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Serial blasts leave 34 dead in Brussels; ISIS claims responsibility for attacks
World | Mar 22, 2016, 09:35 PM ISTBrussels: Two loud explosions were heard at the Zaventem airport in Belgium's capital, forcing authorities to hurriedly evacuate it, Sky News reported. There were reports of several casualties. The blasts centred on an American Airlines
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Brussels cancels New Year fireworks show amid terrorist attack
World | Dec 31, 2015, 08:24 AM ISTBrussels: Authorities in the Belgian capital Brussels have decided to cancel the city's fireworks show on New Year's Eve amid high alert for possible terrorist attacks."Together with the interior minister, we have decided not to
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Brussels schools reopen, manhunt ongoing for Paris suspects
World | Nov 25, 2015, 11:19 PM ISTBrussels: As police armed with automatic weapons stood guard, schools and some subway stations in the Belgian capital reopened today for the first time since emergency measures were imposed four days ago in the wake
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Brussels on high alert as police hunt Paris attack fugitive
World | Nov 23, 2015, 10:57 PM ISTBrussels: Belgian police launched new raids in the capital and beyond early today in their hunt for a fugitive suspect in the Paris attacks, as Brussels entered a work week grappling with a third day
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Brussels under serious threat after Paris attacks, city under security lockdown
World | Nov 21, 2015, 11:22 PM ISTBrussels: Heavily armed police and soldiers patrolled key intersections, subways were closed and many stores shut their doors in Belgium's capital Saturday as the government warned of a threat of Paris-style attacks. At least one
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Authorities say arrests made in Belgium tied to Paris attacks
World | Nov 14, 2015, 11:59 PM ISTBrussels: Belgium's justice minister on Saturday said that authorities have made several arrests linked to the deadly attacks in Paris.Minister Koen Geens told the VRT network that the arrests came after a car with Belgian
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European Union invites PM Modi for Summit in Brussels
National | Aug 06, 2015, 06:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: Four months after it gave a cold shoulder to a proposed visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Brussels, European Union has invited him for the long-pending India-EU summit just before or after
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Greece closer to desperately needed deal with creditors
World | Jul 13, 2015, 07:07 AM ISTBrussels: Greece moved closer today to a desperately needed deal with European creditors which would stave off immediate financial collapse and the country's potential exit from the euro but impose more hardship on its people. Facing a
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No further talks before Greece referendum: Slovak minister
World | Jul 02, 2015, 08:08 AM ISTBrussels: The Eurogroup has decided not to hold further talks before the outcome of Greece referendum on Sunday, Slovak Finance Minister Peter Kazimir tweeted on Wednesday."Eurogroup united in decision to wait for the outcome of
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European Union - India summit expected by end of 2015
Jun 17, 2015, 12:50 PM ISTBrussels: The next summit between the European Union and India is expected to be held by the end of this year, probably in November, after a gap of nearly three years, according to EU and
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Top 10 cities of the world with the most traffic congestion
World | Sep 12, 2014, 07:42 AM ISTNew Delhi: With rapid industrialization and urbanization, road traffic is increasing day by day in the cities.The honking of horns is the first sound we tend to hear in the morning in a city when
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President Mukherjee arrives in Brussels
World | Oct 03, 2013, 08:14 AM ISTBrussels : Indian President Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Brussels Wednesday night at the start of a six-day official visit to Europe. He is visiting Belgium and Turkey.Mukherjee was received by Belgian King Philippe and Queen
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'NSA bugs EU embassies, infiltrates their computer networks'
World | Jun 30, 2013, 02:26 PM ISTBerlin, Jun 30: American intelligence service used bugs, phone taps and cybermonitoring to obtain information from European Union embassies and offices in Washington, New York and Brussels, a German weekly reported today.The disclosure triggered strong
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Thinksoft Bags Rs 50 Million RBI Project
Dec 22, 2011, 04:29 PM ISTChennai, Dec 22: Software testing company Thinksoft Global Services has bagged a Rs 50 million project from the Reserve Bank of India for offering end-to-end user acceptance testing programme.As per the deal, Thinksoft would be
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Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt star in Diamond League
Other Sports | Sep 17, 2011, 11:16 AM ISTBrussels, Sept 17: World champions Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt were the stars of the show with superb displays at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels.Blake, who won 100m gold in Daegu, ran the second-fastest
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2 Western Photojournalists Killed In Libya
World | Apr 21, 2011, 12:40 PM ISTMisrata (Libya) Apr 21: Two Western photojournalists, including an Oscar-nominated film director, have been killed in the besieged city of Misrata while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces. Two others working alongside them
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Libyan Rebels Fear Loses After NATO Attack Error
World | Apr 08, 2011, 05:34 PM ISTAjdabiya, Apr 8: Rebel fighters sent scouts Friday toward the contested oil port of Brega to seek clues on whether pro-government forces took advantage of a mistaken NATO airstrike that pounded opposition tanks and sent
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Rebels Slam NATO For Slowdown In Strikes
World | Apr 06, 2011, 09:04 PM ISTTripoli/Washington, Apr 6: Angry rebels today deprecated NATO for “slackening” the pace of its military campaign which faced fresh challenges with Muammar Gaddafi's troops changing tactics by using human shields to thwart air strikes.NATO officials
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Anti-Austerity Protests Sweep Across Europe
World | Sep 29, 2010, 05:52 PM ISTBRUSSELS (AP) _ Anti-austerity protests erupted across Europe on Wednesday _ Greek doctors and railway employees walked out, Spanish workers shut down trains and buses, and one man even blocked the Irish parliament with a