Lawsuit filed to block PM Modi's reception in Silicon Valley

The lawsuit filed by Sikh For Justice (SFJ) alleging forcible conversions in India claims that the public reception for Modi would be used as an occasion to incite violence particularly forced religious conversions.
  
Following the lawsuit, the California court issued summons against 'Indo American Community of West Cost' – the organiser of the mega event -- 'San Jose Arena Management LLC' and 'The San Jose Arena Authority' for a written response to the allegations of the plaintiffs.
  
The two alleged victims of the complaint are Michael Masih and Hashim Ali on whose behalf Sikh for Justice has filed the lawsuit. http://post.jagran.com/lawsuit-filed-to-block-pm-modis-reception-in-silicon-valley-1443171818

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Sirisena's party offers to form coalition government in Sri Lanka

Sirisena had called the elections early after loyalists of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, also from the SLFP, had blocked some of his reforms to make government more accountable and simplify Sri Lanka's complex election rules.
             
Rajapaksa, still revered by many for ending a 26-year Tamil insurgency in 2009, headed the SLFP-led opposition alliance in Monday's election. But days before the elections, Sirisena purged Rajapaksa's allies from the SLFP, consolidating his power in the party.http://post.jagran.com/sirisenas-party-offers-to-form-coalition-government-in-sri-lanka-1440072171

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Letter bomb sent to French embassy in Rome

According to sources, the letter was delivered to the French embassy at Palazzo Farnese, the heart of Rome's historical centre, on Wednesday afternoon, a local news portal reported.

It was opened by an employee who was sorting the embassy's mail. When she opened it the envelope burst into flames, as reported. "I saw the flame and I immediately thought it was a bomb," the employee said, adding "I threw the envelope and ran away. I was lucky the sparks didn't hurt my eyes or hands. See more - http://post.jagran.com/letter-bomb-sent-to-french-embassy-in-rome-1439469248

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Obama hopes to persuade India, China on climate change

'That's my goal,' Obama told the popular daily show when asked what he plans to achieve in the remaining 18 months of his second term.

"The way I'm feeling right now is, I've got 18 months," he said. Obama cited he hopes to tackle climate change, fuel efficiency standards and to persuade countries like China and India to come aboard. "That's my goal. It finally comes to fruition. That represents a lot of work," he added.

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Risk of war in Middle East without Iran nuclear deal: Obama

"With this deal, we have a chance to resolve the challenge of Iran trying to get a nuclear weapon peacefully. Without it, we risk yet another conflict in the Middle East," Obama said in his address to the Veterans of Foreign Affairs in Pittsburgh.

"In the debate over this deal, we're hearing the echoes of some of the same policies and mindset that failed us in the past. Some of the same politicians and pundits that are so quick to reject the possibility of a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear programme are the same folks who were so quick to go to war in Iraq and said it would take a few months.

"We know the consequences of that choice, and what it cost us in blood and treasure. So, I believe there's a smarter, more responsible way to protect our national security. And that is what we are doing," he argued.

"Instead of dismissing the rest of the world and going it alone, we've done the hard and patient work of uniting the international community to meet a common threat. Instead of chest-beating that rejects even the idea of talking to our adversaries, which sometimes sounds good in sound bites but accomplishes nothing, we're seeing that strong and principled diplomacy can give hope of actually resolving a problem peacefully," Obama stated.

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Three killed in 6.5 magnitude quake in China's Xinjiang

A state-run news agency said three people had been killed in the quake. Following this, the local administration has issued a level-II emergency response to the quake.

The quake rocked Pishan County at 9:07 am with its epicentre monitored at a depth of 10 kms, the CENC said.

Li Hua, a worker at a state-owned farm in Pishan, told media that he felt the strong quake at his home on the fourth floor and it lasted about a minute. "I'm feeling dizzy," he said.

Shortly after the quake, several minor quakes measuring between 3.0 and 4.6 magnitude rocked the area, according to the CENC.

Located in the southernmost part of Xinjiang, Pishan is about 1,800 kilometres away from the regional capital of Urumqi and covers 39,700 square kilometres. With a population of 258,000, the county is mainly inhabited by Uygur Muslims and other ethnic minorities.

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World's richest Arab man to give Rs 2.03 lakh crore fortune to charity

The 60-year-old would also support women's charities and those that look towards eradicating disease. Bin Talal is the grandson of Saudi Arabia's founder Ibn Saud. He was said to have started his business with a USD 30,000 gift from his father and a USD 300,000 loan.

In 2005, he was worth USD 10 billion and earned the nickname 'Buffett of Arabia' after American business magnate Warren Buffett.

His investments include London's Savoy Hotel, Apple, Citigroup and News Corp.

The businessman has been known for his extravagant gifts and previously gave 25 Bentleys to members of a Saudi football team. He also promised to give a free Bentley to every pilot involved in the Yemen airstrikes earlier this year.

In 2013, he threatened to boycott Forbes magazine for underestimating his wealth and saying he was only in 26th place in a list of the world's richest.

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Boko Haram bombs kill 13, injure 45 in Northern Nigeria

At least two of the devices went off as people were taking them past a market to be defused at a military base on Tuesday afternoon, locals told reporters.

The explosives were found in a bag on the side of a road outside the town of Monguno in Borno state, the epicentre of Boko Haram's six-year battle to carve out an Islamist state in Africa's largest oil producer.

"The bombs killed 10 of our members and three other persons nearby," Umar Zannah, a member of a local militia force set up to defend the town, stated.

"We have commenced treatment of the 45 people who were injured from the blast," added a doctor at Borno Specialist Hospital who did not want to be named.
  
Boko Haram, which has killed thousands and forced around 1.5 million people to flee, had occupied Monguno in January but was pushed out of the town by a military offensive in March.

Soldiers from neighbouring Chad, Niger and Cameroon have helped Nigerian Army retake territory - at its height Boko Haram controlled an area about the size of Belgium.

In neighbouring Chad, the government blamed Boko Haram for two attacks in the capital N'Djamena on Monday which killed 27 people, including four suspected fighters from the Islamist group.

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