Iraq forces arrest Sunni MP, kill brother and 5 guards

RAMADI, Iraq: Iraqi security forces on Saturday raided the home of a Sunni MP who backs anti-government protesters, arresting him and sparking clashes that killed his brother and five guards, police said.Ahmed al-Alwani's arrest and the deaths during...

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Zimbabwe's envoy to Australia asks for asylum: Report

SYDNEY: Zimbabwe's ambassador to Australia has asked Canberra for asylum, lashing out at her country's "illegitimate" government and voicing fears for her safety if she returns home at the end of her posting next week, reports said on Saturday. Jacqueline...

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Police file on Newtown massacre yields chilling portrait

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut: Connecticut police released thousands of pages Friday from their investigation into the Newtown massacre, providing the most detailed and disturbing picture yet of the rampage and Adam Lanza's fascination with murder, while also...

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Bangladesh capital under siege ahead of opposition march

DHAKA: Bangladesh's capital was on Saturday under virtual siege with overnight stoppage of transport services with the rest of the country as main opposition BNP is set to defy a government ban on their protest march tomorrow, escalating tensions afresh.Paramilitary...

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Indefinite curfew in Assam's violence-affected villages

GUWAHATI: Indefinite curfew continued in Chokihola area of Karbi Anglong district of Assam, where Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tiger (KPLT) militants killed four people Friday, attacking a Naga village, setting fire and firing indiscriminately.The Assam...

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Taliban suicide attack on Nato convoy in Kabul: Officials

KABUL: A Taliban suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed vehicle next to a Nato military convoy in Kabul on Friday, officials said, though no details about casualties were immediately available. The attack occurred on a main road that passes by...

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70 injured in carnivorous fish attack in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: An attack by a school of carnivorous fish has injured 70 people bathing in an Argentine river, including seven children who lost parts of their fingers or toes.Director of lifeguards Federico Cornier on Thursday said that thousands...

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Kidnapped girl found in Agra, family alleges Samajwadi Party MLA's involvement

AGRA: A 14-year-old girl, who was abducted last month has been rescued from a house in Shikahabad area even as her family alleged that the kidnapper was being protected by an Samajwadi Party legislator.The girl was kidnapped on November 13 and found...

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Activists press for introducing Disabilities Bill in Parliament soon

NEW DELHI: Disability rights groups on Friday expressed dismay over the inordinate delay in introducing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill in Parliament even after it was approved by the Cabinet a few days ago. Activists of the Disabled Rights...

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10 dead as army shells funeral tent in south Yemen

ADEN: An army tank shelled a funeral tent erected by the Southern Movement at a school in Yemen on Friday, killing 10 people among them children, a medic and witnesses said. "We received 10 bodies, among them children, and 15 wounded people," the medic...

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CCEA approves national scheme of welfare of fishermen during 12th plan

MANGALORE: The cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) has approved central sector scheme - national scheme of welfare of fishermen during the 12th Plan. The department of animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries, ministry of agriculture has formulated...

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Cabinet nod for constitutional status to proposed Judicial Appointments Commission

NEW DELHI: Amid demands by jurists and BJP, government on Thursday gave the go ahead to grant constitutional status to a proposed commission for appointment and transfer of judges to the higher judiciary to ensure that its composition cannot be altered...

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Three women killed in mine blast in Jharkhand

RANCHI: Three women were killed in a blast that occurred as a small hill was being mined for stone in Jharkhand's Pakur district on Thursday, police said.There were other labourers too at the site at the time of the incident. Some of the others were...

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Hazare writes to Maharashtra chief minister, warns of stir if laws not implemented

MUMBAI: Anna Hazare on Thursday asked Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan to ensure proper implementation of laws including those on empowering gram sabhas and transfer of officials, warning that he would launch an agitation if action was not...

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Egyptian police arrest Brotherhood supporters under anti-terror laws

CAIRO: Egypt escalated its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday, detaining at least 16 of the group's supporters on charges of belonging to a terrorist organization the day after it was declared one by the government.The activists were held...

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SBI to act as lead bank for four newly formed Meghalaya districts

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Dec 25, 2013, 08.17PM IST MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank has assigned State Bank of India (SBI) to act as the lead bank in four newly constructed districts in Meghalaya.The four new districts created...

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Two rockets land in US embassy compound in Kabul, no injuries: US

KABUL: Two Taliban rockets landed inside the US embassy compound in Kabul early on Wednesday, causing no casualties but underlining Afghanistan's continuing security problems as many foreigners in the capital marked Christmas Day. "At approximately...

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Violence continues unabated in Bangladesh, 2 killed

DHAKA: A policeman and an Awami League leader were killed in two separate incidents of violence in Bangladesh hours after the opposition's 83-hour nationwide blockade demanding the scrapping of the January 5 polls ended. Officials said a bus carrying...

