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IS kills 39 kidnapped Indian workers in Iraq

NEW DELHI, Mar 20 (Agencies): India has confirmed the deaths of 39 construction workers kidnapped by Islamic State militants (IS) in Iraq.Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said the DNA of 38 workers matched with bodies found in a mass grave.Since the kidnapping in Mosul in 2014, the Indian government had...

Railways a pillar for Chinese New Year travel rush

BEIJING, Mar 20: Railway remains the most popular transportation in China by handling over 380 million passengers during the 2018 Chunyun, a 40-day Chinese New Year travel rush that end on March 12.A record of 2.97 billion passengers travelled during Chunyun, a figure equal to a sum of at least...

Serbian PM threatens to resign

BELGRADE, Mar 20 (Reuters): Serbian Prime Minister (PM) Ana Brnabic said she may resign from the coalition government if "personal vanities" were not put aside, accusing her colleagues of failing to work as a team, a state-run news agency reported on Tuesday.Brnabic expects to discuss the possibilities of a cabinet...

There is no evidence of Russia's involvement in Skripal case

MOSCOW, Mar 20 (TASS): Russian President Vladimir Putin has drawn attention of his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, to the lack of any evidence proving Russia's alleged involvement in the so-called Skripal case, the Kremlin press service said on Monday after a telephone conversation between the two leaders."The sides also touched...

Jihadist attack claims 36 Syria troops’ lives in Damascus

BEIRUT, Mar 20 (AFP): A monitor said Tuesday three dozen pro-government fighters were killed in a district of Syria's capital as Islamic State (IS) jihadists took control of it in a surprise nighttime attack.There was no immediate comment from the government on the report by the Syrian Observatory for Human...

20 die as storm hits Madagascar

ANTANANARIVO, Mar 20 (AFP): A powerful tropical storm that lashed the island of Madagascar has left 20 people dead and affected 19,000 more, according to an official toll.The storm also closed several national highways that were flooded by the heavy rain, the country's disaster management office said late Monday.In a...

Ex-French president Sarkozy in custody over Libyan funding inquiry

PARIS, Mar 20 (Reuters): Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was held in custody on Tuesday and questioned by magistrates investigating whether late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi helped finance his 2007 election campaign, an official in the French judiciary said.It is the second major judicial investigation to fall on the 63-year-old,...