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Car slams into Louisiana Lao New Year pa...

Car slams into Louisiana Lao New Year parade, injuring about 15 people

Car slams into Louisiana Lao New Year parade, injuring about 15 people ## Vehicle Collides With New Year’s Celebration in Louisiana, Injuring Dozens **NEW IBERIA, LA** – A festive atmosphere at a Lao New Year celebration in New Iberia, Louisiana, was abruptly disrupted Saturday afternoon... read more »

Iran war live: Tehran rejects Trumps ult...

Iran war live: Tehran rejects Trumps ultimatum; fire at Kuwait oil complex

Iran war live: Tehran rejects Trumps ultimatum; fire at Kuwait oil complex ## Escalation in the Gulf: Iran Reports Fatal Attack on Petrochemical Facility Amidst Tensions **Tehran, Iran –** The volatile situation in the Persian Gulf has intensified following an incident at the Mahshahr... read more »

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Snow in hills, rain in plains as western disturbance sweeps north India

Snow in hills, rain in plains as western disturbance sweeps north India **Unpredictable Weather Disrupts North Indian Agriculture, Wheat Farmers Face Significant Losses** **New Delhi, India** – A persistent spell of unseasonal rainfall and hailstorms has swept across northern India this week,... read more »

Rajasthan to host nationwide roadshows a...

Rajasthan to host nationwide roadshows ahead of agritech meet

Rajasthan to host nationwide roadshows ahead of agritech meet **Rajasthan Cultivates Future of Agriculture with Nationwide Investor Engagement Campaign** **Jaipur, India** – Rajasthan is spearheading a comprehensive nationwide initiative to galvanize investment and participation in its burgeoning... read more »

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Medvedev denies tension with Putin

Medvedev denies tension with Putin

Moscow – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has denied reported tensions between him and President Vladimir Putin over the designation of tax crime investigative power, and said he will... read more »

Nepal to allow private investment in power transmission

Nepal to deploy security force at customs points

Kathmandu – Amid rising complaints from the private sector about feeble security situation and cases of anomalies at customs points, the Nepal... read more »

South Korea mourns Nelson Mandela’s death

South Korea mourns Nelson Mandela's death

Seoul – South Korean President Park Geun-hye Friday condoled the passing away of former South African President Nelson Mandela, describing him a... read more »

Assad ridiculed for calling Mandela’s life ‘...

Assad ridiculed for calling Mandela's life 'lesson to tyrants'

Washington – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been criticized for praising former South African President Nelson Mandela while morning his death,... read more »

Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nu...

Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nuns - paper

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian rebel group calling itself “Free Qalamoun” has claimed the kidnapping of 12 nuns and said it wants to trade them... read more »

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