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  UN chief welcomes release of Turkish hostages

  World | September 23, 2014 8:12 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the recent release of Turkish hostages held by the Islamic State (IS) Sunni militant group in Iraq.Ban is relieved that the Turkish men, women and children, freed Friday,

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  Australia welcomes release of Fijian peacekeepers

  World | September 12, 2014 8:48 IST

  Sydney: Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has welcomed the unconditional release on Thursday of 45 Fijian peacekeepers held in Syria.The peacekeepers have been serving with the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), monitoring a 1974 ceasefire

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  UN Security Council demands release of detained peacekeepers

  World | September 04, 2014 6:23 IST

  United Nations: The UN Security Council on Wednesday reiterated its call for immediate and unconditional release of 45 detained peacekeepers in the Syria's Golan Heights."The members of the Security Council again condemned in the strongest

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  Court orders release of two Patna blast suspects

  India | August 26, 2014 12:33 IST

  Patna: A special court in Bihar has ordered the release of two suspects in the October 2013 Patna serial blasts as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has failed to file a chargesheet against them, police

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  US confirms release of journalist held in Syria

  World | August 25, 2014 7:41 IST

  Washington: The White House on Sunday confirmed the release of an American journalist held captive in Syria for the past two years.National Security Adviser Susan Rice said Peter Theo Curtis, who was kidnapped by militants

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  PM urged to secure fishermen's release from Sri Lanka

  India | July 23, 2014 12:22 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and secure the release of Indian fishermen and their fishing boats from Sri Lankan custoday.In a letter to Modi Tuesday, text

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  Yogendra Yadav released after furnishing bail bond

  India | May 22, 2014 17:21 IST

  New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Yogendra Yadav was today granted bail by a Delhi court, a day after he was arrested for violating prohibitory orders imposed around Tihar Jail protesting Arvind Kejriwal's arrest.

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  BJP releases 'Vision Document' for Varanasi

  India | May 06, 2014 21:48 IST

  Varanasi: BJP leader Arun Jaitley today released the party's ‘Vision Document' for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, and said the people of this temple city should introspect before choosing a candidate.  He said that “it

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  Yahoo to release two new comedy series next year; aims to take on Netflix, Hulu

  April 29, 2014 15:46 IST

  New York: Yahoo will release two new comedy series next year in hopes of becoming an even more serious player in Internet video programming.The expansion announced Monday during a presentation in New York makes Yahoo

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  Amazon to release smartphone later this year: report

  April 12, 2014 23:44 IST

  Washington: Amazon is preparing to release a smartphone in the second half of 2014, thrusting itself into a market already crowded with Apple and Samsung models, a media report has said. The company aims to

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  Brazilian club releases Adriano after 4 matches

  Football | April 12, 2014 12:44 IST

  Sao Paulo: Atletico Paranaense has released former Brazil striker Adriano after just four games, dealing a blow to the striker's ambitious hopes of returning to top form and playing in the World Cup this year. 

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  116 fishermen ordered to be released ahead of talks

  India | March 12, 2014 16:19 IST

  Rameswaram (TN): Ahead of the proposed talks between Sri Lanka and India to sort out the vexed fishermen's issue, a court in the island nation today ordered release of 116 fishermen, arrested over the last

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  Sri Lanka orders release of 42 Indian fishermen ahead of talks

  World | March 12, 2014 15:34 IST

  Colombo: A Sri Lankan court today ordered the release of 42 Indian fishermen, arrested for allegedly poaching in Lankan waters, ahead of bilateral talks here tomorrow to resolve the fishermen issue.  “42 of them were

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  Release Rajiv Gandhi assassins, demands Karunanidhi

  India | February 18, 2014 15:44 IST

  Chennai: Expressing happiness at the Supreme Court's decision to commute the death sentence of the three assassins of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, DMK president M. Karunanidhi Tuesday urged the central and state governments to

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  Bombay High Court permits release of Ajaz Khan's film Ya Rab

  Bollywood | February 06, 2014 22:57 IST

  Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today refused to grant interim stay on the release of the Bollywood movie Ya Rab, and fixed February 13 as the next date of hearing. A PIL was filed on

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  Sri Lanka to release 61 Indian fishermen

  World | January 24, 2014 17:05 IST

  Colombo: Sri Lanka today announced it will release 61 Indian fishermen held in the country for alleged poaching, days after the two sides agreed to resolve the issue that has become an irritant in bilateral

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  Sri Lankan courts order release of 163 Indian fishermen

  India | January 13, 2014 20:01 IST

  Rameswaram: Two courts in Sri Lanka today ordered the release of 163 Tamil Nadu fishermen, arrested by naval personnel of the island nation in the past two months and lodged in prisons there, a top

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  Shah Rukh Khan's 'Happy New Year' to release this Diwali!

  Bollywood | January 02, 2014 10:34 IST

  New Delhi: If all goes well, the Bollywood box office will belong to Shah Rukh Khan this Diwali -- his much-awaited film "Happy New Year" is scheduled for an Oct 23 release.An official source told

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  US calls for release of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo

  World | December 10, 2013 16:11 IST

  Beijing:  Five years after his detention, the United States is calling for the release of Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo and an end to his wife's undeclared house arrest.Washington remains deeply concerned about

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  Boyzone celebrates 20th anniversary by releasing new single's video

  Hollywood | October 25, 2013 17:23 IST

  London: Members of Irish band Boyzone, which had disbanded, have come together to celebrate their 20th anniversary by releasing the video of their new single "Love will save the day".The video for "Love will save