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Opinion | Biden And His Awkward Jugglery With Domestic Politics, Foreign Goals
Student protests have been galvanised by perceptions that the US is not doing enough to end Israel's action in Gaza. The US, on the other hand, has reiterated its "ironclad" guarantee for Israel's security and has not conditioned any of its continued
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What Happened In Lockerbie Bombing? UK's Worst Terror Attack 35 Years Ago
35 years ago this week the deadliest terror attack in British history took place when Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York exploded over the Scottish town of Lockerbie and killed all 259 passengers and crew on board and 11 people on the ground.
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Libya Flood: After A Week, Families Haunted By Fate Of The Missing
"I lost my daughter. Her mother is convinced that she is still alive. I am convinced that she is dead," says Ahmed Ashour, 62. "The girl left me with a 3-month-old baby."
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10,000 Missing After Deadly Floods In Eastern Libya: Red Cross
The death count from freak floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing, the Red Cross warned on Tuesday.
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What's Ahead For Wagner Group After Its Boss Prigozhin's Reported Death?
A day before mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane crash, a Russian official visited Libya to reassure allies that fighters from the Wagner Group would remain in the country -- but under Moscow's control.
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Wait, What? This Giant Couscous Dish Made In Libya Weighs 5,500 Pounds
People from across Libya gathered to celebrate the humble dish at the 'Couscous Day' festival by creating a giant couscous dish.
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Priority To Ensure Elections In Libya Held At The Earliest: India At UN
India has said it is regrettable that there is still no agreement on the Constitutional basis for holding elections in Libya, saying that the priority right now is to ensure that elections are held at the earliest.
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World Powers Urge Libya To Hold "Free And Credible" Elections From Dec 24
World powers attending a conference on Libya hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday urged Libya to hold "free" and "credible" elections from December 24, when it is already scheduled to hold presidential polls.
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Minister Responds To Rahul Gandhi's "Saddam, Gaddafi Won Elections" Jibe
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's comments comparing India's democracy with Iraq under dictator Saddam Hussein and Libya's Muammar Gaddafi is an insult to the 80 crore voters in the country, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said today. The only time the country faced such a situation was during the Emergency (from 1975 to '77), said Mr Javadekar, with...
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Facebook Blocked in Tripoli and Other Libyan Cities as Fighting Rages: Residents
Facebook is the main platform for news in Libya with officials, ministries and armed groups that effectively control the country posting statements there.
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Kiren Rijiju To Visit Libya In Attempt To Re-Establish Diplomatic Relations
India is making an attempt to re-establish its diplomatic relations with Libya, with Union Minister Kiren Rijiju embarking on an official visit to the North African country beginning Tuesday.
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Libya Jihadist Group Ansar al-Sharia Says It Has Dissolved
The Libyan jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia, which is linked to Al-Qaeda and deemed a terrorist organisation by the UN and the United States, announced its "dissolution" in a communique published online on Saturday.
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Manchester Bombing Probe Expands With Arrests Of Suspects On 2 Continents
The investigation into a suicide blast that killed at least 22 people at a pop concert dramatically widened Wednesday, with security services on two continents rounding up suspects amid fears that the bombmaker who devised the bolt-spewing source of the carnage remains at large.
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Sushma Swaraj's Husband Has The Best Responses To Tweets About His Wife
By now, it's been clearly established that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's husband Swaraj Kaushal's Twitter swag rivals hers equally. The former Mizoram Governor is often flooded with tweets on the social networking site and he always seems to have the most hilarious replies to them - case in point, his response to a certain someone wonde...
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Bunkers And Booby-Traps As ISIS Makes A Stand In Libya
Sheltering in tunnels, improvised bunkers and rooms fortified by sand-filled fridges, ISIS is holding out in the Libyan city of Sirte, defending itself with snipers, booby-traps and car bombs against pro-government forces.
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Opinion | Biden And His Awkward Jugglery With Domestic Politics, Foreign Goals
Student protests have been galvanised by perceptions that the US is not doing enough to end Israel's action in Gaza. The US, on the other hand, has reiterated its "ironclad" guarantee for Israel's security and has not conditioned any of its continued
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What Happened In Lockerbie Bombing? UK's Worst Terror Attack 35 Years Ago
35 years ago this week the deadliest terror attack in British history took place when Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York exploded over the Scottish town of Lockerbie and killed all 259 passengers and crew on board and 11 people on the ground.
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Libya Flood: After A Week, Families Haunted By Fate Of The Missing
"I lost my daughter. Her mother is convinced that she is still alive. I am convinced that she is dead," says Ahmed Ashour, 62. "The girl left me with a 3-month-old baby."
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10,000 Missing After Deadly Floods In Eastern Libya: Red Cross
The death count from freak floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing, the Red Cross warned on Tuesday.
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What's Ahead For Wagner Group After Its Boss Prigozhin's Reported Death?
A day before mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane crash, a Russian official visited Libya to reassure allies that fighters from the Wagner Group would remain in the country -- but under Moscow's control.
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Wait, What? This Giant Couscous Dish Made In Libya Weighs 5,500 Pounds
People from across Libya gathered to celebrate the humble dish at the 'Couscous Day' festival by creating a giant couscous dish.
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Priority To Ensure Elections In Libya Held At The Earliest: India At UN
India has said it is regrettable that there is still no agreement on the Constitutional basis for holding elections in Libya, saying that the priority right now is to ensure that elections are held at the earliest.
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World Powers Urge Libya To Hold "Free And Credible" Elections From Dec 24
World powers attending a conference on Libya hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday urged Libya to hold "free" and "credible" elections from December 24, when it is already scheduled to hold presidential polls.
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Minister Responds To Rahul Gandhi's "Saddam, Gaddafi Won Elections" Jibe
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's comments comparing India's democracy with Iraq under dictator Saddam Hussein and Libya's Muammar Gaddafi is an insult to the 80 crore voters in the country, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said today. The only time the country faced such a situation was during the Emergency (from 1975 to '77), said Mr Javadekar, with...
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Facebook Blocked in Tripoli and Other Libyan Cities as Fighting Rages: Residents
Facebook is the main platform for news in Libya with officials, ministries and armed groups that effectively control the country posting statements there.
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Kiren Rijiju To Visit Libya In Attempt To Re-Establish Diplomatic Relations
India is making an attempt to re-establish its diplomatic relations with Libya, with Union Minister Kiren Rijiju embarking on an official visit to the North African country beginning Tuesday.
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Libya Jihadist Group Ansar al-Sharia Says It Has Dissolved
The Libyan jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia, which is linked to Al-Qaeda and deemed a terrorist organisation by the UN and the United States, announced its "dissolution" in a communique published online on Saturday.
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Manchester Bombing Probe Expands With Arrests Of Suspects On 2 Continents
The investigation into a suicide blast that killed at least 22 people at a pop concert dramatically widened Wednesday, with security services on two continents rounding up suspects amid fears that the bombmaker who devised the bolt-spewing source of the carnage remains at large.
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Sushma Swaraj's Husband Has The Best Responses To Tweets About His Wife
By now, it's been clearly established that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's husband Swaraj Kaushal's Twitter swag rivals hers equally. The former Mizoram Governor is often flooded with tweets on the social networking site and he always seems to have the most hilarious replies to them - case in point, his response to a certain someone wonde...
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Bunkers And Booby-Traps As ISIS Makes A Stand In Libya
Sheltering in tunnels, improvised bunkers and rooms fortified by sand-filled fridges, ISIS is holding out in the Libyan city of Sirte, defending itself with snipers, booby-traps and car bombs against pro-government forces.
