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India Court Frees Four Accused of US Woman’s Gang-Rape
An Indian court Wednesday granted bail to four men accused of raping and drugging an American tourist at a New Delhi...
Student Death Sparks New Anti-India Demos In Kashmir
The death of a student killed by troops in Kashmir sparked new anti-India demonstrations on Wednesday. Hundreds of...
Sri Lanka’s Mathews Says No Pressure Ahead of India Clash
Anelo Mathews insists there is no pressure on Sri Lanka in their crucial Champions Trophy clash against India on...
Trump Taps New FBI Director On Eve of Comey Hearing
President Donald Trump tapped respected lawyer Christopher Wray to be his new FBI director Wednesday, on the eve of...
Germany Withdraws Troops From Anti-IS Base In Turkey Row
The German government decided Wednesday to withdraw its troops from Turkey's Incirlik base near the Syrian border after...
Blast At Indian Firecracker Factory Kills 12
An explosion at a fireworks factory in central India on Wednesday killed 12 workers and injured 10 others, some with...
Trump Taps Christopher Wray As New FBI Director
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is tapping former Justice Department official Christopher Wray to...
Saudi FM Says ‘brother State’ Qatar Must Act To End Crisis
Saudi Arabia's top diplomat said Wednesday that Qatar is a "brother state" and that punitive steps against the emirate...
India Police Arrest One For Killing Baby, Raping Mother
Indian police said Wednesday they have arrested one of three men accused of gang-raping a woman and tossing her baby...
US Coalition Strike On Pro-Assad Forces An ‘act of Aggression’
Moscow on Wednesday condemned a US-led coalition strike on pro-regime fighters in Syria as an "act of aggression" that...
Philippine Carrier To Buy Seven Airbus Jets For $812 Mn
The Philippines' largest airline Cebu Pacific is ordering seven Airbus A321ceo aircraft in a deal worth $812 million to...
Gulf Rivals Not Seeking Qatar ‘regime Change’
A senior Emirati official insisted on Wednesday that Gulf Arab states were not seeking regime change in Doha, as...
Pakistan’s Wahab Sorry For Champions Trophy Display Against India
Pakistan paceman Wahab Riaz took to Twitter on Wednesday to apologise for his lacklustre showing against arch-rivals...
Military Plane Carrying 116 People Vanishes Over Burma
A Burmese military plane carrying 116 people went missing on Wednesday after taking off from an airport in the capital...
US Envoy Haley In Jerusalem Vows To Defend Israel At UN
US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley hailed a "new day" for Israel at the global body Wednesday as she held...
Angry Zoo Investors Feed Live Donkey To Tigers
Visitors to a Chinese zoo got ringside seats to a shocking live feeding after a group of investors tossed a live donkey...
Indonesians Jailed For Harbouring Uighurs, Cleared of Rocket Plot
Six Indonesian militants were jailed Wednesday for harbouring two Uighurs who entered the country to fight with...
‘Myanmar Military Plane Carrying 116 Missing’
A Myanmar military plane carrying 116 people went missing on Wednesday between the southern city of Myeik and Yangon,...
Finance Giants Step In To Hong Kong Gay Court Battle
Major international finance institutions in Hong Kong made a landmark intervention Wednesday in the case of a gay...