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Erbil urges Baghdad, U.N. to lift air embargo
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], October 1 (ANI): Northern Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) has called on the United Nations and the federal government in Baghdad to lift an air embargo imposed on the region following this week's controversial independence referendum.
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Tensions run high as Catalonia prepares for disputed independence vote
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Catalonia [Spain], October 1 (ANI): Multitudes of supporters of Catalan independence maintained their standoff with the Spanish government on Saturday as they prepared to hold a fiercely disputed referendum.
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Flight ban imposed on Kurdistan by Iraq goes into effect
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], September 30 (ANI): In reaction to the unilateral vote on independence held on Monday, a flight ban on Iraq's Kurdistan, imposed by the government in Baghdad, has gone into effect at the autonomous region's airports.
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Kurds vote in favour of independence from Iraq
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Irbil [Iraq], September 28 (ANI): Iraqi Kurds have voted overwhelmingly in favour of declaring independence from Iraq in a historic referendum.
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Iran warns of regional chaos from Iraqi Kurd's Independence vote
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], September 27 (ANI): Iran has strongly gone vocal about the fact that the Independence vote in Iraqi Kurdistan would trigger "political chaos" in the region.
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PoK leaders demand action against Pak army officials responsible for Neelu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 21 (ANI): The leaders of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have strongly condemned the Pakistani army's torture on youngsters in Neelum Valley and demanded strong action against the Pakistani army officials behind the heinous crime.
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Ryan Phillippe 'saddened', 'disgusted' by ex's assault claims
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Ryan Phillippe has finally responded to his former girlfriend's assault allegation that he brutally attacked her and threw her down the stairs, insisting that he is "saddened" and "disgusted" by the claims.
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Babar achieves career-best sixth spot in T20I rankings
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Sept 17 (ANI):Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has moved up 21 spots to achieve career-best sixth position in the latest ICC T20I Player Rankings for Batsmen after his player of the series performance that helped his side complete a 2-1 victory over the World XI in the Independence
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ICC congratulates Pakistan for successful staging of Independence Cup
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Sept. 16 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has congratulated Pakistan for the successful staging of the Pakistan versus the World XI series for the Independence Cup at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
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Exiled Tibetans hold anti-China protest outside UN headquarters
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 15 (ANI): Exiled Tibetans protested in front of the iconic "Broken Chair" in Geneva ahead of the 36th United Nations Human Rights Council Session against the atrocities being committed by the Chinese Government and demanded independence for Tibet.
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No plans to tour Pakistan in near future: Sutherland
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], September 15 (ANI): Despite the International Cricket Council (ICC) pushing for more international cricket in Pakistan, Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has ruled out the possibility of his side touring the country in the near future.
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Pakistan to host ICC events if security remains satisfactory: Richardson
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Sept 14 (ANI): International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive David Richardson has assured that if security measures in Pakistan continue to remain adequate then the country would surely host ICC events in future.
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