US begins enhanced Ebola screening program at New York's JFK airport

NEW YORK: Stepped up efforts by the US to halt the spread of the Ebola virus will start at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday, where teams armed with thermal guns and questionnaires will screen travelers from West African countries...

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At least nine dead, 30 missing in Guinea boat accident

CONAKRY: At least nine people are dead and another 30 are missing following a boat accident on a river in Guinea, local residents and police said.The accident occurred on Friday afternoon near the town of Contah, in the West African nation's Forecariah...

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Idaho becomes latest US state to allow gay marriage

WASHINGTON: A county clerk in Idaho began issuing the state's first marriage licenses to gay couples on Friday after the US Supreme Court lifted a temporary hold it imposed days earlier, capping a week of victories for supporters of same-sex matrimony...

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North Korea says talks with South Korea 'all but scrapped'

SEOUL: North Korea's state media said on Saturday high-level talks with the South Korea were now all but scrapped due to the launch of anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets from the South a day earlier.The two Koreas traded heavy machine-gun fire across...

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Cyclone Hudhud: SECR cancels five passenger trains in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR: With Hudhud cyclone approaching south eastern regions, South East Central Railway has decided cancellation of services of five express trains in Chhattisgarh and about 30 trains will run on diverted routes on October 11 and 12 for safety of passengers.According...

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Bombay high court grants bail to Aggarwal in Sohrabuddin case

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday granted bail to Dr Vipul Aggarwal, a Gujarat cadre IPS officer accused in the Sohrabudding Sheikh fake encounter case. The court directed his release on a bail amount of Rs 50,000.Aggarwal had sought bail on the...

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Pentagon approves two technology transfer licences to India

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has approved two previously-stalled technology transfer licences to India and in an unprecedented move has set aside USD 20 million for strategic cooperative science and technology projects with New Delhi.While the decision in...

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We stand by joint statement with India on South China Sea: US

WASHINGTON: The US has dismissed Chinese resentment over India and America expressing concern on the South China Sea dispute during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington, and described New Delhi as an important partner."I think our position...

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Supreme Court asks CBI if it intends to examine Chidambaram

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday if it proposed to examine former finance minister P Chidambaram on the clearance given to the Aircel-Maxis deal over which charges had been filed some time ago.BJP...

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35 people fall sick after eating stale prasad in West Bengal

CANNING (WB): At least 35 people were taken ill after eating stale prasad at a Lakshmi Puja pandal in Thakurdaha of South 24-Parganas district, health officials said on Friday.They were admitted to the Padmerhat primary health centre on Wednesday and...

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Israel PM orders new legislation against illegal immigrants

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered ministers on Tuesday to draft new legislation to tackle illegal immigrants after the high court overturned a law allowing their extended detention without trial.The order came at a meeting...

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Warren Buffett predicts Hillary Clinton will win presidency in 2016

LAGUNA NIGUEL, California: Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Tuesday predicted Democrat Hillary Clinton would run for the US presidency in 2016 and win."Hillary is going to run," said Buffett, the chairman and chief executive of conglomerate Berkshire...

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US court lifts gay wedding bans in five more states

LOS ANGELES: A US federal court swept away bans on same-sex marriage in five more US states on Tuesday, bringing the number where gay weddings are permissible, or soon will be, to 35.In the second piece of good news for same-sex marriage supporters in...

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FBI asks public to help identify militant in Islamic State video

WASHINGTON: The FBI is asking the public to help identify a masked man who speaks in what is believed to be a North American accent in a video that Islamic State militants released last month aimed at Western audiences.In an excerpt of the video released...

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Explosion rocks French Cultural Center in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: An explosion rocked the French Cultural Center in Gaza City, causing some damage but no casualties.Gaza police said that they are investigating the blast, which occurred on Tuesday night.Officials at the center added that no one...

