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Fire kills 69 in Bangladesh capital (Lead) |
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Dhaka | Thursday, 2019 8:45:04 AM IST |
| Death toll from the building fire in an old part of Bangladesh capital Dhaka has risen to 69 with scores others injured, fire service officials said on Thursday. ... read.. |
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PM reaches South Korea, begins two-visit |
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Asia | February 21, 2019 7:41:37 AM IST |
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Seoul early on Thursday morning on a two-day visit aimed at strengthening the special strategic partnership between South Korea and Indian and boosting bilateral trade and cultural ties. ... read.. |
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Fire kills at least 45 in Bangladesh |
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Dhaka | Thursday, 2019 7:15:04 AM IST |
| At least 45 people have been killed and scores injured in a fire that ripped through a building in Bangladesh' Dhaka on Wednesday night, said local media the Daily Star. ... read.. |
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Alabama woman who joined IS should not return to US: Trump (Lead) |
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Washington | Thursday, 2019 6:45:04 AM IST |
| President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not to allow Hoda Muthana, an Alabama woman who left in November 2014 to join IS, to return to the US -- despite her recent public plea to come back and stand trial i ... read.. |
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US President Trump likely to visit Japan |
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Asia | February 21, 2019 6:41:33 AM IST |
| United States President Donald Trump is expected to visit Japan as a state guest later this year in May. Trump is expected to become the first foreign leader that the Crown Prince Naruhito will host after his ascension to the throne. ... read.. |
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Venezuela's Guaido calls for demonstrations at military bases |
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Caracas | Thursday, 2019 5:45:04 AM IST |
| Self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido on Wednesday said his supporters will mount peaceful demonstrations at military bases across Venezuela to demand that the armed forces allow the entry of aid stockpiled in neighbouring countries. ... read.. |
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Pompeo bans entry to Alabama-born woman who joined IS |
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Washington | Thursday, 2019 4:15:04 AM IST |
| US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday announced that Hoda Muthana, an Alabama native who joined the Islamic State (IS) in 2014, is not a US citizen and will not be allowed to enter the US. ... read.. |
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Five suicide bomber killed in Iraq |
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Baghdad | Thursday, 2019 3:45:04 AM IST |
| Iraqi security forces on Wednesday killed five suicide bomber from the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, the Iraqi military said. ... read.. |
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Kulbushan Jadhav case: ICJ rejects five pleas by Pakistan |
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Others | February 21, 2019 2:41:40 AM IST |
| The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has rejected five pleas made by Pakistan during the hearing of the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, including playing of so-called "confessional statement" of the Indian national and a request to adjourn the hearing citing ... read.. |
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Pak envoy's remarks on Pulwama attack irrelevant: Afghanistan |
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Asia | February 21, 2019 2:41:35 AM IST |
| Kabul has rejected as "irrelevant", the recent remarks by Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan Zahid Nasrullah, that tension between New Delhi and Islamabad could affect the Afghan peace process and said they were in contradiction with Pakistan's commit ... read.. |
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Dire consequences for Pulwama terror attack: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari |
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Asia | February 20, 2019 11:41:35 PM IST |
| PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari put forth that 'puppet' Prime Minister Imran Khan cannot tackle the critical situation Pakistan is currently in, adding that there would be dire consequences following last week's Pulwama terror attack in India. ... read.. |
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Transfer Jadhav's case to an ordinary court: India to ICJ (Lead) |
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The Hague | Wednesday, 2019 11:15:04 PM IST |
| India on Wednesday urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to transfer the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, Indian national sentenced to death in an espionage case in Pakistan, from a military court to an ordinary court, if he is not to be released immed ... read.. |
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Pakistan sponsored Pulwama attack: Salve tells ICJ |
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The Hague | Wednesday, 2019 10:15:04 PM IST |
| India on Wednesday accused Pakistan in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of engaging in state-sponsored terrorism and cited the dastardly attack in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, by Pakistan-based and UN-proscribed group killing 40 CRPF troopers. ... read.. |
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Egypt executes 9 for A-G killing |
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Cairo | Wednesday, 2019 8:15:05 PM IST |
| Egyptian authorities on Wednesday executed nine prisoners for their involvement in the killing of an Attorney-General four years ago, officials said. ... read.. |
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Microsoft expands protection tool for European democratic institutions |
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San Francisco | Wednesday, 2019 6:15:04 PM IST |
| To protect democratic institutions from hacking attacks ahead of the elections to the European Parliament in May, Microsoft on Wednesday announced the expansion of its AccountGuard programme to 12 more European markets, including France, Germany and Spain ... read.. |
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Britain to extend drone no-fly zones around airports in March |
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London | Wednesday, 2019 5:15:04 PM IST |
| No-fly zones for drones near British airports will be expanded to 5 km (3.106 miles) from 1 km in March, officials said on Wednesday, to avoid disruptions like the recent grounding of flights at Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. ... read.. |
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8th MP quits UK's Labour Party over racism |
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London | Wednesday, 2019 3:15:05 PM IST |
| Joan Ryan has become the eighth Labour MP to resign and join a breakaway group, claiming the UK's main opposition party has become "infected with the scourge of anti-Jewish racism", the media reported on Wednesday. ... read.. |
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British-Bangladeshi IS bride to lose UK citizenship |
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London | Wednesday, 2019 10:45:05 AM IST |
| Shamima Begum, a British teenager of Bangladeshi descent who ran awayin 2015 to become an Islamic State (IS) jihadi bride, will be stripped of her UK citizenship, her family lawyer said. ... read.. |
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Burberry apologises for hoodie with noose |
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London | Wednesday, 2019 9:15:05 AM IST |
| British luxury fashion house, Burberry, has apologised for showcasing a hoodie that featured a noose around the neck during its show at the recently concluded London Fashion Week. ... read.. |
