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ISIS may attack beach resorts across Europe

london: ISIS disguised as beach vendors selling ice creams or T-shirts may attack holiday resorts of Mediterranean coast in Europe this summer, according to a German media report.

US, Iran make progress on Nuclear deal

United Nations: The United States and Iran have made progress on implementing an international nuclear deal during a UN meeting of the countries’ chief diplomats, who said they would meet again on Friday. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met for two-and-a-half hours after Tehran complained that it was not receiving enough sanctions relief.

Germany to Belgium: take two n reactors offline

Berlin: The German Government is asking neighbouring Belgium to take two nuclear reactors offline temporarily because of safety concerns. Germany, which plans to switch off all of its own nuclear reactors by 2022, is sensitive to concerns about plants outside the country.

Teen forced to remove turban at US airport

New York: A Sikh-American teenager who authored a book about bullying that the community faces in the US was forced to remove his turban at the Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield, California, a media report has said.

‘Chotoo gang’ surrenders in Pak

Islamabad: The much hyped “Chotoo gang” in Pakistan’s Punjab province has surrendered and its members have been taken into custody, police sources said on Wednesday.

Maldives strips Nasheed of pension

Colombo: The Maldives on Wednesday stripped jailed former President Mohamed Nasheed of his pension entitlements and health insurance, after demanding he return from medical leave in Britain. President Abdulla Yameen approved an amendment to a law on entitlements for past Presidents, one day after the Government cancelled Nasheed’s prison leave and said it expected him to return “expediently”.