68 die in Venezuelan police station riot, fire
CARACAS, Mar 29 (Agencies): Rioting and a fire in the cells of a Venezuelan police station in the central city of Valencia killed 68 people on Wednesday, according to the government and witnesses.Families hoping for news outside the police station were dispersed with tear gas and authorities did not give...
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Two Koreas in high-level talks fix April 27 for first summit
SEOUL, Mar 29 (Agencies): Senior officials of the two Koreas met Thursday to prepare for a rare inter-Korean summit, days after the nuclear-armed North's leader Kim Jong Un made his international debut with a surprise trip to China.North and South Korea will hold their first summit in more than a...
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Malala returns to Pakistan after six years
ISLAMABAD, Mar 29 (Agencies): Nobel laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai returned to her native Pakistan on Thursday, six years after she was shot by Taliban gunmen over her advocacy for schooling for girls.Pakistani station Geo TV showed footage of Yousafzai at Islamabad's international airport walking to a car escorted...
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Saudi crown prince blames West for fuelling spread of Wahhabism during Cold War
RIYADH, Mar 29 (Reuters): The Saudi-funded spread of Wahhabism began as a result of Western countries asking Riyadh to help counter the Soviet Union during the Cold War, according to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.A few years back, Wahhabism was identified by the European Parliament as the main source of...
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UN for strong collective action to deal with serious challenges to peacekeeping
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 29 (Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for strong collective action to deal with the serious challenges to UN peacekeeping.UN peacekeeping faces serious challenges, particularly in four of its largest deployments: Mali, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan, Guterres...
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Millions of Indian students to resit exam after test leaked
NEW DELHI, Mar 29 (AFP): India on Thursday vowed to strengthen its online security after high school exam questions were leaked ahead of crucial tests, forcing millions of students to resit their finals.Education Minister Prakash Javadekar said an investigation was underway into how the mathematics and economics papers were accessed...
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News in Brief-(30-03-2018)
US judge rules 9/11 suits against Saudi can proceedWASHINGTON, Mar 29: A US federal judge on Wednesday rejected Saudi Arabia's bid to drop lawsuits alleging it helped orchestrate the September 11, 2001 attacks. Manhattan-based Judge George Daniels said in his ruling the plaintiffs "narrowly articulate a reasonable basis" to proceed....
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