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After bleak week, Pope Francis offers Easter message
World | March 27, 2016 13:52 ISTVatican 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 ISTParis: 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 ISTEurope 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 ISTNew 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 ISTParis: 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 ISTLondon: 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 ISTLondon: 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 ISTNew 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 ISTZwickau, 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 ISTAthens: 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 ISTParis: 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 ISTRome: 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 ISTBrussels: 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 ISTMytilene,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 ISTGeneva: 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 ISTLondon: 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 ISTGeneva (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 ISTMumbai: 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 ISTNew 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 ISTJalandhar: 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
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