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UN chief urges N Korea to avoid raising tensions

Seoul : UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged North Korea to avoid any actions that might escalate military tensions as…

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Tweeter-in-chief Obama gets own account

Washington: “Hello, Twitter! It’s Barack. Really! Six years in, they’re finally giving me my own account”. With that inaugural Tweet…

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Saudi Arabia hiring fresh executioners

With Saudi Arabia stepping up execution of condemned prisoners, some of which are carried out in public squares, it has…

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Nine killed in gun battle among Texas biker gangs

Texas: Nine people were killed on Sunday when a simmering feud among rival biker gangs boiled over at a sports…

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’Terrorists’ may use migrant cover to get to Europe: NATO

Brussels: NATO head Jens Stoltenberg warned Monday that fighters from extremist groups may hide among the flood of migrants seeking…

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Extreme sportsman Dean Potter dies during flight attempt

A globally renowned extreme athlete died along with another man during a stunt at the Yosemite National Park in California,…

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Iran to help oppressed people in the region: Ayatollah Khamenei

 Iran will help oppressed people in the region as much as it can, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said earlier…

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Wreckage of missing US helicopter found: Nepali army

Kathmandu : The wreckage of a US military helicopter that went missing on Tuesday in Nepal has been found in mountain…

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British, US citizens missing after Mexico plane crash

Guadalajara: A British and American citizen are missing after their airplane crashed off the coast of Puerto Vallarta in western Mexico,…

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