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  After bleak week, Pope Francis offers Easter message

  World | March 27, 2016 13:52 IST

  Vatican City: Pope Francis concluded a bleak week in Europe with a message of hope during an Easter Vigil service Saturday, saying darkness and fear must not prevail and "imprison" the world with pessimism. Francis'

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  ISIS trains 600 militants to attack Europe in wave of bloodshed

  World | March 24, 2016 6:52 IST

  Paris: Dreaded terror group Islamic State has trained at least 400 fighters to target Europe in deadly waves of attacks. According to the officials, including European and Iraqi intelligence officials and a French lawmaker who

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  European, Russian space agencies launch mission to Mars

  World | March 15, 2016 7:31 IST

  Europe and Russia launched a joint mission Monday to explore the atmosphere of Mars and hunt for signs of life on the red planet.

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  'Islamic Rape Of Europe': Polish magazine's cover sparks controversy

  World | February 20, 2016 13:39 IST

  New Delhi: Polish magazine wSieci (The Network) has sparked a controversy after its latest edition showed a blonde female model dressed in a European Union flag screaming as she is clasped by dark-skinned hands. The

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  Man with 2 handguns, partner arrested at Disneyland Paris

  World | January 28, 2016 23:19 IST

  Paris: A man with two handguns and a Quran was detained Thursday along with his female partner at Disneyland Paris, Europe's most-visited tourist attraction, police said.No one was hurt in the incident and the park

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  ISIS may target Europe again with 'Mumbai-style' attacks: Report

  World | January 26, 2016 7:50 IST

  London: The ISIS is planning 'Mumbai-style' attacks in Europe after the Paris massacre in November 2015, a report by the Europol police force has warned."The so-called Islamic State had developed a new combat style capability

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  ISIS plans 'large-scale' Mumbai-style attacks in Europe, suggests report

  World | January 25, 2016 22:14 IST

  London: The ISIS is plotting "Mumbai-style" terrorist attacks directed at soft targets such as public places and restaurants in Europe, and in France in particular, the European Union police agency Europol warned today.Europol chief Rob

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  Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi returns from Europe trip

  Politics | January 10, 2016 18:15 IST

  New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today returned from his trip to Europe and will hold a meeting with Congress leaders tomorrow to take stock of the developments during his absence.Gandhi, whose foreign trips

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  Syrian family finds new home, new year's hope in Germany

  World | December 31, 2015 16:41 IST

  Zwickau, Germany (AP):   After months of flight and fear, the Habashieh family of Syria is starting to build a new home in Europe's heart and faces 2016 with an unfamiliar feeling enriching their lives.

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  Shocking! Young Greek women selling sex for the price of a sandwich

  World | November 29, 2015 12:08 IST

  Athens: Such is the state of economy in Greece that young women are offering sex for as low as the price of a sandwich, a new study has found.The study, conducted over a period of

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  How a party girl who never read Koran became Europe's first suicide bomber

  World | November 23, 2015 16:22 IST

  Paris: Hasna Ait Boulahcen became Europe's first female suicide bomber after she blew herself to pieces during last week's anti-terror operation at Saint Denis where she was hiding with her cousin, Adbelhamid Abaaoud the mastermind

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  A stunned Europe steps up security following Paris carnage

  World | November 15, 2015 21:34 IST

  Rome: Soldiers and paramilitary troops toting semi-automatic rifles patrolled outside the Colosseum and inside St. Peter's Square, as Italy joined the rest of Europe in beefing up security a day after terrorist attacks killed 129

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  Jailed Saudi blogger wins EU rights prize but faces 1000 lashes at home

  World | October 29, 2015 16:40 IST

  Brussels: A Saudi blogger sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for insulting Muslim clerics has won the European Union's prestigious Sakharov Prize for human rights.EU lawmakers said Thursday that Raif Badawi was

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  In Europe, Iraqis and Syrians escape Islamic State's harsh rule

  World | September 21, 2015 23:56 IST

  Mytilene,Greece:  Among the tens of thousands fleeing war and despair in the Middle East, one group feels a special relief in reaching Europe: those who have escaped areas ruled by Islamic State extremists and the

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  200,000 refugees need relocation in Europe: United Nations

  World | September 04, 2015 17:04 IST

  Geneva: It is necessary to relocate 200,000 refugees who have arrived in Europe, while the continent failed to find "an effective common response to the crisis that only benefited the networks of traffickers", the UN

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  ISIS could smuggle mustard gas to Europe: Report

  World | September 03, 2015 8:54 IST

  London: The Islamic State terror group is in possession of deadly mustard gas stockpiles and could smuggle it out of Syria to target Europe, according to a media report.The ISIS is behind a spate of

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  Michel Platini confirms he will run for FIFA president

  Football | July 30, 2015 8:34 IST

  Geneva (AP):   Michel Platini has launched his campaign to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, aiming to give the scandal-hit governing body "the dignity and the position it deserves."Platini, the UEFA president and a

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  Lacklustre results subdue markets; Sensex down 238 points

  July 21, 2015 18:42 IST

  Mumbai: Lower-than-expected first-quarter results and the logjam on the first day of parliament's monsoon session subdued the Indian equity markets, with a barometer index closing 238 points down on Tuesday.The benchmark index of the Indian

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  India to seek rights for developing Iranian gas field

  July 14, 2015 17:41 IST

  New Delhi:  Buoyed by Iran's historic nuclear accord with world powers to end sanctions, India will ask Tehran for rights to develop ONGC-discovered Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf even as it prepares to

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  Europe's oldest man Nazar Singh Gill dies aged 111 in Jalandhar

  India | June 24, 2015 14:17 IST

  Jalandhar:  Europe's oldest man Nazar Singh Gill, aged 111 years, died of two consecutive heart attacks  in his native Fazilpur village in Jalandhar district on Saturday.He lived in  England for  50 years, and had recently celebrated