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Washington  :  If you could not log on to your Facebook account Wednesday afternoon, it was because the popular social networking site suffered an outage for about 15 minutes that affected users around the world. The outage was due to "an…
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One major difference lies in the Japanese government's ability to mobilise large amounts of Overseas Development Assistance, particularly through soft loans, she added. "The Tokyo Declaration puts Prime Minister Abe's commitment at 3.5…
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United Nations : The head of UN peacekeeping operations has commended General Iqbal Singh Singha, the Indian force commander of the UN mission in the Golan Heights, for his "strong leadership" and "good and sound judgement" during a…
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London : Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has announced in a video message the creation of an Indian branch of his militant group to "raise the flag of jihad" across South Asia, a media report said. In the 55-minute video posted online,…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Parliament on Wednesday became the new battleground in the ongoing political turmoil with pro-government leaders and lawmakers of Imran Khan's party accusing each other of undermining democracy, even as protesters…
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Chennain :  Sensing a growing demand for fried chicken, burgers in tier 2 and 3 cities Malaysian quick service restaurant chain Marrybrown will be expanding its foot print in southern India, said a top official. Marrybrown will also be…
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Islamabad :  At least 910 militants and 82 Pakistani soldiers have been killed in operation Zarb-i-Azb in North Waziristan, the military said Wednesday. The statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) added that 27…
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Ottawa :  Canada is participating in NATO's war game in Latvia, the Canadian Department of National Defence said. The "Operation Reassurance" refers to military activities conducted by the Canadian armed forces to support NATO measures,…
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Baghdad :  US warplanes Tuesday dropped thousands of leaflets on the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, urging residents to keep clear of places occupied by the Islamic State (IS) extremist group that overran the city in June. The leaflets were…
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Jerusalem : Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert appeared before a Jerusalem court Tuesday after the state prosecution reopened a corruption case against him. Olmert was acquitted in what came to be known as the "Talansky Affair" in…
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