Pak jails 88 Indian fishermen Karachi, Feb 22, 2016 (PTI) A judicial magistrate today sent 88 Indian fishermen to jail here, two days after they were arrested by Pakistani authorities for allegedly fishing in the country's territorial waters.A police official at the Karachi...

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Modi govt under attack for 'authoritarian drift' New York, Feb 22, 2016, (PTI): The "authoritarian drift" of the Modi government has come under sharp criticism by two of the world's leading newspapers which squarely blamed it for "the lynch mob mentality" witnessed in...

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US, Russia announce Syria truce from Saturday Beirut, Feb 23, 2016 (AFP) A landmark truce is to take effect in Syria on Saturday, the United States and Russia announced, but the "cessation of hostilities" does not include the Islamic State and Al-Nusra Front, the main jihadist...

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Hawaii is not South China Sea: WH to China Washington, Feb 23, 2016 (PTI) The US has strongly refuted the Chinese claim that what it is doing in the disputed South China Sea is akin to the US' deploying of defence facilities in Hawaii, saying no other country has a claim...

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Nepal heaves sigh of relief as fuel rationing lifted Kathmandu, Feb 23, 2016 (PTI) With significant improvement in supplies from India, Nepal today ended its five-month-long rationing of fuel imposed after the turbulence over the new Constitution saw a crippling blockade...

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Donald Trump on protester: 'I'd like to punch him in the face' Las Vegas, Feb 23, 2016 (PTI) In another round of controversial remarks, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said he wanted to "punch" a protester in the face after the heckler was ejected from...

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Pasha admitted ISI's role in Mumbai attack: Ex-CIA chief Washington, Feb 23, 2016, (PTI) Soon after the 2008 Mumbai terror attack the then chief of Pakistan's ISI conceded that some of the powerful spy agency's retired members were engaged in training those involved...

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7,000 Hindus in Malaysia wrongly documented as Muslims: NGOs Kuala Lumpur, Feb 23, 2016 (PTI) Nearly 7,000 Hindus in Malaysia have been wrongly documented as Muslims on their national identity cards, according to a group of NGOs in the Muslim-majority nation.The problem...

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Pakistan part of Saudi-led multinational military exercise: FO Islamabad, Feb 16, 2016, (PTI): Pakistani troops have joined armed forces from around 20 countries for "the largest, most important military manoeuvres" ever staged by its close ally Saudi Arabia to ramp up their...

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ISIS gets hands on Syrian anti-aircraft missiles Washington, Feb 16, 2016 (PTI) The dreaded Islamic State terror group has reportedly captured Syria's Russian-made anti- aircraft missiles, raising concerns that the deadly weapons could be used against US-led coalition...

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George W Bush campaigns for brother, praises Haley Washington, Feb 16., 2016 (PTI) Ahead of South Carolina's pivotal Republican primary, former US president George W Bush praised the state's Indian-origin Governor Nikki Haley whose endorsement is important to his brother...

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Trump threatens Cruz with legal action over his Canadian birth Washington, Feb 16, 2016 (PTI)  Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has threatened to sue his rival Ted Cruz over his eligibility to serve in the White House unless he receives an apology...

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Indian sentenced to three years for espionage in Pakistan Peshawar, Feb 16, 2016, (PTI): A 31-year-old Indian national, who had gone missing in Pakistan in 2012, has been sentenced to three years in prison by a military court for espionage.Hamid Nehal Ansari was convicted...

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Russian helicopter firm eyeing contract with India Singapore, Feb 16, 2016 (PTI)  A Russian helicopter design and manufacturing company today said it is in discussion with Indian partners to conclude a contract for 200 choppers, more than 140 of which will be made...

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145-year-old letter, delivered by balloon, turns up in Aus Sydeny, Feb 16, 2016, (AFP) A letter from a man to his mother flown out of Paris by hot air balloon during the Prussian siege has turned up in Australia's National Archives, which today said it was keen to know...

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3 Indian-Americans could be US Supreme Court judge nominees Washington, Feb 16, 2016, (PTI) Three Indian-American legal luminaries may be among the possible candidates whom US President Barack Obama could nominate as a Supreme Court judge following the sudden death of...

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Indian-origin couple charged with keeping woman as slave in UK London, Feb 15, 2016, PTI: An Indian-origin couple has been charged with slavery offences in the UK for holding a 28-year-old compatriot woman in domestic servitude at their home in the East Midlands region...

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Boutros Boutros-Ghali, first UN chief from Africa, dies Cairo, Feb 16, 2016, (AP) Boutros Boutros-Ghali, a veteran Egyptian diplomat who helped negotiate his country's landmark peace deal with Israel but then clashed with the United States when he served a single term...

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Wikileaks' Assange wins U.N. ruling on 'arbitrary detention' London, Feb 4, 2016, PTI: A UN panel has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been "arbitrarily detained" in the UK, a media report said here today. No official announcement has yet been made...

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