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Sri Lanka records first death due to coronavirus

Sri Lanka has recorded its first death due to coronavirus, a 65-year-old diabetic man. The man, who was being treated for the deadly viral infection at Colombo's Infectious Diseases Hospital, died on Saturday. The patient had a history of high blood pressure and blood sugar.
2020-03-29 13:42:10 Read More

China reports 45 new coronavirus cases, five deaths

The new domestically transmitted case was reported in Henan province on Saturday, the country's National Health Commission (NHC) said. The five new fatalities were all reported from the epicentre Hubei province, taking the death toll to 3,300, it said. With 44 new imported cases, their number has gone up to 693, the NHS said
2020-03-29 12:30:01 Read More

New York delays presidential primary; Trump nixes quarantine idea

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2020-03-29 09:44:59 Read More

Canadian PM's wife has recovered from coronavirus illness

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife said Saturday that she has recovered from being ill from Covid-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus. "I am feeling so much better," Sophie Gregoire Trudeau said. Trudeau's office announced on March 12 that she had tested positive for the coronavirus after she fell ill upon returning from a trip to London.
2020-03-29 08:06:15 Read More

Coronavirus outbreak: Italy's front-line medical heroes, in portraits

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2020-03-28 20:43:54 Read More

Taliban says will not negotiate with team announced by Afghan government

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2020-03-28 20:14:58 Read More

Wuhan market shrimp seller may be COVID-19 patient zero: Report

A shrimp seller at the wet market in the Chinese city of Wuhan believed to be the centre of the coronavirus pandemic, may be the first person to have tested positive for the disease, a media report said on Saturday.
2020-03-28 16:00:03 Read More

As world hunkers down, Trump moves full-speed against US foes

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2020-03-28 14:35:27 Read More

'Corona criminals' prey on Europe's virus fears

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2020-03-28 13:42:38 Read More

New York medical workers decry 'abysmal' lack of coronavirus protection

Doctors and nurses are working around the clock caring for patients hit by the fast-spreading infection, risking their lives on the front lines of the global crisis. The United States became the new epicenter of the pandemic - posting over 100,000 confirmed cases of infection, including more than 1,500 deaths.
2020-03-28 13:06:10 Read More

Trump signs $2.2 trillion stimulus after swift congressional votes

President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening coronavirus epidemic.
2020-03-28 03:11:47 Read More

Donald Trump invokes Defense Production Act to force GM to produce ventilators

Donald Trump on Friday invoked wartime Defense Production Act to force General Motors to manufacture ventilators, amid a supply shortage of the life-saving medical equipment in view of the mounting coronavirus cases. Thousands of ventilators are being required in the treatment of coronavirus patients, the number of which has surged from just 8,000 about 10 days ago to nearly one lakh.
2020-03-28 03:03:29 Read More

France extends lockdown to April 15 as coronavirus wave swamps Paris

France will extend a national lockdown until April 15 after reporting its biggest daily death toll from coronavirus, its prime minister said on Friday, and officials warned that hospitals around Paris could be overwhelmed in 48 hours.
2020-03-27 23:19:58 Read More

British PM Johnson, health secretary Hancock test positive for coronavirus

British PM Boris Johnson said on Friday that he has tested positive for coronavirus after experiencing "mild symptoms", becoming the first world leader to announce the infection. Minutes after Johnson's announcement, his health secretary Matt Hancock tweeted that he too was infected and was in self-isolation. Johnson said he will continue to lead the UK govt's response to the virus.
2020-03-27 21:35:09 Read More

IMF chief: 'Clear we have entered recession'

"It is clear that we have entered a recession" that will be worse than in 2009 following the global financial crisis, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said in an online press briefing. With the worldwide economic "sudden stop," she said the estimate "for the overall financial needs of emerging markets is $2.5 trillion" and "we believe this is on the lower end."
2020-03-27 21:31:10 Read More

UK police use drones to stop dog walkers during crisis

Civil liberties group Big Brother Watch said the police must behave within the rule of law after it also emerged that road checkpoints had been set up to quiz drivers about their journeys. Social media users compared Britain's police actions to "the Stasi", East Germany's notorious state police.
2020-03-27 18:33:16 Read More

Hungary orders two-week lockdown to fight coronavirus

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday ordered a nationwide lockdown for two weeks to fight the spread of the new coronavirus. Exemptions include trips to shops and pharmacies for necessities, with infringements liable to police fines of up to 500,000 forints (1,400 euros, $1,550).
2020-03-27 16:51:15 Read More

Iran reports 144 new coronavirus deaths, raising total to 2,378

"In the past 24 hours, we've had 2,926 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections across the country," health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said in a televised news conference.
2020-03-27 15:52:33 Read More

US increases support for Taiwan, China threatens to strike back

US President Donald Trump has signed into law an act that requires increased US support for Taiwan internationally, prompting a denunciation by China, which said it would strike back if the law was implemented.
2020-03-27 15:13:51 Read More

In Iran, false belief a poison fights coronavirus kills hundreds

Iranian social media accounts in Farsi falsely suggested a British school teacher and others cured themselves of the coronavirus with whiskey and honey. Mixed with messages about the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers, some wrongly believed drinking high-proof alcohol would kill the virus and consumed bootleg alcohol containing methanol which led to poisoning.
2020-03-27 14:19:18 Read More

Singapore reports first deaths in coronavirus battle

Singapore reported two coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday of people with underlying health conditions, marking the first fatalities in the city-state's widely praised battle against the infection. The health ministry said a 75-year-old Singaporean woman and a 64-year-old Indonesian man died on Saturday morning.
2020-03-21 09:57:46 Read More

North Korea fires suspected short-range missiles

The missile launch came just hours after North Korea confirmed it would go ahead with a session of the Supreme People's Assembly, its rubber-stamp legislature, in Pyongyang. As an event that gathers almost 700 of the country's top officials in one spot, analysts said it was a show of strength amid the virus outbreak.
2020-03-21 08:00:38 Read More

US and Mexico to curb border travel to control coronavirus

Mexico and the US announced Friday that travel would be sharply restricted along their shared border as part of efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus. Mexico, the US and Canada also agreed that everyone who tries to illegally cross a border would be immediately returned to their native country, with officials citing the potential health risk.
2020-03-20 22:56:49 Read More

California shuts down amid projections of 25m Covid-19 cases

California, whose $3.1 trillion economy is bigger than Indiaâ€™s and ranks fifth in the world when considered as a country, has ordered a lockdown of its 40 million residents after the state governor Gavin Newsom wrote to Prez Trump that 56% of its residents, perhaps up to 25 million people, would be infected with coronavirus in 8 weeks without mitigation efforts.
2020-03-20 21:17:32 Read More

Russia deports Chinese for violating self-quarantine rules

Since the beginning of the year, as many as 79 Chinese people have been taken into custody and fined for leaving their place of residence during the 14-day self-quarantine period they were ordered to observe after returning from China.
2020-03-20 20:50:04 Read More

War-ravaged Syria says no recorded coronavirus cases yet

Syria, already shattered by nine years of war, has banned entry for foreigners arriving from many countries hit by the coronavirus as part of widening measures to combat the epidemic. Although the government says it has yet to document any infections, Syria is seen at high risk from the virus.
2020-03-20 17:48:19 Read More

At least 24 Afghan security forces killed in insider attack

At least two dozen Afghan security forces were killed Friday in an insider attack on their base in southern Afghanistan, as fighting raged in the war-weary country while efforts to start talks with the Taliban stalled. The pre-dawn attack in Zabul province comes as Afghanistan is grappling with several crises including an increase in Taliban violence.
2020-03-20 17:32:04 Read More

Coronavirus: 81-year-old woman dies in Australia, death toll reaches 7

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Russia starts testing coronavirus vaccine prototypes on animals

Russian scientists have begun testing prototypes of potential vaccines against the new coronavirus on animals in a laboratory in Siberia, Russia's consumer health regulator said on Friday. Russia has reported 199 coronavirus cases and one death so far, less than in many other European countries, but the figure has risen sharply in recent days.
2020-03-20 13:04:24 Read More

Haiti reports first two coronavirus cases

Haiti is the Caribbean's poorest and most densely populated country and the virus' arrival spurred the government to implement a series of restrictive measures, including an 8:00 pm to 5:00 am curfew and ban on gatherings of more than 10 people. Schools, universities and vocational schools are set to close on Friday until further notice and Moise ordered factories to suspend work.
2020-03-20 10:40:18 Read More

Pakistani doctor arrested in Minnesota on terrorism charge

Muhammad Masood, 28, was arrested at the Minneapolis airport on Thursday by FBI agents and was charged with one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Masood wanted to carry out lone wolf attacks in the United States. Masood is a doctor by profession and a former Mayo Clinic research coordinator.
2020-03-20 09:19:29 Read More

Coronavirus: California governor issues stay-at-home order

In a day of dizzying developments, governors across the US sounded a perilous alarm about the rapid spread of the new coronavirus. The governor of California issued a statewide stay-at-home order, Pennsylvania's governor ordered more than 150 types of businesses to close, the governor of Texas closed schools for more than 5 million students.
2020-03-20 08:11:16 Read More

Covid-19: Italy's death toll overtakes Chinaâ€™s

Italy, with 60 million citizens, recorded a total of at least 3,405 deaths, or roughly 150 more than in China, a country with a population over 20 times larger. Italy has the world's second-oldest population, and the vast majority of its dead â€” 87% â€” were over 70.
2020-03-20 06:33:41 Read More

Spain virus death toll soars nearly 30% to 767

Spain on Thursday announced that deaths from the novel coronavirus had jumped by nearly 30% over the past 24 hours to 767.The number of people who have contracted the disease has meanwhile grown by around 25 percent to 17,147, bringing Spain's tally near that of Iran, the world's third most affected country after China and Italy.
2020-03-19 19:44:01 Read More

London headed for tougher lockdown as UK's coronavirus hotspot

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted on Wednesday that Britain remains a "land of liberty" but did not rule out a further crackdown on London, where the virus has been spreading faster than any other part of the country despite government advice to refrain from all social contact and unnecessary travel and work from home as far as possible.
2020-03-19 16:56:06 Read More

Italy to extend lockdown measures over virus: Conte

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Thursday that the week-long lockdown in Italy, the European country hit worst by the coronavirus pandemic, will be extended beyond the April 3 deadline.
2020-03-19 13:41:06 Read More

UK braces for coronavirus shut down as London stations close

The United Kingdom was bracing on Thursday for the virtual shut down of London as underground train stations across the capital closed and Prime Minister Boris Johnson mulled tougher measures to tackle the coronavirus crisis. â€‹
2020-03-19 13:03:36 Read More

Trump signs $100 billion coronavirus relief package

he US President on Wednesday signed a $100-billion emergency aid package that ensures sick leave to Americans workers who fall ill from the new coronavirus. It provides for free coronavirus testing for those who need it, sick pay and paid family leave, and bolsters unemployment insurance for millions of Americans.
2020-03-19 08:35:35 Read More

China reports no new domestic coronavirus cases for first time

China on Thursday said no new domestic cases of the coronavirus were reported for the first time in the country, 3 months after the deadly virus broke out in Wuhan. 34 new confirmed cases were reported but they were all from those arriving from abroad. Wuhan, which was once the epicenter of the virus outbreak, also reported zero cases on Wednesday.
2020-03-19 08:22:54 Read More

Two members of US Congress test positive for coronavirus

Two members of the US House of Representatives, Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida and Ben McAdams of Utah, said on Wednesday they had tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the first members of Congress known to have contracted the respiratory illness.
2020-03-19 07:37:13 Read More

North Korea says it test fired new multiple rocket launcher

North Korea confirmed Friday it conducted its third test-firing of a new "super-large" multiple rocket launcher that it says expands its ability to destroy enemy targets in surprise attacks. The latest launches extended a monthslong streak of weapons displays by the North, which continues to use a standstill in nuclear negotiations to advance its military capabilities while pressuring Washington for concessions.
2019-11-01 04:01:46 Read More

Who is Abu Ibrahim al-Quraishi, the new head of Islamic State

The Islamic State confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and named his replacement as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi. The new IS leader is identified as a scholar, a well-known warrior and "emir of war" who has battled American forces. The IS picked the name Quraishi for Baghdadi's successor to suggest descent from the Prophet Mohammad's tribe.
2019-11-01 03:54:55 Read More

Trump to move permanent residence to Florida

"My family and I will be making Palm Beach, Florida, our Permanent Residence," Trump said on Twitter. "Despite the fact that I pay millions of dollars in city, state and local taxes each year, I have been treated very badly by the political leaders of both the city and state," he said, referring to New York.
2019-11-01 03:38:13 Read More

Dying winds bring relief after weeks of California wildfires

The winds subsided in virtually all parts of the state Thursday and forecasters anticipated at least a week of calm weather, though there was no rain in the forecast that would reduce the threat of fall fires.
2019-11-01 03:23:07 Read More

Why he posted fake ads on FB about guv race

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British Parliament suspends Indian-origin MP Keith Vaz for 6 months

In a strongly-worded report earlier this week, the Commons watchdog said there was "convincing evidence" that Vaz was "evasive or unhelpful" during an investigation into his conduct.
2019-11-01 01:56:19 Read More

Goats help save Californian library from wildfire

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Johnson pledges January Brexit after missing 'do or die' deadline

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In nod to protests, Iraq president calls for new voting law

Iraq has seen two waves of mass protests this month, with at least 250 protesters killed in clashes with security forces in Baghdad and across the Shia-majority south. The protesters have demanded the resignation of the government and the overhaul of the political system put in place after the 2003 US-led invasion.
2019-10-31 16:05:08 Read More

US House approves rules for Trump impeachment inquiry

The US House of Representatives took a major step in the impeachment effort against Donald Trump when lawmakers approved rules for the next stage of the Democratic-led inquiry into the president's attempt to have Ukraine investigate a domestic political rival. The Democratic-controlled House voted by 232 to 196 to establish how to hold public hearings in Congress.
2019-10-31 15:33:58 Read More

