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No Confirmation ‘So Far’ That Men In IS Execution Video Were Ru...

Russia says it has no information as yet confirming that two men who appear to be executed in a video released by Islamic State militants were Russian citizens. The video released on the Internet purportedly shows a young boy shooting two men who are said to be spies for Russia. It shows the men... read more »

Charlie Hebdo attack: Rush to buy new &#...

Charlie Hebdo attack: Rush to buy new “survivors” issue

Long queues have formed at newsstands in France for the latest edition of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Three million copies are being printed – a week after Islamist gunmen murdered eight journalists at the magazine and four other people in Paris. The cover shows a cartoon depicting the... read more »

Italian marines case: Supreme Court gran...

Italian marines case: Supreme Court grants three months extension of stay t...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended, by another three months, stay in Italy of Massimiliano Latorre, one of the two Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen in 2012. The court allowed his application for extension of stay on medical grounds. A bench led by Justice Anil R Dave allowed... read more »

Indonesia investigators hope to get clue...

Indonesia investigators hope to get clues to AirAsia crash in days

Jakarta/Surabaya: Indonesian investigators began examining on Wednesday the black box flight recorders from an AirAsia passenger jet that crashed more than two weeks ago, and hope to unlock initial clues to the cause of the disaster within days. Divers retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice... read more »

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China appoints spokesmen to boost military transparency

Beijing –  China has appointed spokesmen for its seven military branches in a bid to boost up the country’s military transparency. The branches for which spokesmen have been announced... read more »

Syrian chemical weapons disposal plan to be released next week: UN

Syria’s chemical weapons destruction in mids...

Washington –  The destruction of Syrian chemical weapons stockpile is a difficult task amidst country’s brutal civil war and it will... read more »

No legal Indian worker affected by Nitaqat policy: Saud...

Saudi petrochem giant opens tech centre in Bangalore

New Delhi – Saudi Arabia Thursday clarified that its Nitaqat work policy was directed at illegal expatriates and no legal worker had been affected. The... read more »

Pak FIA fails to collect `concrete evidence` against Mu...

Pak FIA fails to collect `concrete evidence` against Musharraf in high treason case

Islamabad – The Pakistan Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) inquiry committee has failed to collect concrete evidence against former President... read more »

Afghanistan grand assembly opens to discuss pact with U...

Afghanistan grand assembly opens to discuss pact with US

Kabul – Afghanistan’s traditional Loya Jirga or grand assembly of tribal chieftains, notable people and government functionaries opened here... read more »

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‘Black widow’ investigated after deaths of seven partners

Japanese police have arrested an elderly millionairess on suspicion of poisoning her husband and are investigating the deaths of a further six partners. Chisako Kakehi, 67, was arrested in... read more »

President Obama says he’ll announce immigration reform plan Thursday

resident Obama appeared to be zeroing in Wednesday on a set of immigration policy changes that could protect 2.5 million to 4.9 million people from deportation, as he prepared to address... read more »

Egypt making slow progress on genital mutilation

MANSHIET EL-IKHWA, Egypt: Raslan Fadl, the first doctor in Egypt to be put on trial for committing female genital mutilation, is still practicing even though a 13-year-old girl died after... read more »

Four dead in Taliban suicide raid

A TALIBAN attack involving at least one suicide bomber has targeted a foreigners’ compound in Kabul, killing four people in the latest fatal blast to hit the Afghan capital. The... read more »

With 14.3 mn enslaved people, India is the slavery capital of the...

Nearly 14.3 million people, including children, are “trapped” in modern-day slavery in India, which tops a global index of people under bondage across the world with an estimated 35.8 million... read more »