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'Independence Day' actor claims he was sexually assaulted at the age of fi
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): 'Independence Day' actor Randy Quaid, in a series of tweets, claimed that he was "brutally raped" by a teenage neighbor when he was just 5 years old.
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Spain sends former members of Catalan cabinet to prison
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Nov. 3 (ANI): A Spanish judge on Thursday ordered eight former Catalan ministers to be remanded in custody over their roles in the Catalonia's unilateral declaration of independence.
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Spain warns sacked Catalan President of imprisonment
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Oct 30 (ANI): The Spanish government has warned to jail sacked Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, within two months, for his role in the Catalonia's unilateral declaration of independence.
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Pakistan whitewashes Sri Lanka as international cricket returns to Lahore
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Oct 30 (ANI): Pakistan on Sunday marked the return of international cricket on its soil with a comfortable 36-run win over Sri Lanka in the third and final Twenty20 match, which was played here at the Gaddafi stadium.
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T-20I series: Pakistan welcomes Sri Lanka after long eight years
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], October 29 (ANI): Pakistan marked a historical moment on Sunday as it will welcomed Sri Lanka on its soil after almost eight years, since they were targeted in a terrorist attack in 2009.
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Spain sacks Catalan police chief as Madrid takes control of regional govt.
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Oct 28 (ANI): Spain has removed Josep Lluís Trapero Álvarez as chief of Catalonia's autonomous Mossos police force, as the government in Madrid takes control of the autonomous region to block its push for independence.
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Catalan independence declaration 'wrong' : Turkey
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Ankara, [Turkey], Oct. 28 (ANI): Terming the Catalan Parliament's decision to declare independence from Spain "wrong", Turkey's European Union Minister Omer Celik said that his country will continue to support Spain's territorial integrity.
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Spain dissolves Catalan parliament, calls for regional election
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Oct 28 (ANI): Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday dissolved Catalan Parliament to impose direct ruler over it and called for a new regional election on December 21, according to media reports.
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Tillerson pays unannounced visit to Baghdad
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], October 24 (ANI): U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday paid an unannounced visit to Baghdad, just hours after returning from a similar surprise visit to Afghanistan.
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Asthana's appointment destroying CBI's independence: Prashant Bhushan
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 23 (ANI): Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan on Monday dubbed the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as Special Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) 'illegal'.
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Modi Govt accords absolute independence to Constitutional bodies: MoS Jite
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Oct 13 (ANI): Union Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh on Friday castigated the Congress by saying that Narendra Modi led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government accords absolute independence to the Constitutional bodies, including the Election Commission (EC). Read More
Spanish PM Rajoy demands clarity from Catalonia on Independence
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], October 11 (ANI): Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has formally demanded the Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to clarify whether independence has been declared or not, following the local leader's speech on the October 1 referendum results.
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