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German court throws out climate challenge to Merkel government

The suit was the first attempt in Germany to hold authorities legally accountable for pledges they have made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Similar cases elsewhere have met with mixed success.
2019-10-31 14:47:22 Read More

Ailing ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's health improves

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Health care or Brexit? UK parties pick their election issues

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn put the emphasis firmly on economic and social issues, calling the Dec. 12 vote a once-in-a-generation chance to transform the country. All seats in the 650-seat House of Commons are up for grabs in the early election, chosen by Britain's 46 million eligible voters.
2019-10-31 14:42:23 Read More

Order! Order! Britain's speaker quits Brexit hotseat

John Bercow stepped down on Thursday after 10 years as speaker of Britain's House of Commons -- a role that rocketed him into the heart of the Brexit battle, and won him European fans. The man in the middle of more than three years of fiery parliamentary debates has proved a controversial figure, loathed by pro-Brexit supporters and hailed by its foes.
2019-10-31 13:53:27 Read More

Putin was 'conscientious and disciplined' spy: KGB documents

Declassified KGB documents on display in Russia describe future President Vladimir Putin as a "conscientious and disciplined" spy at the start of his career. Now 67, Putin worked for the secret service from the mid-1970s and was posted in Dresden, then East Germany, from 1985 to 1990, as Soviet power was crumbling.
2019-10-31 13:30:13 Read More

Inflation, not Kashmir biggest issue in Pakistan: Survey

Pakistan's state of economy and not Kashmir is the biggest cause of worry for a majority of Pakistanis, a survey has revealed. The survey, conducted in 4 provinces of Pakistan by Gallup-Gilani Pakistan, has found that 53% of Pakistanis are worried about inflation, 23% said unemployment was a problem, while 4% of the people identified corruption as the major problem.
2019-10-31 13:10:11 Read More

Ukraine plans more troop withdrawals in east ahead of peace talks

Ukraine plans more troop withdrawals in the eastern Donbass region as a confidence building measure to help pave the way for four-way peace talks with Russia, France and Germany, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday.
2019-10-31 12:29:02 Read More

Spain's Sanchez says there will be no 'online' independence for Catalonia

Spain's Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez, stepping up efforts to control separatist groups and parties' activity on the internet, said on Thursday his government would not allow Catalonia to seek "online" independence.
2019-10-31 12:15:03 Read More

Hong Kong Halloween protest rally aims to test mask ban

Hong Kong authorities are bracing as pro-democracy protesters urged people on Thursday to celebrate Halloween by wearing masks on a march in defiance of a government ban on face coverings.
2019-10-31 12:02:57 Read More

Hong Kong Halloween protest rally aims to test mask ban

North Korea fires 2 missiles in the sea amid stalled talks

North Korea on Thursday fired two projectiles toward its eastern sea, an apparent resumption of weapons tests aimed at ramping up pressure on Washington over a stalemate in nuclear negotiations, according to officials in South Korea and Japan.
2019-10-31 10:44:57 Read More

China will safeguard Hong Kong's prosperity, stability: Communist Party

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2019-10-31 10:17:34 Read More

Sri Lanka candidate pledges laws against religious extremism

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Iran hopes new UN nuclear chief will act 'neutrally'

Iran said Thursday it hopes the UN nuclear watchdog will act "neutrally" under its new head and vowed to maintain cooperation with its inspectors monitoring a landmark 2015 nuclear deal. Argentina's Rafael Grossi took the helm of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday following the death of his predecessor, Yukiya Amano of Japan, in July.
2019-10-31 08:01:55 Read More

Pompeo on offense against 'truly hostile' China

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday vowed to ramp up pressure on China on multiple fronts, calling Beijing "truly hostile" to the United States. In the latest hawkish take on China by President Donald Trump's administration, Pompeo said he would deliver a series of speeches in coming months laying out cases against Beijing on areas from ideology to trade to its efforts for influence within the United States.
2019-10-31 02:45:27 Read More

Tensions, tears, trauma: the Democratic voters suffering under Trump

Some broke with pro-Trump friends and family. Many quit social media and now refrain from talking about politics. Others say they had old emotional wounds reopened by his presidency. The anger felt in Democratic strongholds like New York towards Donald Trump since he was elected three years ago has been on ample display in street protests and on social media.
2019-10-31 02:38:26 Read More

3rd strong earthquake this month jolts southern Philippines

A third strong earthquake this month shook the southern Philippines on Thursday morning, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or casualties. The US Geological Survey said the 6.5-magnitude quake was centered 10 kms deep near Kisante town. The Philippines has frequent seismic activity. The archipelago lies on the Pacific "Ring of Fire"
2019-10-31 02:26:08 Read More

Dress properly, avoid porn: China lists moral guidelines for citizens

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2019-10-31 02:15:20 Read More

Russia tests new disinformation tactic in Africa, raising fears about US polls

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2019-10-31 01:24:16 Read More

California fires: New blaze near LA, progress up north

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2019-10-30 17:43:24 Read More

Pathologist says Jeffrey Epstein's injuries point to murder, not suicide

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2019-10-30 17:18:39 Read More

Lebanon reopens but crisis remains after PM resigns

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2019-10-30 15:11:33 Read More

Myanmar court gives actors 1-year jail term for satire

A court in Myanmar has sentenced five members of a traditional theatrical troupe to a year in prison for their gibes about the military. The members of the Peacock Generation thangyat troupe were arrested in April for performances during celebrations of Myanmar's traditional new year in which they poked fun at military representatives in parliament and military involvement in business.
2019-10-30 14:08:50 Read More

Germany to tighten hate speech, gun laws to fight far right

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Afghan President appoints Idrees Zaman as acting foreign minister

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2019-10-30 13:28:06 Read More

Afghan President appoints Idrees Zaman as acting foreign minister

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Activist Thunberg declines climate prize, urges more action

Two fellow climate activists spoke on Thunberg's behalf at an award ceremony Tuesday in Stockholm for the regional inter-parliamentary Nordic Council's prizes, reading a statement thanking the group for the honour.
2019-10-30 12:14:32 Read More

Army colonel says push to investigate Biden concerned him

Alexander Vindman, a lieutenant colonel who served in Iraq and later as a diplomat, was the first official to testify who actually heard Trump's July 25 call with new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. He reported his concerns to the NSC's lead counsel.
2019-10-30 10:21:34 Read More

US wraps up Pakistani visit; Afghans set demands for talks

The US envoy trying to resuscitate peace talks on ending Afghanistan's 18-year war has wrapped up his visit to Pakistan as Kabul hardened its stance on negotiations with the Taliban. This comes as the Afghan government set new conditions for talks with the insurgents and appeared to shed a previously conciliatory stand toward Pakistan.
2019-10-30 09:24:52 Read More

3 dead in Los Angeles Halloween party shooting

At least three people were killed and nine others injured in a shooting at a Halloween party in southern Los Angeles late Tuesday, authorities and local media reports said. Aerial footage from local TV news channels showed paramedics treating the injured in a yard between a nail salon and a residential home in Long Beach.
2019-10-30 08:58:48 Read More

Iraqi Prime Minister's main backers agree to oust him

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US to send security envoy, commerce secretary to ASEAN meet

urity adviser Robert C. O'Brien and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will represent President Donald Trump at two regional summits in Thailand this weekend, the White House announced, a move that would widely be viewed in the region as a snub.
2019-10-30 08:01:22 Read More

US scales back attendance at East Asia Summit

President Donald Trump's new national security advisor will represent the United States at the East Asia Summit, the White House said Tuesday, the lowest-level official to lead the Washington delegation since it was first invited to the regional forum.
2019-10-30 07:32:33 Read More

Thailand king fires royal guards for 'adultery'

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Thailand king fires royal guards for 'adultery'

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Lebanese protesters get creative, practice yoga to block roads

A living room, a yoga class and an outdoor concert: Lebanese protesters are using creative ways to block roads. The protests have been largely peaceful, with security forces exercising restraint. There have been few reports of arrests or serious injuries since the demonstrations began.
2019-10-30 06:50:17 Read More

Syria has little to lose at UN-backed talks: Experts

Syria's government may be on board for the UN-brokered review of its constitution, but it will sink the Geneva talks opening Wednesday before agreeing anything that compromises its authority, experts have said. Opposition negotiators and some analysts also fear that Damascus will use its participation as a bargaining chip to normalise relations with the West, and eventually get sanctions lifted.
2019-10-30 05:02:25 Read More

California braces for powerful winds that could feed fires

California braced on Tuesday for the most powerful winds this season that threaten to spread destructive fires raging in the state and could spark new blazes. Thousands of firefighters were racing against the clock to gain control of two major fires. The National Weather Service issued an extreme red flag warning indicating a high risk of wildfires for southern California.
2019-10-30 04:57:05 Read More

In historic vote, US House recognizes 'Armenian genocide'

The US House of Representatives passed a resolution on Tuesday officially recognizing the "Armenian genocide," a symbolic but unprecedented move that angered Turkey. US lawmakers delivered a two-punch rebuke to Turkey on its national day, with the genocide measure passing alongside a bill that imposes sanctions over Ankara's assault in northeastern Syria.
2019-10-30 03:55:41 Read More

Electrical equipment probably sparked California fires

Electrical equipment caused two Southern California wildfires â€” one that killed three people and destroyed more than 1,600 homes last year â€” and another still smoldering in the well-heeled hills of Los Angeles, where thousands of people including Arnold Schwarzenegger fled homes in the dark, utilities said Tuesday.
2019-10-30 03:53:56 Read More

Climate activist Greta Thunberg declines environmental award

Greta Thunberg, who has rallied millions to her "Fridays for Future" movement, was honoured at a Stockholm ceremony held by the Nordic Council for her efforts by both Sweden and Norway and won the organisation's annual environment prize. Addressing her decision to not accept the award, Thunberg, said, "The climate movement does not need any more awards."
2019-10-30 01:09:24 Read More

British MPs vote in favour of holding general elections on December 12

British MPs on Tuesday voted in favour of holding general elections on Dec 12 following PM Boris Johnson's fourth bid to force an early poll, a day after a similar attempt was rejected by the leaders as the European Union further extended the Brexit deadline until Jan 31. The House of Commons approved the bill by a margin of 430 to 20, paving the way for the general election.
2019-10-30 01:02:03 Read More

Britain heads towards Christmas election in bid to break Brexit deadlock

Britain was heading towards its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bet on breaking the Brexit deadlock with an early ballot gained support from opposition parties on Tuesday.
2019-10-29 15:21:49 Read More

PM Hariri resigns as Lebanon crisis turns violent

Lebanese PM Saad al-Hariri said he would submit his resignation on Tuesday, declaring he had hit a "dead end" in trying to resolve a crisis unleashed by protests. Lebanon has been paralysed by protests against the rampant corruption of the political class that has collectively led the country into the worst economic crisis since the 1975-90 civil war.
2019-10-29 14:36:16 Read More

Hezbollah supporters destroy Lebanese protest camp

Scuffles initially broke out early Tuesday as the men cleared protesters from main roads, before they launched their assault on the main protest site in Beirut, where demonstrators had been camped out for nearly two weeks. Riot police raced through the streets but seemed powerless to stop the counter-protesters, who chanted Shiite religious slogans.
2019-10-29 14:32:22 Read More

Germany charges two Syrians with crimes against humanity

Germany detained the two men earlier this year under its "universal jurisdiction" laws that allow it to prosecute people for crimes against humanity committed anywhere in the world. Prosecutors said charges against the main suspect, identified as Anwar R. under Germany's privacy rules, include 58 murders and multiple sexual assaults in a Damascus prison where at least 4,000 opposition activists were tortured.
2019-10-29 13:54:43 Read More

Taliban should call ceasefire to prove control of forces: Official

Hamdullah Mohib, a strong critic of earlier US-Taliban negotiations that excluded his government, said the Taliban no longer operate as a cohesive body and some commanders may have joined the Islamic State group. "If the Taliban really want peace, they should prove how much control they have over their commanders and how much they really obey their commands," Mohib said at a press conference.
2019-10-29 13:40:43 Read More

Argentina's Rafael Grossi elected head of UN's nuclear watchdog

Argentina's Rafael Grossi beat Romanian diplomat Cornel Feruta to become director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) following the death of the former head Yukiya Amano of Japan in July.
2019-10-29 13:13:41 Read More

Army officer says he raised concerns about Trump and Ukraine

Alexander Vindman, an Army lieutenant colonel who served in Iraq and, later, as a diplomat, is prepared to tell House investigators that he listened to President Donald Trump's July 25 call with new Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and reported his concerns to the NSC's lead counsel.
2019-10-29 12:43:42 Read More

UK Labour leader Corbyn says condition for early election support has been met

British opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told his team of policy advisers on Tuesday the party's condition for supporting a new election had been met and "we will now launch the most ambitious and radical" election campaign. "I have consistently said that we are ready for an election and our support is subject to a no deal Brexit being off the table," he said.
2019-10-29 11:13:23 Read More

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Court blocks Sri Lanka leader's bid to resume hangings

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2019-10-29 09:43:27 Read More

Iraq: 18 killed in attack against protesters in Karbala

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Islamic State chief Baghdadi buried at sea by US military

US officials said Monday that the body of Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was buried at sea as fresh details surfaced about the US special forces operation that led to his death over the weekend. Syrian Kurds claimed to be a key source of the intelligence that led Americans to Baghdadi after years of tracking the brutal jihadist leader.
2019-10-29 07:51:44 Read More

Empire State Building lit up in orange to celebrate Diwali

The Federation of Indian Associations (FIA), the largest non-profit umbrella organisation in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut of the Indian community, lit up the iconic Empire State Building in orange as part of Diwali celebrations. The ceremony was attended by key members of the Indian diaspora and a cultural show was also organised.
2019-10-29 07:07:01 Read More

