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Taliban ambush kills 11 soldiers in west...

Taliban ambush kills 11 soldiers in western Afghanistan

Taliban militants ambushed a convoy of army forces in western Afghanistan, killing 11 soldiers, the government said on Monday, as the insurgents step up attacks after the withdrawal of most international forces last year. An army logistics supply unit came under heavy Taliban fire on Sunday in... read more »

Pak PM Sharif postpones Karachi visit

Pak PM Sharif postpones Karachi visit

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has reportedly postponed his visit to Karachi, where he was expected to take stock of the law and order situation and frequent power outages in extreme weather conditions. While no reason has been given as to why the visit was postponed, sources have... read more »

Sushma Swaraj arrives in Bangkok to pay ...

Sushma Swaraj arrives in Bangkok to pay visit to Thailand

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Bangkok on Saturday to pay a two-day visit to Thailand. The External Affairs Minister will also be attending the Vishwa Sanskrit Sammelan and a meeting of the Indo – Thailand Joint Commission during her visit to the country. The Vishwa... read more »

People in Tunisian resort hold march aft...

People in Tunisian resort hold march after deadly beach attack

People in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse have held a march through the town expressing sympathy with the relatives of the victims who were killed in Friday’s deadly terror attack. According to the BBC, those killed in the attack were mostly tourists. The crowds gathered late on Saturday... read more »

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Pope: EU risks loss of trust

Pope Francis said Tuesday that the European Union risks losing the trust of citizens by ignoring the social costs of the financial crisis.In the first papal address to the European... read more »

Murder of Lee Rigby ‘could not have been prevented’

The murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby could not have been prevented by the intelligence agencies, according to a parliamentary inquiry, despite the names of his killers appearing in seven... read more »

24 killed, 52 injured in China’s coal mine fire

Beijing: At least 24 workers were killed and 52 others injured today when a fire broke out in a coal mine in China’s northeastern Liaoning province soon after a mild earthquake jolted... read more »

Lawmakers in U.S. Push for More Iran Sanctions

Republicans in the U.S. Congress stepped up calls for new Iran sanctions after negotiators extended nuclear talks until July, ensuring an uphill fight next year against opposition from some... read more »

Manmohan Singh’s letter to me does not address Tamil issue: President Rajapaksa

Rajapaksa Wins House Approval for Budget Despite Defection Buzz

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s annual budget for 2015 was passed by parliament on Monday with a majority of 95 votes.   The passing of the budget is very significant in the... read more »