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Death of Gaddafi 'historic transition' for Libya: UN chief

The death of Libya's former strongman Muammar Gaddafi marks an "historic transition" for the North African country, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday, as he urged......

Libya: Protesters take control of cities

Libya's anti-government protesters took control of several cities in the north African country and reached capital Tripoli for the first time amid reports that its leader Muammar Gaddafi has fled......

India calls for closer ties with Libya

India has called for closer bilateral relations with Libya and said that the North African nation could play a major role in promoting ties between Asia and Africa. External Affairs Minister Pranab......

Gupta family apologises for wedding jet controversy

A wealthy Indian family in Johannesburg has apologised to the Indian and South African governments as well as to the public for triggering a huge scandal in their effort to host a "memorable"......

Indian wedding row in S Africa; diplomat suspended

The row over the landing of a private aircraft on a military airport for a lavish Indian wedding in South Africa snowballed into a political scandal on Thursday with a senior diplomat suspended and......

Tata Motors may set up car unit in Egypt

Tata Motors may soon set up a car manufacturing unit in Egypt, North Africa. The car major is said to have held talks with an eight-member high-level delegation from Egypt, which is here on an......

Strides spins global web

As part of its strategy to gain entry into regulated markets of Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, Strides Arcolab Ltd, a Bangalore-based pharma company, has......

COLUMN: Legitimising myths about gold imports

The massive buyers of gold in the past two years have not been distressed farmers or manual scavengers, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. When an economic crisis hits, everyone goes looking for someone to......

UPA government: A decade of DECAY!

The two decades of our "spectacular economic progress" has side-stepped vast swath of our underprivileged that oscillates between twenty per cent and one-fifth of our population, writes M R......

Onion prices bring tears again

Fourteen years after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government lost its reign in Delhi due to its perceived inability to control onion prices, the fear of a repeat looms large with the......

Will The Artist, Hugo benefit from Oscar win?

The Artist and Hugo -- which won five Oscar awards each -- may just get a boost in their collections.With most of the top Oscar winners including The Artist, The Iron Lady and Hugo approaching the......

Will War Horse and Descendants be nominated for Oscars?

Arthur J Pais gives his predictions for the Oscar nominations that will be announced on January 23.When the Oscar nominations get announced on January 23, a few acclaimed filmmakers are sure to be......

Review: Arthur Christmas is a delightful watch

Ankur Pathak feels that Arthur Christmas is aclear winner with its meticulous narrative and animation.Solving the mystery of how Santa Claus manages to deliver presents to eager kids, Arthur......

Ivory Coast beat North Korea but go out

Ivory Coast convincingly beat North Korea 3-0 on Friday, but the comprehensive win was not enough to prevent the Africans from going out of the World Cup.Needing a glut of goals to stand any chance......

Bale brace boosts Spurs, Chelsea and Arsenal win

The unstoppable Gareth Bale scored twice in Tottenham Hotspur's 2-1 victory over Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday while rivals Chelsea and Arsenal also won to add spice to the......

Adebayor's dash back set to lift Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur striker Emmanuel Adebayor is racing to get back in time from the African Nations Cup with fellow forward Jermain Defoe ruled out for as long as three weeks for the striker-light......

Rudolph leads Titans to 39-run win over Scorchers

Jacques Rudolph led Titans' dominant all-round display with a 59-ball 83 to propel the home team to a convincing 39-run win over Perth Scorchers in the Champions League Twenty20 opener in......

Garcia snaps PGA Tour drought, qualifies for Ryder Cup

Sergio Garcia snapped a four-year PGA Tour title drought with victory at the rain-delayed Wyndham Championship in North Carolina on Monday that secured the Spaniard a spot on the European Ryder Cup......

People speak for north african

QNA

Q. Is Timbaktu imaginary place or for real ?
Lucky: A. more

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Q. what is equator /
Kundan Kate: A. Yes. Timbuktu formerly also spelled Timbuctoo and Timbuktoo, is a town in the West African nation of Mali situated 20 km (12 mi) north of the River Nige more

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Q. Name the largest island in the mediterranean sea
Adrika Chattopadhyay: A. The equator is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into the North Hemisphere and South Hemisphere. Its length is about 40,075 km (24,901.5...... more

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Q. Ye Timbaktoo kahan hai
Trivial Pursuit: A. Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea; along with surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the...... more

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Twin car bombings in Niger hit uranium plant, army base

Niamey (Niger): A uranium processing plant owned by French nuclear giant Areva and a military base in northern Niger were hit by twin car bombings... ...

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EU approves sending border security advisers to Libya

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments approved a mission on Wednesday to help Libya improve its border security in response to concerns... ...

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Displaced people caught up in fighting west of Goma / Médecins Sans Frontières forced to suspend activities in Mugunga III and Bulengo camps

/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Fighting with heavy weapons between the Congolese army (FARDC) and the rebel group M23 to the west of the... ...

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'We support Palestine'

Reuters New Delhi: Pointing out the centrality of Palestine in India's foreign policy, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday underlined... ...

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