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  Tunisia to hold general elections in December: PM

  World | July 30, 2013 8:58 IST

  Tunis, July 30:  Amid ongoing protests and public demand for ouster of the Islamist-led transitional government, Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh Monday declared to hold general elections Dec 17 , Xinhua reported.Larayedh stressed that his

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  Courthouse bombed in Libya

  World | July 29, 2013 7:53 IST

  Tripoli, July 29 : A day after nearly 1,200 convicts escaped from a prison, a courthouse was bombed in the same Libyan city of Benghazi Sunday night, said security sources.The courthouse was located in northern

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  Chinese Air Force holds night flying exercises in Tibet

  India | July 24, 2013 6:30 IST

  Beijing, July 24 : China's Air Force has conducted high-altitude night flying exercises at Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet region that borders India.Photographs of helicopters participating in the exercises at Lhasa airport, located about

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  Central Europe reels under floods, 21 killed

  World | June 10, 2013 16:58 IST

  Berlin, June 10: Rivers in Germany, Hungary and the Czech Republic have reached record high levels, and after a week of rain an estimated 21 people have died in floods in Central Europe, Xinhua reported

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  Facebook to charge for message delivery to strangers

  World | December 21, 2012 14:05 IST

  Los Angeles, Dec 21: Facebook announced Thursday it was testing a fee-based messaging service that guarantees messages from strangers will arrive in the inboxes of intended recipients.The test, the latest move in Facebook's campaign to

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  New China law targets foreigners working illegally

  World | June 30, 2012 17:59 IST

   Beijing, Jun30: China's national legislature adopted a new law Saturday that will target foreigners who are living and working in China illegally, the official Xinhua News Agency said, adding that the government encourages citizens to

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  India Instigating Small Neighbours For Gang Fight Against China, Says Xinhua

  World | November 24, 2011 20:06 IST

  Beijing, Nov 24: Days after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao, the state-run media here today said India was “jealous” of China's growing influence in Asia and charged it