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Hillary Clinton Draws Record Crowd As Donald Trump Flounders
COLUMBUS, UNITED STATES: An invigorated Hillary Clinton commanded a record crowd of more than 10,000 supporters Monday, leaving Donald Trump floundering as America’s top elected Republican all but conceded the White House.
A day after the second presidential debate, Hillary Clinton is campaigning in Michigan and Ohio.
The former secretary of state looking to make history as America’s first woman commander-in-chief held an evening rally...
Pampore attack: One soldier injured in ongoing clash as army surrounds militants
A soldier was injured on Monday in the exchange of fire between security forces and militants holed up inside Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) in South Kashmir’s Pampore Town, which had witnessed a suicide attack in February this year.
Security personnel patrolling the area outside the building.
Two to three militants are believed to have entered into the building of EDI in the early hours of Monday.
“One soldier was injured...
Nobel Peace Prize 2016 goes to Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos
The field of contenders for the Nobel Peace Prize was thrown wide open after the Colombian people’s shock rejection of a historic peace deal after nearly four years of talks, put its negotiators out of the running.
A file photo of Juan Manuel Santos.
Up until that point Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC chief Rodrigo London, alias Timoleon “Timochenko” Jimenez, had been tipped as favourites to win the prestigious award...
Obviously Not, Says US On Support For Bill To Declare Pak Terrorist State
WASHINGTON: The US today said it does not support declaring Pakistan a ‘terrorist state’ but will continue to work with the governments in the region to eliminate safe havens which also pose a threat to India.
File photo of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and US President Barack Obama
The US also called for a “meaningful dialogue” between India and Pakistan to address differences including the Kashmir issue and to bring...
Pakistan’s Kashmir propaganda team gets public smackdown in Washington
Taking a leaf out of the Donald Trump playbook, the Pakistanis have flown down their talkathon specialists on Kashmir straight into Washington DC to unleash some bluster during Obama’s last months in the White House and they got a public dressing down straightaway.
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The smackdown came via Senge Sering, Director of the Gilgit-Baltistan National Congress: “You occupy one-third of Kashmir (in Pakistan), and an occupier...
Missing MH-370 aircraft: Malaysia says piece of debris found in Mauritius
Malaysia said on Friday that a piece of plane debris discovered in Mauritius was from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared in March 2014 with 239 passengers and crew on board.
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The Boeing 777 disappeared on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, sparking a two-year search that has turned up few leads.
Analysis by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau had found that the debris was consistent with the trailing...