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Washington, Oct 15: Senate leaders were nearing a deal on Tuesday in talks to reopen the US government and prevent a default on American debt that economists say could tip the global economy back into recession. But an agreement in the Senate would only move the country halfway toward solving a bitter fight between Republicans and President Barack Obama's Democrats over government spending. Many

Chennai, Oct 13: An Indian woman in the UK was forced to carry a dead fetus in her womb for two days after doctors at the hospital ignored signs of its death and sent her back home. Niranjana Kumaresan, a 33-year-old woman hailing from Chennai, filed a complaint with UK's National Health Service (NHS) alleging that doctors and staff at Barnet and Chase Farm hospital in north London ignored her

Islamabad, Sep 25: The death toll in the devastating earthquake that struck havoc in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province rose to 217 today, amid fears that it is likely to go up. Many of the far-flung areas in Balochistan are yet to be reached by rescue teams because of the terrain and lack of proper roads. Home Secretary Asad Gilani said yesterday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake had claimed

Nairobi, Sep 22: Israeli forces have joined Kenyan efforts to end a deadly siege by Somali militants at a Nairobi shopping mall, a security source told AFP Sunday. "The Israelis have just entered and they are rescuing the hostages and the injured," the source told AFP on condition that he won't be named. At least 59 people have been confirmed killed in the attack by Somali militants on an upmarket

Peshawar/Pakistan, Sep 23: The death toll from a double suicide bombing on a church in Pakistan rose to 81 on Monday, as Christians protested across the country to demand better protection for their community. The attack on All Saints church in the northwestern city of Peshawar after a service on Sunday, claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, is believed to be the deadliest ever to target Pakistan's

Nairobi, Sep 22: Kenya's president says that 39 people have been killed and more than 150 injured by armed terrorists who attacked an upscale mall in Nairobi. President Uhuru Kenyatta says he lost "very close family members" in the attack carried out by "despicable perpetrators" of a cowardly act. Kenyatta said that hundreds of people were safely evacuated from the mall. He said Kenyans courage

Geneva, Sep 14: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reached agreement on Saturday on a framework for Syria to destroy all of its chemical weapons, and said they would seek a U.N. Security Council resolution that could authorize sanctions short of military action if President Bashar Assad's government fails to comply. The deal announced by the diplomats on

New York, Sep 10: In a freak accident , an 18-year-old Indian-origin girl was killed in the US when she jumped out of a closet to surprise a friend, who shot her thinking she was an intruder. Premila Lal jumped out of a closet as a harmless joke to surprise Nerrek Galley, a 21-year-old family friend. But the noise startled the friend, who grabbed a gun and shot her, her father Praveen Lal said

Male, Sep 8: Former President Mohammed Nasheed emerged as a clear leader today in the first round of Maldives' presidential election receiving 45 per cent votes but fell short of an outright majority resulting in a run-off between the top two candidates scheduled for later this month. The Election Commission here announced results early this morning after a night-long counting, declaring Nasheed a

Kabul, Sep 4: President Hamid Karzai today issued a historic legislative decree reserving a special seat for Sikh and Hindu Afghan nationals in the lower house of the country's Parliament. Karzai, through the legislative decree, approved the Cabinet amendments of August 26, 2013, to the Election Law, designating a particular seat in the Wolesi Jirga for Sikh and Hindu nationals, according to a