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India floods: Mass cremations begin in Uttarakhand

UTTARAKHAND: Mass cremations are taking place in the Indian state of Uttarakhand where more than 800 people have died in floods and landslides. At least

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US boss held in China leaves plant after payout

BEIJING: An American boss detained nearly a week by his company’s Chinese workers left the Beijing factory Thursday after he and a labor representative said the two sides reached agreement in a

Group: More than 100,000 killed in Syrian war

BEIRUT: More than 100,000 people have been killed since the start of Syria’s conflict over two years ago, an activist group said Wednesday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has

Gay marriage decision time: Supreme Court rules on two major cases

The Supreme Court is expected to finally release its decisions in two highly anticipated same-sex marriage cases Wednesday morning, wading into the controversial issue of gay marriage for the first

Riots kill 27 in minority region of far west China

BEIJING: Riots in a restive far western region of China on Wednesday killed 27 people and left at least three injured, state media said. The official Xinhua News Agency said knife-wielding mobs attacked police stations, a local governmentbuilding

Bomb targeting senior judge kills 7 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A bomb targeting a senior judge in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi wounded him and killed seven members of the security forces on Wednesday, a senior government official said. The Taliban took

Qatar ruler hands power to son to mark ‘new era’

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Qatar’s ruler formally handed power Tuesday to his 33-year-old son to cap a carefully crafted transition that puts a younger generation in charge of the Gulf

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Russia rejects US demand for Snowden’s extradition

MOSCOW: Russia’s foreign minister has rejected U.S. demands to extradite National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, who has apparently stopped in Moscow while trying to evade U.S. justice. Sergey Lavrov

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Taliban attack presidential palace in Afghanista

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Suicide attackers blew up a car bomb and battled security forces outside Afghanistan’s presidential palaceTuesday after infiltrating one of the most secure areas of the capital.

Qatar ruler hands over power to son

DOHA: Qatar ‘s ruler says he has transferred power to the 33-year-old crown prince in a long-anticipated move that puts a new generation in charge of the Gulf nation’s vast energy