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Maharashtra court exempts Rahul from appearance in defamation case

THANE: A magisterial court in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district on Tuesday granted exemption to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi from personal appearance in a case in which he has been accused of making defamatory references to RSS while campaigning...

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Britain, Ireland inks visa deal to benefit Chinese, Indian travellers

LONDON/DUBLIN: Britain and Ireland on Monday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on visa cooperation to allow Chinese and Indian visitors to travel to the two island nations on a single visa.The landmark visa deal will help Britain and Ireland...

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Britain, Ireland ink visa deal to benefit Chinese, Indian travellers

LONDON/DUBLIN: Britain and Ireland on Monday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on visa cooperation to allow Chinese and Indian visitors to travel to the two island nations on a single visa.The landmark visa deal will help Britain and Ireland...

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'Osama's body dropped into sea with 300 pounds of iron chains'

WASHINGTON: After al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden was killed by US special forces in Pakistan's garrison town of Abbottabad, his body was kept in a heavy black bag of 300 pounds of iron chain and dropped into the sea, former CIA director and defense secretary...

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Govt mulling raising scientists' retirement age to 62

NEW DELHI: The retirement age of scientists may be raised from 60 to 62 years to help put their acumen to an extended use.Indications in this regard were given by minister of state for science and technology Jitendra Singh here."The government is seriously...

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Kurds battle for key Syria town, woman suicide bomber hits IS

MURSITPINAR, Turkey: Kurdish fighters backed by US-led air strikes battled the Islamic State group for a key Syrian town Sunday, with one woman defender blowing herself up using the jihadists' own tactic.IS fighters seized part of a strategic hill overlooking...

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Two Swiss nationals shot dead in Philippines, police say

MANILA: Two Swiss nationals have been shot dead in a southern Philippine resort town, police said on Monday.The victims, 67-year-old Robert Erich Loever and 78-year-old Baltazar Johann Erni, had just stepped out from a beach resort at 1pm (0500 GMT)...

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Malaysian navy boat goes missing with 7 crew members

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian combat boat with seven crew members has gone missing during a routine patrol off Borneo island in rough seas, with bad weather hampering the search and rescue operations.The incident happened yesterday when the CB90H attack...

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AgustaWestland chopper deal case: Businessman Gautam Khaitan sent to judicial custody, to be produced tomorrow

NEW DELHI: Businessman Gautam Khaitan, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with alleged kickbacks in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper deal case, has been sent to judicial custody till tomorrow by a Delhi court.Metropolitan...

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Modi to address election meeting in Nagpur tomorrow

NAGPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on campaign trail ahead of assembly elections in Maharashtra, will address a public meeting here on Tuesday.Modi will address the gathering at Kasturchand Park ground in the evening. This would be his first...

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Pope Francis opens landmark synod on family, marriage

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday opened a landmark synod of bishops from around the world which will review Church teaching on the family and marriage.The bishops and a small number of lay figures will spend the next two weeks addressing the gulf...

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Chinese media warns against Hong Kong-style protests in China

BEIJING: Wary over the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong spreading to China, the official media here said that any attempt to launch a "colour revolution" in the mainland would be futile and a day dream."Any intention among a small number of people...

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Mexico hit by 5.4-magnitude quake: USGS

MEXICO CITY: A 5.4-magnitude earthquake rattled southeastern Mexico today, seismologists said.The quake was centered in the state of Veracruz, 47 kilometers southeast of Sayula de Aleman, the US Geological Survey said.Mexico's National Seismology Service...

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US disease control agents remove sick passenger from flight in Newark: Report

US disease-control agents in biohazard suits removed a sick passenger and his daughter from a United Airlines jet that landed on Saturday in Newark, New Jersey, but local media said the man was not believed by federal health officials to have Ebola.The...

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Pro Jayalalithaa protests complete a week, to continue

CHENNAI: Protests and fasts continued in Tamil Nadu today over jailing of AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa in the illegal assets case with bus services being suspended in many districts and a private schools' federation announcing that their schools would remain...

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