High time India, Pakistan set aside hostilities: Sharif Karachi, Dec 30, 2015 (PTI) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said it is "high time" India and Pakistan set aside their hostilities even as he expressed confidence that the spirit of goodwill generated by his Indian...

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Facebook's Free Basics service suspended in Egypt CAIRO, Dec 31, 2015 (Reuters) - A Facebook-sponsored service that offers limited free Internet access was suspended in Egypt on Wednesday after a permit required from the government was not renewed, an official from the...

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Indian embassy reaches out to distressed Indians in Saudi New Delhi, Dec 30, 2015, (PTI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said that Indian embassy officials in Saudi Arabia have reached out to distressed Indian nationals in Dubai who spent more than a fortnight...

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Sydney's biggest show kicks off global party despite fears Sydney, Dec 31, 2015, (AFP): Sydney will kick-start the global New Year's Eve party with its biggest fireworks display ever, but fear of jihadist attacks has cast a pall with Brussels scrapping celebrations and...

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Bangladesh recalls its envoy from Pakistan Dhaka, Dec 31, 2015, (PTI) Bangladesh has recalled its High Commissioner in Pakistan amid the diplomatic spat between the two countries over the 1971 war crimes trial and Islamabad's withdrawal of a "terror-linked" diplomat...

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Trump blasts Bill Clinton,calls him 'one of the great abusers' Washington, Dec 31, 2015, (PTI): US Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump has blamed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton of starting a war of words by calling him sexist as he accused her husband,...

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Pak singer Adnan Sami gets Indian citizenship New Delhi, Dec 31, 2015, (PTI) Pakistani singer Adnan Sami has been granted Indian citizenship with effect from January 1 following his request to the Centre to legalise his status in the country on humanitarian grounds.Officials...

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2 sentenced to death for killing secular blogger in B'desh Dhaka, Dec 31, 2015, (PTI) A Bangladesh court today sentenced two students to death and awarded various jail terms to six persons including outlawed Ansarullah Bangla Team chief for killing activist Ahmed Rajib...

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European cities tighten security ahead of New Year celebrations London, Dec 31, 2015, (IANS) Security is being heightened in major European cities ahead of the New Year celebrations, with officials wary of possible terror plots, the media reported on Thursday.New Year...

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European cities tighten security ahead of New Year celebrations London, Dec 31, 2015, (IANS) Security is being heightened in major European cities ahead of the New Year celebrations, with officials wary of possible terror plots, the media reported on Thursday.New Year...

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US mom shoots, kills daughter after mistaking her for intruder Washington, Dec 31, 2015, (PTI) In a bizarre incident in the US, a mother shot and killed her 27-year-old daughter after mistaking her for an intruder.Sherry Campbell was sleeping in her bed and awoke after she...

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Indo-Canadian charged for assaulting woman flight attendant Toronto, Dec 31, 2015, (PTI) A 47-year-old Indo-Canadian man, who allegedly assaulted an Air Canada woman flight attendant while the Delhi-bound plane was over the Atlantic Ocean, has been charged on two counts,...

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Indo-Canadian charged for assaulting woman flight attendant Toronto, Dec 31, 2015, (PTI) A 47-year-old Indo-Canadian man, who allegedly assaulted an Air Canada woman flight attendant while the Delhi-bound plane was over the Atlantic Ocean, has been charged on two counts,...

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Syria evacuations to ease path to talks AP Syrian opposition fighters and their families gather at a square surrounded by damaged buildings, as they prepare to evacuate Zabadani town on Monday. The deal seeks to calm the conflict at local level before planned peace...

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Airstrikes have killed 10 Islamic State leaders, says US official US and coalition airstrikes killed 10 Islamic State leaders over the past month, including several linked to the Paris attacks or other plots against the West, a US military official in Iraq said. US Army Col Steve Warren told Pentagon reporters that the militants were killed...

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Central African Republic to hold national elections Central African Republic will hold much-delayed national elections on Wednesday that residents and the international community hope will bring stability after years of sectarian violence. A transitional government has steered the nation toward elections that have been delayed several times. The...

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George Pataki ends White House bid Reuters George Pataki delivers his opening statement during a forum for lower polling candidates. A centrist Republican who led New York through the September 11, 2001, attacks, Mr. Pataki failed to gain traction in a crowded...

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Venezuela’s socialists dispute eight Opposition election wins Allies of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro are disputing the election of eight Opposition candidates to the National Assembly, a move the Opposition says seeks to undermine its landslide victory in legislative elections. Yesterday, the Supreme Court said it had received motions...

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Eight survivors found 5 days after Chinese mine collapsed Chinese state media say rescuers have found eight surviving miners who have been trapped for five days by a collapse at a gypsum mine in eastern China. The cave-in on Christmas Day in the eastern province of Shandong killed one worker and left an additional nine missing. The official Xinhua...

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US accuses Iran of conducting missile test near warships Iranian naval vessels conducted rocket tests last week near U.S. warships and commercial traffic passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the American military said on Wednesday, causing new tension between the two nations after a landmark nuclear deal. The vital strait, a narrow waterway...

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‘Pacts of silence’ from Pinochet’s dictatorship period unraveling in Chile AP U.S. documents published this year indicated Pinochet covered up the military’s role in the slaying of 19-year-old Rodrigo Rojas. One former Chilean soldier said he shot 10 people in the...

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