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Pakistan should strive for two child per family norm to control population growth: SC

A three-member bench led by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar made the observations during a hearing in a case related to population control in Pakistan, now the world's fifth most populous. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2TPQfEP

Trump says solution to shutdown impasse 'so simple'

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Explosion, gunfire at Nairobi hotel, office complex: Witness

A gunfight was underway following a blast at a hotel and office complex in a leafy Nairobi neighbourhood Tuesday afternoon, an AFP reporter and a witness said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2ClFtPx

Bank of China offers Sri Lanka $300 million loan: Source

The government is considering the offer because of "difficulty in borrowing money after recent ratings downgrades", the source said, declining to be named as the information was not public. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2CqZuoa

Pakistan forces kill 2 ISIS terrorists involved in kidnappings of American, son of ex-premier Gilani

According to a statement issued by the counter terrorism department (CTD) of the Punjab Police, the terrorists were to hit the offices of an intelligence agency on Tuesday but they were eliminated before they could act. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2QQpZbJ

Hundreds of flights axed as fresh strike hits German airports

Germany's powerful Verdi union said the strike would last from 02:00 am until 8:00 pm (0100-1900 GMT) at Frankfurt airport, with walkouts in Munich, Hanover, Bremen, Hamburg, Leipzig, Dresden and Erfurt. Frankfurt airport operator Fraport, which has axed 610 out of around 1,200 scheduled flights, urged passengers not to come to the airport during the strike. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2RNxZi1

Hundreds of flights axed as fresh strike hits German airports

Germany's powerful Verdi union said the strike would last from 02:00 am until 8:00 pm (0100-1900 GMT) at Frankfurt airport, with walkouts in Munich, Hanover, Bremen, Hamburg, Leipzig, Dresden and Erfurt. Frankfurt airport operator Fraport, which has axed 610 out of around 1,200 scheduled flights, urged passengers not to come to the airport during the strike. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2RNxZi1

Pakistan to seek gas payment deal with Qatar: Report

The paper quoted the minister as saying Prime Minister Imran Khan would seek a price cut on Pakistan's existing LNG deal with Qatar as well as a one-year credit facility, enabling it to defer payments for vital gas supplies. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2TOewLx

'Hostage politics': Death sentence heightens China, Canada tensions

Beijing and Ottawa have been squabbling since last month, when Canada arrested the chief financial officer of top Chinese telecom company Huawei on a US extradition request related to Iran sanctions violations. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DanltD

Iran satellite launch, which US warned against, fails

Washington warned Tehran this month against undertaking three planned space rocket launches that it said would violate a U.N. Security Council resolution because they use ballistic missile technology. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2RxHnY5

German airport security staff begin one-day strike

Security workers at the smaller Hamburg, Hanover and Bremen airports downed tools from midnight while those at main hub Frankfurt joined them two hours later, with a view to striking until 2000 local time (1900 GMT). from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2SQkviS

British Jews take German path to Europe after Brexit

About 70,000 Jews fled the Nazis for Britain before WWII and now a growing number of their descendants are overcoming misgivings to restore their German citizenship ahead of Brexit. Official Berlin figures show only 43 Britons applying for German passports in 2015 under special exception for victims of Holocaust and their descendants. That jumped to 684 after the Brexit referendum. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2RrAh7c

US Justice Department opinion could threaten online gambling

The 23-page opinion interprets the federal Wire Act, which prohibits interstate wagering, to apply to any form of gambling that crosses state lines, not just sports betting. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Da437D

At Trump's side, Border Patrol union leader in spotlight

His proximity to President Donald Trump has elevated the union leader's profile while burnishing the image of the US Border Patrol, a backwater in prior administrations when compared to other federal law enforcement agencies like the FBI and Secret Service. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Hdkt3p

Where the investigations related to President Trump stand

A look at where the investigations related to Trump stand Where the investigations related to president Donald Trump stand and what may lie ahead for him from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2RMc4YM

Burgers by candlelight: Trump lays out fast food for college football champs

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US extends troop deployment at Mexico border

Lengthening the troops' mission past a January 31 deadline, the Pentagon said it was "transitioning its support at the southwestern border from hardening ports of entry to mobile surveillance and detection, as well as concertina wire emplacement between ports of entry." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2RMcVIR

US: Kidnapping suspect targeted girl after seeing her get on bus

from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Rs2XNf