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India unveils the world's tallest statue - Video
India has unveiled the world's tallest statue, which cost 29.9bn rupees (£330m; $430m) to build. The 182m (600ft) high structure in the western state of Gujarat is a bronze-clad tribute to independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
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Moroccan girl, 9, wins $136,000 Arab reading prize
A nine-year-old Moroccan girl on Tuesday won $136,000 in an Arabic-language reading competition organised by the Dubai government. Maryam Amjoun beat 16 other finalists all aged under 18 from across the Arab world to land the top prize in
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Bangladesh court doubles jail term for opposition leader
A Bangladesh court on Tuesday (Oct 30) doubled a jail term for imprisoned opposition leader Khaleda Zia from five to 10 years following a prosecution appeal. The decision came the day after Zia, 73, was ordered jailed for seven years in a
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Indian couple killed after 800 feet fall in US' Yosemite National Park
In a tragic incident, an Indian couple died after falling 800 feet in an area with steep terrain in California's Yosemite National Park this
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Video: Massive fire breaks out in slum in Mumbai
A major fire broke out in a slum in Bandra West area of Mumbai. Initial reports suggested it is a level three fire. Nine fire engines and eight water
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Dubai-based Expat Jailed For Burning 13 Vehicles In Revenge
A driver has been jailed for three years for dousing a rival’s bus with petrol, setting it on fire and accidentally burning 12 cars at Dubai
Read MoreMore body parts found from crashed Indonesian jet
Indonesian search teams Tuesday recovered more remains at the site of a crashed Lion Air jet that plunged into the sea with 189 people aboard, as a report said it had suffered an instrument malfunction the day before. The Boeing-737 MAX, which
Read MoreMother in Dubai tortures, kills 14-month-old baby
Woman in Dubai was found guilty of torturing and killing her fourteen - month old son. She will serve a seven-year jail term, reported KhaeejTimes. The infant had been hospitalised 5 times prior to his final demise at the hands of his
Read MoreAll 189 aboard Indonesian Boeing are ‘likely’ dead
All 189 people on board the ill-fated Indonesian Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane, which crashed in the sea on Monday, have “likely” died, search and rescue officials announced. “I predict there are no survivors, based on body parts found
Read MoreNewly wed man kills self as wife refuses to fast for his long life
A 21-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district on Saturday after his recently-wedded wife refused to observe the ‘Karwa Chauth’ fast. Deep Chand was found hanging from the ceiling
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