India to announce dates for general election: official

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NEW DELHI–India is set to announce Sunday the dates for a national election that will see hundreds of millions of vo0 (ters cast their ballots in the biggest democratic exercise...

Boeing 737 from Addis to Nairobi crashes with 157 on board: Ethiopian Airlines

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NAIROBI– An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed Sunday morning en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi with 149 passengers and eight crew believed to be on board, Ethiopian Airlines said...

S. Korean president names 7 ministers in cabinet reshuffle

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SEOUL–South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday named seven new ministers, including a top policymaker in charge of inter-Korean affairs, in a cabinet reshuffle for the third year of his...

MiG-21 fighter jet crashes in India

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NEW DELHI– A MiG-21 fighter jet belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in the state of Rajasthan on Friday while it was on its routine sortie.  ...

Road accident in Mexico leaves 25 migrants dead

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UXTLA GUTIÉRREZ, Mexico– A truck packed with Central American migrants swerved off a highway in southern Mexico Thursday, leaving at least 25 dead and 32 injured, officials said.  ...

1 killed, 33 wounded in blast inside bus station in Indian-controlled Kashmir

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SRINAGAR– One person was killed and 33 others were wounded Thursday in a grenade blast inside a busy bus station in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said.  The blast took...

Trump says would be "very disappointed" if DPRK rebuilds rocket site

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WASHINGTON –U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would be "very disappointed" if reports on Pyongyang's alledged efforts of rebuilding its rocket sites prove to be true.  ...

18 wounded in blast inside bus station in Indian-controlled Kashmir

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SRINAGAR– At least 18 people were wounded Thursday in a blast that went off inside a busy bus station in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.  The blast took place...

Death toll from Indonesia's mine collapse jumps to 27, rescue efforts terminated

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JAKARTA–The search and rescue operation carried out after a gold mine collapse in central Indonesia ended Thursday, with the death toll standing at 27, according to Indonesian disaster agency authorities.  ...

Engagement between India, Pakistan armie continues but situation relatively calm: Indian defense ministry

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NEW DELHI– The Indian and Pakistani armies continue to engage in cross-border firing, though there are no casualties on the Indian side in the past 24 hours, said an official...

PM Modi donates Rs 21 lakh from personal savings for welfare of Kumbh sanitation workers

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New Delhi– Prime Minister Narendra Modi has donated Rs 21 lakh from his personal savings to the Kumbh Safai Karamchari Corpus Fund (KSKCF). The funds donated by him will be...

7 killed, 20 injured in bus crash in India

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NEW DELHI–At least seven people were killed and 20 others injured on Wednesday after a speeding bus crashed into another in India's western state of Rajasthan, officials said.  ...

S.Korea court grants bail for ex-president Lee

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SEOUL Former President Lee Myung-bak was set to be released on bail Wednesday after almost one year of detention on corruption charges.  Lee, president from 2008-2013, was sentenced...

At least 16 killed in attack in eastern Afghanistan: provincial spokesman

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JALALABAD, Afghanistan– At least 16 people were killed in a suicide attack early Wednesday on a construction company in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, an official said, the latest bloody assault in the...

Blasts rock eastern Afghanistan's Jalalabad: official

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JALALABAD, Afghanistan– Multiple blasts rattled eastern Afghanistan's Jalalabad early Wednesday with casualties feared, an Afghan official said, as militants appeared to target a private company near the city's airport.  ...