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35 terrorists neutralised in Iraq
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], June 17 (ANI): 35 terrorists belonging to Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were 'neutralised' by Turkish jets on Sunday.
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UN special envoy Angelina Jolie visits Iraq's Mosul
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Mosul [Iraq], June 17 (ANI): Prominent Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, who is the Special Envoy of the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, visited Mosul in northern Iraq on Saturday less than a year after the city's liberation from three years of Islamic State (IS).
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FIFA WC 2018: Iran wins after Morocco's own goal
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
St. Petersburg [Russia], June 16 (ANI): Iran beat Morocco in their World Cup Group B opener in St. Petersburg as Morocco substitute Aziz Bouhaddouz scored an own goal in stoppage time.
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FIFA WC 2018: Uruguay face Egypt, Morocco to meet Iran
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 15 (ANI): Two-time winners Uruguay will face a formidable opening hurdle when they lock horns with Egypt in their Group A clash of the FIFA World Cup here at the Ekaterinburg Arena on Friday.
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No need for religious enforcement: Soumya Swaminathan
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 13 (ANI): In the wake of her stepping down from representing India at the Asian Team Chess Championship in Iran, chess player Soumya Swaminathan on Wednesday said that there is no need for religious or cultural enforcements in sports.
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi hosts Iftar party
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday hosted an Iftar party at his ministerial bungalow in the national capital.
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Fernando Hierro named Spain's manager for FIFA World Cup 2018
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Former Real Madrid and Bolton Wanderers centre-back Fernando Hierro will take over as the manager of Spain for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Iran invites Sri Lanka for Joint Economic Commission talks in Teheran
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 13 (ANI): Iran has invited Sri Lanka to attend the 12th Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC), which is to be held in Tehran in August.
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Indian chess star withdraws from Iran event over headscarf rule
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 13 (ANI): Chess star Soumya Swaminathan has refused to be a part of the Asian Team Chess Championship, to be held in Hamadan, Iran, from July 26 to August 4, because of the compulsory-headscarf rule in the country which she said violated her personal right
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Pakistan, China to strengthen strategic ties
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 10 (ANI): Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain, who is on a visit to China, held a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday, where they discussed Pakistan-China bilateral relations and regional, global issues of mutual interest.
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Iran asks JCPOA's signatories for unconditional compensation
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 8 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has sought unconditional compensation from the fellow signatories of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) after the US pulled out of the Iran deal.
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14 killed in Baghdad blast
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq] June 7 (ANI): At least 14 persons were killed and over 90 others wounded in an explosion in Baghdad's Sadr City district on Wednesday, according to an official.
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