India tops global slavery index
PTI, Melbourne :India has the dubious distinction of having the highest number of people in the world trapped in modern slavery with 18.35 million victims...
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Iraqi army pause at southern edge of Falluja as IS fights back
AFP, Baghdad :Iraqi forces faced tough resistance from the Islamic State group Tuesday as they attempted to enter the centre of Fallujah, where there were...
Dilma says impeachment aimed at hindering corruption probe
AP, Rio De Janeiro :Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff said in an interview published Sunday that leaked audio recordings of men backing her impeachment show...
Iraqi forces enter ISIS-held Fallujah: Commanders
AFP, Baghdad :Iraqi forces entered the ISIS group bastion of Fallujah from three directions on Monday in a new phase of the operation to recapture...
Migrant deal off if no visa-free travel, Turkey warns EU
AFP, Fulya Ozerkan :Ankara will abandon a deal with the European Union to reduce migrant flows if its citizens are not granted visa-free travel to...
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Iran told to ‘stop intervening’ in IraqAFP, JeddahSaudi Arabia accused Iran on Sunday of sowing “sedition” in Iraq urging the Islamic republic to “stop intervening”...
India has ability to target whole of Pakistan
Zee Media Bureau, New Delhi :Retorting to architect of Pakistan’s nuclear programme, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan’s threatening remarks, Indian experts said that India too is...
Xi holds review as China`s old age population crosses 220m
PTI, Beijing :Grappling with the world’s biggest senior citizen population, China’s President Xi Jinping held a high-level meeting with officials after the number of people...
Rubio won`t be Trump`s vice presidential running mate
AFP, Washington :Former US Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio on Sunday ruled out becoming Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, but said he’d be “honored”...
Hajj row escalates as S Arabia, Iran again miss deal
Reuters, Riyadh :An Iranian delegation has left Saudi Arabia without an agreement for its citizens to perform Haj this year, Saudi media have reported.It was...
700 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks: UN
AP, Pozzallo :The UN refugee agency says over 700 migrants are feared dead in three Mediterranean Sea shipwrecks south of Italy in the last few...
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104 IS militants killed in strikes: TurkeyAP, AnkaraU.S.-led coalition airstrikes and Turkish artillery fire against the Islamic State group in Syria have killed 104 militants,...