola and Coronavirus outbreak, the Saudi government has said it will screen Hajj pilgrims this year. The health ministry has made arrangements to screen the pilgrims for the Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and Ebola…
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Brussels : Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Saturday that his country is "close to the point of no return" and "point of no return is full-scale war". "I think that we are very close to the point of no return," Poroshenko said at…
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Islamabad : At least eight people have been killed and over 100 injured in the clashes between police and protesters in Pakistan as the protesters marched towards the prime minister's house. The Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) chief Tahir ul…
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United Nations :The 44 UN peacekeepers detained Thursday by militants in the Golan Heights are "safe and in good health", a UN spokesman said late Friday. "The United Nations has received assurances from credible sources that the 44…
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Islamabad :  A non-bailable arrest warrant has been issued for Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Tahir-ul-Qadri and 71 activists of his party, Dawn online reported Saturday. Pakistan's anti-terrorism Judge Ittefaq Abbasi Friday…
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Washington :  Know who is the inventor of e-mail? The credit goes to an Indian American V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai who received official recognition as the inventor of the computer program for electronic mail system from the US government Aug…
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Moscow :  The latest report of office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights distorts the situation on the Russia-Ukraine border, Russia's foreign ministry said Friday. "The authors of the document continue to follow their selective…
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Washington :  US intelligence and law enforcement agencies have identified around a dozen of its citizens, who have traveled to the Middle East to join jihad led by the Islamic State, officials said. As the group has grown stronger in…
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London : The Islamic State (IS) has released a video showing the beheading of a Kurdish man as a warning to the forces fighting the group in northern Iraq. The video, titled a 'Message in Blood', shows several men in orange jumpsuits said…
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