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Assam Nagaland border calm after centre intervenes

Assam, Sept 06 (ANI): There have been no fresh incidents of violence and curfew has been relaxed in Golaghat district. Security continues to remain tight in the border area, with round the clock patrolling and army flag march. Meanwhile, the Chief Ministers of Assam and Nagaland have agreed to resolve the long pending border issues by setting up a joint mechanism, following a meeting with Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju in Guwahati. Both the state governments have assured that they will be working together to resolve the issue and restore peace in the disputed border area. The two sides have agreed to meet frequently and work jointly to defuse the tension and build confidence among the people living along the border. Enquiry committees have been constituted to look into the incident and 15 people have been apprehended in Nagaland. Meanwhile, the Union Minister has appealed the agitators not to resort to economic blockade that causes inconvenience to the people.

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Obama calls on coalition of allies to defeat Islamic State

US President Barack Obama on Friday outlined plans for a broad international coalition to defeat Islamic State extremists in Iraq and Syria, but European allies gave a cautious reaction. Duration: 00:29

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Union leader: Bosnia coal mine cave-in claims five lives

Five Bosnian coal miners were killed after an earthquake triggered a tunnel cave-in, trapping dozens of men underground for 20 hours, a union leader said Friday. Duration: 00:43

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Deadly barrel bombs 'hit taxi stand' in Syria's Aleppo

At least 12 civilians, including a child, were killed in a Syrian air strike on a taxi stand in Aleppo. At the scene, bloodied bodies were removed and rescue workers scrambled to treat the injured. Duration: 00:40

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Migrants trying to reach UK protest in French port city

Migrants hoping to get to the UK from the French port city of Calais protest against the conditions in which they are being made to wait. Duration: 01:07

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Could Wales seek independence like Scotland?

Wales has in many ways followed Scotland in developing its constitution, so as Scots vote in an independence referendum on September 18 could they be blazing a trail for Wales to do the same? Duration: 02:18

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Monsoon rains kill at least 89 in Pakistan

Two days of torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 89 people in Pakistan, officials said Friday. In Lahore, Pakistan's second-largest city, 18 people were left dead and 53 others injured as a result of the flooding. Duration: 01:07

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Ukraine, rebels agree to ceasefire at Minsk talks

Ukraine's Russian-backed separatists said they had agreed with Ukrainian officials on a ceasefire starting Friday, at peace talks in Minsk. Duration: 00:59

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Turkey's opposition CHP discusses future strategy

Turkey's opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) holds an extraordinary congress to decide its future strategy amid internal divisions after its candidate was defeated by Recep Tayyip Erdogan in presidential elections. Duration: 01:00

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Hamas leader Haniya asserts right of Palestinians to resist

Ismail Haniya, a senior leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, said during prayer services on Friday that the weapons and means of the Palestinian resistance movement were not up for negotiation. Duration: 00:52

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Iraqi Kurdish fighters watch and wait for promised arms

Kurdish fighters on a hilltop in northern Iraq use binoculars to monitor the jihadist-held town of Zumar in the distance, waiting to receive promised international arms to bolster their forces. Duration: 01:21

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Colombian army troops try to step up coca eradication

In the past three months, more than 100 hectares of coca leaf plantations have been destroyed by local authorities in the mountains northeast of Medellin in Colombia. Duration: 01:05

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Hong Kong financier hits out at city's media 'self-censorship'

Hong Kong hedge-fund manager Edward Chin, a wealthy backer of the Occupy Central movement that has threatened civil disobedience, hits out at media 'self-censorship' in the city. Duration: 00:56

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Polish apples hit by sanctions battle with Russia

Poland is the world's leading exporter of apples and it's being hit hard by a Russian ban on food imports leveled in retaliation for EU sanctions against Moscow amid the Ukraine crisis. Duration: 02:15

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Brazilian Man Born with Head Upside Down Becomes Inspiration for Many

A Brazilian man, born with his head bent upside down, has now become an inspirational public speaker.

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