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New York Times media columnist David Car...

New York Times media columnist David Carr dies at 58

Media columnist David Carr, who wrote the Media Equation column for The New York Times and penned a memoir about his fight with drug addiction, collapsed at his office and died on Thursday. He was 58. Carr’s column focused on issues of media in relation to business, culture and government, said... read more »

Bengaluru-Ernakulam train derails; 11 ki...

Bengaluru-Ernakulam train derails; 11 killed, more than 60 injured

Anekal: At least 11 passengers were on Friday killed and over 60 injured, some of them critically, when an express train bound for Ernakulam in Kerala from Bengaluru derailed near Anekal, about 45 kms away here. As per railway officials, about nine bogies of the Bangalore City-Ernakulam Intercity... read more »

Sri Lanka to secure delay of UN war crim...

Sri Lanka to secure delay of UN war crimes report

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said on Thursday he was optimistic about securing a delay in the release of a UN report on alleged war crimes during his country’s civil war until the government has had time to establish a new judicial mechanism to deal with the allegations.... read more »

South Korean airline boss’ daughte...

South Korean airline boss’ daughter imprisoned for one year in ‘...

The daughter of a South Korean national airline’s boss has been imprisoned for a period of one year for hampering aviation safety as she forced a plane to return to the New York gate and offload a steward last December because she did not like the way she had been served nuts. Judge Oh... read more »

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Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Iran plans to increase production of 5% enriched uranium post nuk...

Washington – Iran is reportedly planning to increase its production of five percent enriched uranium, local official news agency said. Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) quoted the head of... read more »

Pak's new army chief Gen Raheel has no presence on Facebook, Twitter

Raheel Sharif takes over Pakistan Army command

Islamabad – General Raheel Sharif formally assumed the command of the Pakistan Army Friday, two days after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif picked... read more »

Thailand protesters storm army headquarters

Thailand protesters storm army headquarters

Protesters in Thailand stormed into the national Army headquarters on Friday, breaking into their latest high-profile target in a bid to topple Prime Minister... read more »

Russia to deploy three S-400 air defence regiments

Russia to deploy three S-400 air defence regiments

Moscow – President Vladimir Putin said Russia would deploy three new regiments equipped with S-400 surface-to-air missile systems next year with more... read more »

Hasina asks Zia to come down to streets

Hasina asks Zia to come down to streets

Dhaka – As the faceoff in Bangaldesh between th! e two feuding begums intensified, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has aske! d opposition leader and... read more »

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Palestinian statehood resolution fails at UNSC

United Nations: The UN Security Council has failed to adopt a Palestinian statehood resolution that set a deadline for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Palestinian territories by... read more »

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The president of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, is heading home just hours after speculation began about a possible attempted coup in the West African nation, something the government denies. Residents and... read more »