Germany tightens asylum rules to limit refugee influx Berlin, Jan 29, 2016, AFP: Germany moved to tighten its asylum laws to slow a record migrant influx as Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to bridge deep European rifts over the crisis in talks with Italy's Matteo Renzi today.Late...

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3 ISIS sympathisers arrested by NIA after being deported from UAE New Delhi, Jan 29, 2016, PTI: Three Indian sympathisers of ISIS, who were deported from UAE for allegedly being on a mission to carry out terror attack in India and some other countries, were arrested by...

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4 dead, 18 hurt in Saudi mosque bombing: state TV Riyadh, Jan 29, 2016 (AFP) Four people were killed and 18 wounded today when a suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Shiite-populated eastern Saudi Arabia, state media said.The Al-Ekhbariya news channel quoted an interior...

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Facebook aims to block private gun sales San Francisco, Jan 30, 2016, (AFP): Facebook has set out to block people from using the leading social network and its Instagram photo-sharing service for private gun sales.Although Facebook doesn't participate in outright gun...

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Strong 7.0-magnitude quake strikes eastern Russia: USGS Moscow, Jan 30, 2016, AFP: A strong earthquake of at least a 7.0 magnitude struck in Russia's Far East today, US and Russian scientists said, sending tremors across the coastal peninsula.The US Geological Survey...

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British Muslim woman found guilty of joining ISIS London, Jan 29, 2016, PTI: A British Muslim woman who took her 14-month-old baby to Syria was today found guilty of being a member of Islamic State (ISIS), becoming the first UK woman to be convicted after returning from...

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'Tsunami of money' from S Arabia funding 24,000 Pak madrassas Washington, Jan 30, 2016, (PTI) About 24,000 'madrassas' in Pakistan are funded by Saudi Arabia which has unleashed a "tsunami of money" to "export intolerance", a top American senator has said adding that the...

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Seven email chains sent from Clinton's private server withheld Washington, Jan 30, 2016, (PTI) The US State Department has withheld release of "seven email chains" sent from former secretary of state Hillary Clinton's private server, admitting for the first time that her...

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Marshalls to open March legal assault on nuclear powers The Hague, Jan 30, 2016, (AFP) The tiny Marshall Islands will seek in March to persuade the UN's highest court to take up a lawsuit against India, Pakistan and Britain which they accuse of failing to halt the nuclear...

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US warship patrols disputed South China Sea Washington, Jan 30, 2016, (PTI) An American warship today patrolled the disputed South China Sea claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam, "to challenge excessive maritime claims" that restrict the rights and freedoms of the US...

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33 Greece-bound migrants drown off Turkish coast Ankara, Jan 30, 2016 (AP) Turkey's state-run news agency says at least 33 people, including five children, have drowned in the Aegean Sea after their Greece-bound boat capsized off the Turkish coast.Anadolu Agency says...

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British MPs may have to comply with Sharia law London, Jan 30, 2016 (PTI)  British lawmakers may have to comply with the Sharia law including an alcohol ban when they move out of the Westminster Palace which is set to undergo much- needed repairs as the new complex...

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Ex-strongman Rajapaksa's son arrested in Lanka Colombo, Jan 30, 2016 (PTI)  Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's son was arrested today along with four other people over money laundering allegations.Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the second son of ex-strongman Mahinda...

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People like Trump should have no voice: Randi Zuckerberg New Delhi, Jan 30 , 2016, (PTI) Taking a dig at the US presidential hopeful Donald Trump, former Facebook executive Randi Zuckerberg today said technology has given voice to not only voiceless but also to people...

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Pak to complete Pathankot probe soon, report to be out: Sharif Lahore, Jan 30, 2016 (PTI) Pakistan will soon complete its investigation into the Pathankot terror attack and make it public, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said today, even as he acknowledged that the incident...

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French foreign minister's son charged with forgery Paris, Jan 30, 2016 (AFP) Thomas Fabius, son of French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, has been charged with forgery in connection with his passion for gambling, judicial sources said today.He was also named as a "temoin...

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Air India bomber released from Canadian prison Toronto, Jan 27, 2016, (PTI) Inderjit Singh Reyat, the lone person convicted for the 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing that killed all 329 people on board, was today released from prison in Canada after serving two decades...

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Trump steals the show by skipping Republican debate Washington, Jan 28, 2016, (IANS) Defying conventional wisdom, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has refused to reconsider his decision to skip the party debate before the first crucial nominating contests...

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WHO under pressure to stop Zika virus CHICAGO/GENEVA, Jan 28, 2016, Reuters The World Health Organization will hold a special session on Thursday on the Zika virus as the U.N. agency comes under pressure for quick action against the infection linked to thousands of birth...

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Images suggest N Korea may be preparing missile launch Tokyo, Jan 28 , 2016, AFP: North Korea may be preparing a long-range ballistic missile launch, Japanese media said rsday, following a nuclear test this month that raised international alarm and sparked a diplomatic...

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