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Indonesia search recovers crashed jet’s flight recorder

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Navy divers interviewed on Indonesian television say they’ve recovered the crashed Lion Air jet’s flight recorder from the sea floor, as experts carried out the grim task of identifying dozens of body parts recovered from a 15-nautical-mile-wide search area. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PACPxW

Saudi King's dissident brother returns to Riyadh as royals battle Khashoggi crisis

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Saudi prosecutor met with Turkish intelligence on Khashoggi

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Saudi Arabia's chief public prosecutor met members of Turkey's intelligence agency overnight as part of an investigation into the murder of journalist and Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi, local media reported Wednesday.Attorney General Sheikh Saud al-Mojeb, who travelled to Istanbul this week, left his hotel from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RqYGoP

Indonesia military chief 'strongly believes' crashed jet found

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The smashed fuselage of a crashed Indonesian Lion Air jetliner may have been found, a top military commander said Wednesday, as Jakarta ordered the removal of the budget carrier's technical director and staff who cleared the doomed flight for take-off.Authorities said they were confident sonar technology had pinpointed the location of the Boeing 737 from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JsUn9L

Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee calls on Trump to prevent 'cover-up'

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Speaking at a memorial in London on Monday, Hatice Cengiz expressed disappointment in the "leadership of many countries." Singling out Trump, she urged him to "help reveal the truth and ensure justice be served." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ACywdn

Possible seabed position of crashed Lion Air jet located

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"Based on the presentation of the head of the National Search and Rescue Agency, the coordinates of the suspected body of the aircraft have been found. We will send a team there to confirm,'' said armed forces chief Hadi Tjahjanto. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ESlEnv

11 dead in Italy storms as wild weather sweeps Europe

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Dozens feared buried in Philippines typhoon landslide

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The people trapped in the Cordillera mountain area of Natonin were buried when a wall of mud slammed into a public works building, regional disaster management chief Ruben Carandang told AFP. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Q7dZTF

German nurse serial killer on trial over 100 deaths

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Race on as Merkel opens path for succession

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Maldives court suspends ex-prez Nasheed's jail term

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Saudi ties to US colleges come under mounting scrutiny

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Death toll in Italy storms rises to nine

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The death toll from fierce storms battering Italy has risen to nine, civil protection authorities said Tuesday, as wild weather caused schools to close and trapped dozens of tourists in the north of the country.With ferocious storms lashing the country, winds reached up to 180 kilometres an hour (110 mph) in some areas, toppling trees and causing flooding. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RmijyE

Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Yutu strikes Philippines

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Typhoon Yutu slammed into the Philippines Tuesday with fierce winds that sheared off roofs and snapped trees in half, after thousands were evacuated ahead of the powerful storm's arrival.Cutting a path just south of last month's Typhoon Mangkhut, which killed dozens, the new storm tore across the Philippines from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RmT5zQ

Traffic saved Indonesian man from doomed Lion Air flight

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Sony Setiawan, an official in Indonesia's finance ministry, had meant to be on board the ill-fated flight JT610, a journey he and his colleagues caught on a weekly basis. But while his friends battled their way through Jakarta's daily congestion to make the flight, Sony found himself stuck on a toll road for hours. He arrived too late to catch the doomed flight. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CP79hH

Trump plans aggressive campaign for mid-term elections

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US President Donald Trump and his team is leaving no stone unturned to campaign in favour of his Republican party ahead of the crucial November 6 mid term polls which will decide the balance of powers in the Congress over next two years. Only a week is left for the November 6 mid term elections, from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CMYUCG

Nepal PM's health condition improving, say doctors

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Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's health has improved, said doctors at Manmohan Cardiovascular and Transplant Center, Maharajgunj on Tuesday.Prime Minister Oli, who was rushed to the hospital on Monday after suffering lung infection, will remain admitted in the Intense Care Unit (ICU) for the next few days, the doctor added. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OcE4id

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange says Ecuador seeking to end his asylum

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Assange spoke from the embassy via teleconference at a hearing in Quito of a lawsuit challenging the Ecuadorean government requiring him to pay for medical bills, phone calls and clean up after his pet cat. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RiFNEK

Sri Lanka braces for protest over ousted PM Wickremesinghe's sacking

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ri Lanka, a Buddhist-majority nation in the Indian Ocean, was plunged into chaos on Friday when President Sirisena sacked Prime Minister Wickremesinghe in a surprise move. He also suspended parliament in an apparent bid to shore up support for newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ERmJw3

Bangladesh court doubles jail term for opposition leader Khaleda Zia

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The decision came the day after Khaleda Zia, 73, was ordered jailed for seven years in a separate case, piling pressure on the opposition ahead of a national election. The increased term was ordered over embezzlement charges for which Zia was sentenced in February. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OcErJP

'Black boxes' the focus of probe in Indonesia's Lion Air crash

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Flight JT610 lost contact with ground officials 13 minutes after takeoff on Monday. It has sunk in waters about 30 metres to 35 metres (98 to 115 ft) deep, about 15 km (9 miles) north of the coast of Java island. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CR5JDz

Lion Air crash renews concerns about Indonesia airlines

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The surge has been particularly keen at Asia's budget airlines such as Lion Air, whose Flight 610 disappeared into the sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta. The Boeing 737 Max 8 carried 189 people and was bound for Pangkal Pinang on a smaller island in the Indonesian archipelago. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Pxskvq

