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Kenya Hotel Attack Death Toll Rises to 21: Police Chief

British PM May Wins Confidence Vote

Bulgarian, Libyan PMs Intervene to End Oil Tanker Row

Shabaab Claims Nairobi Attack Retaliation for Trump Jerusalem Move: SITE

Zimbabwe Police Arrest 600 in Harsh Crackdown on Protests

Zimbabwe police armed with AK-47 rifles arrested a prominent activist and pastor on Wednesday, along with scores of others, in a harsh crackdown over protests against dramatic fuel price hikes in the economically shattered country.

British PM May Wins Confidence Motion

Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May won a confidence vote on Wednesday, a day after suffering a historic parliamentary defeat over her Brexit divorce deal with the European Union.

Owners of Stray Cattle to Face Rs 5,000 Penalty

The Noida Authority on Wednesday doubled the penalty imposed on owners of animals and cattle found roaming at public places and roads in the city, officials said.

Pence Urges US Diplomats to Promote Legal Immigration

Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday urged US diplomats to emphasize that the United States still welcomes legal immigrants, amid unrelenting pressure from President Donald Trump to seal off Mexico with a wall.

US Says China's Death Sentence Against Canadian Political

The US State Department said Wednesday China's death sentence on a Canadian man is "politically motivated."

Kenya Says Nairobi Attack Over, All Five Gunmen Killed

Kenya said its forces Wednesday ended a terror attack on a luxury hotel complex that claimed 14 lives, after a 20-hour operation that rescued hundreds of people and left all five assailants dead.

US Tells Taliban It Must Talk to Afghan Government

The US envoy in Afghanistan said Wednesday that a peaceful end to the 17-year conflict requires the Taliban to engage in direct talks with the Afghan government, which they have consistently refused.

Youth Found Dead in Flat, Father Alleges Murder

A 23-year-old welder was found dead with veins in his hand slit in a flat here, police said Wednesday.

Thousands Flee Deadly Boko Haram Attack in NE Nigeria

Thousands of people have fled a remote town in northeast Nigeria, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Wednesday, after Boko Haram fighters attacked a military base and torched aid buildings.

Elderly Man Gets Lifer for Raping Teenage Granddaughter in Rajasthan

A POCSO court here Wednesday sentenced an elderly man to life imprisonment for repeatedly raping his 14-year-old granddaughter.

Gunmen Attack Villages in Central Mali, Kill 20 People

The spokesman for a Tuareg group in Mali says gunmen have attacked two villages in the country's central Menaka region near the border with Niger, killing at least 20 people.

Sri Lanka Considers Big China Loan to Repay Foreign Debts

Sri Lanka is considering a USD 300 million loan offer from the Bank of China as it prepares to repay foreign debts this year, a finance ministry official said Wednesday.

New Group Launched in Chicago to Increase Civic Engagement of Indian- Americans

A new organisation aimed at increasing the participation of Indian-Americans in the election process has been launched by some eminent community members in Chicago.

SC Unlikely to Overturn HC Verdict on Shivaji Memorial: Patil

Maharashtra minister Chandrakant Patil Wednesday said the Supreme Court is unlikely to overturn the Bombay High Court's verdict on the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial project in the Arabian Sea here.