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Thai protesters renew efforts to oust PM
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Pak govt, Taliban to start peace talks today
Sharif wants to
settle issues with India through talks
Iran says will never attack any country
Student kills
teacher, cop in Russian school
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Thai protesters renew efforts to oust PM
Bangkok, February 3 Some joined protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban on foot and others followed in cars and six-wheel trucks as Thailand's long-running political conflict showed no sign of ending. Others surrounded a government office in north Bangkok where Yingluck and two senior ministers had been holding a meeting and cut through a barbed-wire fence. The protesters closed camps at two of the seven big intersections that they have blockaded since mid-January, at Victory Monument and Lat Phrao, and headed for the fringes of the central oasis of Lumpini Park. Suthep's supporters on the route showed no sign of crumbling, waving flags and handing over money. The demonstrators blocked balloting in a fifth of the country's constituencies on Sunday, saying Yingluck must resign and make way for an appointed "people's council" to overhaul a political system they say has been taken hostage by her billionaire brother and former premier, Thaksin Shinawatra. The election, boycotted by the main opposition party, is almost certain to return Yingluck to power and, with voting passing off peacefully across the north and northeast, Yingluck's supporters will no doubt claim a legitimate mandate. But the vote is unlikely to change the dysfunctional status quo in a country popular with tourists and investors yet blighted by eight years of polarisation and turmoil. — Reuters
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Air strikes leave 36 dead in Syria
Beirut, February 3 The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said regime aircraft carried out a series of deadly air strikes for a second day in eastern parts of the city. Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP that most of the dead were killed in several raids in which regime helicopters dropped so-called barrel bombs on the Tariq al-Bab district. He said 21 people were killed in three strikes in the eastern neighbourhood, among them 13 children. The other deaths were in additional air strikes and barrel bomb attacks in the city, which is divided between regime and rebel control. The latest bloodshed comes a day after at least 85 people were killed in a string of barrel bomb attacks and aerial raids, according to the Observatory. The Britain-based group relies on a network of activists on the ground for its reporting. — AFP 16 rebels killed in jihadist attack
Beirut: At least 16 Syrian rebels were killed on Monday in a double bomb attack carried out by the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Can’t meet food demand in Syria: UN
Canberra: Aid agencies have been overwhelmed by demand for food in Syria, with surviving without a regular supply of nourishment for more than a year because of civil war in the country, a UN official said. |
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Pak govt, Taliban to start peace talks today
Islamabad, February 3 The developments came on a day when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif signalled his determination to end terrorism through dialogue. He said his only wish was for the talks with the Taliban to move forward successfully. The decision came following a telephone conversation between radical cleric Samiul Haq, a member of the panel nominated by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, and Irfan Siddiqui, a senior journalist who is part of the government's committee. — PTI |
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Sharif wants to
settle issues with India through talks
Islamabad, February 3 "I also want Pakistan's external issues (with) India, Afghanistan to be resolved through dialogue. There are so many issues pending for long on which we can move forward through dialogue," he said.
— PTI Iraqi forces kill 57 militants in Anbar province
Baghdad: Iraqi troops and allied tribesmen killed 57 Islamist militants in Anbar province on Monday, the Defence Ministry said, in advance of a possible assault on the Sunni rebel-held city of Falluja. There was no independent verification of the toll among the militants said to be members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a jihadi group fighting in Syria. Reuters
Over 1 lakh homes powerless as snow hits Slovenia
Ljubljana: Heavy snow and sleet battering most of Slovenia blocked roads and railways, and left 120,000 households without power across the Alpine country, local media reported. Slovenia's meteorology agency ARSO declared a high alert over most of the country, urging citizens to stay at home.
AFP
Pak anti-graft body opposes Zardari’s acquittal
Islamabad: Pakistan's anti-graft watchdog on Monday opposed a petition filed by former President Asif Ali Zardari seeking acquittal in five cases against him for alleged corruption. National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor Akbar Tarar submitted the rejoinder to Zardari's petition.