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Pirni villagers celebrate former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 89 birthday

MANALI: As former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee turned 89 today, people of Pirni and another nearby villages kept their tradition by celebrating the senior BJP leader's birthday.Vajpayee considers Manali as his second home and he even had a small...

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Former Bengal lokayukta extends support to Justice AK Ganguly

KOLKATA: Amid demands for Justice (Retd) AK Ganguly's removal as WBHRC chairman following a complaint of sexual harassment by a law intern, a former state lokayukta today came to his defence, saying the judge should not resign merely on the basis of...

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Riots can happen even in stable society: Singapore PM

SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today said the December 8 riot here is a good reminder to people that even in a stable society, such incidents can still happen.Lee said the first priority was to look into what caused the riot and...

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New Indian envoy arrives in US amid diplomatic row

WASHINGTON: S Jaishankar has arrived here to take charge as the new Indian ambassador to the US amid a raging diplomatic row over the arrest and strip-search of senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade on visa fraud charges.He is assuming the post at a time...

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Bomb hits Iraq defence minister's convoy, wounds two

BAGHDAD: A bomb struck the acting Iraqi defence minister's convoy west of Baghdad on Tuesday, wounding two of his guards, the ministry said in a statement. A roadside bomb hit Saadun al-Dulaimi's convoy as it travelled between Fallujah and Ramadi, "wounding...

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Keshubhai Patel likely to join BJP again before Lok Sabha polls

AHMEDABAD: With the return of his son Bharat Patel to BJP on Monday, Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP) president Keshubhai Patel's entry back into the party appears imminent before the Lok Sabha polls. Former chief minister and MLA from Visavadar, Keshubhai's...

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Centre to modernise powerlooms, set up bank for weavers

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Dec 24, 2013, 07.55PM IST KARIMNAGAR: The Centre has set a target of modernising 23 lakh powerlooms and also establish a separate bank to meet financial needs of weavers.Nearly 23 lakh powerlooms...

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No proposal for revision of train fares for now: Kharge

BANGALORE: Railway minister M Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said there are no plans for revision of train fares for now."There is no such proposal before the railway ministry for a revision of train fares" he told reporters during his visit to the rail...

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Anna Hazare declines to comment on Kejriwal's move to form govt in Delhi

RALEGAN SIDDHI: Anna Hazare on Monday declined to comment on Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP's decision to form the new government in Delhi, but added he would express his views when his former protege acts on the Lokayukta issue."Mein bolta hoon, Kejriwal par...

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Anna Hazare declines to comment on Kejriwal move to form govt

RALEGAN SIDDHI: Anna Hazare on Monday declined to comment on Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP's decision to form the new government in Delhi, but added he would express his views when his former protege acts on the Lokayukta issue."Mein bolta hoon, Kejriwal par...

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Mangalore Diocese to implement Pope Francis message of Christmas

MANGALORE: Taking cue from the message of Pope Francis that a Church should be poor and serve the poor, the Mangalore Diocese has decided to help the poor this Christmas. The Diocese has decided to implement programmes to remove poverty. So far many...

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India, Pak border guarding forces to meet tomorrow in Lahore

AMRITSAR: Drug trafficking, infiltration, smuggling of arms and fake Indian currency are among the main issues India will take up with Pakistan in Lahore at a high-level meeting between the border guarding forces of the two countries from December 24-28."Defence...

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Saudi King Abdullah appoints son Prince Mishaal to head Mecca province

RIYADH: Saudi King Abdullah on Sunday appointed his son Prince Mishaal as governor of Mecca Province, one of the most prominent jobs in the country, the latest move in a rolling reshuffle of senior ruling family members over the past two years.He replaces...

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Rahul Gandhi speaking as if he is in opposition: Venkaiah Naidu

HYDERABAD: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's recent comments on corruption and the fall in growth rate seemed like they were coming from an opposition leader, BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu said here today."The Congress vice-president's speech at the...

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Singapore’s Little India riot: 200 foreign workers get police advisories

SINGAPORE: Two hundred foreign workers, including Indians, on Sunday received advisories from Singapore police for alleged involvement in the worst street violence here in 40 years.The workers started arriving at the Police Cantonment Complex at 10am...

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Turkey removes another 25 police chiefs over graft inquiry: Report

ANKARA: Turkish authorities have removed another 25 police chiefs from their posts, media reported, widening a crackdown on the force since it launched a corruption investigation that Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has called a "dirty operation" against...

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AAP to contest Lok Sabha polls from Madhya Pradesh

BHOPAL: Buoyed by its performance in Delhi polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh, though the party is yet to finalize the number of seats."We will definitely contest the upcoming Lok...

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