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Mourners in Ferguson gather for Michael Brown's funeral

Congregants on Monday attending the funeral of Michael Brown, the unarmed black man controversially shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, call for peace and a deeper conversation about racial tensions. Duration: 00:54 Aug 26, 2014
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Netflix looks for Emmy wins but already leads online

Even if it doesn't take home any of the major trophies at Monday's Emmy Awards, Netflix will have already proven itself as the leader in Internet programming, boldly taking TV audiences where no show has gone before. Duration: 01:54 Aug 26, 2014
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Activists, churchmen gather in Philippine protest

Thousands of people including activists and clergy gather at the Philippine capital's main park in a rally to denounce the 'pork barrel' system which they blame for spreading corruption. Duration: 00:32 Aug 26, 2014
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Muzaffarnagar riots accused Sangeet Som gets Z-plus security, politicos slam

New Delhi, Aug 26 (ANI): Muzaffarnagar riots accused Sangeet Som has been granted Z-plus security following an intelligence input about a threat to his life. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) decided to grant the security status to BJP MLA Som. The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to raise Som's security cover following intelligence reports of threat to his life. CRPF personnel will provide him security only within the borders of Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, Political parties have criticized the move. Aug 26, 2014
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Last rites of Kupwara encounter martyrs performed in Bulandshahr

Bulandshahr, Aug 26 (ANI): The last rites of Army soldier Rahul Kumar of 23 Grenadier Battalion, martyred in militant encounter of Kupwara were performed in his native village of Bulandshahr on Tuesday. His family members and scores of local residents lined up to pay their respects to the martyr. Meanwhile, dead body of Corporal Neeraj Kumar Singh was also brought to his native village in Bulandshahr. Rahul Kumar and Neeraj Sharma were killed after a militant group attacked a patrol party along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Saturday night. Aug 26, 2014
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Mardaani earns 15 Crore in opening weekend

New Delhi, August 26 (ANI): Rani Mukerji's latest offering, 'Mardaani', seems to have appealed to movie buffs as it has raked in approximately Rs.15 crore in just three days. The first weekend collection of the Yash Raj Films' production venture is Rs 14.46 crore, read a statement. The film also got thumbs up from many Bollywood celebrities. 'Mardaani', which means manly, revolves around a senior police inspector, played by Rani, who unearths human trafficking racket. Aug 26, 2014
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Police registers FIR against five people, three students expelled in Gwalior Ragging Case

Bhopal, Aug 26 (ANI): Police on Tuesday registered FIRs against the three students and two staffers of the Scindia School of Gwalior in connection with the suicide attempt made by Adarsh Singh. The FIRs were registered against the minor boys, resident tutor, Arpan Soni and House master Parampreet Grewal in connection with the case. Three students were later expelled from the school. On Wednesday, the 14-year-old son of a Bihar minister was admitted to a Delhi hospital from Gwalior, accompanied by the school's principal, Samik Ghosh. State Education Minister Deepak Joshi said that the administration is trying to put a full stop on such incidents and that the guilty will be punished. Aug 26, 2014
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Iraq Yazidis pray for chance to return to homes

At the Yazidi faith's most revered shrine at Lalish in northern Iraq, teenager Ezdan Omar closes his eyes, makes his wish and then hurls a cloth at the stone altar. Duration: 01:02 Aug 26, 2014
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Congress alleges AAP leaders in contact with party in backdrop of poor performance

New Delhi, Aug 26 (ANI): Congress leader Mukesh Sharma alleged that a few of the Aam Aadmi Party leaders are in contact with Congress leaders fearing their defeat. He said that AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal is losing his stand everywhere and therefore his party workers are looking for an option to come up in the polls. Sharma also said that the by polls result on Monday suggest that AAP and BJP are losing their cards on the whole. Aug 26, 2014
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Pakistan continues to violate ceasefire agreement, DGMO level talks to take up cause

Jammu and Kashmir, Aug 26 (ANI): At least three soldiers and five militants were killed in two separate encounters that have been going on intermittently since Saturday in Kupwara district of Kashmir. In a fresh ongoing encounter in Kalaroos area of Kupwara district on Tuesday, one jawan lost his life. A DGMO level talks between India and Pakistan is to take place today where Indian Army is likely to raise the issue of ceasefire violations to their Pakistani counterparts. Meanwhile, continuous ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the international border drew ire of villagers, who have to run in the midnight to save their lives. People living along the de-facto border have been under constant threat of the firing. Many villages at the border have been abandoned. Aug 26, 2014
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