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'They sent my son's "body" – three years later I ...

'They sent my son's "body" – three years later I was told he's alive' ## A Mother’s Agony: Three-Year Ordeal of Assumed Loss Ends in Unforeseen Reunion **Kyiv, Ukraine** – For three agonizing years, Nataliya, a 73-year-old woman residing in Ukraine,... read more »

Prices surge, jobs disappear as war stra...

Prices surge, jobs disappear as war strains Irans economy

Prices surge, jobs disappear as war strains Irans economy ## Iran Grapples with Economic Headwinds Amidst Escalating Geopolitical Tensions **Tehran, Iran** – Iran’s economy is facing mounting pressure, characterized by escalating prices and a discernible impact on employment, as the nation... read more »

Why Does Wikipedia Think Im Evan Spiegel...

Why Does Wikipedia Think Im Evan Spiegel?

Why Does Wikipedia Think Im Evan Spiegel? ## Unidentified Face on Tech Titan’s Profile Sparks Online Enigma **A perplexing photographic anomaly has emerged on the official Wikipedia page for Evan Spiegel, the co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc., the parent company of the popular social media... read more »

Ernakulam sees heavy inflow of suspected...

Ernakulam sees heavy inflow of suspected synthetic drugs

Ernakulam sees heavy inflow of suspected synthetic drugs ## Ernakulam Grapples with Surge in Suspected Synthetic Drug Seizures **Ernakulam, India** – Authorities in Ernakulam district are confronting a significant escalation in the seizure of suspected synthetic narcotic substances, a trend that... read more »

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US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions with Pak

Mehsud killing seen as major victory by US media

Washington – The reported death of Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike has been described as a “victory” by the US media, but analysts also cautioned that... read more »

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

Baghdad – As many as 979 people were killed and about 1,900 injured following violent incidents in different parts of Iraq during October, a... read more »

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

Aden – At least 18 people were killed and over 50 injured Friday in an armed attack by Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen’s northern province of Saada,... read more »

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Istanbul – Turkish President Abdullah Gul warned here Friday that concerns about the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) are mounting with each... read more »

China assumes UN security council’s rotating pres...

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

United Nations – China Friday assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for November. Liu Jieyi, China’s permanent... read more »

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