Empire State Building lit up in orange to celebrate Diwali

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong says barred from election

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2019-10-29 04:38:26 Read More

US Afghan peace envoy takes push for peace to Pakistan

Washington's Afghan peace envoy remained in Pakistan on Tuesday as part of efforts to find a negotiated end to Afghanistan's 18 -year war, even though President Donald Trump hasn't expressed any interest in resuming talks with the Taliban. The envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, met with Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday and was expected to hold talks with the country's powerful military army chief on Tuesday.
2019-10-29 04:26:53 Read More

California wildfire forces residents, celebrities to flee

At least eight homes were destroyed and six damaged in the LA-area blaze, fire officials said. No deaths from either blaze were reported, but a firefighter was seriously injured. The flames didn't discriminate. In wine country, farmworkers who toil in the vineyards were among those displaced. In LA, James and former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger were driven from their homes.
2019-10-29 03:48:39 Read More

UK PM to push again for election after EU backs Brexit delay

British PM Boris Johnson is expected to make a fresh attempt on Tuesday to force an early election, despite MPs rejecting his plan, after the European Union agreed to postpone Brexit for up to three months. MPs defeated the third attempt on Monday by Johnson to call a snap poll, with the Conservative leader immediately announcing an alternative plan for an early election.
2019-10-29 03:32:01 Read More

6.6-magnitude quake strikes south Philippines: USGS

A 6.6-magnitude quake struck the southern Philippines Tuesday, authorities said, rattling buildings and sending terrified locals fleeing into the streets. The shallow tremor hit the island of Mindanao in the same region where a deadly quake struck earlier this month, the US Geological Survey said, adding there was no tsunami threat.
2019-10-29 02:43:57 Read More

Pilots hid cam in toilet, streamed feed to cockpit: Lawsuit

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Nawaz Sharif's health deteriorates, doctors stop heart medication: Report

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Donald Trump says considering releasing video footage of US raid on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

President Donald Trump on Monday said he was considering releasing a part of the video footage of the US special operations raid in northwest Syria that resulted in the death of elusive Islamic State leader and world's most wanted terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
2019-10-28 14:57:53 Read More

Donald Trump greets Indians on Diwali; says festival binds people together

On Friday Trump celebrated Diwali at the Oval Office with a small group of Indian-Americans. Trump's first Diwali celebration at the White House was in the Oval Office in 2017 in the presence of a select group of Indian-American community leaders and members of his administration. Diwali was also celebrated in other parts of the US.
2019-10-28 14:46:01 Read More

No one can give assurance for his own life, let alone someone else's, Pak PM Khan on Nawaz Sharif's health

Sharif, 69, who has been in hospital since October 21, had a relapse on Sunday, with his platelet count falling from 45,000 to 20,000. The three-time former Pakistan prime minister also had difficulty in breathing. Speaking at a function in Nankana Sahib in Punjab province, Prime Minister Khan said the CEO of Shaukat Khanum Hospital, where Sharif is admitted, along with top doctors of the country, have been sent for the treatment of the PML-N leader, the Express Tribune reported.
2019-10-28 14:22:55 Read More

EU agrees new January 31 Brexit deadline

The European Union (EU) on Monday agreed to offer the UK a three-month extension to the Brexit deadline, until January 31 next year. European Council President Donald Tusk confirmed the decision of the 27 other members of the economic bloc on Twitter, saying a written confirmation process would follow in the coming days.
2019-10-28 11:55:46 Read More

Pakistan authorities demolish 70-yr-old mosque of minority Ahmadis

Pakistan's Parliament in 1974 declared the Ahmadi community as non-Muslims. A decade later, they were banned from calling themselves Muslims. They are banned from preaching and even from travelling to Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage. Ahmadi community spokesperson said the worship place was located in Bahawalpur district's Hasilpur village, some 400 kms from Lahore.
2019-10-28 11:06:50 Read More

China's Communists hold key meeting amid rising challenges

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UK sends documents to Vietnam to help identify truck victims

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UK sends documents to Vietnam to help identify truck victims

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Afghan official: Pakistani forces open fire, killing 3 women

An Afghan official says Pakistani forces fired mortar shells and rockets across the border the previous day, killing three women in eastern Kunar province, and that clashes there resumed again in the morning hours. A firefight broke out between Afghan and Pak forces on Sunday after Pakistan allegedly tried to erect a military installation along the disputed boundary in Nari district, he added.
2019-10-28 08:35:44 Read More

Could Trump serve a second term if impeached? It's up to the Senate

The Constitution famously grants senators the sole power to convict and remove a president â€” something that has never been done. For now, the idea of disqualifying Trump is the remotest of hypotheticals, since it would first require the Senate to vote to impeach and remove him.
2019-10-28 07:17:33 Read More

Argentina's Peronists sweep back into power

Argentina's Peronists swept back into power on Sunday, ousting conservative president Mauricio Macri in an election result that shifts Latin America's No. 3 economy firmly back toward the left. Peronist Alberto Fernandez had 47.79% of the vote, ahead of Macri's 40.71%, with more than 90% of ballots counted, putting the centre-left challenger over the 45% threshold.
2019-10-28 07:00:15 Read More

Colombia elects first woman mayor of Bogota

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Islamic State still poses threat after death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

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Baghdadi and Osama killings: 2 photos capture vastly different US presidents

Photos taken in the White House Situation Room during the killings of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Saturday and of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden eight years earlier capture the vastly different styles of two US presidents. While the Trump photo is formal with his advisers looking sternly at the camera, Obama's photo is less formal and crackles with suspense.
2019-10-28 04:16:10 Read More

US airline pilots streamed video from lavatory cam, alleges lawsuit

A lawsuit filed against Southwest Airlines by a flight attendant alleges pilots on a 2017 flight had an iPad streaming video from a hidden camera in a bathroom in one of the airline's jets. The suit said the flight attendant took a cellphone photo of the iPad video, provided the photo with a report to Southwest management and was warned by a supervisor to not tell anybody about the incident.
2019-10-28 03:31:17 Read More

Lebanon protesters to form nationwide human chain

Tension has mounted in recent days between security forces and protesters, who are blocking roads and bringing the country to a standstill to press their demands for a complete overhaul of the political system. Lebanon's reviled political elite has been defending a belated package of economic reforms and appeared willing to reshuffle the government, but protesters who have stayed in the streets since October 17 want more.
2019-10-27 11:03:18 Read More

Large anti-government march sets off for Pakistan's capital

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam supporters from Karachi and surrounding areas will travel in buses and vans toward the capital Islamabad. The caravan plans to reach Islamabad on Oct. 31st, to protest Prime Minister Imran Khan's 'illegitimate' government which the Islamist party says came to power through the army's support.
2019-10-27 09:57:51 Read More

UK opposition parties suggest Dec 9 vote in Brexit gambit

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Hong Kong protesters criticize police conduct, draw tear gas

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Bored and broke, Vietnam migrants risk lives for riches in Europe

The dangers of illegal crossings into Europe were laid bare this week when 39 men and eight women were found dead in a refrigerated truck in Britain. It is now feared most victims were from Vietnam. Bored by village life and fed up with a lack of opportunity, the allure of overseas riches is enough to tempt many to embark on the risky trips.
2019-10-27 07:30:05 Read More

California blaze forces evacuations as wind spurs blackouts

A Northern California blaze forced evacuation orders and warnings for nearly all of Sonoma County stretching to the coast, with forecasts of strong winds prompting officials to start cutting electricity for millions of people in an effort to prevent more fires. Pacific Gas & Electric started shutting off power on Saturday for an estimated 2.35 million people.
2019-10-27 06:56:56 Read More

Former White House chief of staff says he warned Trump on impeachment

Kelly said in an interview with The Washington Examiner he has had a lot of second thoughts about leaving. Trump pushed back on Kelly's remarks in a statement released by the White House: "John Kelly never said that, he never said anything like that.''
2019-10-27 05:57:08 Read More

Nearly 50 dead as Iraq protests take new violent turn

Nearly 50 people have died in renewed anti-government protests across Iraq, officials said Saturday, with clashes breaking out as demonstrators turned their fury against government and paramilitary offices. The death toll from protests this months has climbed to 205, including dozens who were killed as they torched government buildings or offices belonging to factions of Hashed al-Shaabi force over the past two days.
2019-10-26 18:05:30 Read More

Vietnam villagers await news on their loved ones' fate

Residents of this rural village in central Vietnam said Saturday that they fear their family members could be among the dozens of people found dead in the back of a truck in England. The mother and a sister of Bui Thi Nhung cried as they set up an altar with incense and a photo of the missing 19-year-old where family and friends can pray at their home in Do Thanh.
2019-10-26 16:37:06 Read More

Democrats take stage at South Carolina criminal justice reform forum

Nine Democrats vying to be their party's presidential candidate in 2020 will take part in a criminal justice forum in South Carolina this weekend, down from 10 after US Senator Kamala Harris dropped out to protest an award given to President Donald Trump at the event on Friday. Six in 10 Democratic voters in the state are black.
2019-10-26 15:36:31 Read More

Vietnam PM orders probe into human trafficking allegations in UK truck deaths

Phuc also ordered the police to launch an investigation into alleged human trafficking activities. British police have said at least some of the victims may have come from the Southeast Asian country. "Any violations will be strictly dealt with," Phuc said in a statement posted on the government website. He said he wanted reports on the case from authorities by November. 5
2019-10-26 14:05:57 Read More

Erdogan says will clear 'terrorists' from Syria border if Sochi deal fails

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UK ministers deny plan to weaken workers' rights after Brexit

Britain's government denied a newspaper report on Saturday that it will seek to weaken workers' rights after Britain leaves the European Union, with one minister describing the idea as "completely mad". The EU is concerned Britain may try to loosen regulations, including workers' rights, after it leaves the bloc and says it is likely to impose trade barriers unless rules remain similar, to avoid what it views as unfair competition.
2019-10-26 12:04:51 Read More

High stakes for army as protests engulf Lebanon

Lebanon has been witnessing massive protests since Oct 17, leaving the army with a difficult task. What could have been a tense sequence ended with protesters singing the national anthem and praising the soldiers. There have been repeated attempts by the political establishment... to get the military to clear the street. The forces have resisted these attempts.
2019-10-26 11:34:28 Read More

$ 1.84 million diamond stolen from Japan jewelry fair

Japanese police are probing a $ 1.84 million diamond allegedly stolen from an international jewelry trade show near Tokyo. The 50-carat diamond was last seen sitting inside a glass showcase at 5 pm on Thursday. An hour later, the diamond was gone and the jewelry case was found unlocked. The sparkly stone was the only item missing. Nobody has been arrested.
2019-10-26 10:40:51 Read More

Taiwan revels in first pride since legalising gay marriage

Nearly two hundred thousand revellers marched through Taipei in a riot of rainbow colours and celebration on Saturday as Taiwan held its first pride parade since making history in Asia by legalising gay marriage.
2019-10-26 10:19:37 Read More

Ex-Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif suffers angina attack

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday suffered angina pain while undergoing treatment at a Lahore hospital. Earlier in the day, Sharif's lawyer Khawaja Haris claimed that the former premier had suffered a "minor heart attack" last night and that his "life is in danger". Angina is a type of chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart.
2019-10-26 09:41:37 Read More

London Mayor pledges robust policing for Kashmir protest on Diwali

Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, wrote on Friday a second letter to Gujarat-born Labour councillor and London assembly member Navin Shah promising tighter police security to protect the Indian high commission from any violence that may occur during a protest outside the building planned by Pakistani and Kashmiri protesters for Sunday, Diwali.
2019-10-25 17:47:44 Read More

Indian, Chinese to be exempted from visas to enter Brazil: President Jair Bolsonaro

China has a population of about 1.39 billion people, while India has 1.3 billion. Both India and China are part of BRICS - an association of five major emerging national economies including Brazil, Russia and South Africa. Bolsonaro on Friday met President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang during his first official visit to China.
2019-10-25 17:22:24 Read More

Brexit in limbo as UK PM Boris Johnson pushes for election

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EU agrees to delay Oct 31 Brexit date but holds off on setting new deadline

European Union (EU) ambassadors meeting in Brussels on Friday agreed in principle to allow the UK to delay Brexit beyond October 31 but will announce the length of the extension only next week. The EU's move is expected to have a strong bearing in the UK Parliament, which is likely to vote on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's December 12 General Election demand early next week.
2019-10-25 14:42:25 Read More

Observance of Diwali in US important reminder of religious liberty: Donald Trump

A day earlier, Trump celebrated Diwali in the Oval Office with a small group of Indian-Americans. The event was closed for the press. "The observance of Diwali throughout America is an important reminder of the significance of one of our Nation's core tenets - religious liberty," Trump said in a statement ahead of the Diwali celebrations in India, the US and across the world.
2019-10-25 14:18:24 Read More

Moscow, Damascus deploy forces to Syria-Turkey border

Damascus and Moscow deployed extra forces Friday to Syria's border with Turkey, even as Washington partially reversed a drawback to boost its own military presence near key Syrian oil fields. This week, Turkey and Russia struck a deal in Sochi for more Kurdish forces to withdraw from the frontier on both sides of that Turkish-held area under the supervision of Russian and Syrian forces.
2019-10-25 14:05:39 Read More

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Prominent activist won't rule out election challenge to Ethiopian PM

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UK PM tells Corbyn to 'man up' and accept snap poll

Johnson's comments came with the Labour main opposition still fighting over how -- or if -- to take Britain out of the European Union more than three years after a referendum. Labour leader Corbyn said in response to Johnson's initial challenge Thursday that he would wait to see the length of the Brexit deadline extension granted by the European Union.
2019-10-25 13:46:58 Read More

