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Three held for murders of Indian-origin couple in Guyana

Port of Spain, May 17 (IANS) Police in Guyana have detained three people in connection with the double-murder of an Indian-origin... (more...)

Schools in California city evacuated after shooting threat

Los Angeles, May 16 (IANS) All schools in Monterey Park, a city beside Los Angeles, were evacuated Thursday morning after... (more...)

Russian manufacturer offers Peru T-90S tank

Lima, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia’s Uralvagonzavod plant is prepared to provide Peru with a full-scale specimen of... (more...)

UN General Assembly approves nonbinding resolution calling for political transition in Syria

By Edith M. Lederer THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The U.N. General Assembly approved an Arab-backed resolution Wednesday calling for... (more...)

Brazil start dismantling Bangladesh-based human trafficking ring

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BRASILIA, Brazil — Police have started dismantling a Bangladesh-based human trafficking ring that... (more...)

UN General Assembly approves nonbinding resolution calling for political transition in Syria

By Edith M. Lederer THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The U.N. General Assembly approved an Arab-backed resolution Wednesday calling for... (more...)

Indo-Canadians win in British Columbia elections

Toronto, May 15 (IANS) Two Indo-Canadians from different parties were among the winners in the provincial elections in British... (more...)

Venezuelan military to bolster crime-fighting efforts

Caracas, May 14 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Monday launched a plan to fight crime that, in its first phase,... (more...)

Penguins are star attraction at Guatemala zoo

Guatemala City, May 14 (IANS/EFE) Twelve penguins, newly arrived from a conservationist park in France, have become the star... (more...)

Court refuses to hear Indo-Canadian killer’s appeal

Toronto, May 12 (IANS) Canada’s Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal by convicted Indo-Canadian killer Raminder... (more...)

Indian-origin couple in Guyana die in murder-suicide

Port of Spain, May 11 (IANS) A young couple of Indian origin in the Caribbean nation of Guyana, who were engaged to be married,... (more...)

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