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Tunisia to hold general elections in December: PM
World | Jul 30, 2013, 08:58 AM ISTTunis, 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 | Jul 29, 2013, 07:53 AM ISTTripoli, 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 | Jul 24, 2013, 06:30 AM ISTBeijing, 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 | Jun 10, 2013, 04:58 PM ISTBerlin, 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 | Dec 21, 2012, 02:05 PM ISTLos 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 | Jun 30, 2012, 05:59 PM ISTBeijing, 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 | Nov 24, 2011, 08:06 PM ISTBeijing, 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