Russian soldier has nervous break down, shoots eight dead

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday granted bail to ailing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on medical grounds in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills corruption case. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif had filed the bail application for the release of his brother, who is currently admitted in the Services Hospital here, from the custody of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), reports Dawn news.
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Russian soldier has nervous break down, shoots eight dead

EU envoys agree that Brexit extension is needed, no date set

Speaking on Friday in Brussels after EU ambassadors met with the EU Brexit chief negotiator Michel Barnier, European Commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva said ambassadors from the EU's 27 other nations accepted the terms of an extension and their "work will continue in the coming days."
2019-10-25 12:11:14 Read More

Erdogan files complaint against French magazine over ethnic cleansing comment

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has filed a criminal complaint against a French magazine after it accused him of conducting ethnic cleansing in northeast Syria, state-owned Anadolu Agency said on Friday.
2019-10-25 12:06:55 Read More

Nawaz Sharif granted bail on medical grounds

Nawaz Sharif diagnosed with acute immune disorder

Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been diagnosed with acute immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), an immune disorder which leads to an abrupt and sharp drop in blood platelets. Sharif was rushed hospital after a massive drop in his platelet count. His condition is reportedly improving as his platelets count increased.
2019-10-25 11:03:39 Read More

Sri Lanka presidential hopeful would free soldiers, rebels

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MQM leader questions Imran Khan's silence on oppression of Mohajirs, Balochs and Pashtuns

In the letter, which the MQM leader put up on Twitter last month, Hussain questioned if Khan "would have the courage to answer about the lockdown of Mohajirs, Balochs, Pashtuns and other non-Punjabi nations who are facing brutalities, atrocities, arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances and extra judicial killings of Mohajirs, Balochs, Pashtuns and other oppressed nations at the hands of their own Army."
2019-10-25 07:04:29 Read More

Pak PM issues orders to keep Maryam Nawaz with father in hospital

Maryam was admitted to the Services Hospital in Lahore on Wednesday where she was rushed from the high security Kot Lakhpat jail to meet Sharif on account of his deteriorating health on the directives of Khan and felt sick. The 45-year-old leader was admitted to VVIP ll, while her father is admitted in VVIP-l. She underwent some tests after which she was shifted back to the jail.
2019-10-25 07:02:22 Read More

Eyeing presidency, Democratic hopeful Gabbard will not seek re-election to Congress

Gabbard, 38, an Iraq war veteran and now a major in the US Army National Guard, has served seven years in the US House of Representatives, having been first elected in 2012.
2019-10-25 06:42:15 Read More

EU awards human rights prize to Uighur activist Ilham Tohti

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US President Donald Trump cancels NYT, Washington Post subscriptions

US President Donald Trump doesn't like what he reads in two of America's biggest newspapers, The New York Times and Washington Post - so he won't be getting them any longer. Trump on Monday had told Fox News - the TV network that he watches daily and relies on for largely friendly coverage - that he didn't want to get the papers because they are "fake."
2019-10-25 05:51:37 Read More

PM Boris Johnson offers Dec 12 polls to break Brexit impasse

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Wind-whipped fires rage across California as lights go out

The dramatic fires and evacuations â€” near Los Angeles and in the wine country of Northern California â€” came against a backdrop of power shutoffs that utility companies said were necessary to stop high winds from toppling trees or blowing debris into power lines and starting fires.
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Wind-whipped fires rage across California as lights go out

British PM Johnson calls for Dec 12 election to break Brexit deadlock

Johnson said in a letter to opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn he would hand parliament more time to approve his Brexit deal but that lawmakers must back a December election, Johnson's third attempt to try to force a snap poll. Just a week before Britain was due to leave the EU, the bloc looked set to grant Johnson a Brexit delay.
2019-10-24 16:43:53 Read More

Bangladesh sentences 16 to death for killing teenager

The principal of a religious school in Bangladesh was among 16 people sentenced to death for the murder of a teenage girl who refused to withdraw a complaint of sexual harassment against him. The murder was carried out on the orders of the principal. The perpetrators poured kerosene over Nusrat Jahan, 18, and set her on fire on the roof of her madrasa in April.
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First group of pilgrims from India expected to come on November 9: Mohammed Faisal

"The pilgrims who come through the corridor will not require a visa. They will have to carry their passports which will be scanned, but not stamped," The Dawn quoted Faisal as saying. The corridor connects the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab's Gurdaspur with Darbar Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan.
2019-10-24 11:40:44 Read More

Ukrainian leader felt Trump pressure before taking office

Volodymyr Zelenskiy gathered a small group of advisers on May 7 in Kyiv for a meeting that was supposed to be about his nation's energy needs. Instead, the group spent most of the three-hour discussion talking about how to navigate the insistence from Trump and his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, for a probe and how to avoid becoming entangled in the American elections, according to three people familiar with the details of the meeting.
2019-10-24 08:09:27 Read More

16 sentenced to death after Bangladesh teen burnt alive

Nusrat Jahan Rafi was doused in kerosene and set on fire after refusing to withdraw a sexual harassment complaint against the head teacher of the seminary she attended. "The verdict proves that nobody will get away with murder in Bangladesh. We have the rule of law," prosecutor Hafez Ahmed told reporters after the verdict in a crowded courtroom.
2019-10-24 06:57:29 Read More

Russian 'agent' Maria Butina to be released from US prison

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Maryam Nawaz admitted to hospital after she rushes to enquire father's health

The health condition of Sharif, 69, who was admitted to the Services Hospital in Lahore on Monday from the Kot Lakhpat jail, deteriorated with critically low platelet count, The Express Tribune reported.
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'White terror': Hong Kong's China critics beaten in targeted attacks

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Bolivia's Morales knocks foes amid protests over vote count

The leftist leader needed a 10 percentage-point margin over his closest rival to avoid a December runoff in which he could risk being defeated by a united opposition in his bid for a fourth consecutive term in office.
2019-10-24 04:57:16 Read More

MQM condemns 'brutal manhandling' of protest in PoK by Pak security forces

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Kim and Trump have 'special' relationship: KCNA

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Jordan's 25-year peace with Israel 'cold and getting colder'

The Wadi Araba Treaty, inked on 26 October 1994, formally ended decades of war between the two neighbours but the accord faces continual challenges, analysts say. "Israel has displaced millions of our Palestinian brothers and killed thousands of Arabs," he added.
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700 terror financing cases near conviction: Pak govt

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Protests rage in Chile despite president's reform promise

Tens of thousands of protesters swarmed Chile's capital setting up fiery barricades and clashing with riot police Wednesday, as an apology and promises of economic reform from President Sebastian Pinera failed to calm unrest and rioting that has led to at least 18 deaths.
2019-10-24 02:59:34 Read More

Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits 'blood-stained' Syria

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UN expert: Iran executes children in violation of rights law

Iran executed seven child offenders last year and two so far this year even though human rights law prohibits the death penalty for anyone under age 18, a UN independent human rights expert said Wednesday.
2019-10-24 02:15:57 Read More

Republican lawmakers storm hearing room, disrupt Trump impeachment inquiry

A US House of Representatives impeachment inquiry devolved into chaos on Wednesday as Republican lawmakers, encouraged by President Donald Trump to get tougher in fighting Democratic efforts to impeach him over dealings with Ukraine, stormed into a high-security hearing room and delayed testimony by a witness.
2019-10-24 01:53:46 Read More

Trumpâ€™s defence falls flat, Ukraine knew of aid freeze

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Saudi Arabia's king names prince as new foreign minister

The king late Wednesday night named Prince Faisal bin Farhan as foreign minister, replacing Ibrahim al-Assaf. Al-Assaf had served for less than a year as foreign minister. Prince Faisal had been serving as ambassador to Germany and has business experience. He also served as an adviser to King Salman's son, the powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
2019-10-24 01:44:11 Read More

President undermined national security: SL panel probing Easter blasts

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China's increased influence in Nepal led to ban on Dalai Lama birthday celebration: US envoy

"Nepal's constitution and international commitments guarantee the right to practice and profess one's faith, but religious freedom remains a challenge in practice. A new criminal code enacted in 2018 restricts "forced conversion" and puts members of religious minority groups a risk," Wells said.
2019-10-23 17:24:49 Read More

China's increased influence in Nepal led to ban on Dalai Lama birthday celebration: US envoy

Donald Trump announces Turkey sanctions 'will be lifted'

Donald Trump announced the US would be lifting sanctions on Turkey, hailing the success of a ceasefire along its border with Syria. "Earlier this morning, the govt of Turkey informed that they would be stopping their offensive in Syria and making the ceasefire permanent," he said. "I have, therefore, instructed to lift all sanctions," he added.
2019-10-23 16:12:38 Read More

Trump lynching claim renews pain for kin of actual victims

Willie Edwards Jr., a black truck driver, was killed by Ku Klux Klansmen who forced him to jump off a bridge in Alabama in 1957. Two years earlier, white men had bludgeoned black teenager Emmett Till to death in Mississippi. No one went to prison for either slaying.
2019-10-23 15:44:01 Read More

Turkey, Russia discuss new S-400 supplies: Report

Alexander Mikheyev, head of state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, told Interfax news agency that the two countries were discussing financing and "a delivery schedule". He did not provide further details on the ongoing talks. In July, NATO member Turkey received the first batch of Russia's S-400 missile defence systems in a move that raised tensions with the United States.
2019-10-23 15:36:43 Read More

Russian forces deploy at Syrian border under new accord

Russian military police began patrols on part of the Syrian border Wednesday, quickly moving to implement an accord with Turkey that divvies up control of northeastern Syria. The Kremlin told Kurdish fighters to pull back from the entire frontier or else face being "steamrolled" by Turkish forces.
2019-10-23 15:33:40 Read More

Hong Kong government withdraws bill that sparked protests

Hong Kong authorities withdrew an unpopular extradition bill that sparked months of chaotic protests that have since morphed into a campaign for greater democratic change. "I now formally announce the withdrawal of the bill," Secretary for Security John Lee told the city's legislature.
2019-10-23 14:59:54 Read More

Pakistan PM Khan directs Punjab govt to extend best medical care to Nawaz Sharif

The three-time former prime minister and supreme leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) is serving a seven-year prison term since December 24, 2018 when the accountability court convicted him in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills case - one of the three corruption cases filed following the Supreme Court's 2017 order in the Panama Papers scandal.
2019-10-23 14:07:41 Read More

EU debates Brexit delay as Johnson eyes election

European leaders were deciding whether to postpone Brexit and for how long Wednesday, while Prime Minister Boris Johnson's eyes turned towards a snap general election. In tense parliamentary votes on Tuesday, Johnson won preliminary backing for the divorce deal he agreed with the EU, which would have seen Britain leave the bloc on October 31.
2019-10-23 13:19:22 Read More

UK PM Johnson tells Tusk he does not want a Brexit delay

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told European Council President Donald Tusk on Wednesday he did not want another Brexit delay, confident he could still get a deal through parliament by Oct 31. Asked whether the PM thought he could get a deal passed by Oct. 31, his spokesman said: "That was the message which the PM delivered to Donald Tusk earlier this morning."
2019-10-23 12:55:27 Read More

Trial date finalised for Charlie Hebdo attacks

14 people will go on trial in Paris next May over the January 2015 attacks on the Charlie Hebdo newspaper and other targets that heralded a wave of jihadist strikes on France, judicial sources said Wednesday. The trial will take place from May 4 to July 10, lawyers and a judicial source told AFP. 17 people were killed over three days in and around Paris in January 2015 in the attacks.
2019-10-23 12:23:19 Read More

As Kremlin eyes Africa, Putin praises ties at major summit

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday opened a major summit aimed at reviving Russia's influence in Africa, telling leaders from the continent he would seek to double trade in the coming years. All 54 African states were represented at the first Russia-Africa Summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, with Putin set to meet leaders for bilateral talks throughout the day.
2019-10-23 12:07:15 Read More

Japan wants China to take 'positive actions' on Japanese detained in Beijing

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe requested China's government on Wednesday to take positive actions in the case of a Japanese man detained in Beijing, a top government spokesman said following a meeting between Abe and China's vice-president.
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Japan wants China to take 'positive actions' on Japanese detained in Beijing

British police find 39 bodies in a truck container

Police said the truck was believed to have come from Bulgaria and to have entered Britain at Holyhead in Wales on Saturday. The driver, a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland, has been arrested on suspicion of murder, police said.
2019-10-23 08:53:03 Read More

Hong Kong extradition bill officially killed, but move unlikely to end unrest

Hong Kong's legislature on Wednesday formally withdrew planned legislation that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China, but the move was unlikely to end months of unrest as it met just one of five demands of pro-democracy protesters. The rallying cry of the protesters has been "five demands, not one less".
2019-10-23 07:29:23 Read More

Canadaâ€™s â€˜kingmakerâ€™ was denied visa in 2013

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Russia, Turkey reach 'historic' deal on Syria border

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Boris Johnson loses vote on Brexit legislation

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When Hasan Minhaj put â€˜internetâ€™s boyfriendâ€™ on the spot

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Turbanator holds the lifeline for Trudeauâ€™s minority government

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B'desh to start relocating some Rohingya to island soon

Top government administrator in Cox's Bazar, Kamal Hossain, said they listed 100 families willing to move to Bhasan Char, an island hours by boat from the mainland. The government has said it will relocate 100,000 refugees to the island in phases. Hossain said they wanted to start the relocations in late November or in December.
2019-10-22 15:35:35 Read More

Russia, Turkey leaders hold talks on fate of Syria border

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UK PM Johnson says EU will not change deal again

The European Union will not reopen the Brexit deal it has reached with Britain if lawmakers seek to change it by amending legislation to ratify the agreement, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday. The govt plans to get the legislation through the House of Commons by the end of Thursday but some lawmakers hope to make changes to it.
2019-10-22 13:59:14 Read More

