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Tehran, Jan 8 (IANS) A Kiev-bound Ukrainian Boeing 737 with at least 170 people on board, crashed on Wednesday shortly after taking off from the Iranian capital city of Tehran.Ali Khashani, a senior public relations official at Tehran's…
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Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has denied reports alleging that its agents were detaining Iranian-Americans and refusing their entry into the country."Social media posts that CBP is detaining…
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Kabul, Jan 4 (IANS) More than 2,200 Afghan civilians were killed in Taliban-related attacks in 2019, the Interior Ministry confirmed on Saturday."During 2019, Taliban terrorists conducted scores of suicide attacks, improvised explosive…
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By Aarti Tikoo SinghNew Delhi/Islamabad, Jan 4 (IANS) The attack on the Nankana Sahib Gurdwara, the birthplace of Guru Nanak, in Pakistan has triggered protests among Sikhs in India.While several Sikh groups were to protest outside Pakistan…
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Taipei, Jan 2 (IANS) At least eight people, including Taiwan's Chief of the General Staff Shen Yi-ming, were killed in a helicopter crash on Thursday, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND).The helicopter took off at 7.50 a.m.…
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JEDDAH : NPNEWS 24 Online - BY ( ABDUL BASIT ) The Haramain High Speed Railway trains for round trips between Rabigh and Madinah will be at a speed of 300 km per hour, starting from 1 Jan 2020 . The speed increase comes as…
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Hong Kong, Jan 2 (IANS) Hong Kong police arrested about 400 people on charges of illegal assembly and possession of arms during a New Year anti-government march, which organizers said was attended by more than a million people.Hong Kongers…
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Seoul, Jan 2 (IANS) South Korea and the US will continue to stage their joint military exercises in an adjusted manner to support efforts for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, Seoul's Defence Ministry said on Thursday.The allies…
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Wellington, Dec 14 (IANS) New Zealand will observe a one minute's silence nationwide on December 16 for the victims of the White Island volcanic eruption, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Saturday."Wherever you are in New Zealand, or…
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New Delhi: npnews24 Online - The shooting happened outside a store in New Jersey, US Wednesday. Six people, including a police officer, were killed in the attack. The shoot-out took place near the Bayview area of the city. According to…
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