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The 10 Most Breathtaking Attractions Of Sweden You Should See

How can anyone forget the country that introduced the world to Vikings, noble peace prize, Volvo, IKEA….and the list goes on. Well, you might have got the idea. Right? It’s Sweden. It is an incredible country which gets overlooked by the globetrotters who only love to venture about southern,... read more »

Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-Hye...

Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-Hye goes on trial Read more at: http...

SEOUL: South Korea’s ousted president Park Geun-Hye, grim-faced and brought to court in handcuffs, went on trial Tuesday over a sprawling corruption scandal that saw millions take to the streets and led to her downfall. Only two months after leaving the presidential palace in disgrace, Park... read more »

Indonesian men caned for gay sex before ...

Indonesian men caned for gay sex before jeering crowd in Aceh

HIGHLIGHTS The men stood quietly, their heads down, as spectators heckled them and shouted insults. Up to 1,000 people watched as the two men received 82 lashes each. BANDA ACEH: Two Indonesian men were caned Tuesday in front of a jeering crowd as a punishment for Gay Sex in a first for the... read more »

Donald Trump Arrives For Talks With Pale...

Donald Trump Arrives For Talks With Palestinian Leader Mahmud Abbas In Beth...

US President Donald Trump’s visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories is part of his first trip abroad as president, and follows an initial leg in Saudi Arabia, where he urged Islamic leaders to confront extremism. BETHLEHEM, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Donald Trump made the short trip... read more »

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11 killed in Pakistan building collapse

At least 11 people, including two women and two children, were killed and 18 others injured when a three-storey building collapsed in Pakistan’s Sindh province. The building located in Choori... read more »

910 militants killed since June, Pakistan military...

Pakistan’s military on Wednesday said it has killed 910 suspected militants and lost 82 soldiers in a major offensive launched in June in a restive... read more »

Abe praises Indian judge, tells Modi every Japanese kno...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Narendra Modi that Japan still honours a dissenting Indian judge from a World War II military tribunal, a report said... read more »

US jets again strike jihadists around Iraqi dam

WASHINGTON: The United States carried out another round of air strikes on Monday against militants from the so-called Islamic States battling Iraqi and Kurdish... read more »

Eight killed, 24 missing after rainstorms, landslides h...

Eight people were killed and 24 others went missing after rainstorms and landslides hit China’s southwestern Chongqing Municipality. More than 500... read more »

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Egypt ranked `worst` for women among 22 Arab states

Egypt ranked `worst` for women among 22 Arab states

London – Egypt has been reportedly ranked the ‘worst’, when it comes to treating the women of the country, making it stand at an embarrassing low rank in a polling on 22 Arab states. Egypt... read more »

Two killed, 68 injured in Riyadh clashes

Two killed, 68 injured in Riyadh clashes

Riyadh – At least two people were killed 68 suffered injuries in clashes in this Saudi Arabian capital city Saturday, media reports said. A... read more »

Al Qaeda leader orders disbandment of Syria unit

Al Qaeda leader orders disbandment of Syria unit

Moscow – In a significant development ahead of the Geneva II talks on the Syrian crisis, Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri called for disbandment of its... read more »

No leniency for illegal foreign workers: Saudi Arabia

Saudi petrochem giant opens tech centre in Bangalore

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia said Saturday that there would be no leniency shown toward those organisations who hire illegal immigrants, Xinhua reported. Saudi... read more »

World powers’ representatives in consultations ab...

World powers' representatives in consultations about Iran n-talks

Geneva – Representatives of the US, Britain, France, Russia and China, plus Germany, are consulting with their countries prior to the start of the... read more »

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UN, India push for presidential re-vote in Maldives

Senior UN official to visit Maldives before poll

United Nations – UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco will visit the Maldives starting Wednesday to help promote the resumption of its democratic... read more »

Michelle Obama celebrates Diwali with Bollywood dance moves

Michelle Obama celebrates Diwali with Bollywood da...

By Arun Kumar Washington – US First Lady Michelle Obama lit a ‘diya’ (lamp) in the East room to start White House Diwali... read more »

151 get death in Bangladesh mutiny case

151 get death in Bangladesh mutiny case

Dhaka – A court in Bangladesh Tuesday awarded the death sentence to 151 guards of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), previously known as Bangladesh Rifles... read more »

US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions w...

US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions with Pak

Islamabad –  The US has reportedly admitted to tensions with Pakistan but defended its killing of the Tehreek-e-Taliban leader HakimullahMehsud in the... read more »

Iran says Pak must fund own share of gas pipeline

Pak admits Iran gas pipeline project cannot go ahead unless US sanctions issue resolved

Islamabad – Iran’s deputy oil minister has reportedly said that Pakistan must fund its own pipeline allowing it as from the Islamic republic. Ali... read more »

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Pope Francis Looks Beyond Havana in Cuba Trip

After holding Mass in Havana and meeting with Fidel Castro Sunday, Pope Francis will have another busy day today in Cuba as part of his 10-day visit to that country and the United... read more »

Australia: PM Malcolm Turnbull’s new cabinet sworn in

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s new cabinet was on Monday sworn-in with five women ministers, including Marise Payne who became the country’s first woman defence... read more »

Thousands left homeless by giant Chile quake

SANTIAGO: More than 9,000 people were left homeless after a powerful earthquake hit northern and central Chile last week, officials have said, dramatically increasing previous estimates.... read more »

Fury after Saudi Arabia ‘chosen to head key UN human rights panel’

The United Nations has been criticised for handing Saudi Arabia a key human rights role – despite the country having “arguably the worst record in the world” on freedoms... read more »

Nepal in turmoil, protest against new Constitution rages on; 1 pe...

Protests against the new Constitution in Nepal have intensified with one member of Sadbhavana Party even committing suicide. Nepal Police has also increased its presence along the border. Firing has... read more »