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Soccer: Antonio sets record as West Ham thrash Leicester

Soccer: Antonio sets record as West Ham thrash Leicester

Rediff.com24 Aug 2021

Having headed into the match tied on 47 league goals with West Ham's former stalwart Paolo Di Canio, Antonio was delighted to have surpassed the Italian as he celebrated by lifting a cardboard cut-out of himself at the side of the pitch.

Did Iraq military kill Islamic State chief Abu Bakr Baghdadi in air raid?

Did Iraq military kill Islamic State chief Abu Bakr Baghdadi in air raid?

Rediff.com12 Oct 2015

The Iraqi military said that the site of a meeting was struck killing several of the group's leaders.

France rules Sikh turbans legal

France rules Sikh turbans legal

Rediff.com5 Dec 2005

France's highest administrative body ruled that Sikhs can wear their turbans in drivers' licence photos.\n

Jamali bans fashion shows in Pakistan

Jamali bans fashion shows in Pakistan

Rediff.com12 Nov 2003

A local paper said the prime minister believes such shows are un-Islamic.

Indian beheaded in Saudi Arabia

Indian beheaded in Saudi Arabia

Rediff.com6 Mar 2005

Malaya Maroti Bajantra had killed Hakim Ahmed Pasha after striking him on the head with a rock and slashing his throat before robbing him.

Car bomb kills 100 in Iraq

Car bomb kills 100 in Iraq

Rediff.com28 Feb 2005

the suicide car bomber drove into a crowd of people queued up for work at a government office in Hilla, about 96 km south of Baghdad.

Tight security for Bahrain Grand Prix

Tight security for Bahrain Grand Prix

Rediff.com26 Mar 2004

Organisers said the plan included a quadrupling of patrols in all key areas of the Gulf kingdom as well as quick reaction teams on call around the clock.

Pak to review 'lenient' visa policy for Chinese citizens

Pak to review 'lenient' visa policy for Chinese citizens

Rediff.com22 Jun 2017

The decision comes weeks after killing of two Chinese nationals who entered the country on business visa.

Saudi professor jailed for sedition

Saudi professor jailed for sedition

Rediff.com20 Sep 2004

Said bin Zair, 57, a hard-line Islamist academic who was freed a year ago after eight years in prison for demanding reforms in the Saudi monarchy, was arrested again in April on charges of condoning suicide bombings in a television interview.

Pakistan's devotion to LeT's Saeed runs deep

Pakistan's devotion to LeT's Saeed runs deep

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

The perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attack, who shot dead 166 people, had confessed to details that should have been enough to hang him, but Pakistan enjoyed his anti-India rhetoric and let him spread his tentacles. A revealing excerpt from Khaled Ahmed's Pakistan's Terror Conundrum.

UAE to curb visit visas

UAE to curb visit visas

Rediff.com11 Mar 2003

The ministry of Internal affairs feels that the curbs will limit the number of illegal immigrants, and as most of them are from Asia the move is likely to be directed against them.

Fans trampled to death after Iran match

Fans trampled to death after Iran match

Rediff.com26 Mar 2005

Five Iran soccer fans were trampled to death after a 2006 World Cup qualifier against Japan in Tehran.

Toll 17, Saudis fear another attack

Toll 17, Saudis fear another attack

Rediff.com10 Nov 2003

Massive explosion hits Riyadh

Massive explosion hits Riyadh

Rediff.com9 Nov 2003

Jamali to face trust vote on Monday

Jamali to face trust vote on Monday

Rediff.com29 Dec 2002

Arafat names Qorei as PM

Arafat names Qorei as PM

Rediff.com6 Oct 2003

The move follows a devastating suicide bombing in Israel and a retaliatory air strike against Syria.

Malaysia plane was shot down, says Ukraine

Malaysia plane was shot down, says Ukraine

Rediff.com17 Jul 2014

A Malaysia Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed in eastern Ukraine on Thursday killing all the 295 people on board.

Davis Cup final will go ahead: ITF

Davis Cup final will go ahead: ITF

Rediff.com23 Nov 2015

The Davis Cup final between Belgium and Britain will go ahead despite Brussels being placed on maximum alert over the threat of an imminent attack, local organisers and the International Tennis Federation said on Monday.

Pak refuses visas to Indian tea delegation

Pak refuses visas to Indian tea delegation

Rediff.com5 Apr 2004

The Indian Tea industry's effort to make inroads into the Pakistani market in the background of improving relations received a setback as Islamabad has refused to grant visas to a 14-member tea delegation.

PIX: Germans shocked by World Cup defeat

PIX: Germans shocked by World Cup defeat

Rediff.com28 Jun 2018

German fans responded with shock and dismay after the national team suffered their first elimination in the first round of the World Cup for 80 years.

Shahbaz Sharif arrested in two corruption cases

Shahbaz Sharif arrested in two corruption cases

Rediff.com5 Oct 2018

Shahbaz was allegedly involved in the corruption of Rs14 billion Ashiana Housing project and Rs 4 billion Punjab Saaf Pani Company scams.

France goes to the polls to elect new president

France goes to the polls to elect new president

Rediff.com7 May 2017

The run-off vote pits the pro-Europe, pro-business Macron against anti-immigration and anti-European Union Marine Le Pen.

