Middle East
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Pakistan most dangerous country for journalists
World | Dec 31, 2014, 01:02 PM ISTBrussels: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Wednesday termed Pakistan the most dangerous country for media persons. Fourteen journalists lost their lives in Pakistan this year.In a statement issued by the IFJ, Asia Pacific region
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Netanyahu rejects withdrawal talk ahead of Kerry meet
World | Dec 15, 2014, 07:36 AM ISTJerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today rejected talk of Israel withdrawing from Jerusalem and the West Bank within two years, on the eve of a meeting with the top US diplomat."We... Stand against the possibility
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Pakistani national beheaded in Saudi Arabia for heroin smuggling
World | Dec 12, 2014, 02:50 PM ISTRiyadh: Saudi Arabian authorities on Thursday beheaded Pakistani national Mohammad Fayad Mohammad Azam on charge of smuggling heroin into the country.A statement issued by the interior ministry of Saudi Arabia said, the kingdom was battling
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Amnesty International accuses Israel of war crimes
World | Dec 09, 2014, 09:33 AM ISTLondon: The Israeli military's destruction of civilian buildings during its Protective Edge offensive this summer amounts to war crimes and must be investigated, human rights monitor Amnesty International said today.The destruction of four multi-story buildings
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Pope condemns Islamic State violence
World | Nov 28, 2014, 09:43 AM ISTJerusalem: On the eve of a trip to the Middle East, Pope Francis is urging religious and political leaders to speak out against attacks on Christians by Islamic State extremists.In an interview published on Friday,
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Kurdish women fighters, an unprecedented example of equality in Middle East
World | Oct 31, 2014, 01:21 PM ISTMadrid: The Syrian city of Kobane, where resistance against jihadis of the Islamic State (IS) has become a symbol of Kurdish unity, is also an unprecedented example of equality for its women, who fight side
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Israeli military most powerful in Middle East, says study
World | Oct 29, 2014, 12:52 PM ISTJerusalem: Israel's military is the most powerful in the Middle East, media reported quoting a study commissioned by Business Insider.The New York-based business and technology news website ranked the 15 strongest armies in the Midddle
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'Ginger Jihadist' appears in second propaganda video on You Tube
World | Oct 29, 2014, 10:39 AM ISTCanberra: An Australian teenage runaway, dubbed the Ginger Jihadist by the media, has been featured in a second Islamic State propaganda video.Australian media reported the latest YouTube video of 17-year-old Abdullah Elmir dressed in Arabic
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British doctor 'killed without legal justification' in Syria: Jury
World | Oct 28, 2014, 01:45 PM ISTLondon: A doctor from south London was "killed without any legal justification" in a jail cell in Syria, an inquest jury has said.The jury at the Royal Courts of Justice said Monday, Abbas Khan, a
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Forge society to triumph over ignorance, bigotry: Singapore Deputy PM
World | Oct 23, 2014, 11:32 AM ISTSingapore: People should muster their collective will to forge a tolerant society based on open-mindedness, empathy and understanding for each other, as winds of religious and ethnic conflicts were blowing in some parts of the
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China accuses American hand behind Hong Kong protests
World | Oct 11, 2014, 01:55 PM ISTBeijing: Accusing the US of “manipulating” the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, China today claimed that an American official, who was linked to the Tibetan and Xinjiang's separatist movements, met with key protest leaders. “Louisa
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Australia to send military forces to Middle East
World | Sep 14, 2014, 11:48 AM ISTCanberra: The Australian government on Sunday decided to send military forces to the Middle East as part of the international efforts to combat the Islamic State (IS) militants.Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that Australia had
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Barak Obama 'confident' of Islamic State group's defeat
World | Sep 13, 2014, 08:53 AM ISTBALTIMORE: President Barack Obama cast the worldwide campaign he's leading to destroy the Islamic State group on Friday as part of a broader effort to root out extremism within the Muslim world, telling Jewish donors
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John Kerry to arrive in Middle East
World | Sep 09, 2014, 11:15 AM ISTWashington: US Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to arrive in the Middle East on Tuesday to garner support for efforts to combat the Islamic State (IS) militants.During his visit, Kerry will hold bilateral
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Dr Batra's to open more clinics in Middle East, UK
India | May 07, 2014, 11:25 AM ISTPanaji: Dr Batra's Health Care, India's leading homoeopathy clinics chain, has decided to further expand its footprint abroad by opening more branches in the Middle East and the UK."We have presence in Dubai through two
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US to re-open 18 diplomatic missions
World | Aug 10, 2013, 07:13 AM ISTWashington, Aug 10: The U.S. State Department says 18 of the 19 U.S. embassies and consulates in the Middle East and Africa that have been closed due to a terrorist threat will reopen on Sunday
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Nearly 1,200 prisoners flee Libyan jail
World | Jul 28, 2013, 10:49 PM ISTTripoli, July 28: In a major jailbreak, nearly 1,200 convicts, most of them facing serious charges, escaped from a prison near Libyan city of Benghazi Saturday, a security official said.The mass jailbreak from al-Kuifiya prison
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At least 120 killed, 4,500 injured as Egyptian troops fire on Morsi supporters
World | Jul 27, 2013, 10:48 PM ISTCairo, Jul 27: At least 120 were killed and some 4,500 injured when Egyptian troops opened fire on deposed President Mohammed Morsi's supporters demanding his reinstatement, the Muslim Brotherhood said today.Brotherhood officials said security forces
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UN: Some 5,000 Syrians being killed every month
World | Jul 17, 2013, 10:51 AM ISTUnited Nations, Jul 17: An estimated 5,000 Syrians are dying every month in the country's civil war and refugees are fleeing at a rate not seen since the 1994 Rwanda genocide, U.N. officials said on
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Brotherhood not to take part in Egypt's transitional politics
World | Jul 14, 2013, 12:40 PM ISTCairo, July 14: Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, will not take part in the country's transitional political process following the ouster of its president by the military, a