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Assam: Tinsukia Police issue strict safety advisory ahead of New Year picnics

India, Dec. 19 -- With Tinsukia emerging as one of the most popular New Year picnic destinations in Upper Assam, the police administration on Thursday issued a stringent safety advisory for picnic-goe... Read More


Bandung Police investigate suspected bomb near GKPS church

Bandung, West Java, Dec. 19 -- Police investigated an object suspected to be a bomb discovered outside the GKPS Church in the Baranangsiang shophouse complex, Kosambi, Bandung, on Friday. ANTARA's jo... Read More


Tuggar and the Nigerian Air Force Eleven in Ouagadougou, By Simbo Olorunfemi

Nigeria, Dec. 19 -- "Nigeria has never had expansionist tendencies, never been threatening towards our neighbours, and always chosen the path of peace and conciliation. This, in part, may have to do w... Read More


Empire state of mind: Africa has seen this movie before, By Phillip van Niekerk

Nigeria, Dec. 19 -- A grim anniversary passed this year almost unnoticed. Ninety years ago, in October 1935, Fascist Italy invaded Abyssinia - one of only three African states, alongside Liberia and ... Read More


Murder for silver: Man sentenced to life

Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 19 -- The city's Third Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a man to rigorous life imprisonment after finding him guilty of murdering his employer and stealing 14 k... Read More


Assam: Dibrugarh youth assaulted for refusing cattle theft in Chaulkhowa

India, Dec. 19 -- A youth from Chaulkhowa in Assam was brutally beaten by a group of miscreants after he refused to participate in cattle theft. The victim has been identified as Irfan Ali, who was a... Read More


Japan's MUFG Bank Buys 20% Stake in Shriram Finance for Rs 39,618 Crore

Mumbai, Dec. 19 -- Japan's MUFG Bank has decided to acquire a 20% stake in Shriram Finance Ltd (SFL) for Rs 39,618 crore (US$4.4 billion), marking the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) in a fina... Read More


5.6-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northeastern Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Dec. 19 -- A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Afghanistan on Friday, shaking Takhar and nearby provinces, with no immediate reports of casualties or major damage, officials sa... Read More


Tarique mourns Hadi, decries killing as 'political conspiracy'

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- Tarique Rahman has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman bin Hadi, describing the killing as a "conspiracy-driven political murder". In a ... Read More


Minor riding case: Court slaps Rs. 25,000 fine on parent

Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 19 -- Underage riding cases cross 50 in five Traffic Police Stations; City Top Cop appeals to parents The Second Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court in the city has impos... Read More