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Iranian top leader pardons over 3,400 prisoners
Tehran, Oct 24 (UNI/Sputnik) Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned 3,458 prisoners, the state IRNA news agency reported.
The amnesty is timed to coincide with the anniversaries of birth of the Prophet Muhammad…
Turkish Prez to expel ambassadors of 10 countries calling for Kavala release
Ankara, Oct 24 (UNI/Sputnik) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced that he had instructed the Turkish Foreign Ministry to declare personae non gratae ambassadors of 10 countries, including the United States, that have called on Ankara…
Prez Biden’s popularity drops more than any US leader since WWII
Washington, Oct 24 (UNI/Sputnik) The approval rating of US President Joe Biden went down in his first nine months of presidency more than that of any other US president since 1945, a new Gallup poll revealed.
The poll results, released by…
Major drug Lord Otoniel captured in Colombia – Government
Mexico City, Oct 24 (UNI/Sputnik) Colombia's authorities say they have captured the most-wanted drug trafficker in the country, Dairo Antonio Usuga, also known as Otoniel, who is the head of the "Gulf Clan" (Clan del Golfo).
"Special…
Germany, Brazil, Thailand: T20 the vehicle to drive cricket to ever newer horizons
If cricket is a religion in many parts of the world, then T20 is its missionary spreading the gospel to newer lands.
Starting Saturday, the big boys of world cricket will get the main event underway after an opening act that, by and…
Afghan born Indian national arrives in Delhi after abduction and release in Kabul
New Delhi, Oct 22 (UNI) Bansri Lal Arendeh, an Afghan-origin Indian national who was abducted at gun point from near his shop in Kabul on September 14 and released after a fortnight by his kidnappers, has arrived in New Delhi.
“I am glad…
Spain arrests Polish criminals accused of $256mln fraud
Madrid, Oct 22 (UNI/Sputnik) Spanish law enforcement officers have arrested two international fugitives accused by the Polish authorities of fraud valued at 220 million euros ($256 million), Spanish National Police reported on Friday.…
Afghanistan: With music banned, Afghan musicians stare at bleak and uncertain future
Kabul, Oct 22 (UNI) Ever since the establishment of the Taliban government in Kabul, the musicians of Afghanistan have found themselves staring at a bleak, and uncertain future as the Taliban have declared music ‘un-Islamic’ and thus…
Italy pushes for creation of Pan-European gas reserves – PM Draghi
Rome, Oct 23 (UNI/Sputnik) At the summit of the leaders of the European Union held in Brussels, Italy offered to strategically join gas reserves from various European countries, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said at the press…
UN special envoy for Syria proposes new meeting in Geneva on November 22
Geneva, Oct 23 (UNI/Sputnik) UN special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen proposed a new meeting in Geneva on November 22 and December, but Damascus has not yet made a decision, Alexander Lavrentyev, the Russian president's special envoy for…
VP Kamala Harris to participate in Paris Peace Forum, on Libya during France trip
Washington, Oct 23 (UNI/Sputnik) US Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver a speech at the fourth Paris Peace Forum on November 11 and participate at the Paris Conference on Libya the following day, the White House said in a statement.…
Drone strike kills senior Al-Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid Al-Matar in Syria
Washington, Oct 23 (UNI/Sputnik) The US military conducted an airstrike that killed senior al-Qaeda (terrorist group banned in Russia) leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar in northwest Syria, Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesperson Maj. John Rigsbee…
Kiev receives more US military ‘assistance,’ including weapons
Kiev, Oct 23 (UNI/Sputnik) Ukraine has received the third and final batch of additional international "security assistance" from the US government for the needs of the country's armed forces, including ammunition, anti-tank and precision…
T20 WC: Scotland qualify for Super 12s, beat Oman by 8 wickets
An impressive Scotland crushed Oman by eight wickets to register their third consecutive win in the first round and qualify for the T20 World Cup Super 12 stage by topping Group B here on Thursday.
Scotland, who had stunned Bangladesh by…
Pakistan remains on FATF grey list; Turkey plus 2 added
Paris/Islamabad, Oct 21 (UNI) The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Thursday retained Pakistan on its increased monitoring list, or grey list, and asked Islamabad to demonstrate that its terror financing investigation is targeting…
T20 WC: Hasaranga stars in Sri Lanka’s massive 70-run win over Ireland
Wanindu Hasaranga’s rearguard fifty was beautifully complemented by a clinical bowling display as Sri Lanka sealed their place in Super 12s with a massive 70-run win over Ireland in a group A first round match of the ICC T20 World Cup here…
PM Modi launches Kushinagar Intl. Airport, links Buddha circuit
Regular flights from Kushinagar to commence from Nov 26: Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
NIA conducts search at a warehouse in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 20 (UNI) National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted a search with Forensic Science Laboratory at a warehouse in Delhi in connection with the 2988.2 kgs of drug seizure at Mundra port.
During the search some…
White House raised concern about China’s Hypersonic missile
Washington, Oct 20 (UNI/Sputnik) The White House is concerned over the recent hypersonic missile test conducted by China and has already raised the issue with Beijing via diplomatic channels, spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Wednesday.
"e…
Criminals kidnap at least 30 people in western Nigeria
Abuja, Oct 21 (UNI/Sputnik) A group of armed criminals has kidnapped at least 30 people on a roadway in the western Nigerian state of Niger, media reported.
The civilians were kidnapped from a bus and two other vehicles, the Channels…