Pakistan launches probe into MQM's alleged ties with RAW

Pakistan launches probe into MQM's alleged ties with RAW

Rediff.com9 Mar 2016

The FIA has been tasked with probing various allegations of funding by Research and Analysis Wing to MQM.

95 killed in ambulance bomb explosion in Kabul's posh area

95 killed in ambulance bomb explosion in Kabul's posh area

Rediff.com27 Jan 2018

The attack is claimed by the Taliban.

Fire at Russian school for deaf kills 28

Fire at Russian school for deaf kills 28

Rediff.com10 Apr 2003

The deaf kids could not hear the commotion due to the fire, which took place in a school in the Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala.

Barcelona attack suspect shot dead by police

Barcelona attack suspect shot dead by police

Rediff.com21 Aug 2017

Younes Abouyaaqoub, a 22-year-old Moroccan national, was killed during an operation in Subirats.

Hafiz Saeed, 4 others challenge their house arrest

Hafiz Saeed, 4 others challenge their house arrest

Rediff.com22 Feb 2017

In their petition, Saeed and four others said the government in light of Interior Ministry's order detained them for a period of 90 days (with effect from January 30) in exercise of powers under section 11-EEE(1) of Anti Terrorism Act 1997.

Pakistan lists Hafiz Saeed under anti-terrorism act

Pakistan lists Hafiz Saeed under anti-terrorism act

Rediff.com18 Feb 2017

Saeed and the four men added to the fourth schedule of the ATA were also placed under house arrest on January 30 in Lahore amid an angry uproar from his party and political allies.

Cousin strangled Qandeel to death not brother: polygraph test

Cousin strangled Qandeel to death not brother: polygraph test

Rediff.com31 Jul 2016

Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch who was killed for bringing "shame" to the family by posting risque videos and posts on Facebook was strangled to death by her cousin and not by her brother, a polygraph test found on Saturday.

Iran President Rouhani promises to allow women to attend football matches: FIFA

Iran President Rouhani promises to allow women to attend football matches: FIFA

Rediff.com2 Mar 2018

The Iranian group OpenStadiums, which is campaigning for the right of women to attend sports fixtures in the Islamic Republic, said that some women were arrested near Azadi stadium on Thursday during the Esteghlal-Persepolis match.

Italy split over season re-start; Turkmenistan league set to resume

Italy split over season re-start; Turkmenistan league set to resume

Rediff.com16 Apr 2020

The Italian federation (FIGC) is determined to complete the season and its president Gabriele Gravina has been presenting new ideas on an almost daily basis of how that can be done. Meanwhile, Turkmenistan in Central Asia is set to resume its soccer season with spectators at the weekend, making it only the second country in the world to let fans attend matches as the new coronavirus shuts down almost all of world football.

Russia to arrest athletes who violate anti-gay laws at Winter Olympics

Russia to arrest athletes who violate anti-gay laws at Winter Olympics

Rediff.com14 Aug 2013

Russia's interior ministry has confirmed that athletes at the Winter Olympics will be arrested if they breach Russia's controversial gay propaganda laws.

Taliban attacks don't deter Afghan election

Taliban attacks don't deter Afghan election

Rediff.com22 Oct 2018

The election seem to have been conducted without any major security lapses. However, in the coming weeks, the military situation in Kandahar could tilt in the Taliban's favour, notes Aveek Sen.

Hafiz Saeed's house arrest extended by 2 more months

Hafiz Saeed's house arrest extended by 2 more months

Rediff.com1 Aug 2017

This time Saeed's house arrest has been extended under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order.

Days after crackdown, JuD rebrands under new name

Days after crackdown, JuD rebrands under new name

Rediff.com4 Feb 2017

The Mumbai attack mastermind had indicated about a week before his arrest that he might launch Tehreek Azadi Jammu and Kashmir (TAJK) to 'expedite the freedom of Kashmir'.

Taliban attackers dead, foreigners rescued in Kabul standoff

Taliban attackers dead, foreigners rescued in Kabul standoff

Rediff.com12 Dec 2015

On Friday night, Taliban attackers detonated a car bomb outside the guesthouse and stormed the building, and then exchanged fire with security forces, officials said.

218 Indian fishermen freed by Pakistan

218 Indian fishermen freed by Pakistan

Rediff.com5 Jan 2017

The fishermen were freed from Malir jail on instructions from the Interior Ministry as a goodwill gesture, jail superintendent Hasan Sehto said.

REVEALED! Attackers planned multiple explosions in stadium

REVEALED! Attackers planned multiple explosions in stadium

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

A group of several attackers planned to set off multiple explosives in Hanover soccer stadium at Tuesday night's friendly match between Germany and the Netherlands, which was called off, daily Bild reported on Thursday.

Pak to execute 500 convicted militants in coming weeks

Pak to execute 500 convicted militants in coming weeks

Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that nearly 500 terror convicts will be hanged to death within the next two to three weeks.

Abdeslam had German nuclear papers hidden in flat

Abdeslam had German nuclear papers hidden in flat

Rediff.com15 Apr 2016

Salah Abdeslam possessed documents about Juelich Nuclear Research Centre located near the Belgium-Germany border and being used for the storage of atomic waste, Redaktions Netzwerk Deutschland media group reported.