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India’s Manipur overcomes fear of violence to vote
DE Online Desk: IMPHAL, India: Residents of India's violence-torn northeastern state of Manipur turned out in large numbers to vote…
India Lok Sabha elections begin today
DE Online Desk: New Delhi (India): The first phase Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament, elections are set to…
India’s opposition parties disparate as general elections kick off Friday
DE Online Desk: NEW DELHI, India: INDIA -- the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance -- hope to confound expectations of…
Heavy rains kill 18 in Oman as flash floods lash UAE
DE Online Desk: Heavy rains and flash floods have swept parts of the Gulf region, killing at least 18 people…
Boat capsizes in Kashmir: At least four killed; children among 15 missing
DE Online Desk: A boat carrying a group of people has capsized in a river in Indian-administered Kashmir, drowning four…
7 killed, 30 injured in car blast near Turkish border in Syria
DE Online Desk At least seven people were killed and thirty injured on Saturday in a car blast in a…
5 dead, 1,000 homes destroyed in PNG earthquake
DE Online Desk PORT MORESBY: At least five people were killed and an estimated 1,000 homes destroyed when a magnitude…
New Zealand’s glaciers shrinking faster, scientist warns
DE Online Desk WELLINGTON: New Zealand's glaciers are shrinking as ice melts at an accelerating rate, a top government scientist…
UN agency a ‘lifeline of hope’ for Palestinian refugees: Guterres
DE Online Desk AMMAN: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Monday defended the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, describing…
Finland is the happiest country in the world for the seventh year in a row
DE Online Desk Finland remained the world’s happiest country for a seventh straight year in an annual UN sponsored World Happiness…