Woman jumps to death from Gurgaon high-rise

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 24, 2013, Gurgaon

A woman employee in a private company in Gurgaon jumped to her death from a multi-storey building yesterday, police said. According to police, she left a suicide note saying she was "fed up" with her life.

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WikiLeaks releases transcript of critical US film

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 24, 2013, Washington

WikiLeaks has released what it says is an annotated transcript of a documentary that takes a critical look at the anti-secrecy group ahead of the US film's Friday premiere.

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Three Army personnel killed in encounter with militants in Jammu and Kashmir

Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2013, Srinagar

Three Army personnel were killed today in an encounter with militants in Tral area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district.

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26 Indian fishermen, released by Sri Lanka, return home

Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2013, Karaikal

Twenty-six Indian fishermen, who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on April 5 while fishing off Kodiakarai coast, returned this morning after their release, fisheries department officials said.

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BJP's turf war: LK Advani backs Nitin Gadkari over Narendra Modi, say sources

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Friday May 24, 2013, New Delhi

Narendra Modi has to battle more than just belligerent allies before he can get anywhere near the leadership role that his many fans in the party want handed to him. With the next general elections now months away, the tussle for turf in the main Opposition party is getting intense.

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In attacker's argot, Londoners shocked to hear one of their own

Reuters | Friday May 24, 2013, London

In the lurid scene of the red-handed knifeman describing his motives for hacking to death a British soldier in broad daylight, perhaps the most chilling aspect for many Londoners was the man's unmistakably familiar accent.

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Counter-terrorism a priority area of cooperation with Pakistan: US

Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2013, Washington

As Nawaz Sharif prepares to be sworn in as the next Prime Minister of the country, US has said that cooperation in counter-terrorism activities is among its top priorities when it comes to Pakistan.

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FBI reviews death of Chechen man shot during Florida questioning

Reuters | Friday May 24, 2013, Orlando, Florida/Washington

A special Federal Bureau of Investigation team from Washington on Thursday began reviewing the death of a Chechen immigrant linked to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, a day after he was shot and killed by an agent during questioning in Orlando.

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Cars, people in water as bridge collapses in Washington

Agence France Presse | Friday May 24, 2013, Washington

A bridge carrying a freeway over a river in the northwestern US state of Washington partially collapsed Thursday, sending cars and people plunging into the water below, police said.

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Five suspected militants arrested in Jammu and Kashmir, plot to kill cops foiled

Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2013, Jammu

Five suspected militants have been arrested with heavy arms and ammunition in connection with a botched plot to kill security personnel near Thathri Police Station in Doda district.

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