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It’s official: Sena will join Maha...

It’s official: Sena will join Maharashtra govt on Friday, says CM Fad...

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced that the Shiv Sena would be a part of the BJP-led government, and announced that 12 legislators will be inducted into the government on Friday. The Shiv Sena will be alloted a total of 12 ministries in the Fadnavis... read more »

Protests After Grand Jury in Eric Garner...

Protests After Grand Jury in Eric Garner Chokehold Case Doesn’t Indict Offi...

A Staten Island grand jury on Wednesday ended the criminal case against a white New York police officer whose chokehold on an unarmed black man led to the man’s death, a decision that drew condemnation from elected officials and touched off a wave of protests. The fatal encounter in July was... read more »

Hong Kong student leaders mull protest r...

Hong Kong student leaders mull protest retreat

Members of the Hong Kong Federation of Students said on Thursday that they’re mulling whether to stay or go, with spokeswoman Yvonne Leung telling a local radio station that the group hopes to come to a decision within the next week. The protesters have few options left after rallying supporters... read more »

Iranian jets attack Isis in eastern Iraq

Iranian jets attack Isis in eastern Iraq

A US official late on Tuesday all but confirmed reports that Iran has conducted air strikes against Islamist militants in eastern Iraq in recent days, but declined to confirm whether Washington and Tehran had co-operated. Military experts believe it is the first confirmation that Iran’s ageing... read more »

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Syria's opposition coalition agrees to participate in Geneva II conference

Syria’s opposition coalition agrees to participate in Genev...

DAMASCUS – The Syrian opposition coalition has conditionally agreed to attend Geneva II conference designed to end the country’s bloody confict, a statement reaching here said on... read more »

Nawaz Sharif rejects 'tough stance' against U.S. post Mehsud's death in drone strike

Nawaz Sharif rejects ‘tough stance’ ag...

Islamabad – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has reportedly rejected suggestions of his cabinet members to take a tough stance against the... read more »

Iran will not bow to threats: Rowhani

Iran will not bow to threats: Rowhani

Iran will not stop its uranium enrichment programme, President Hassan Rowhani told the Parliament on Sunday, even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu... read more »

CHOGM boycott: Manmohan explains to Rajapaksa

CHOGM boycott: Manmohan explains to Rajapaksa

New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday sent a letter of regret to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, explaining why he is not... read more »

300 dead, 2,000 missing in Philippines town

Philippines typhoon death toll soars to 5,500

Manila – Typhoon ‘Haiyan’ (local name Yolands) has claimed 300 lives, and 2,000 other people are reported missing in one town alone, an... read more »

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Israel beefs up security in East Jerusalem

JERUSALEM : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that security forces have been increased significantly in East Jerusalem to prevent further violence by Palestinian... read more »

3 years after Arab Spring, Tunisia holds first poll

TUNIS : Tunisians expressed tentative hope for the future as they lined up on Sunday to choose their first five-year parliament since they overthrew their dictator in the 2011 revolution... read more »

14-year-old wounded in US school shooting dies

MARYSVILLE: One of the teenagers wounded in a Washington state high school shooting died Sunday night, raising the number of fatalities from when a student opened fire in a cafeteria to... read more »

Prosecutors seek death penalty for South Korea ferry disaster captain

GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA: South Korean prosecutors on Monday demanded the death penalty for the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank in April, saying he had abandoned the more than 300 people... read more »

Boko Haram kidnaps 30 in northeast Nigeria

Kano – Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped at least 30 boys and girls from a village in northeast Nigeria during the weekend. The abductions are the latest in a string of recent kidnappings by Boko... read more »