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Dubai Bus Accident: 8 Indians among 17 dead in the bus crash
At least 17 people died and several others were injured when a tourist bus travelling from Oman met with an accident in Dubai […]
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Theresa May quits as UK PM, starting succession race
British Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of her Conservative Party on Friday, formally triggering the race for a new successor. […]
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Trump says was ‘never a fan’ of Vietnam war
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he has no regrets about being able to avoid serving during the Vietnam war, because he […]
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Sudan military chief offers talks as violence death toll hits 60
Sudan’s military ruler offered to resume talks with opposition groups without conditions on Wednesday, in an apparent olive branch two days after security […]
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Nepal looks to limit Everest access after deaths, but doubts linger
Under pressure after a deadly season on traffic-clogged Mount Everest, Nepal is considering tightening access to the world’s highest peak, but mountaineering experts […]
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Hafiz Saeed not allowed to lead Eid prayers at his ‘favourite’ venue in Lahore
For the first time in years, Mumbai attack mastermind and Jammat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed was not allowed by the government on Wednesday to […]
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NASA’s first SpaceX astronauts ready for ‘messy camping trip’ to space
The first US astronauts chosen to fly aboard a SpaceX capsule built for NASA shrugged off a spate of design and test mishaps, […]
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Thai lawmakers elect junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha as PM
Thailand’s junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha was elected late Wednesday as the kingdom’s first civilian prime minister since the 2014 coup he led, in […]
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Peru Prez wins confidence vote; revives debate over anti-corruption measures
In Peru, President Martin Vizcarra won a confidence vote in the country’s Congress yesterday, reviving debate over his flagging effort to pass anti-corruption […]
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Amid trade war, China’s Xi talks up economy, heads to Moscow
Chinese President Xi Jinping is talking up the Chinese economy’s resilience as he heads to Moscow for a state visit affirming increasingly close […]
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Indian man gets 7-year jail for rape in UK
Ajay Rana, who raped a woman in Suffolk in December 2017, was sentenced to seven years in jail on Tuesday. Rana had fled […]
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China slams Pompeo’s ‘lunatic ravings and babbling nonsense’ on Tiananmen
China on Tuesday slammed Mike Pompeo for “lunatic ravings and babbling nonsense” after the US secretary of state criticised Beijing’s human rights record […]