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1993 Mumbai blasts convict comes on wheelchair to surrender (Lead, With Images)

Mumbai, May 20: Two elderly and ailing convicts in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case were respectively brought on a stretcher and a wheelchair to surrender before a TADA Special Court here Monday to serve their sentence.

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Two FBI officers killed in training exercise

Washington, May 20: Two special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) were killed during a hostage rescue training exercise off the coast of Virginia Beach.

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Eight killed in twin blasts in Russia’s North Caucasus

Moscow, May 20: At least eight people were killed Monday in twin car bombings in Russia’s North Caucasus region, officials said.

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22 killed in nine car bombings in Iraq

Baghdad, May 20: At least 22 people were killed and more than 130 others injured in a string of nine car bombings Monday in the Iraqi capital and in the southern oil hub of Basra, police said.

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Peace on border basis of ties with China: Indian envoy

New Delhi, May 20: Peace on the border is the foundation of bilateral ties with China and special representatives of both countries will look into the recent border intrusion by Chinese troops, India’s envoy to China said Monday.

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In a first, NCC expedition scales Mount Everest

New Delhi, May 20: The first-ever expedition of the NCC to Mount Everest created history when its two teams scaled the world’s highest peak May 19 and 20, an official said Monday.

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Garo rebel outfit ‘sentences’ Congress legislator to death

Shillong, May 20: The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) has again threatened to kill Meghalaya Congress legislator Limison D.

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1993 Mumbai blasts convict Zaibunissa surrenders

Mumbai, May 20: Zaibunissa Kazi, a convict in the March 1993 serial blasts case, surrendered in Mumbai court Monday afternoon, three days after a judge issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against her.

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North Korea fires two more short-range missiles

Seoul, May 20: North Korea Monday fired two more short-range missiles, a day after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the regime to return to talks on its controversial nuclear programme.

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