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Sun will align directly over Kaaba today

Muslims across the globe on Friday will be able to spot the Qibla simply by facing the sun. According to…

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Nearly 960 killed in attacks on hospitals in two years: WHO

Washington: Nearly 960 people have been killed worldwide in attacks on medical facilities in conflicts over the past two years,…

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India joining NSG will escalate nuclear race in South Asia insists US senator

A well known  US Senator, Ed Markey, has explicitly warned that enabling India to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)…

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Panic buttons planned for buses to curb sexual assaults in India

Panic buttons will have to be fitted on all of India's public buses to help prevent sexual assaults on women, the…

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Slain Taliban leader Mullah Mansour was tailed by US intel from Iran: Report

Former Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Mansour had been tracked down by United States (US) spy agencies when he was visiting his…

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US says slain Taliban leader was planning attacks on Americans

President Barack Obama himself personally approved the drone strike that liquidated Mullah Akhtar Mansour because the Taliban leader was overseeing plans for…

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Al-Azhar imam, Pope Francis hug each other in historic Vatican meeting

Pope Francis embraced the grand imam of Cairo's Al-Azhar Mosque at the Vatican earlier yesterday in a historic encounter both…

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Iran, Afghanistan, India sign three-way transit accord

Tehran: India, Iran and Afghanistan signed a three-way transit accord on Monday as New Delhi and Tehran inked an agreement worth…

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series of explosions rock Syrian govt strongholds: 78 killed so far

A series of rare explosions, including suicide bombings, rocked coastal government strongholds in Syria earlier today, killing at least 78…

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