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4 schoolchildren killed in China knife a...

4 schoolchildren killed in China knife attack

BEIJING: Four primary schoolchildren were killed in a knife attack by a man in south China’s Guangxi autonomous region, the latest such incident in the country in recent years. The four children in Pingshan town of Lingshan county were attacked by the knife-wielding middle-aged man at about... read more »

The number of victims of terrorist attac...

The number of victims of terrorist attacks Sunday in Xinjiang has increased...

Chinese authorities announced that as a result of the terrorist attacks in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region on Sunday, September 21 killed 50 people. Among the dead – 40 suicide bombers who detonated an explosive device on one of the food markets County, two police stations and a number... read more »

13 dead in China firework plant explosio...

13 dead in China firework plant explosion

CHANGSHA – Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and one more remained missing after an explosion at a firework plant in central China’s Hunan Province on Monday, local authorities said on Tuesday. The blast happened at around 3 p.m. Monday at the Nanyang Export Fireworks Factory in... read more »

Israeli Army kills suspected murderers o...

Israeli Army kills suspected murderers of Jewish teens

Jerusalem: Two Palestinians suspected of having kidnapped and murdered three Jewish teenagers in June have been killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli security forces in the West Bank early Tuesday, the Israeli military confirmed. Acting on intelligence information, soldiers and police... read more »

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Al Qaeda leader orders disbandment of Syria unit

Al Qaeda leader orders disbandment of Syria unit

Moscow – In a significant development ahead of the Geneva II talks on the Syrian crisis, Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri called for disbandment of its affiliated unit, the Islamic State of... read more »

Saudi petrochem giant opens tech centre in Bangalore

No leniency for illegal foreign workers: Saudi Ara...

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia said Saturday that there would be no leniency shown toward those organisations who hire illegal immigrants, Xinhua... read more »

World powers’ representatives in consultations ab...

World powers' representatives in consultations about Iran n-talks

Geneva – Representatives of the US, Britain, France, Russia and China, plus Germany, are consulting with their countries prior to the start of the... read more »

Over 62,000 migrants arrived in Yemen this year: UN

Over 62,000 migrants arrived in Yemen this year: UN

United Nations – Over 62,000 asylum seekers, refugees and migrants arrived in Yemen from the Horn of Africa in the first 10 months of this year, a UN... read more »

John Kerry warns of violence if Israel-Palestinian peac...

John Kerry warns of violence if Israel-Palestinian peace talks fail

Amman – US Secretary of State John Kerry warned today of a return to violence if faltering peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians ultimately... read more »

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UN, India push for presidential re-vote in Maldives

Senior UN official to visit Maldives before poll

United Nations – UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco will visit the Maldives starting Wednesday to help promote the resumption of its democratic... read more »

Michelle Obama celebrates Diwali with Bollywood dance moves

Michelle Obama celebrates Diwali with Bollywood da...

By Arun Kumar Washington – US First Lady Michelle Obama lit a ‘diya’ (lamp) in the East room to start White House Diwali... read more »

151 get death in Bangladesh mutiny case

151 get death in Bangladesh mutiny case

Dhaka – A court in Bangladesh Tuesday awarded the death sentence to 151 guards of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), previously known as Bangladesh Rifles... read more »

US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions w...

US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions with Pak

Islamabad –  The US has reportedly admitted to tensions with Pakistan but defended its killing of the Tehreek-e-Taliban leader HakimullahMehsud in the... read more »

Iran says Pak must fund own share of gas pipeline

Pak admits Iran gas pipeline project cannot go ahead unless US sanctions issue resolved

Islamabad – Iran’s deputy oil minister has reportedly said that Pakistan must fund its own pipeline allowing it as from the Islamic republic. Ali... read more »

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Americans held by North Korea implore U.S. to send an envoy soon

In a rare opportunity to speak with foreign media, the three Americans being detained by North Korea implored the United States to send someone to negotiate for their release. Matthew... read more »

23 people killed in Afghanistan crash

KABUL: An Afghan spokesman says 23 people were killed when a passenger van and a fuel tanker collided in western Afghanistan. Raouf Ahmadi, a spokesman for the provincial police chief in... read more »

Israel claims nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land near Bethlehem

JERUSALEM: Israel laid claim on Sunday to nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land in a Jewish settlement bloc near Bethlehem — a step that could herald significant Israeli construction in... read more »

Man in China kills 2 in knife attack at school

Officials said a 40-year-old man stabbed students and teachers with a knife at a school in central China, killing two people and injuring four before jumping to his death. Chengguan... read more »

Pakistan protestors head to Nawaz Sharif’s house

Protestors in Islamabad on Monday moved beyond the Secretariat area and headed towards the Prime Minister’s House. At least five people were injured as the police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and... read more »