Four soldiers, militant killed in gun battles in north Kashmir
Hindustan Times :Four soldiers and a militant were killed in two gun battles in Kupwara district of north Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, a day...
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Israeli Air Raid Hits Gaza After Rocket Attack
AFP, Gaza :The rocket was fired into southern Israel late on Sunday but hit open ground, the army said.Jerusalem: Israel carried out an air strike...
South Carolina flood: Door-to-door searches, swamped roads
AP, Columbia :Days of torrential rains kept much of South Carolina and its capital gripped by floodwaters early Monday as emergency responders promised renewed door-to-door...
Germany expects 1.5 m asylum seeker
Al Jazeera News :Germany could receive up to 1.5 million asylum-seekers this year, according to a newspaper quoting a confidential document containing estimates that are...
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Malaysia shuts schools as choking smog worsensAFP, Kuala LumpurMalaysian authorities today ordered most of the country’s schools shut for two days because of possible health...
Israel bars Palestinians from Jerusalem Old City
AFP, Jerusalem :Israel took the rare and drastic step of barring Palestinians from Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday as tensions mounted following attacks that killed...
Greek Island faces biggest migration challenge since World War II
AFP, Mytilene :For the thousands of refugees and migrants landing on its beaches every day, Greece’s Lesbos island is a step to safety and a...
British PM Cameron says will not be rushed on EU referendum date
Reuters, Manchester :Prime Minister David Cameron said his renegotiation of Britain’s ties with the European Union was “bloody hard work” but that he would not...
Hillary wins endorsement of nation`s labour union
AP, Washington :Hillary Rodham Clinton was endorsed Saturday by the National Education Association, the nation’s largest labor union, giving her campaign a boost in an...
Hundreds feared dead in Guatemala landslide, hopeful keep digging
Reuters, Santa Catarina Pinula :Hopes faded of finding any remaining survivors of a massive landslide in Guatemala that killed at least 73 people, even as...
Ten dead, dozens missing in US air strike on Kunduz hospital
AP, Kabul :An air strike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz on Saturday left ten Doctors Without Borders staff dead and dozens...
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Merkel to leave for India visit tomorrowPTI, BerlinGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel will leave for India tomorrow together with a high-ranking delegation of several senior ministers...