Iraq: American troops leaving Syria cannot stay in Iraq

US troops leaving Syria and heading to neighbouring Iraq do not have permission to stay in the country, Iraq's military said Tuesday as American forces continued to pull out of northern Syria after Turkey's invasion of the border region. US Defense Secretary Mark Esper had said that all US troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq and continue operations.
2019-10-22 13:28:47 Read More

Trump likens House impeachment inquiry to 'a lynching'

President Donald Trump compared the House impeachment enquiry into his dealings with Ukraine to "a lynching." He complained that the process House Democrats are using for the inquiry is unfair. Trump tweets on Tuesday that if a Democrat becomes president and the GOP wins the House they can impeach the president "without due process or fairness or any legal rights."
2019-10-22 13:18:54 Read More

UK lifts flight ban to Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh

Britain said Tuesday it was ending a nearly four-year suspension of flights to Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh that followed the bombing of a Russian airliner claimed by the Islamic State group. The move comes after multiple airport inspections and visits by aviation security experts in response to the 2015 attack that killed all 224 people on board the plane.
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Imran Khan inaugurates 1,320 MW power plant under CPEC in Pakistan

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Imran Khan inaugurates 1,320 MW power plant under CPEC in Pakistan

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Benjamin Netanyahu again fails to form government in Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed to form a government following an inconclusive repeat parliamentary election last month, opening the door for his main rival Benny Gantz to get a chance to become the country's next leader.
2019-10-22 09:51:19 Read More

Benjamin Netanyahu again fails to form government in Israel

I am too famous to 'need promotion': Trump

President Donald Trump on Monday said his much-criticized attempt to stage the G7 at one of his golf courses was not intended to promote his business brand, arguing he's too famous to "need promotion."
2019-10-22 06:47:56 Read More

Chile orders new curfew as violent protests rage

Protests originally against a hike in metro fares have turned into anger at the military and President Sebastian Pinera, who on Monday night proposed a "social agreement" to meet the demands of demonstrators.
2019-10-22 06:01:12 Read More

Japanese emperor publicly proclaims his enthronement in centuries-old ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito formally proclaimed his ascendancy to the throne on Tuesday in a centuries-old ceremony attended by dignitaries from more than 180 countries, pledging to fulfil his duty as a symbol of the state.
2019-10-22 04:57:24 Read More

Trump says 'phase 1' China trade pact on track for November

US President Donald Trump on Monday said progress in developing the text of a partial trade pact with China means he will likely be able to sign it next month. Trump remains upbeat on the chances Beijing and Washington will seal the mini-deal he announced earlier this month - marking a cooling-off period in the two nations' damaging trade war.
2019-10-22 03:34:37 Read More

Canada's Trudeau to remain in power but with minority government

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will remain in power but with a minority government that will require the support of a smaller left-leaning party, official results showed on Monday after a hard-fought battle in which he was dogged by scandals. Minority governments in Canada rarely last more than 2-1/2 years.
2019-10-22 03:10:49 Read More

Venezuela's Guaido holds 'exploratory' talks with China, Russia: Envoy

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido has asked China and Russia to help end a political crisis crippling the Latin American country during "exploratory" talks, his diplomatic representative in Brazil said Monday.
2019-10-22 03:08:27 Read More

Australia dailies redact front pages to protest media curbs

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Australia dailies redact front pages to protest media curbs

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Thai king has stripped â€˜disloyalâ€™ royal consort of all titles: Palace

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Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form government, Israel turns to his rival Gantz

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Israel's Netanyahu gives up on forming new coalition

Netanyahu fell short of securing a 61-seat parliamentary majority in last month's national election. But President Reuven Rivlin gave him the first opportunity to form a government because he had more support, 55 seats, than any other candidate. Rivlin says he will now give Netanyahu's rival Benny Gantz a chance to form a government, though Gantz does not appear to have enough support either.
2019-10-21 17:40:07 Read More

US moves troops, tanks into Lithuania in message to Russia

The United States on Monday began deploying a battalion of troops and dozens of tanks to Lithuania for an unprecedented six-month rotation, a move sought by the Baltic EU and NATO state to deter neighbouring Russia. The US deployment was a "manifestation of American commitment to continued deterrence along NATO's eastern flank," a US commander said.
2019-10-21 16:27:25 Read More

US moves troops, tanks into Lithuania in message to Russia

Castro says he needs $800,000 in 10 days or campaign is over

The amount Castro hopes to raise in less than two weeks is about a quarter of the $3.5 million total he took in during the three-month period through September. Castro ended the third quarter with just $672,000 in his campaign war chest.
2019-10-21 16:03:24 Read More

Pentagon chief visits Saudi Arabia as tensions simmer with Iran

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Travelers worry and wait as unrest strands thousands at Chile airport

The 50-year-old thought he'd left civil unrest behind when he quit Venezuela's economic and political crises to seek a new life in Chile. But no sooner did he arrive at Santiago airport than he found himself blocked due to similar chaos to that which he left behind.
2019-10-21 15:39:12 Read More

UK speaker rules against govt trying to get another vote on Brexit deal

Britain's parliamentary speaker John Bercow told the government on Monday it could not again try to get a vote on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal because it was posing the same question to parliament twice. "Today's circumstances are in substance the same as Saturday's circumstances," Bercow told parliament in his justification for not allowing another vote.
2019-10-21 14:55:45 Read More

Catalan crisis looms large over Spain's November election

The visit came as Sanchez faces mounting criticism over his handling of the crisis, which erupted a week ago when the Supreme Court sentenced nine separatist leaders to long jail terms over an abortive 2017 independence bid.
2019-10-21 14:53:41 Read More

Russia's new focus on Africa takes advantage of US drift

Russia is taking advantage of the Trump administration's seemingly waning interest in the continent of 1.2 billion people that includes some of the world's fastest growing economies and a strategic perch on the Red Sea.
2019-10-21 14:35:09 Read More

Russia's new focus on Africa takes advantage of US drift

No Syria-type pullout planned for Afghanistan: Pentagon chief

The US last week announced the withdrawal of 1,000 American troops from northeast Syria, days after Turkey launched an offensive against the previously US-backed Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), which Ankara considers a terrorist group.
2019-10-21 13:34:01 Read More

US not out to 'decouple' from China, defence official says in Beijing

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Australian papers redact front pages to expose govt secrecy

Rival media businesses first banded together to fight for press freedom in June after police raided the Canberra home of a News Corp. journalist and the Sydney headquarters of Australian Broadcasting Corp. in search of leaked government documents that had formed the basis of news reports embarrassing to the government. A former army lawyer has been charged over the leaks and several journalists could also be charged.
2019-10-21 10:28:54 Read More

What happens next after UK PM Johnson writes Brexit delay letter?

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Orange is the new grey for Bangladesh beards

From shades of startling red to hues of vivid tangerine, brightly coloured beards have become a fashion statement on the streets of Bangladesh capital Dhaka. Facial hair of sunset tones is now the go-to look for older men wanting to take off the years, with an array of henna options available to the style-conscious.
2019-10-21 08:46:40 Read More

Prince Harry admits he and Prince William are 'on different paths'

Prince Harry has admitted he and his brother are now "on different paths" and have "good days" and "bad days" in their relationship. The Duke of Sussex has been plagued by rumours in recent months of a rift between him and Prince William, and in an interview he acknowledged that "inevitably stuff happens" given their high-profile role & the pressure the family faces.
2019-10-21 08:25:10 Read More

Hillary Clinton posts parody Kennedy letter mocking Trump

Hillary Clinton on Sunday posted a joke letter on Twitter supposedly sent by John F Kennedy during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, written in the excitable style of US President Donald Trump's recent letter to Turkey. The parody letter, originally from ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" TV show, is addressed to Russia's then leader Nikita Khrushchev.
2019-10-21 07:19:30 Read More

Spain's acting prime minister to visit Barcelona

Spain's acting prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, said he would travel to Barcelona on Monday to visit police officers injured in protests that have rocked the Spanish region of Catalonia.
2019-10-21 07:07:21 Read More

Imran Khan has no capability to complete term: Bilawal Bhutto

Pakistan People's Party President Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has claimed that PM Imran Khan "has no capability" to complete his term as people had no other option but to go on an agitation against the "puppet government". He said the incumbent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government was not competent to steer the country in the right direction.
2019-10-21 06:57:27 Read More

Joko Widodo begins 2nd term pledging to make Indonesia developed

Indonesian President Joko Widodo was sworn in Sunday for his second 5-year term with pledges to champion democracy and take bolder actions against poverty & entrenched corruption in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation. Known for his down-to-earth style, Widodo opted for an austere ceremony at the heavily guarded Parliament at his first inauguration.
2019-10-21 05:57:34 Read More

China's defence minister says resolving 'Taiwan question' is national priority

China's defence minister, Wei Fenghe, said on Monday that resolving the "Taiwan question" is his country's "greatest national interest", and that no force could prevent China's "reunification".
2019-10-21 04:46:12 Read More

US House speaker Pelosi makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan

US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi and other senior members of Congress made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, her office said. Pelosi, who travelled to Afghanistan after a stop in Jordan on Saturday, met President Ashraf Ghani and visiting US defense secretary Mark Esper as well as top US military commanders.
2019-10-21 04:00:55 Read More

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Kurds evacuate Syrian town in first pullout of ceasefire

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After criticism, Donald Trump scraps plan to host G7 at his golf club

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Brexit on October 31 despite unsigned delay request: UK

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Trump's Syria withdrawal critic Lindsey Graham reverses stance, says the president's policy could succeed

In an interview with Fox News Channel, Graham said a conversation he had with Trump over the weekend had fueled his optimism that a solution could be reached where the security of Turkey and the Kurds was guaranteed and fighters from Islamic State contained.
2019-10-20 16:14:37 Read More

Conductor Zubin Mehta takes final bow with Israeli orchestra

Superstar conductor Zubin Mehta, 83, takes to the Tel Aviv stage on Sunday for his final performance as music director of the Israel Philharmonic, retiring after 50 years with the orchestra. The performance of Liszt's Piano Concerto No.2 and Mahler's Resurrection Symphony at the Mediterranean city's Charles Bronfman Auditorium is scheduled for 2 pm local time.
2019-10-20 15:32:14 Read More

Killing took place in New York, but Nicaragua hosts trial

In an exceedingly rare legal proceeding, the trial of former Binghamton University student Orlando Tercero who fled to Nicaragua in the 2018 killing of 22-year-old Haley Anderson is being held at a court in Managua, Nicaragua. The trial was moved out of New York after Nicaragua refused to extradite the accused.
2019-10-20 15:09:02 Read More

Chile protests continue after government backs down on fare hike

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US forces withdraw from key base in northern Syria

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Firebrand cleric Moqtada al-Sadr green-lights fresh protests in Iraq

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Pentagon chief says US troops leaving Syria for western Iraq

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who arrived in the Afghan capital on Sunday, did not rule out the idea that US forces would conduct counter-terrorism missions from Iraq into Syria. But he told reporters traveling with him that those details will be worked out over time.
2019-10-20 13:06:26 Read More

Pakistan observes 'Kashmir Day'; PM Khan criticises India for restrictions in the Valley

After India's decision on August 5, Pakistan downgraded diplomatic ties with New Delhi and expelled the Indian High Commissioner from the country. Rejecting Pakistan's reaction, India has categorically told the international community that its move on Kashmir is an internal matter. India maintains Kashmir is a bilateral issue with Pakistan and no third party has any role in it
2019-10-18 14:07:31 Read More

Trump hails Syria cease-fire after he played role in crisis

President Donald Trump framed the US-brokered cease-fire deal with Turkey as "a great day for civilization," but its effect was largely to mitigate a foreign policy crisis widely seen to be of his own making. Trump was widely criticized for turning on the Kurds, who had taken heavy casualties as partners with the US in fighting IS extremists since 2016.
2019-10-18 10:42:23 Read More

Nearly 1,700 Syrian Kurds seek refuge in Iraq

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Fate of Japan's imperial dynasty rests on shoulders of 13-year-old

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Pakistan blacklists, expels global journalists' group leader

Pakistan blacklisted and expelled the Asia coordinator of global press freedom group the Committee to Protect Journalists. Steven Butler was refused entry at the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore despite having a valid visa and was returned to the United States. Butler said he was told he was on "a stop list of the Interior Ministry."
2019-10-18 07:59:05 Read More

Pompeo to meet Netanyahu in Israel after Turkey meeting

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo was due to meet Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Friday, hours after Turkey agreed with the US to pause its offensive on Kurdish forces in Syria. Israel sees Syria's Kurds, once US allies, as a counterweight to Islamist insurgents and worries militants aligned with its arch-foe Iran could fill the vacuum left by the US.
2019-10-18 07:15:55 Read More

Singapore hands down first conviction for terror financing

A Singaporean man became the first of the country's citizens to be jailed for financing terrorism after he was convicted of sending money to a radical Islamist preacher. There has been a steady stream of arrests in Singapore related to support for Islamist extremism, and the affluent city-state's leaders have warned it is a prime target for an attack.
2019-10-18 07:00:07 Read More

Trump says Turkey and Kurds needed to fight 'like two kids'

President Trump said Thursday that he allowed Turkish & Kurdish forces to clash in deadly battle because the two sides were like children who needed to fight each other. "Like two kids in a lot, you have got to let them fight and then you pull them apart. They fought for a few days and it was pretty vicious," he said. Trump also stressed that "not one drop of American blood" was shed.
2019-10-18 06:18:59 Read More

Sanctions on Turkey no longer necessary: Donald Trump

As per the deal announced by Vice-President Mike Pence in Ankara on Thursday, Turkey will suspend its operations for 120 hours to allow Kurdish fighters to withdraw from a designated safe zone along the Turkish and Syrian border. President Donald Trump has said that America's proposed economic sanctions on Ankara are no longer necessary after the US-Turkey deal.
2019-10-18 05:34:07 Read More

Animal trapper plays with alligator until it tires, pulls it from pool

Celebrity trapper Paul Bedard in Florida, US, corralled a large alligator by playing with it until it got tired after it hopped into a residential swimming pool. Bedard said he was able to pull the nearly 9-foot (2.7-meter) animal out of the water once it grew tired from playing with him in the pool. Paul named the alligator Cool Hand Luke after the 1967 film.
2019-10-18 03:31:10 Read More

Turkey, US agree on Syria ceasefire to force Kurdish fighters' withdrawal

Turkey has agreed to suspend its Syria offensive for five days and will end the assault if Kurdish-led forces withdraw from a safe zone along the border, US Vice President Mike Pence and Turkish officials announced Thursday after high-stakes talks.
2019-10-17 19:12:23 Read More

Imran Khan launches Rs 100-billion programme for Pakistani youths

The first phase of the Kamyab Jawan Programme was unveiled at a special ceremony in Islamabad. "We have allocated Rs 100 billion for youths under the programme. Rs 25 billion from the project is earmarked for women," Khan said. He said loans up to Rs one lakh will be given interest-free, while Rs 10 billion will be used to train 1,00,000 youths.
2019-10-17 17:12:53 Read More

What's in the proposed UK-EU Brexit deal?

