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Tourist bus crashes through ice into lake with eight dead including schoolc...

Tourist bus crashes through ice into lake with eight dead including schoolchild **Tragedy on Lake Baikal: Tourist Bus Plunges Through Ice, Claiming Multiple Lives** A devastating incident unfolded on the frozen expanse of Siberia’s Lake Baikal today, as a tourist bus carrying passengers... read more »

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Russian attack on Kharkiv kills two, Ukr...

Russian attack on Kharkiv kills two, Ukraine hits missile plant

Russian attack on Kharkiv kills two, Ukraine hits missile plant **Kharkiv Endures Deadly Russian Barrage as Ukraine Reports Strikes on Military Industrial Site** A relentless Russian assault on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has resulted in the tragic loss of two lives and left several... read more »

LIVE: Manchester City vs Newcastle Unite...

LIVE: Manchester City vs Newcastle United Premier League

LIVE: Manchester City vs Newcastle United Premier League **Manchester City and Newcastle United Set for Premier League Showdown at the Etihad** The Premier League title race continues to heat up as Manchester City prepares to host Newcastle United at the iconic Etihad Stadium. This highly... read more »

Pakistan-New Zealand Super Eights opener...

Pakistan-New Zealand Super Eights opener abandoned at T20 World Cup

Pakistan-New Zealand Super Eights opener abandoned at T20 World Cup ## Colombo Downpour Halts T20 World Cup Super Eights Opener **COLOMBO, SRI LANKA** – The highly anticipated Super Eights stage of the T20 World Cup commenced under a cloud of disappointment today as persistent rain rendered the... read more »

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13 dead in China firework plant explosion

CHANGSHA – Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and one more remained missing after an explosion at a firework plant in central China’s Hunan Province on Monday, local authorities... read more »

Israeli Army kills suspected murderers of Jewish t...

Jerusalem: Two Palestinians suspected of having kidnapped and murdered three Jewish teenagers in June have been killed in an exchange of fire with... read more »

Lawyer: Uighur scholar in China gets life sentence

BEIJING – An outspoken scholar who championed China’s Uighur minority was convicted of separatism Tuesday by a Chinese court and sentenced to life... read more »

1,30,000 Syrian refugees reach Turkey fleeing IS

ANKARA, Turkey: The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now totals... read more »

Two killed in explosions in China’s Muslim-domina...

Beijing: At least two persons were killed and several others injured in a series of explosions in China’s restive Muslim-dominated Xinjiang... read more »

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Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq has finalized a deal under which it will pump oil to Turkey. “The formalities were recently completed… the finalization of such cooperation is... read more »

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Iran plans to increase production of 5% enriched u...

Washington – Iran is reportedly planning to increase its production of five percent enriched uranium, local official news agency said. Islamic... read more »

Syrian govt. rules out negotiating transfer of power at...

'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

London – The Syrian government has ruled out negotiating transfer of power during the Geneva peace conference due in January, but confirmed that it will... read more »

Israel warns of forging alliances with Sunni countries ...

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

London – Israel’s envoy to the United Kingdom has warned of formation of its new alliances with a number of predominantly Sunni countries, including... read more »

Israel approves new settlements in West Bank

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israeli authorities have green-lighted the construction of 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Monday it... read more »

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50 percent of Pakistanis support government: Survey

Islamabad – Fifty percent of Pakistan’s population supports the present government, with 49 percent favouring the opposition, a survey has found. An opinion poll conducted Aug 1-26 by the... read more »

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected pres...

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after... read more »

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Male – Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday expressed the hope for a credible and successful presidential election later this week. He said this... read more »

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a case against former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf over a Rs 22-billion scam in setting up power... read more »

Court orders Musharraf’s release

Court orders Musharraf's release

Islamabad – A Pakistan court Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was granted bail in... read more »

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An FBI Asset Helped Run a Dark Web Site That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Drugs for Years

An FBI Asset Helped Run a Dark Web Site That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Drugs for Years A staffer of the Incognito dark web market was secretly controlled by the FBIand still allegedly approved... read more »

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Trying to bridge the gap between warring communities: Manipur CM

Trying to bridge the gap between warring communities: Manipur CM **Manipur Government Intensifies Efforts to Rebuild Trust and Provide Aid to Displaced Populations** **Imphal, Manipur** –... read more »

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Referring to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa as swami reflects insensitivity, Mamata reacts to PMs social media post ## Bengal CM Cautions PM on Rebranding Historical Figures **Kolkata, [Date]**... read more »

15,849 vehicles with same chassis, engine number registered in multiple Northeast States: ...

15,849 vehicles with same chassis, engine number registered in multiple Northeast States: CAG **Northeast States Face Scrutiny Over Irregularities in Vehicle Registrations and School Bus... read more »

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A temporary relief from bonded labour

A temporary relief from bonded labour ## Fifty Years On: The Enduring Struggle Against Bonded Labour in India **New Delhi, India** – As India commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Bonded Labour... read more »