Briefly World: Israel issues list of 477 Palestinians to be freed for captured soldier

Israel released a list of 477 Palestinians,who would comprise the first batch of prisoners to be released

Israel issues list of 477 Palestinians to be freed for captured soldier

JERUSALEM: Israel on Sunday released a list of 477 Palestinians,who would comprise the first batch of prisoners to be released Tuesday in exchange for captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit,as part of a landmark swap deal with Hamas. Israel began transferring prisoners to jails in south and centre of the country to prepare for the high-profile swap.

Palin changes Facebook status to Conservative

WASHINGTON: Days after announcing she will not be joining the US presidential race next year,Sarah Palin has changed her Facebook profile from Republican to Conservative. The move has left commentators struggling to decipher what the former Alaska governor is trying to say,Daily Mail online reported.

Bulldozers demolish Gaddafi compound

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TRIPOLI: Two bulldozers started to demolish the walls around ousted leader Muammar Gaddafis former home in Tripoli on Sunday. As the bulldozers set to work on the Bab al-Azizyah compound,men chanted,This is for the blood of the martyrs.

Lanka editors murder suspect dies

COLOMBO: The main suspect in the murder of a pro-opposition editor has died in hospital,the police said. He was held for the January 2009 murder of Lasantha Wickrematunga,the editor of Sunday Leader. The police said the suspect had been admitted to a hospital here with chest pains.

Tibetan monk sets himself on fire

BEIJING: A Tibet activist group says a former Buddhist monk has set himself on fire to protest Chinese rule in the region. Free Tibet said the 19-year-old man set himself ablaze on Saturday in the town of Aba in western China that has been the site of a series of such protests.

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‘I don’t know what awaits me in the US’: The lives upended by Trump’s H-1B proclamation

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The recent imposition of a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas by Trump has caused chaos and uncertainty for Indian families in Dubai, leading many to rush back to the US. This has particularly affected Telugu-speaking Indians, with the Telangana IT Minister seeking intervention from the Centre.

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