Britain and the European Union have a Brexit deal â€” and if it is ratified, people and businesses will finally have a measure of certainty about what lies ahead. That's a big if. Former Prime Minister Theresa May struck a deal with the EU in December 2018, but Parliament rejected it three times. Here's a look at what is in the new agreement, and how it differs from May's rejected deal.
2019-10-17 16:19:49 Read More

Will play 'constructive role' in improvement of India-Pakistan ties: China

China said on Thursday it will play a "constructive role" in the improvement of relations between India and Pakistan, days after the second informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping. The foreign ministry said China sincerely hopes that the New Delhi and Islamabad will improve their relations.
2019-10-17 14:50:28 Read More

Britain clinches Brexit deal, Johnson now faces parliament hurdle

Britain clinched an eleventh-hour Brexit deal with the EU on Thursday, more than three years after Britons voted in a referendum to leave the bloc, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson still faces a knife-edge vote in parliament to get it approved.
2019-10-17 13:09:27 Read More

Aid groups scramble to reach Syrians as battle lines shift

Humanitarian groups in northeastern Syria are scrambling to provide aid to hundreds of thousands of people as rapidly shifting battle lines make it increasingly difficult to reach them. Nearly all foreign aid workers have been evacuated because of security concerns, and there are fears that local staff could face reprisals, either at the hands of Turkish-led forces pushing in from the north or Syrian troops fanning out across territory held by the embattled Kurds.
2019-10-17 12:07:44 Read More

Humanitarian impact of Turkey's Syria offensive in numbers

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Envoy key to Ukraine debate is due up in impeachment inquiry

The US ambassador to the European Union is expected to tell House lawmakers conducting an impeachment inquiry that he was merely repeating President Donald Trump's reassurances when he told another envoy that there was no quid pro quo in the administration's dealings with Ukraine.
2019-10-17 11:15:32 Read More

First artificial intelligence university launched in Abu Dhabi

The UAE has set up an artificial intelligence university, claimed to be the first in the world, in Abu Dhabi. The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) was inaugurated on Thursday and it offers courses for undergraduate students.
2019-10-17 11:10:08 Read More

US politics at new low as Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi indulge in war of words over Syria

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Johnson says 'great new deal' reached on Brexit

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday announced what he said was a "great new deal" for Britain to leave the European Union, as leaders gathered in Brussels for talks. "We've got a great new deal that takes back control," he wrote on Twitter, calling on lawmakers in London to approve the agreement at a rare sitting of parliament on Saturday.
2019-10-17 09:51:47 Read More

Satellite images reveal China's aircraft carrier 'factory,' analysts say

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UK Labour MP resigns over 'anti-Jewish racism'

Louise Ellman warned that, with a possible general election upcoming, a Corbyn premiership could pose a "threat" to the country. Her resignation comes months after several MPs resigned over Labour's stance on Brexit and the leadership's handling of accusations of anti-Semitism within the party.
2019-10-17 06:50:45 Read More

UK Labour MP resigns over 'anti-Jewish racism'

Philippine quake: 4 killed, landslide, building damaged

A landslide and building damage caused by a strong earthquake in the southern Philippines killed four people and injured dozens. Some areas lost power, including the transport hub of Kidapawan city. A fire broke out in the Gaisano shopping mall in General Santos city shortly after the quake, but there were no reports of people trapped.
2019-10-17 03:56:51 Read More

Dark web child porn bust leads to 338 arrests worldwide

officials said on Wednesday they had arrested hundreds of people worldwide after knocking out a South Korea-based dark web child pornography site that sold gruesome videos for digital cash.
2019-10-17 03:31:04 Read More

Trump letter to Erdogan: 'Don't be a fool'

The day Turkey launched its incursion against the Kurdish fighters in Syria, US Prez Donald Trump in an extraordinary letter to his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, "Don't be a fool". "You don't want to be responsible for slaughtering thousands of people, and I don't want to be responsible for destroying the Turkish economy â€” and I will," wrote Trump.
2019-10-17 02:28:21 Read More

Syria: Turkish invasion sparks Nato crisis but eviction is unlikely

Turkey's invasion of northern Syria â€” along with the criticism and threats of sanctions brandished by fellow Nato members at Ankara over the offensive â€” is close to sparking a crisis at the world's biggest military alliance.
2019-10-16 16:04:47 Read More

Probe uncovers high-level unease over Trump, Giuliani moves

Michael McKinley, who resigned last week, is a career foreign service officer and was Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's de facto chief of staff. He is expected to discuss concerns held by career State Department officials about the treatment of the US ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, and others who worked on the Ukraine portfolio, according to a person familiar with his testimony.
2019-10-16 15:58:27 Read More

Hammer attack, thwarted speech stir more chaos in Hong Kong

The attack on Jimmy Sham, one of the public faces of the protest movement, was reported by his Civil Human Rights Front, which has organized large demonstrations. Sham was on his way to an evening meeting in Kowloon when the four or five attackers pounced, leaving him with bloody head injuries but conscious, the Front said on its Facebook page.
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Trump says likely won't sign China trade deal until he meets with Xi

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China hopes India, Pakistan can properly manage their differences and improve ties

India and Pakistan are friendly neighbours of China, foreign minister Wang Yi said as he hoped that the two countries can properly manage and control differences and improve their strained ties. Significantly, Wang was quoted as saying that "China is willing to develop and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with all South Asian countries."
2019-10-16 13:56:38 Read More

Macron and Merkel try to showcase unity as Brexit looms

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Russian TV shows troops replacing Americans in Syria

Russian television on Wednesday showed the first images of Russian and Syrian forces taking up positions in and around the northern city of Manbij following the withdrawal of US troops. State channel Rossiya-24 showed Russian armoured vehicles patrolling in the city, a day after Moscow announced it had deployed forces in the area.
2019-10-16 13:16:55 Read More

Spain PM holds emergency talks over violent Catalan protests

Scores of people have been hurt and dozens arrested in the past two nights of clashes between protesters and police in Barcelona and other Catalan cities. Protesters are furious at the jailing of nine separatist leaders for their role in a failed 2017 independence bid that sparked a deep political crisis.
2019-10-16 12:04:41 Read More

Qatar rules out war between US and Iran

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Iran president's brother starts 5-year jail term: Report

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's brother entered prison Wednesday to begin a five-year sentence after he was convicted of corruption, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported, citing his lawyer. Hossein Fereydoun, who served as an aide to the president, was arrested in July 2017 and put on trial in February this year on allegations of financial violations.
2019-10-16 10:54:21 Read More

Turkish President Erdogan says can no longer 'keep track' of Trump's tweets

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Pope on World Food Day laments paradox of hunger, obesity

Pope Francis is calling for lifestyle and dietary changes to address the paradox of a world in which people suffer from malnutrition in some areas and obesity in others. Francis noted that while obesity used to be a problem of the developed world, it is increasingly wreaking havoc in poorer countries.
2019-10-16 10:00:34 Read More

Turkey defiant on Syria operation as US demands ceasefire

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Chaos as Hong Kong lawmakers thwart leader's annual address

Furious pro-democracy lawmakers twice forced Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to stop delivering a speech laying out her policy objectives Wednesday, clamouring for her to resign in chaotic scenes that caused her to walk out of the legislature. Lam was able to deliver the annual address more than an hour later by video.
2019-10-16 07:49:21 Read More

Putin invites Erdogan to Russia amid Syria offensive: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the conflict in Syria in a phone call with Recep Tayyip Erdogan and invited the Turkish leader to soon visit Russia, the Kremlin said. It said the two leaders emphasised "the need to prevent confrontations between units of the Turkish army and Syrian armed forces".
2019-10-16 07:33:31 Read More

Japan typhoon death toll climbs, while floodwaters recede

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Nasa moves up 1st all-female spacewalk to fix power unit

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Nasa moves up 1st all-female spacewalk to fix power unit

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Macron, Merkel meet to harmonise positions before EU summit

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US Democrats go on attack against Warren on healthcare, taxes at debate

Several Democratic presidential contenders launched an attack on surging US Senator Elizabeth Warren on healthcare and taxes during a debate on Tuesday, pushing her to explain how she would pay for ambitious proposals including her Medicare for All plan.
2019-10-16 03:04:31 Read More

US House passes Hong Kong 'Democracy Act'

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Scottish nationalists want new independence referendum in 2020

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Imran apprises William, Kate about relations with India, Afghanistan

"Their Royal Highnesses (TRH) the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today began their tour of Pakistan with a day of education, conservation and official engagements in Islamabad," British embassy said in a statement. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, both 37, held a cordial meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan at the Prime Minister House, where a lunch was hosted for the guests.
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Hunter Biden denies doing anything wrong in Ukraine, China

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China, Pakistan differ on Turkey's military offensive in Syria

The Turkish government wants to create a "safe zone" in the area, where it can resettle up to two million Syrian refugees currently in Turkey. Dozens of civilians have been killed in the operation so far and at least 160,000 have fled the area, according to the United Nations.
2019-10-15 15:03:08 Read More

Egypt archeologists uncover 20 ancient coffins in Luxor

Egypt's Antiquities Ministry says archeologists have uncovered at least 20 ancient wooden coffins in the southern city of Luxor. Archeologists found the coffins in the Asasif Necropolis. The necropolis, located in the ancient town of West Thebes, includes tombs dating back to the Middle, New Kingdom and the Late Periods (1994 B.C. to 332 B.C.).
2019-10-15 13:45:52 Read More

Brexit deal still possible this week, UK must act now: EU

A Brexit divorce deal is still possible ahead of Thursday's European Union summit but the British government needs to move ahead with more compromises to seal an agreement in the next few hours, the bloc said Tuesday. Even though many open questions remain, diplomats made it clear that both sides were for the first time within touching distance since an earlier EU-UK Brexit withdrawal plan fell apart in the British House of Commons in March.
2019-10-15 12:57:32 Read More

85 civilians killed in attacks targeting Afghan election: UN

The UN released on Tuesday a special report that describes the severe toll of election-related violence on Afghanistan's civilians, mainly from the Taliban's campaign targeting its presidential election last month. The report said that attacks aiming to disrupt the electoral process killed 85 people and wounded 373 others across the country.
2019-10-15 12:12:11 Read More

Public buses return to Tripoli after 30 years

Parked in a hangar in downtown Tripoli, some 35 buses awaited this week's launch of a new urban public transport scheme - the first in the Libyan capital in three decades. Equipped with wifi and air conditioning, the blue and white buses will run 20 routes.
2019-10-15 11:20:17 Read More

Russia's Putin arrives in UAE on first visit since 2007

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the United Arab Emirates on his first visit to the oil-rich nation in over a decade. He was met at the airport by Abu Dhabi's powerful crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
2019-10-15 11:10:27 Read More

Jacob Zuma files last-minute appeal at corruption trial

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British Brexit minister says a deal is still very possible

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British Brexit minister says a deal is still very possible

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Fake video of Donald Trump shooting media, critics shown at his resort

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EU condemns Turkey, but no formal arms ban

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Toll in Japan from Typhoon Hagibis nears 70: NHK

Nearly 70 people have been killed in Japan by Typhoon Hagibis as the search for survivors continued for the third day. Fifteen people were still missing after the deadly storm, which slammed into Tokyo and surrounding areas Saturday night as one of the most powerful typhoons to hit the area in decades.
2019-10-15 03:29:56 Read More

After abrupt US exit, Kurds ally with Russia-backed Syria government

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Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo joint winners of Booker Prize

Judges tore up the rule book on Monday, awarding the prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction jointly to Canadian author Margaret Atwood for "The Testaments" and Anglo-Nigerian author Bernardine Evaristo for "Girl, Woman, Other". The award has been shared twice before, in 1974 and 1997, when the rules were changed to supposedly prevent it from happening again.
2019-10-15 02:37:24 Read More

Trump imposes sanctions on Turkey, says prepared to 'swiftly destroy' its economy

Protesting Turkey's military offensive in northeast Syria, US President Donald Trump has announced sanctions against Turkish officials. "I'm fully prepared to swiftly destroy Turkey's economy if Turkish leaders continue down this dangerous and destructive path," the president said.
2019-10-15 01:54:16 Read More

US imposes sanctions on Turkey, ready to 'swiftly destroy' its economy

Turkey says EU shielding 'terror elements' by criticising Syria offensive

Turkey is in the sixth day of an assault against Kurdish militants -- key allies of Western powers in the battle to crush the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria -- an operation condemned by European leaders.
2019-10-14 17:20:51 Read More

Brazilian state declares state of emergency over oil spills

Brazil's environmental agency reported Sunday that some 20 beaches in the state popular with tourists had been polluted by oil leaking from an unknown source since the beginning of September.
2019-10-14 16:20:33 Read More

