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Israeli measures tighten grip on Hebrons...

Israeli measures tighten grip on Hebrons Ibrahimi Mosque

Israeli measures tighten grip on Hebrons Ibrahimi Mosque **Heightened Security Measures at Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque Draw Scrutiny** Hebron, West Bank – The Ibrahimi Mosque, a sacred site revered by both Muslims and Jews, has become the focal point of increasingly stringent Israeli security... read more »

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 »

Snow in hills, rain in plains as western...

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 »

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Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf's plea to leave country

Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf’s plea to leave country

Karachi – Pakistan’s Sindh High Court has set November 18 for a decision on former president Pervez Musharraf’s plea against a government ban on him travelling out of the... read more »

Philippines typhoon: Death toll rises to 1,833

Philippines typhoon: Death toll rises to 1,833

MANILA – Death toll in the Philippines from typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) jumped to 1,833 with initial cost of damage increasing to 761.4... read more »

Saudi Arabia officially rejects term on UN Security Cou...

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented moved, formally rejected Tuesday its two-year term on the UN Security Council, clearing the way for... read more »

Israel halts house construction in disputed area

Israel halts house construction in disputed area

Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday cancelled a tender published by the housing ministry to build 1,200 housing units in the... read more »

Typhoon relief operations pick up pace in Philippines

Relief supplies sent for Philippines typhoon victims

Relief operations in this typhoon-devastated region of the Philippines picked up pace Wednesday, but still only minimal amounts of water, food and medical... read more »

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