7 shot, hurt at California nightclub

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The shooting was reported at a nightclub called Sevilla in the city of Riverside, a police statement said. The nightclub had promoted a weekend of Halloween-themed events, including a Sunday night rap show billed as "The First Purge" or "The Purge Election Year." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2StnE8C

Indonesia plane crash search finds remains, debris at sea

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Pak PM's visit will open new chapter in all weather ties: China

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9 people wounded as woman blows herself up in Tunis

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Merkel will not seek re-election as CDU party chair: Sources

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Sri Lankan political crisis its internal affairs: China

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China on Monday said it is closely monitoring "the political turmoil" in Sri Lanka but maintained that it is the internal affairs of the country and hoped that the relevant political parties can resolve their differences through dialogue and consultations.Sri Lanka had plunged into political crisis since President Maithripala Sirisena from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SnDHoi

S.African minister says he was blackmail target over sex tape

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South Africa's Home Affairs MinisterGigaba said in tweets posted Sunday that he took the unprecedented step of addressing the video because it was circulating in "political circles". has said he was the target of extortion attempts after a private sex video was stolen following a hacking incident.Gigaba said in tweets posted Sunday that he took the unprecedented step of addressing the video because it was circulating in "political circles". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CKdJ9f

Angela Merkel to give up CDU chair after 18 years: Party source

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Angela Merkel, 64, has been Christian Democrats (CDU) chairwoman since 2000 and giving up the role would start a race within the party to succeed her as chancellor. Monday's developments come after the CDU came home first but bled support in a vote in the western state of Hesse on Sunday, the second electoral setback in as many weeks for Merkel's conservative alliance. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zcBMKv

Bangladesh court hands former PM new jail term

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Bangladesh court jails former PM Khaleda Zia for 7 years for graft

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A judge in the capital Dhaka found her guilty of graft charges linked to the misappropriation of 31.5 million taka ($375,000) set aside for a charity. Zia has been in prison since February when she was sentenced to five years for embezzling funds for an orphanage. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JoEnWg

Global pressure rises on Sri Lanka president to defuse political crisis

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Sri Lanka was plunged into the crisis on Friday when Sirisena sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and swore in ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa to replace him, breaking up a fragile coalition governing the island. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2D906Bv

Indonesian airline whose plane crashed a low-cost high flyer

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The privately-owned carrier was founded in 1999 to provide access to air travel to everyone. It offers dozens of flights a day both internationally and within the archipelago's more than 17,000 islands. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JsbZ61

18 killed as passenger bus falls into Indus River in Pakistan

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A minibus fell into the Indus River in Pakistan's north Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing at least 18 people, including three women and a child, officials said. The vehicle, carrying 18 passengers, was on its way to Rawalpindi city in east Punjab province on Sunday night when the accident took place, the officials were quoted as saying by the Geo news. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CIZEcd

Angela Merkel on the spot after painful regional vote

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Sunday's blow for Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) in Hesse was the latest state poll marred by the image of the right-left "grand coalition" government limping from crisis to crisis at a federal level. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CMezlW

The new devil in Silicon Valley: Cellphones

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Boko Haram jihadists attack military base in NE Nigeria

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PM Imran Khan launches 'Pakistan Citizens Portal'

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Shut for over 6 years, Syria's national museum reopens

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The reopening of the museum was hailed as a return to normal life by Syrian officials, eager to cash in on the Syrian armed forces' military victories against armed groups, who had only recently shelled Damascus and threatened the seat of the government in the capital, coming only miles from the presidential palace. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OaZxIz

How a 2-star Army general took charge of a broken city

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80 ISIS jihadi brides on way back to UK: Report

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India helped in restoration of democracy in Maldives: Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

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Nearly a month after he was released from jail, Gayoom, who ruled Maldives for three decades until 2008, said the government of President Abdulla Yameen inflicted "huge damage" on Maldives but democratic forces have prevailed over their "enemies". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Rhqex5

PM Modi, Abe visit factory of industrial robot manufacturer in Yamanashi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe Sunday visited a factory of industrial robot manufacturer in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo."Taking our cooperation to modern and advanced technologies. PM @narendramodi and PM @AbeShinzo visited the FANUC Corporation, one of the largest makers of industrial robots in the world in #Yamanashi from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RmikCE

Top Saudi prosecutor expected in Turkey over writer's death

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Saudi Arabia's attorney general is scheduled to arrive in Turkey to hold talks with investigators looking into the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate earlier this month. Turkey says the kingdom's top prosecutor, Saud al-Mojeb, is expected to arrive on Sunday. There has been no announcement by the Saudis about the visit. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JlpRP9

Saudi rejects Turkey call to extradite Khashoggi killers

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Riyadh Saturday dismissed Ankara's calls to extradite 18 Saudis being held over the murder of critic Jamal Khashoggi, as Washington warned the crisis risked destabilising the Middle East. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Q0KLpo

Ousted Lankan PM's security withdrawn by prez Sirisena

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Push for Middle East peace: Oman says time to accept Israel

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Oman is offering ideas to help Israel and the Palestinians to come together but is not acting as mediator, Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, the sultanate’s minister for foreign affairs said. His comments followed a rare visit to Oman by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, days after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited the Gulf country. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2D8lc2K

Khashoggi killers 'will be prosecuted in Saudi Arabia': Saudi FM

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Jubeir's comments come the day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for the extradition of 18 Saudi nationals authorities say were involved in the murder of Khashoggi, a Saudi government critic killed in his country's consulate in Istanbul this month. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2qbPPMi

Sri Lanka president suspends parliament: Cabinet spokesperson

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