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Smriti Irani corners Tripura CM
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandipur (Tripura) [India], Feb 6 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani cornered Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar saying that he does not have time to meet the family of a rape victim in his constituency but he can go to Chandigarh to protest.
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29 women arrested in Iran over hijab protest
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Feb 2 (ANI): Iran police on Friday arrested at least 29 women for participating in the ongoing protest against a law that makes wearing the hijab (headscarf) compulsory.
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Turkish jets destroy PKK threats in Iraq
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb 2 (ANI): Turkish jets destroyed a number of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) threats in northern Iraq, the country's military said on Friday.
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90 migrants feared dead in Libyan boat capsize
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Feb 2 (ANI): At least 90 migrants are feared to have drowned off the coast of Libya after their boat reportedly capsized, according to United Nation's migration agency.
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India joins Ashgabat Agreement
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 1 (ANI): India has joined the Ashgabat agreement which envisages setting up of an international transport and transit corridor between Iran, Oman, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
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U-19 WC: Pakistan finish third after rain forces abandonment
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Feb 1 (ANI): Two-time champions Pakistan claimed third position at the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018 after their third-fourth place play-off against Afghanistan was washed-out without a ball being bowled at the John Davies Oval in Queenstown on Thursday.
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Engine failure forces emergency landing for Iranian flight
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan (ANI): An aircraft of Iranian carrier Mahan Air on Wednesday made an emergency landing at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport after the pilot declared a full emergency.
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Trump signs executive order to keep Guantanamo Bay open
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Jan 31 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has announced in his first official State of the Union speech that he has signed an executive order to keep the detention facility at Cuba's Guantanamo Bay open.
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Houthis attack Saudi airport by firing missile
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Jan 30 (ANI): Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Tuesday allegedly fired a long-range ballistic missile towards Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, according to Houthi-controlled Saba news agency.
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US welcomes brief reprieve given to American citizen by Iran
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.A.], Jan. 29 (ANI): United States has welcomed the temporary release of an imprisoned Iranian-American, Baquer Namazi, after he has been granted a four-day leave by the Iranian government on medical grounds.
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IS nearly 100 percent uprooted from Iraq, Syria: Trump
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
DAVOS [Switzerland], Jan. 27 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump said on Friday that US-backed coalition forces had won nearly all of the territories occupied by the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.
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Netanyahu to meet Putin
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Jan 25 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fly to Moscow to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin next week, confirmed the Prime Minister's Office.
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