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IAF airlifts accident victims from Nepal

Kathmandu: An Indian Air Force aircraft on Thursday airlifted the bodies of the victims of the bus accident near Kathmandu in which 17 Indian pilgrims from Gujarat were killed when their vehicle rolled down a steep hillside and plunged into a river.

22 militants killed in pak air strikes

Islamabad: At least 22 militants, including three suicide bombers, were killed in a series of air strikes by Pakistani jets in Khyber Agency.

France prevented 5 terror attacks in ’15

Paris: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said that five terrorist attacks had been foiled since the beginning the year, including the imminent church attack planned by Sayed Ahmed Ghlam, a young French-Algerian student arrested on Sunday in Paris.

Glaciers in tibet retreating quickly

Beijing: China's glaciers, particularly those in Tibet, have retreated by about 7,600 square kms in the last 65 years and even the thick ice around the base camp of Mt Everest has disappeared exposing its rocks structure due to rising pollution level.