Category: International

Decree to speed up asylum requests becomes law in Italy

Rome, April 12 (IANS/AKI) Italy's lower house of parliament on Wednesday gave final approval to a decree to accelerate asylum…

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Italian Police hold five for abetting illegal migration

Rome, April 12 (IANS/AKI) Police in southern Italy on Wednesday said they arrested five people and smashed an alleged Pakistani-Afghan…

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UN not in position to judge legality of Jadhav’s death sentence: Spokesperson

By Arul Louis United Nations, April 12 (IANS) The UN is not in a position to judge the Pakistani legal…

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US airman arrested for attempted murder in Italy

Pordenone (Italy), April 12 (IANS/AKI) A US airman is in prison for attempted murder after a savage knife attack against…

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Nepal President to visit India from April 17

Kathmandu/New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) In her first foreign tour, Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari is paying a state visit…

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Syrian reconstruction not feasible with Assad, says Italy

Rome, April 12 (IANS/AKI) War-wracked Syria cannot be rebuilt while President Bashar al-Assad is still in power, Italy's Foreign Minister…

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Malala receives Canadian citizenship

Toronto, April 12 (IANS) Pakistani Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai was bestowed honorary Canadian citizenship on Wednesday. Yousafzai was greeted on…

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Bangladesh executes Huji leader Hannan, aides

Dhaka, April 12 (IANS) Bangladesh authorities on Wednesday hanged top militant leader Mufti Mohammad Abdul Hannan, infamous for being one…

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Spicer apologises for ‘inexcusable’ Hitler gaffe

Washington, April 12 (IANS) White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer apologised Wednesday for saying that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was…

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Nepal’s Madhesi Morcha rejects constitution amendment bill

Kathmandu, April 12 (IANS) A day after the Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'-led Nepal government tabled a constitution amendment bill in…

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Putin meets Tillerson amid Syria turmoil

Moscow, April 12 (IANS) Despite speculations to the contrary, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday met Russian President…

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5 killed in Kabul suicide bombing

Kabul, April 12 (IANS) At least five persons were killed and three others wounded in a suicide bombing near the…

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Lavrov warns US over Syria as talks begin

Moscow, April 12 (IANS) Tense comments and warnings from Russia set the tone on Wednesday for Secretary of State Rex…

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Islamist suspect detained in Dortmund club bus blast case

Dortmund, April 12 (IANS) German police on Wednesday arrested a suspect with "Islamist links" after the previous day's bomb attack…

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Muslim woman assaulted in US

Washington, April 12 (IANS) A Muslim woman has said she was attacked in the US by a man who "ripped…

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Haley: Russia ‘nervous’ after Assad’s attack

Washington, April 12 (IANS) Nikki Haley, US envoy to the United Nations, has characterised Russia as "skittish" and "isolated" in…

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United Airlines boss says he won’t resign

Washington, April 12 (IANS) United Airlines' Chief Executive said he will not quit amid an explosive backlash to a video…

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‘Britain, India can jointly develop defence products for export’

New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon on Wednesday said that Indian work force and British expertise…

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8 Indians held by Somali pirates freed: Officials

Mogadishu, April 12 (IANS) Somali troops on Wednesday rescued eight Indians who had been taken hostage two days earlier by…

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Putin: US, Russia ties worsened under Trump

Moscow, April 12 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said relations with the US have worsened since President Donald…

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