UK PM Johnson will not resign it parliament rejects government agenda: Spokesman

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Nepal, China agree to remeasure height of Mt Everest

Nepal and China have agreed to jointly re-measure the height of Mount Everest, amid reports that the world's highest peak may have shrunk after the massive earthquake in 2015. The decision to jointly re-measure the height of Mt. Everest was taken after Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with his Nepalese counterpart Bidya Devi Bhandari during the weekend.
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Denmark to strip jihadists of nationality amid fear of returns

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Russia's Putin visits Saudi Arabia on Mideast trip

Putin received all the trappings of a state visit, with a mounted guard escorting his limousine to King Salman's Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh on his first visit to the kingdom since 2007. In the intervening years, the Arab Spring roiled the wider Mideast as Putin would partner with Iran in backing Syrian President Bashar Assad in that country's still-raging war. Saudi Arabia unsuccessfully backed those trying to oust Assad.
2019-10-14 14:34:23 Read More

Iran's Rouhani says regional crisis can be resolved through diplomacy

"Ending the war in Yemen will pave the ground for de-escalation in the region ... we want peace and calm in the region ... regional crisis can be resolved through diplomacy and co-operation between the regional countries," Rouhani told a news conference, broadcast live on state TV.
2019-10-14 13:32:22 Read More

Death toll from Typhoon Hagibis rises to 56 in Japan: NHK

At least 56 people have been killed in Japan by Typhoon Hagibis, national broadcaster NHK said Monday, as rescuers worked into the night searching for survivors. The broadcaster said 15 people were still missing after the deadly storm, which slammed into Tokyo and surrounding areas Saturday night as one of the most powerful typhoons to hit the area in decades.
2019-10-14 11:41:49 Read More

Erdogan sees no issues in Kobani after Syrian deployment

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Poland's ruling nationalists win majority in Parliament

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Spain finds Catalan leaders guilty of sedition in landmark ruling over independence bid

Spain's Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in the region's failed bid for independence in 2017. The longest prison term went to former Catalan deputy leader Oriol Junqueras, who was given 13 years.
2019-10-14 08:07:00 Read More

Climate change activists target London's financial district

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Javid plans to announce first post-Brexit budget on Nov 6

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Pentagon says up to 1,000 US troops to withdraw from northern Syria

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Pentagon says up to 1,000 US troops to withdraw from northern Syria

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Chinese President Xi Jinping pledges Nepalese Rs 56 billion in aid to Nepal

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Donald Trump says he's an 'island of one' on Syria

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Poles vote with ruling conservatives tipped for reelection

Poles are voting on Sunday in a parliamentary election that the ruling party of Jaroslaw Kaczynski is favoured to win easily, buoyed by the popularity of its social conservatism and generous social spending policies that have reduced poverty. Law and Justice is the first party since the fall of communism to break with the austerity of previous governments.
2019-10-13 07:22:59 Read More

Hong Kong protesters plan assemblies in 18 districts

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Saudi king approves US military deployment: Report

Saudi Arabia's king and crown prince have approved the deployment of additional US troops and equipment, after an attack last month on the kingdom's oil facilities, state news agency SPA reported on Saturday.
2019-10-13 06:21:35 Read More

Hotel collapse in New Orleans leaves 2 dead, 1 missing

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Pakistan's PM leaves for Iran, Saudi Arabia to ease tensions

Pakistan's PM is headed to Iran as part of his country's ongoing efforts to ease tensions between archrivals Iran and Saudi Arabia. A govt statement says Khan's trip Sunday to Tehran will focus on "peace and security in the region.'' This is Khan's second visit to Tehran this year. He also had a bilateral meeting with Rouhani on the sidelines of the UN summit.
2019-10-13 06:04:06 Read More

Rare Southern Democratic governor battles Republican rivals

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards surged to the lead Saturday in his bid to remain the only Democratic governor in the conservative Deep South, but it was unclear if he would get enough votes to win an outright primary victory and fend off a national GOP offensive aimed at forcing him into a November runoff. Republicans were trying to hold Edwards under the 50% benchmark.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activists hoist 'Lady Liberty' statue above city

Hong Kong protesters scaled the city's Lion Rock peak and hoisted a large statue they called "Lady Liberty" early on Sunday to rally anti-government activists ahead of more planned demonstrations in the Asian financial hub. The three-metre (9-feet) statue, wearing a gas mask, helmet and protective goggles, was carried up the 500-metre peak in the dead of night by protesters.
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'Corbyn unlikely to support deal between PM Johnson and EU'

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France, Germany halt arms exports to Turkey

France and Germany on Saturday suspended arms exports to Turkey over its offensive into Syria against Kurdish fighters, as protesters denounced Ankara at rallies in several European cities. Turkish soldiers on Wednesday launched a cross-border assault against Kurdish fighters Turkey sees as terrorists in defiance of international criticism and threats of sanctions.
2019-10-13 01:51:05 Read More

In Nepal, Xi talks of deeper defence ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping spelt out what he intended to do during his Nepal visit. Some of what he said has implications for India's influence in Nepal. China's expectations of Nepal go beyond infrastructure construction and cover areas like military exchanges, border protection and training of government personnel.
2019-10-13 00:19:17 Read More

23 killed in attack at gold mine site in Burkina Faso

The incident occurred on Friday in the northern province of Soum. Several people have been wounded in the attack. A majority of the victims are the gold miners, reported Anadolu Agency. The West-African nation has been witnessing incidents of inter-ethnic violence since 2015. Many of the attacks in the past have been attributed to groups affiliated with al-Qaeda or ISIS.
2019-10-12 16:27:29 Read More

Chinese president Xi Jinping arrives in Nepal

Chinese Prez Xi Jinping arrived in Kathmandu on Saturday on a two-day state visit, becoming the first head of the Communist nation to visit Nepal in 23 years. China-Nepal are expected to sign an extradition treaty. Xi will meet his Nepalese counterpart Prez Bhandari in the evening and is also scheduled to meet the Opposition leader, Sher Bahadur Deuba.
2019-10-12 12:47:05 Read More

Greta Thunberg tells Denver rally: 'We are the change'

Young people must be prepared to continue striking to call for action on climate change for a long time and not back down, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg told a climate strike rally in Denver on Friday. Thunberg said she and fellow youth activists won't beg those in power to act because she expects leaders to keep ignoring them.
2019-10-12 11:50:25 Read More

Iran vows response to attack on tanker off Saudi coast

Iran vowed on Saturday not to let an attack on one of its oil tankers off the coast of Saudi Arabia to go unanswered, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported. Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, said clues had been uncovered as to who was behind what he called a "missile attack" on the Sabiti tanker.
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Turkish forces take Syrian town Ras al-Ain, defence ministry says

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Hong Kong protests draw thousands, down from earlier rallies

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Iran offers to mediate between Syrian Kurds, Turkey

Iran offered on Saturday to engage Syrian Kurds, Syria's government and Turkey in talks to establish security along the Turkish-Syrian border following Turkey's military incursion into northern Syria to fight Kurdish forces.
2019-10-12 09:26:47 Read More

Pakistan supports Turkey's Syria offensive

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Nepal eyes railway deal with China during Xi visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to arrive in Nepal on Saturday for talks with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and is expected to sign a deal expanding a railway link between the Himalayan nation and Tibet, officials said. Xi will be the first Chinese president to visit Nepal in 22 years and will arrive from India, where he held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
2019-10-12 08:28:54 Read More

Typhoon Hagibis prompts emergency warning in Japan

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Acting US homeland security chief McAleenan resigns: Trump

US President Donald Trump announced that acting US homeland security chief Kevin McAleenan has resigned, becoming the latest in a long list of top officials to leave the administration. McAleenan served in the role for six months, replacing Kirstjen Nielsen, who sat at the helm of the powerful agency for 1.5 years.
2019-10-12 03:45:00 Read More

Nepal decks-up to welcome Chinese president

Nepal has completed the preparations to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping. Nepal government has set up welcome gates at various locations around the capital with the flag of Nepal and China docked on the edge of the road as well as the portrait of the President on the poles.
2019-10-12 03:27:45 Read More

Fast-moving fire drives thousands from California homes

The blaze broke out Thursday evening in the San Fernando Valley and spread westward, burning its way into hilly subdivisions on the northern edge of Los Angeles as terrified residents grabbed what they could and ran. One man went into cardiac arrest and died, authorities said.
2019-10-12 02:09:20 Read More

Mike Pompeo says Orwell's '1984' coming to life in China's Xinjiang region

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo likened China's treatment of more than a million Uighur Muslims to George Orwell's "1984" novel, saying Beijing was detaining and abusing them in internment camps. China has been widely condemned for setting up complexes in remote Xinjiang it describes as "vocational training centers" to stamp out extremism and give people new skills.
2019-10-11 16:56:45 Read More

Wildfire rages on LA's northern edge, thousands evacuated

A wildfire raged out of control along the northern edge of Los Angeles on Friday, forcing thousands of people from their homes as firefighters battled flames from the air and on the ground. The blaze erupted late Thursday along the northern tier of the San Fernando Valley as powerful Santa Ana winds swept Southern California.
2019-10-11 16:21:37 Read More

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest surges through September

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon jumped for the fifth straight month in September compared with last year, with destruction up 93% in the first nine months of the year. Destruction of the world's largest tropical rainforest totaled 7,854 square kilometers for January to September. That's 10 times the area of New York City.
2019-10-11 15:13:27 Read More

First man to conduct spacewalk, Alexei Leonov, dies

Alexei Leonov, a Soviet-era cosmonaut who was the first man to conduct a spacewalk in 1965, died in Moscow on Friday aged 85 after a long illness. Leonov made history when he left a spacecraft during the Voskhod 2 mission for a spacewalk that lasted 12 minutes and nine seconds. But his return to Earth nearly ended in tragedy when Leonov crash-landed in Siberian woods.
2019-10-11 13:36:00 Read More

PM Modi 'played his last card' on Kashmir: Imran Khan

Pak PM Imran Khan said the international media is providing full coverage to Hong Kong protests but is ignoring the Kashmir issue. "Narendra Modi committed a mistake, he has played his last card, but the people of Kashmir will never accept it," he said and added Kashmiris will come out when the restrictions are lifted.
2019-10-11 12:32:29 Read More

Pak media criticises PM Imran for praising Chinese President Xi's model of anti-corruption crusade

Khan, who was in Beijing this week for talks with the Chinese leadership, including Xi, identified corruption as one of the biggest impediments to investment in Pakistan and said one thing he had learned from China was how the country's leadership tackled corruption.
2019-10-11 12:29:41 Read More

Several people stabbed at UK shopping centre

Emergency services said at least four people have been injured in the incidents. There are no reports of any fatalities. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said a man has been arrested on suspicion of serious assault but inquiries are on. There is no indication of a terrorism link to the incident at the Arndale Shopping Centre in Manchester city centre, the police said.
2019-10-11 12:06:31 Read More

Pakistan: NAB gets 14-day remand of Nawaz Sharif in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case

The jailed leader was arrested by NAB earlier in the day and was produced before an accountability court here, according to Dawn. The court has ordered the accountability bureau to present Nawaz on October 25. Other members of the Sharif family, including Maryam Nawaz, are also accused of being involved in money laundering in the case.
2019-10-11 11:46:53 Read More

Trump attacks Biden, slams impeachment probe

President Donald Trump was defiant in the face of an impeachment probe as he sought to convert the threat to his presidency into a weapon on the campaign trail, with biting and unsupported attacks on potential Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
2019-10-11 11:39:05 Read More

NATO chief calls on Turkey to show 'restraint' in Syria operation

NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg expressed "serious concerns" on Friday about Turkey's ongoing operation against Kurdish forces in Syria and called for "restraint".
2019-10-11 10:38:24 Read More

Canada's Trudeau called 'compulsive liar' in last election debate

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Trump says US-China trade talks are 'going very well'

President Donald Trump offered an upbeat assessment of US-China trade talks and said he would meet at the White House on Friday with the leader of the Chinese negotiating team. Expectations were low that the negotiations would do much to resolve a 15-month trade battle that is weighing on the global economy.
2019-10-11 09:07:00 Read More

Brexit deal hopes hang on British breakfast with Barnier

Britain and Europe's top Brexit negotiators sat down together Friday to test what British and Irish leaders say might be a "pathway" to a deal. Technical talks on an agreement to govern Britain's EU divorce are stalled, just days before what had been billed as a last chance European summit.
2019-10-11 08:38:55 Read More

Trump seeks to turn impeachment probe into campaign weapon

Facing an investigation provoked by his unprecedented call for Ukraine and then China to assist in digging up dirt on his political rivals, Trump continued to lay into Biden and his son Hunter, whom he and his allies have accused, without evidence, of illegally profiting off his father's office.
2019-10-11 06:02:27 Read More

Kyrgyz ex-leader goes on trial after summer of turmoil

Kyrgyz ex-president Almazbek Atambayev, who faces a litany of accusations including organisation of murder and unrest, goes on trial Friday after months of political turmoil in the volatile Central Asian country. The 63-year-old former ally of President Sooronbai Jeenbekov has been charged with corruption over the release from jail and flight to Chechnya of one of the ex-Soviet nation's most notorious mob bosses during his presidency in 2013.
2019-10-11 04:27:21 Read More

California utility faces gripes over deliberate blackouts

Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized Pacific Gas & Electric and ordinary customers complained about the inconveniences caused by the unprecedented blackouts that began Wednesday, with many wondering: Did PG&E go too far in its attempt to ward off more deadly fires? Could the utility have been more targeted in deciding whose electricity was turned off and when?
2019-10-11 03:30:32 Read More