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Venezuelan congress authorizes entry of humanitarian aid |
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Caracas | Wednesday, 2019 6:45:04 AM IST |
| Venezuela's opposition-controlled National Assembly voted on Tuesday to authorise the entry of humanitarian aid from the US and other countries that President Nicolas Maduro's government refuses to accept. ... read.. |
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov condems Facebook ban on TV channel |
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Others | February 20, 2019 5:11:33 AM IST |
| A day after Facebook blocked a page run by state-funded RT television, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday denounced the act by citing it as another example of pressure against the country's media and free speech but restrained from taking ... read.. |
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Trump signs directive to create Space Force |
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US | February 20, 2019 3:41:39 AM IST |
| United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a long-awaited directive ordering the Department of Defence to create a Space Force as a sixth military branch. ... read.. |
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Cohen to reveal 'chilling' details about Trump |
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US | February 20, 2019 1:41:33 AM IST |
| United States President Donald Trump's former right-hand and personal lawyer Michael Cohen will reveal "chilling" details about the character of the US President including the Trump's "bigoted" language during his testification before the House Intelligen ... read.. |
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Honda to shut UK manufacturing plant by 2021 |
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Europe | February 19, 2019 8:11:38 PM IST |
| Car manufacturing giant Honda on Tuesday announced plans to shut down its manufacturing plant in Swindon in 2021, putting around 3,500 jobs in jeopardy in the wake of the impending Brexit. ... read.. |
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Japan extends support to Juan Guaido |
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Asia | February 19, 2019 7:41:43 PM IST |
| Japan has joined a growing list of countries who have extended support to Venezuela's National Assembly President Juan Guaido, who proclaimed himself to be the President of the Latin American nation in January. ... read.. |
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Swaraj accepts Spain's top civic award during visit |
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Europe | February 19, 2019 6:41:41 PM IST |
| External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj accepted the prestigious Grand Cross of Order of Civil Merit, which has been conferred by the Spanish government in recognition of India's support in evacuating its citizens from Nepal during the earthquake in 2015. ... read.. |
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Pakistan snubbed by ICJ on Day 2 of Jadhav hearing |
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Europe | February 19, 2019 6:11:36 PM IST |
| Pakistan was snubbed on Tuesday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) here when it sought replacement of an ad-hoc Pakistani judge in the court during the hearing of the case related to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to dea ... read.. |
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Jadhav's activities manifestation of Indian policy, says Pakistan |
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The Hague | Tuesday, 2019 4:45:04 PM IST |
| Pakistan on Tuesday hit back at India in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) when it accused Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav of indulging in terror and subversive activities on its soil which were an "actual manifestation of Indian policy". ... read.. |
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Taiwan President to run for re-election in 2020 |
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Taipei | Tuesday, 2019 2:45:04 PM IST |
| Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday said that she will run for re-election as the island's leader in 2020, despite her flagging popularity and growing hostility from Beijing. ... read.. |
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US airlines to add more gender options |
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Washington | Tuesday, 2019 2:15:14 PM IST |
| US airlines will add more gender options for passengers who don't identify as "male" or "female", the media reported on Tuesday. ... read.. |
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Measles outbreak claims 130 lives in Manila |
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Asia | February 19, 2019 1:11:34 PM IST |
| A measles outbreak this year in Manila has claimed 130 lives so far. Among dead are mostly children aged between one and four, health authorities confirmed on Tuesday. ... read.. |
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US discussing exchanging liaison officers with N. Korea |
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Washington | Tuesday, 2019 9:45:04 AM IST |
| The US and North Korea were seriously considering exchanging liaison officers, an incremental step towards normalising relations while the two sides negotiate to curtail Pyongyang's nuclear and missile forces, informed sources told CNN. ... read.. |
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Border wall row: 16 states sue Trump for declaring emergency |
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US | February 19, 2019 9:11:34 AM IST |
| Sixteen states, including California and New York, in a lawsuit on Monday (local time) sued United States President Donald Trump for declaring a nationalemergencyto fulfill his long-pending demand of building awallalong the border with Mexico. ... read.. |
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Four dead in Michigan shooting |
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Chicago | Tuesday, 2019 8:15:04 AM IST |
| Three children and a woman were found dead of apparent gunshot wounds at a property in rural northern Kent County in the US Midwestern state of Michigan on Monday afternoon. ... read.. |
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Trump ramps up pressure on Venezuela's Maduro |
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Washington | Tuesday, 2019 7:45:04 AM IST |
| US President Donald Trump on Monday urged Venezuelan military officials to back the country's self-declared interim president Juan Guaido and allow humanitarian aid to flow into Venezuela. ... read.. |
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Trump asks Venezuelan military to support Guaido |
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US | February 19, 2019 7:41:39 AM IST |
| United States President Donald Trump on Monday urged military and people of Venezuela to support the government of President Juan Guaidoand allow humanitarian aid to flow into the country. ... read.. |
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Saudi Crown Prince arrives in India today |
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Asia | February 19, 2019 6:41:56 AM IST |
| Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad-bin Salman will arrive in New Delhi on Tuesday on his maiden visit to the country. India is likely to raise the issue of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and the two countries are expected to sign ties to enhance cooperation in var ... read.. |
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Sushma Swaraj arrives in Spain on last leg of 3-nation tour |
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Others | February 19, 2019 6:41:52 AM IST |
| External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj who arrived in Madrid on Tuesday interacted with the Indian diaspora here and thanked them for their contribution, in diverse fields, in promoting relations between India and Spain. ... read.. |
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