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California oil spill legal fight likely to last years-
By Associated Press LOS ANGELES: It took little more than 48 hours from the moment a major oil spill was ...

With region on edge, Iran kicks off annual air defence drill-
By Associated Press TEHRAN: Iran on Tuesday kicked off a massive, two-day air defence drill in the country’s sprawling central ...

Indigenous Peoples Day marked with celebrations, protests-
By Associated Press FLAGSTAFF: Indigenous people across the United States marked Monday with celebrations of their heritage, education campaigns and ...

Caskets, vaults still displaced-
By Associated Press LAFITTE: Hurricane Ida swept through Louisiana with furious winds that ripped roofs off buildings and storm surge ...

Jaishankar meets Russian counterpart; discusses Afghanistan and Indo-Pacific-
By PTI NUR-SULTAN: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov here and discussed the progress ...

32 people killed, several injured in bus accident in Nepal-
By PTI KATHMANDU: A passenger bus enroute to Gamgadhi in Nepal’s Mugu district skidded off the road and fell 300 ...

Myanmar ex-president testifies he refused to resign: Lawyer-
By PTI BANGKOK: Myanmar’s former President Win Myint, forced out of office eight months ago when the army seized power, ...

More religious phobias taking roots, including anti-Hindu, anti-Buddhist, anti-Sikh: MoS Muraleedharan
Addressing the United Nations Security Council High Level Open Debate, he asserted that being “selective” about criticising such phobias is ...

Beirut blast investigator forced to pause probe a second time-
By AFP BEIRUT: The Lebanese judge leading an investigation into last year’s devastating Beirut port blast was forced to suspend his ...