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Japan PM’s residence ‘not haunted’: Government
Tokyo : The Japanese government has denied rumours which said the prime minister’s official residence was haunted. The denial came after a query by an opposition lawmaker, who wanted to know if Prime Minister Shinzo
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Britain sends up fighters as Pakistani plane diverted
London : Britain had to scramble fighter jets on Friday for escorting a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane after it was diverted from Manchester. The PIA plane was diverted from Manchester to Stansted airport, reported BBC,
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Two massive explosions hit Kabul
Kabul: At least two explosions hit the centre of Kabul on Friday, with Afghan police and the NATO-led international coalition unable to confirm the cause. Gunfire erupted as security forces rushed to the scene of the
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US drone attack violate sovereignty : Pakistan
Islamabad : Pakistani government on Friday reiterated its opposition to US drone strikes on its territory, saying the strikes were “counter-productive” and “entail loss of innocent civilian lives”. The statement came from the Pakistan foreign ministry,
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Five Thai soldiers killed in roadside bomb explosion
Bangkok: Five Thai soldiers were killed and one was injured in a roadside bomb explosion in a Thai province of Pattani on Friday. The rangers were returning to their base in their pick-up truck after
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US to find way to decide Indian request on Headley
New Delhi : India and the US will find an “appropriate” way to decide on New Delhi’s request for access to Mumbai attack plotter David Headley, US Undersecretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman said on
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Two killed in Pakistan blast
Islamabad : At least two people were killed when a blast destroyed a vehicle at a seminary in Pakistan’s Peshawar city on Friday, news agency reported. According to witnesses, the powerful explosion devastated a car speeding
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Pope hopes China’s Catholics can pray without fear
Vatican City : Pope Francis hopes Chinese Catholics would be able to practise their faith freely and without fear, inviting them to stay loyal to the Vatican, whose authority is challenged by China’s Communist rulers. ”Let
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History maker ‘Sri’ Srinivasan’s feat hailed widely
Washington : History-making Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan’s unanimous Senate confirmation as the first South Asian judge on the powerful appeals court for the American capital has been widely hailed. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Democratic Chairman
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Senate confirms Chandigarh-born as top US judge
Washington : Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan made history on Thursday as the US Senate confirmed his nomination as a top US judge in a 97 to 0 vote. Srinivasan, 46, currently principal
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Drummer Lee Rigby named as Woolwich attack victim
London : The soldier killed in an attack in London has been named as Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Drummer Rigby, 25, from Manchester, leaves behind a two-year-old
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US President defends drones attack use as self defence
Washington: US President Barack Obama has defended the use of drones as a “just war” of self-defence against deadly militants, and a campaign that had made America safer. In a wide-ranging speech on a programme shrouded
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China seeks closer ties, enhanced strategic cooperation with Pakistan: Li
Islamabad : Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday urged China and Pakistan to nurture even closer ties, and enhance comprehensive strategic cooperation while addressing Pakistan’s parliament. In a speech titled “Let all-weather China-Pakistan friendship bear
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Syria’s Assad stresses resolve to keep fighting ‘terrorism’
Damascus : Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stressed on Thursday his resolve to continue fighting “terrorism” in tandem with efforts for a political solution to the country’s 26-month-old crisis, news agency reported. Assad made the remarks
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