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Somalia sacks security chiefs after Shebab attack

Somalia's president sacked his police and intelligence chiefs Wednesday after Islamist Shebab fighters launched a major assault against his palace for the second time this year.

Jul 9, 2014

Father, his six sons killed in Israel air strike on Gaza

Relatives and friends of the al-Kaware family attended the funeral of seven members of the family in Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip. The father, a member of the Fatah movement, and his 6 sons were all killed in an Israeli air strike. Duration: 00:51

Jul 9, 2014

Israelis in Tel Aviv react to escalation of Gaza unrest

Israel significantly broadened its campaign against Gaza Wednesday after militants fired at Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in their biggest confrontation since 2012, raising fears of a major Israeli ground offensive. Duration: 00:43

Jul 9, 2014

Spain police arrest 32 suspected Italian gangsters

Spanish police Tuesday arrested 26 suspected members of the Italian Camorra mob accused of laundering mafia money through companies in Spain, prosecutors said. Duration: 00:33

Jul 9, 2014

Rush to rescue stranded whale in Australia

Australian authorities struggled to rescue a beached baby whale Wednesday and were forced to suspend the operation as fading light hampered efforts to return it to sea. Duration: 00:29

Jul 9, 2014

UFO Sighting: Alien Controlled Glowing Objects Spotted Hovering Over Denver [VIDEOS]

On 4 July, Denver residents spotted three glowing objects in the night sky that appeared to be controlled by aliens.

Jul 9, 2014

Ukraine forces distribute food aid in flashpoint Slavyansk

Government forces distributed food aid in the flashpoint Ukrainian city of Slavyansk Tuesday after retaking the pro-Russian rebel stronghold. Duration: 01:18

Jul 9, 2014

Update on Faizabad bomb blast in Court Premises

Faizabad, July 09 (ANI): The ADG for Law and Order in Faizabad on Wednesday updated the information on Faizabad blast in Court premises. Mukul Goyal said that the blast took two lives and was supposedly a planned attack.

Jul 9, 2014

Family members of abducted Indian in Herat seek assistance in his rescue

Chennai, July 09 (ANI): Family members of abducted Indian aid worker, Alexis Prem Kumar in Herat province in Afghanistan, submitted a petition to the chief minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa, on Wednesday, seeking her assistance in rescuing Kumar. Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan, Amar Sinha on June 16 had said that the aid worker abducted in Herat was safe and the government was working towards his release. Siblings of Kumar eagerly waited for information related to Kumar's whereabouts and hoped for his safe return.

Jul 9, 2014

Security forces seize drugs worth millions near Pakistan border

Amritsar, July 09 (ANI): India's paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) personnel seized heroin worth millions along with fake Indian currency notes near Pakistan border in northern state of Punjab. BSF personnel claimed on Wednesday to have seized four kilogrammes of heroin in the consignment which was confiscated in Amritsar on Tuesday. DIG of BSF, MF Farooqui, said the personnel challenged the intruder after noticing some suspicious movement on the other side of barbed fencing on India-Pakistan border. Farooqui also mentioned that seized heroin was worth rupees 200 million.

Jul 9, 2014

BJP and Congress react to reports of Rahul sleeping in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, July 09 (ANI): BJP and Congress leaders on Wednesday reacted to reports of Rahul Gandhi sleeping in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on inflation. BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain said that Congress was sleeping during the last 10 years of inflation and even today when Congress wanted a discussion over inflation party's vice president Rahul Gandhi was sleeping. Meanwhile Congress leader Rajiv Shukla said that it is low level journalism if such issues come to discussion.

Jul 9, 2014

Congress continues protest on second day post the rail budget announcement

Bengaluru, July 09 (ANI): The lawmakers and workers of Congress party showed their resentment against the new rail budget by staging protest in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new government on Tuesday presented its first railway budget, promising to seek increased foreign and domestic private investment to fund modernisation of the country's huge but badly stretched network. Party’s youth wing, Indian Youth Congress (IYC), also staged a protest in the Bengaluru city of Karnataka.

Jul 9, 2014

Indian's expect Modi's maiden budget to deliver basic amenities, tame inflation

Varanasi/ Kanpur/ Hyderabad, July 09 (ANI): People across country, wants respite from spiraling prices, provision of basic amenities as Narendra Modi-led government prepares to lay down its vision for the future in its maiden budget which will be presented on Thursday. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present his maiden budget in the parliament on July 10 - a document that will provide an indication of the course Modi's government wants to chart for the country's economy.

Jul 9, 2014

Police use mild lathicharge and water cannons against Congress protesters in Indore

Indore, July 09 (ANI): Police used mild lathi-charge and water cannons to draw away the Congress and NSUI protesters who were protesting against the Vyapam Scam in Indore on Wednesday. The protest had turned violent when the NSUI and congress workers started pelting stones at PSC office. It is noted that Student wing of Congress, NSUI had planned a protest and enclosure of PSC office on Wednesday against PSC Scam.

Jul 9, 2014

Almost 100 killed in Uganda clashes since weekend

At least 96 people have been killed in four days of clashes between tribal gunmen and Ugandan troops in the west of the country, the army said Tuesday.

Jul 9, 2014