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Pakistani military diverts swollen rivers to save cities from floods

Pakistani military diverts swollen rivers to save cities from floods

Sep 14, – Military specialists blew up dikes in central Pakistan to divert swollen rivers and save cities from raging floods that have killed hundreds of people, authorities said Saturday, as officials stepped up efforts in India’s part of Kashmir to prevent the spread of water-borne diseases there. In Pakistan, the breaches at the overflowing […]

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First day of Muslim holy month Ramadan observed around the world

First day of Muslim holy month Ramadan observed around the world

June 29, – The month of Ramadan arrived on Sunday for many Muslims around the globe, obliging them to fast from sunrise to sunset and strive to be more pious and charitable. Ramadan is sacred to Muslims because it is during that month that that Quran was revealed to the Prophet Mohammad. During Ramadan, Muslims […]

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Deadly car bomb kills 7 in Syria’s Homs

Deadly car bomb kills 7 in Syria’s Homs

June 12, – A car bomb exploded in a pro-government neighborhood in the central Syrian city of Homs on Thursday, killing at least seven people, state media and activists said. In Damascus, a mortar shell hit a residential neighborhood in the south of the capital, killing one person and injuring four others, state-run SANA news […]

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Palestinian youth ‘killed by live fire’ during Nakba Day protests

Palestinian youth ‘killed by live fire’ during Nakba Day protests

June 12, – The post-mortem of a Palestinian teenager killed in clashes with the Israeli army in the West Bank showed a live round caused his death, an NGO said Thursday. Nadeem Nuwarah, 20, was killed on May 15 during a day of protests and clashes with Israeli forces in Beitunia, southwest of Ramallah in […]

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India: Another shocker in UP, married woman gang-raped, hanged from tree

India: Another shocker in UP, married woman gang-raped, hanged from tree

June 11, – In an incident similar to that of Badaun rape and murder case of two teenage sisters, two weeks back, the heinous crime was repeated on Wednesday where married woman was reportedly gangraped and hanged from tree in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh. The semi-nude body of the victim was found hanging with […]

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Car bomb strike in Iraq’s Kirkuk leaves 17 dead

Car bomb strike in Iraq’s Kirkuk leaves 17 dead

June 04, – Back-to-back car bombs rocked the ethnically mixed northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Wednesday, in the deadliest of a string of attacks across the country that left 17 people dead. The first car bomb was parked in a lot near a police building in the city center, while the second one was […]

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Ukraine says five pro-Russian insurgents killed in border battle

Ukraine says five pro-Russian insurgents killed in border battle

June 02, – At least five pro-Russia rebels were killed and another eight injured after they attempted to storm a military base in Ukraine close to the border with Russia. The separatists ambushed a guard post near the city of Luhansk early Monday morning. About 100 gunmen took part in the original offensive, with some […]

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Scenes of horror, Turkish police leave protesters bloodied on Gezi anniversary

Scenes of horror, Turkish police leave protesters bloodied on Gezi anniversary

June 01, – Police detained some demonstrators while CHP deputy Mahmut Tanal was speaking to the journalists on İstiklal Avenue in Taksim on May 31. Minutes after the incident, police started to attack with tear gas and water cannon on İstiklal Avenue. Turkey was on alert on the first anniversary of the massive Gezi protests May […]

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Ukraine army will push on with offensive against rebels, says defense minister

Ukraine army will push on with offensive against rebels, says defense minister

May 30, – Ukraine’s acting defense minister vowed to continue its operations in the east, a day after pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian military helicopter near the eastern city of Slovyansk, killing at least 12 servicemen. It was the deadliest loss of life for government troops since 18 were killed on May 22 around […]

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