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Alexis Tsipras returns to power to secur...

Alexis Tsipras returns to power to secure Greek debt relief

Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras will return as prime minister on Monday determined to secure debt relief from the country’s creditors in his “first and most important battle” after scoring an unexpectedly clear election victory. But easing Greece’s debt burden is just... read more »

Bomb Scare: Eiffel Tower Closed Down For...

Bomb Scare: Eiffel Tower Closed Down For Visitors

The anti-terrorist police closed down for visitors the World famous Eiffel Tower in Paris on 20 September after a suspected terror threat. Officers said three “suspected terrorists” were spotted climbing the structure with large rucksacks. But after a search which went on all morning it was... read more »

Nepal gets its new constitution, but her...

Nepal gets its new constitution, but here’s why it has got India worr...

India has reasons to be perturbed about the volatile situation in Nepal, a country with which India shares an open and contiguous 1751-km-long border. India’s biggest concern is that Madhesis are up in arms against the secular and democratic constitution that Nepal has put into effect on 20... read more »

South Sudan fuel tanker explosion: Death...

South Sudan fuel tanker explosion: Death toll rises to 183

The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in a rural South Sudanese state reached 183 on Friday, a regional official said, as medical staff and volunteers struggled to keep up with the influx of severely burned patients. At least 60 more people are unaccounted for, said Commissioner Wilson Thomas... read more »

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35 more terrorists killed in NWA air strikes

RAWALPINDI: At least 35 more militants were killed in the air strikes carried out by jet fighters in the valley of Shawal in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) on Wednesday morning, Geo News... read more »

Tripoli airport becomes Libya’s new frontlin...

TRIPOLI: First, there is a single shot. Then Libyan fighters empty their anti-aircraft guns as others crouch for cover at Tripoli International... read more »

Agony of Pakistani Women Enslaved by Dubai Sex Trade

Faisalabad: Zunera once dreamed of becoming a computer engineer. Instead, aged 16, the bright-eyed Pakistani girl was tricked into prostitution in the UAE,... read more »

At least three injured in Istanbul gas explosion: Gover...

ISTANBUL: At least three people were injured, one critically, in a gas explosion at a packaging workshop in Istanbul on Saturday, city governor Huseyin Avni... read more »

Sri Lankan Muslim leader warns of radicalisation after ...

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Muslim minority could become radicalised and turn to foreign Islamic groups for support because of violent attacks on them by... read more »

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Three policemen killed, over 30 injured in Egypt bombing

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