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  2 Indians abducted in Libya: Foreign ministry

  World | September 16, 2015 19:50 IST

  New Delhi: Two Indians have been abducted in Sirte in war-devastated Libya even as two other nationals remain in the custody of Islamic militants for past more than one-and-a-half months."It has been learnt by our

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  More than 200 feared dead as boat sinks off in Libya

  World | August 28, 2015 8:53 IST

  New Delhi: A boat bound for Italy, packed with largely African migrants, has sunken off the Libyan coast.Officials say that 200 people are believed to have died in the tragedy.Many of them appeared to have

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  51 bodies found in hull of migrant ship off Libya

  World | August 27, 2015 8:31 IST

  Rome: A Swedish rescue crew cut up the deck of a migrant boat north of Libya today to make a grisly discovery in the hull: The corpses of 51 migrants who died making the dangerous

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  ISIS affiliate consolidates hold over Libya's Sirte

  World | August 16, 2015 7:52 IST

  TUNIS, Tunisia: A witness says Islamic State fighters have consolidated their hold over the city of Sirte in central Libya, calling on residents to pledge allegiance over loudspeakers from its main mosque and desecrating bodies

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  400 migrants saved from wreck off Libya, 25 bodies found

  World | August 05, 2015 22:28 IST

  Rome: Some 400 migrants have been rescued and 25 bodies recovered after a fishing boat carrying an estimated 600 capsized on Wednesday in the Mediterranean Sea north of Libya, an Italian Coast Guard official said.Cmdr.

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  Second Indian freed from Libya returns to Bengaluru

  India | August 05, 2015 5:27 IST

  Bengaluru:  Vijay Kumar, the second Indian released by the Islamic State (IS) militants in Libya last week, returned to Bengaluru on Tuesday night to a warm welcome by his family and friends."I am happy to

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  ISIS abducted person will be released freely, says minister

  Politics | August 04, 2015 5:50 IST

  Srikakulam:  Talks for the release of ISIS abducted University of Sirte assistant professor P Gopikrishna who is a native of Tekkali in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh are on and hopefully he will be freed,

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  We respect teachers, will not harm you:ISIS captors

  India | August 02, 2015 19:17 IST

  New Delhi: Two of the four abducted university professionals who were released on Friday by ISIS in Libya have altogether a different story to share about the terror group. They were taken hostage for their

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  Fate of two Indians kidnapped in Libya unknown

  India | August 01, 2015 12:16 IST

  Hyderabad:  The families of the two Indians kidnapped in Libya are worried over their safety as there is no information about their well-being.Though two others hailing from Karnataka were released on Friday, there is still

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  2 of 4 abducted Indians released in Libya

  India | July 31, 2015 18:27 IST

  New Delhi: Two of the four Indians, who were kidnapped in Libya, have been released, according to Ministry of External Affairs.“Welcome news from Libya. 2 of the 4 detained Indians brought back safely to University

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  2 out of 4 abducted Indians freed in Libya

  India | July 31, 2015 18:18 IST

  New Delhi: Two out of four Indians who were  kidnapped in Libya have been released, according to Ministry of External Affairs.All 4 Indian nationals are said to be teachers. They were in Sirte at the

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  Libyan court sentences Gadhafi's son, Seif al-Islam, to death over killings in 2011 uprising

  World | July 28, 2015 21:51 IST

  Tripoli, Libya:  A court in Libya on Tuesday sentenced a son of Moammar Gadhafi to death by firing squad after convicting him of murder and inciting genocide during the 2011 uprising.The Tripoli court that sentenced

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  US airstrikes in Libya target al-Qaida commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar

  World | June 16, 2015 8:37 IST

  Pentagon officials said on Monday they believe they hit Mokhtar Belmokhtar in an airstrike on Sunday in eastern Libya.But uncertainty still surrounds the US airstrike in eastern Libya, and whether Belmokhtar, the one-eyed, al-Qaida-linked commander

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  IS, Al-Qaeda militants clash in Libya after leader killed

  World | June 10, 2015 17:24 IST

  Al-Qaeda-linked militants are battling an Islamic State affiliate in eastern Libya after one of their leaders was shot dead by masked gunmen.Nasr Akr, an al-Qaeda-inspired militant once jailed in the UK on terrorism charges, was

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  Libyan city restricts foreigners' entry amid IS attacks

  World | June 04, 2015 12:16 IST

  Tripoli: Authorities of Libya's third largest city of Misrata on Wednesday announced new measures restricting the entry of foreigners to the city amid escalating attacks by Islamic State (IS) group, media reported on Thursday."Foreigners must

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  Hope to bring back 39 abducted Indians from Iraq soon: Sushma Swaraj

  Politics | June 01, 2015 7:59 IST

  New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday that her "only regret" in her year in office has been the failure so far to bring back the 39 abducted Indians from Iraq, which

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  Five killed in IS suicide attack in Libya

  World | June 01, 2015 6:52 IST

  Tripoli: Five people were killed and six others injured when an Islamic State (IS) suicide bomber blew himself up in the city of Misrata in Libya, a media report said.A suicide bomber driving a vehicle

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  Chandy praises Modi's help in evacuating Keralites

  Politics | May 19, 2015 13:28 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Politically he doesn't agree with the prime minister but Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is happy that Narendra Modi helped evacuate Keralites from troubled spots in the Middle East.Asked to sum up one year

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  Italy: At least 10 migrants found dead in sea off Libya

  World | May 04, 2015 7:25 IST

  Rome: Italy's Coast Guard and Navy as well as tugs and other commercial vessels joined forces to rescue migrants in at least 16 boats Sunday, saving hundreds of them and recovering 10 bodies off Libya's

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  Two missing Tunisian journalists killed by IS

  World | May 01, 2015 7:26 IST

  Tunis: The internationally recognised Libyan government said on Thursday that two Tunisian journalists, who have been missing since September, were killed by their abductors.Hatem Laribi, spokesperson for Libya's interim government, said the two journalists, Chourabi