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UN Security Council to take up Maldives crisis
United Nations:The UN Security Council will on Thursday discuss the crisis in the Maldives after the president declared a state...
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Death toll soars as Syria regime pounds rebel enclave
Renewed government strikes killed 32 civilians on Wednesday in a rebel-held enclave near Damascus, where overwhelmed medics were still treating...
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Afghan Air Force to drop laser guided bombs on Taliban
KABUL – The Afghan Air Force is expected to start dropping the laser-guidedbombs to suppress the Taliban insurgents and other...
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China opposed any UN mediation in the Maldives
BEIJING: China today opposed any UN mediation in the Maldives but called onthe international community to provide “support and convenience”...
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Dubai attracted total of 15.79 million overnight visitors in 2017
DUBAI:The Dubai tourism authorities said Wednesday that the Chinese tourists to Dubai increased 41 percent to 764,000 in 2017 after...
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Russia, Turkey Iran presidents in regular contact to discuss conflict in Syria
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani are in regular contact to discuss...
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15 Afghan security officials escape from Taliban custody
KABUL: As many as 15 Afghan security officials were managed to escape fromthe Taliban captivity on Tuesday night in Badghis...
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-Many provincial centres would have fallen to Taliban if US support was not here, reveals US Commander
KABUL – The US Forces Commander in Afghanistan General John Nicholson hasrevealed that US Forces in Afghanistan have saved many...
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Planning under way for Trump s military parade: Dunford
Bangkok:The US military’s top officer said Wednesday that planning is underway after President Donald Trump ordered a military parade, an...
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Modi govt accused of involvement in a big scam in Rafale aircraft deal with France
NEW DELHI:In India, Congress leaders in Rajya Sabha have accused Narendra Modi government of involvement in a big scam in...