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Syria rebels release kidnapped nuns

A group of nuns kidnapped by rebels in the Syrian town of Maalula in December were released early on Monday thanks to…

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Manmohan Singh condoles Afghan Vice-President Fahim’s death

Vice President M. Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condoled the passing away of Afghanistan Vice President Marshal Mohammad…

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Malaysia probes two names on missing jet’s manifest: minister

Malaysian investigators have highlighted four names on the flight manifest of an airliner that vanished with 239 people aboard, as…

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Putin Defends Crimea’s Decision to hold Referendum

Russian President Vladimir Putin defended breakaway moves by the pro-Russian leaders of Crimea on Sunday in a phone call with…

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UP cabinet minister challenges Modi

MEERUT: Shahid Manzoor, cabinet minister in the Samajwadi Party (SP) government in the state and a contestant from the Meerut-Hapur…

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Young Israelis refuse to join army over settlement policies

A group of young Israelis have sent an open letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu declaring their opposition to being drafted…

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Emir of Qatar faces his toughest challenge

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE The young 33-year-old Sheikh Tamim is embroiled in an unusually public spat…

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Taliban Massacres Three Teachers, Abducts Another in Afghanistan

Taliban militants have butchered three teachers and abducted another one in Western Afghanistan, an official said Sunday. "The teachers were on…

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Final inventory of Iran arms ship: 40 rockets, 180 mortars, 400,000 bullets

IDF recovers forty M-302 rockets, with a range of 90-160 kilometers, hidden in crates on intercepted Gaza-bound vessel; army says…

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