Tue, 11 Apr 2017 16:27:27
Somali security forces have liberated an Indian cargo ship from the pirates who hijacked it, but only two of the ten-man crew were rescued, authorities in central Somalia have said. Abdulahi Ahmed Ali, district commissioner for the pirate-hub region of Hobyo, told local press yesterday that the "Al Kauser" ship had been held off the Indian Ocean coast near Yemen after the hijacking on March 31.
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Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:37:39
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai a U.N. Messenger of Peace on Monday to promote girls education, more than four years after a Taliban gunman shot her in the head on her school bus in 2012.
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Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:32:05
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said that Pakistan wants good relations with all countries, particularly its neighbours, a day after a military court’s order to execute Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav spiked Indo-Pak tensions.
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Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:30:02
At least eight people were killed Tuesday in a gunbattle between Philippine forces and suspected Abu Sayyaf militants on a central resort island, far from the extremists’ southern jungle bases and in a region where the US government has warned that the gunmen may be plotting kidnappings, officials said.
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Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:23:54
Around 80 percent of liquor vends in Uttara Kannada district will have to shut shop in July if the Supreme Court’s historical judgment on liquor ban near national and state highways is implemented. According to the Excise Department, it will be a great loss to the state’s exchequer.
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Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:14:08
Former Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today blamed developed countries including the USA for the depletion in ozone layer and held them responsible for global climate change.
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Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:11:24
Arsene Wenger faces renewed calls to resign after Arsenal's miserable season spiralled out of control with furious fans turning on his flops during their humiliating 3-0 defeat at Crystal Palace.
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Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:09:41
The Allahabad High Court has asked the CEO of Noida Authority to appear in person on April 20 and submit "some plan for multi-level parking in each sector" to ease the traffic congestion in the city.
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Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:00:49
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced a Rs 1,000 increase in the wages of anganwadi workers on Monday following a meeting with them.
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