PTI
Nelson Mandela’s estate worth $4.1 million
Johannesburg: South Africa's anti-apartheid legend Nelson Mandela has left an estate valued at over USD 4.13 million for his family, staff, schools and the ruling African National Congress, executors of his will said on Monday.
PTI
Indian couple injured in freak mishap in Australia
Melbourne: In a freak accident, two Indian IT students in Australia were critically injured at a public swimming pool here after the couple apparently knocked heads while jumping into the water. The woman, 23, might have jumped in to try and save her boyfriend from drowning, Victoria Police said.
PTI
Our immune system works 24/7 to kill cancer cells
Melbourne: Our immune system is constantly working to prevent cancer by eliminating certain potentially cancerous cells in their early stages, a new study suggests. Immune cells undergo 'spontaneous' changes on a daily basis that could lead to cancers if not for the diligent surveillance of our immune system.
PTI
Obese Saudi man sheds 320 kgs after King’s order
Riyadh: An obese Saudi Arabian man, weighing a staggering 610 kgs, has shed 320 kgs after a concerned Saudi king ordered him hospitalised months ago. King Abdullah had ordered Khalid Mohsen Al-Shaeri to undergo treatment in August.
PTI
Indian environmentalist bags UAE’s top award
Dubai: Indian environment expert Ashok Khosla has been awarded the UAE's prestigious Zayed's international prize in environment with a prize money of $300,000 for his scientific achievement.
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Iran says will never attack any country
Berlin, February 3 “We will not start a military operation against anyone, I say: against anyone,” Zarif told the German Council on Foreign Relations, a day after talks in Munich with US Secretary of State John Kerry and other officials from the six powers who are negotiating with Iran about its nuclear programme. Zarif also said a final deal with world powers on Tehran's nuclear programme was possible within six months if there is good will and he was not worried about the US Congress trying to impose new sanctions. US President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address last week to veto any legislation that threatens the talks with Iran. US senators, including some of Obama's Democrats, have co-sponsored a bill that would impose new restrictions on Iran if talks on a permanent accord falter. But Iran has warned that it will walk away from negotiations —raising the risk of conflict in the Middle East — if the Bill becomes law. It is now stalled in the Senate. “With good will we can reach an agreement within six month,” he said in a speech to the German Council on Foreign Relations. “I don't fear a decision in the US Congress ... The US president has promised to veto it.” Zarif was visiting Berlin after meeting US Secretary of State John Kerry and other members of the six powers negotiating with Iran at the annual Munich Security Conference at the weekend. Iran reached a landmark preliminary agreement with them in November to halt its most sensitive nuclear operations, winning some relief from sanctions in return. Talks with the six powers about a definitive settlement begin in Vienna on February 18. — Reuters France eyes business deals as curbs ease
Dubai: A team of French entrepreneurs on Monday met Iranian business leaders on one of the biggest foreign trade missions to visit Tehran since the Islamic Republic won an easing of some economic sanctions. The delegation of more than 100 executives from the French Medef bosses’ association, on a Feb 2-5 trip, will meet members of Iran's Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture. |
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Student kills
teacher, cop in Russian school
Moscow, February 3 None of the children who were in School No 263 were hurt, said Karina Sabitova, a police spokeswoman at the scene. The student also wounded a second police officer who had responded to an alarm from the school, she said. A spokesman for Russia's main investigative agency said the student showed up at the school with a gun and a school security guard tried to stop him.
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Tokyo chides translator over PM Abe’s WWI remark Iraqi forces kill 57 militants in Anbar province Over 1 lakh homes powerless as snow hits Slovenia Pak anti-graft body opposes Zardari’s acquittal Nelson Mandela’s estate worth $4.1 million Indian couple injured in freak mishap in Australia Our immune system works 24/7 to kill cancer cells Obese Saudi man sheds 320 kgs after King’s order Indian environmentalist bags UAE’s top award |
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