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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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London :  The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Friday announced that over three million Syrians have been registered as refugees and the crisis is only getting worse, BBC reported. The UNHCR said Syria is now "the biggest humanitarian emergency…
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Melbourne :  A Chinese herbal medicine meant for back pain triggered life-threatening heart condition for an Australian woman, physicians reported. The woman began experiencing facial tingling and numbness within minutes of ingesting a…
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Washington :  US President Barack Obama has blamed Russia for the violence in eastern Ukraine, threatening "more costs" for Moscow. Obama Thursday spoke to German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the phone about the situation in Ukraine, as…
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Islamabad :Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leaders Friday met the Army Chief Raheel Sharif to find a solution to end the on-going political crisis in the country. This development came after PTI leader…
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Sydney  : Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced Friday that he will travel to India and Malaysia next week. On Abbott's first visit to India as prime minister, he said he will visit New Delhi and Mumbai to strengthen the…
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New York :  Over 200 meditation students of Sri Chinmoy from 35 countries, including India, have set a new Guinness world record for the World's longest fresh flower garland to honour the Indian spiritual leader. Joining them at an event…
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London :  Nigeria Thursday confirmed its first Ebola death outside Lagos, a doctor in the oil hub of Port Harcourt, BBC reported. He becomes the sixth fatality in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country. The doctor had treated a…
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Miami :  The voters of Miami in the US have approved a proposal by a real estate promoter to build a 1,000 feet high observation tower here. Sixty-nine percent of the voters approved the plans of developer Jeff Berkowitz to erect the…
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London : A sailor in Chile has become the first serving member of the Chilean armed forces to announce he is gay, the BBC reported Thursday. Mauricio Ruiz, 24, said his decision had "not been easy", but he wanted to help fight…
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