Chinese President Xi to visit Nepal on October 12

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Nepal on Saturday during which the two countries will sign several bilateral agreements, the Foreign Ministry said here on Thursday. Xi will arrive in Kathmandu for an overnight visit on October 12 from Chennai after his informal summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
2019-10-10 16:24:30 Read More

Tulsi Gabbard may skip Democratic debate

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Pakistan arrests top four leaders of JuD/LeT ahead of FATF meeting

Pakistan's law enforcement agencies has arrested the "top four leaders" of the banned LeT/JuD on charges of terrorism financing, a move that authorities say would put the "entire core leadership" of these outfits on trial. The development comes ahead of the FATF's crucial plenary meeting scheduled to be held in Paris from Oct 12 to Oct 15.
2019-10-10 14:34:45 Read More

Romania government toppled in no-confidence vote

Romania's beleaguered left-wing government collapsed in a no-confidence vote Thursday, paving the way for the president to appoint a new prime minister.
2019-10-10 12:31:00 Read More

Ukraine's President says he is indifferent to Burisma case

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Pak court rejects plea to drop terrorism charges against Pervez Musharraf

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Pak court rejects plea to drop terrorism charges against Pervez Musharraf

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Amnesty International urges Malaysia to end death penalty

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Super typhoon on track to drench Japan's main island

Typhoon Hagibis is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 270 km and stronger gusts Thursday morning near Chichi island in the Pacific, about 1,000 km off Tokyo's southern coast. It was moving north at the speed of 20kph (12mph) and is expected to weaken over cooler waters as it nears Japan's main island. It's the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane.
2019-10-10 07:01:37 Read More

Philippine police arrest over 500 mostly Chinese for fraud

The 542 foreigners, who were arrested on Wednesday night in a raid on their company premises in metropolitan Manila, did not have work permits and were involved in defrauding victims mostly in China by blackmailing or tricking them into sending out money. The Chinese government provided information that led to the arrests of more than 400 Chinese and others.
2019-10-10 06:56:07 Read More

Married priests question raises fears of Church split

An idea to fill empty pulpits in remote locations by allowing married men to become priests is bitterly dividing a Vatican assembly, with critics warning the emotive issue could fracture the Catholic Church.
2019-10-10 05:47:14 Read More

Germany shooting livestreamed despite efforts by tech firms

Just weeks after a broad effort announced by tech platforms to curb the spread of violent content, a video of Wednesday's deadly shooting in the German city of Halle was posted online where it may have been viewed by millions. The gunman posted a video of the attack on the Twitch livestream gaming platform owned by Amazon, the company acknowledged.
2019-10-10 05:39:22 Read More

2 dead in attack targeting German synagogue on Yom Kippur

A heavily armed assailant ranting about Jews tried to force his way into a synagogue in Germany on Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day, then shot two people to death nearby in an attack on Wednesday that was live-streamed on a popular gaming site. The attacker shot at the door of the synagogue in the eastern city of Halle but did not get in due to the crowd.
2019-10-10 05:36:28 Read More

Hope Turkey will 'act rationally' in terms of operation in northern Syria: Trump

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After India visit, Xi to visit Nepal on his BRI mission

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Sri Lankan Prez party to support Rajapaksa in polls

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Turkish army launches push into Syria

Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday, with air strikes hitting the border town of Ras al Ain. President Tayyip Erdogan, announcing the start of the action, said the aim was to eliminate what he called a "terror corridor" on Turkey's southern border.
2019-10-09 14:02:48 Read More

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Pak-China friendship unbreakable, rock-solid: Xi

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday assured PM Imran Khan that the friendship between China and Pakistan is "unbreakable and rock-solid" despite changes in the international and regional situation. Xi made the remarks when he met Khan at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, two days before he leaves for India to hold the 2nd informal summit with PM Narendra Modi.
2019-10-09 10:08:17 Read More

White House and Democrats fight over rules for impeachment

In an eight-page letter, White House counsel Pat Cipollone pointed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's failure to call for an official vote to proceed with the inquiry as grounds to claim the process a farce. "You have designed and implemented your inquiry in a manner that violates fundamental fairness and constitutionally mandated due process," Cipollone wrote.
2019-10-09 09:57:07 Read More

China vows to make Gwadar more valuable than Karachi by creating 47,000 jobs in 7 years

The Chinese operators of Pakistan's strategic Gwadar Port and its free zone in the restive Balochistan province have vowed to make the coastal city the single largest contributor to the country's national economic output in seven years by creating 47,000 jobs with new investments worth billions of dollars. Gwadar port is one of the focal points of the $60 billion CPEC.
2019-10-09 06:52:52 Read More

Odds favour Greta Thunberg for Peace Prize, but experts sceptical

Bookmakers seem confident that Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg (16) is a shoo-in for the Nobel Peace Prize this week, but some experts are more cautious. They argue that while some say climate change might aggravate conflicts, there is still no consensus on whether it is actually the cause of armed conflict. Another factor against Greta is her age.
2019-10-09 05:59:33 Read More

Imran Khan govt breaks record in borrowing money

A report in the Pakistani media, citing sources, said the State Bank of Pakistan has sent borrowing data to the Prime Minister's Office, according to which during the one-year regime of the Imran Khan-govt, total debt increased by Rs 7,509 billion (Pakistani currency). Between Aug 2018- Aug 2019, the govt borrowed Rs 2,804 billion from foreign sources.
2019-10-09 05:43:33 Read More

Iran women allowed into football stadium for first time in decades

Iranian women fans are free to enter a football stadium. For 40 years, Iran barred women from football and other stadiums because clerics argued that they must be shielded from the masculine atmosphere and sight of semi-clad men. Following FIFA's threat of suspension, Iran relented and now 3,500 women have secured a ticket to an upcoming 2020 qualifier match.
2019-10-09 04:28:42 Read More

Iran women allowed into football stadium for first time in decades

US restricts visas to China officials over Uighur 'repression'

In the most forceful attempt by a foreign power to address the Uighur issue in China's Xinjiang district, the United States said on Tuesday it would curb visas for Chinese officials until Beijing ends its "repression" of Uighurs and other Muslims. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that China has detained over a million Muslims to erase the religion.
2019-10-09 02:29:34 Read More

White House blocks witness from speaking in impeachment inquiry

The Trump administration on Tuesday blocked the US ambassador to the European Union from giving testimony in the House of Representatives' impeachment investigation of the Republican president. The impeachment probe is focusing on a whistleblower's allegations that Trump used US military aid to secure a promise from Ukraine's president to investigate Biden.
2019-10-08 23:46:27 Read More

Afghan officials say raid killed top al-Qaida commander

A top al-Qaida commander was killed in a raid by Afghan forces last month, Afghan intelligence officials said Tuesday, in an operation backed by US airstrikes that also killed tens of civilians. Afghanistan's National Directorate for Security said the raid on Sept. 23 killed Asim Omar along with 6 other al-Qaida members in the southern Helmand province.
2019-10-08 15:52:49 Read More

Pak Army chief accompanies Imran Khan at key meetings during China visit

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Treason case against Musharraf to be heard daily from October 24: Court

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Treason case against Musharraf to be heard daily from October 24: Court

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US Congress committee urges India to end communication blackout in Kashmir

India's communication blackout is having a "devastating impact" on the lives and welfare of the people of Kashmir, a powerful US Congressional Committee has said, urging New Delhi to lift its more than two-month long restrictions in the Valley. "Its time for India to afford Kashmiris the same rights and privileges as any other Indian citizen," it said.
2019-10-08 06:10:53 Read More

Iraq military admits 'excessive force' used in deadly protests

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Donald Trump to sign US-Japan trade deal that benefits farmers

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Imran Khan raises Kashmir issue during meeting with US Senators

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Hard-line protesters resume violence over Hong Kong mask ban

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US federal judge says Donald Trump must produce tax returns

In a 75-page ruling, Judge Victor Marrero rejected Trump's argument, saying such vast immunity would "operate to frustrate the administration of justice" by putting the president's personal and professional affairs off-limits. "This court cannot endorse such a categorical and limitless assertion of presidential immunity from judicial process," Marrero wrote.
2019-10-07 15:10:51 Read More

Pak court adjourns hearing on Sharif's petition for 2 weeks

A Pakistani court on Monday adjourned for two weeks the hearing of a petition filed by jailed former PM Nawaz Sharif against his sentence in a corruption case. Sharif has been serving a seven-year prison term at the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore since December 24, 2018 when the accountability court convicted him in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills case.
2019-10-07 15:06:22 Read More

Angela Merkel defends climate plan as activists block Berlin squares

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Kashmir is in the blood of the Pakistani nation, Musharraf says as he returns to active politics

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Record number of 35 candidates in fray for Sri Lanka presidential elections

Sirisena, who held crucial talks with opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday, has decided to support the candidature of Gotabaya, who will now be the main opposition challenger pitted against the ruling United National Party (UNP) candidate Sajith Premadasa. Sirisena's Freedom Party (SLFP) had demanded Rajapaksa's People's Party to abandon its flower bud symbol to contest under a common symbol.
2019-10-07 11:01:22 Read More

Record number of 35 candidates in fray for Sri Lanka presidential elections

London police arrest 21 climate activists; protests heat up

London Police say they've arrested 21 climate change activists as the Extinction Rebellion group attempts to draw attention to global warming. Police say the arrests on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance took place Saturday & Sunday. The protesters have succeeded before in disrupting life in London in hopes of gaining attention to their cause.
2019-10-07 10:53:26 Read More

Ex-Nepal Parliament Speaker arrested on rape charges

Police in Nepal has arrested former Parliament Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara following a district courts permission to take him into custody to investigate attempt-to-rape charges levelled against him.
2019-10-07 10:00:24 Read More

Iraq military admits 'excessive force' used in deadly protests

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Hundreds of climate change activists block Amsterdam traffic

Hundreds of climate change activists chanting "rebellion!" blocked traffic in downtown Amsterdam on Monday morning, defying a ban by police who said they would make arrests to prevent them from disrupting commuters. Police had approved plans by activist group Extinction Rebellion to demonstrate on condition they would not block traffic.
2019-10-07 08:40:33 Read More

Turkey to 'clean up terrorists' from Syria

Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday that Turkey would "clean up terrorists" in Syria following the US announcement that it would not oppose a Turkish operation against Kurdish militants. "We are determined to ensure our country's existence and security by clearing terrorists from this region," Cavusoglu wrote on Twitter.
2019-10-07 08:34:01 Read More

Pakistan court set to hear Nawaz Sharif's appeal against his conviction

Sharif, 69, has been serving a seven-year prison term at the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore since December 24, 2018 when the accountability court convicted him in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills case - one of the three corruption cases filed in the wake of the apex court's July 28, 2017 order in the Panama Papers scandal.
2019-10-07 07:14:10 Read More

Pak to engage China on big CPEC projects during PM Imran's visit: Minister

Pakistan will engage China at the highest level for talks on several big projects in the fields of hydropower, oil refinery and steel mills as part of the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) during Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit to the country, a senior minister has said.
2019-10-07 06:32:13 Read More

Pakistan PM Imran Khan to embark on a 3-day visit to China today

Prime Minister Imran Khan will depart on a three-day visit to China today to discuss issues of regional and bilateral significance, including the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and Kashmir. The visit by the Pakistan premier comes ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's tour of Nepal and India, Radio Pakistan reported.
2019-10-07 06:30:04 Read More

'Enemies seek to sow discord' between Iran and Iraq: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said "enemies" were trying to drive a wedge between Tehran and Baghdad following deadly unrest in neighbouring Iraq. "Iran and Iraq are two nations whose hearts & souls are tied together... Enemies seek to sow discord but they've failed & their conspiracy won't be effective," Khamenei tweeted.
2019-10-07 06:12:57 Read More

Israel unveils remains of 5,000-year-old city

Yitzhak Paz of the Israel Antiquities Authority called it a major discovery in the region from the Bronze Age. A ritual temple was found within the ancient city along with rare figurines with human and animal faces. It also included burnt animal bones in a stone basin that they called proof of sacrificial offerings.
2019-10-07 06:03:26 Read More

Trump amps up complaints, says Pelosi may be guilty of treason

US President Donald Trump, under pressure as Democrats pursue an impeachment inquiry against him, said House speaker Nancy Pelosi could be guilty of treason. "Nancy Pelosi knew of all of the many Shifty Adam Schiff lies and massive frauds perpetrated upon Congress and the American people," Trump said on Twitter, referring to House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff.
2019-10-07 05:45:33 Read More

US's most prolific serial killer has murdered at least 50: FBI

Samuel Little confessed to 93 homicides â€” mostly of women â€” between 1970 and 2005. Although his involvement in only 50 of them has been confirmed, it is believed all of Little's confessions are credible. The FBI has set up a website showing his videotaped recollections of unidentified killings, alongside sketches of murdered people drawn by Little.
2019-10-07 04:23:38 Read More

Iraq blames 'malicious' hands as toll from unrest tops 100

Twelve anti-government demonstrators were killed Sunday in ongoing protests in the capital Baghdad, the latest fatalities in six days of clashes that have left more than 100 dead and thousands wounded. Iraq's government has scrambled to contain the popular anger that has racked Baghdad and a number of southern cities since Tuesday.
2019-10-07 03:04:18 Read More

Pak magazine claims Saudi Prince called back Imran Khan's plane

Pakistani weekly magazine 'Friday Times' has made a shocking revelation that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman (MBS) was upset with some actions of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan during his visit to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), hence, he asked for the Pakistan PM's flight to return to the US midway.
2019-10-07 02:44:40 Read More

Portugal's ruling Socialists win polls but fall short of majority

Portugal's ruling Socialists won Sunday's parliamentary election but fell short of an outright majority, meaning Prime Minister Antonio Costa will need to negotiate a new deal with one or both of his far-left allies in the previous legislature.
2019-10-07 02:31:49 Read More

Pak PM Imran set to arrive in China on Tuesday

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Brexit minister hints UK could soften stances in EU talks

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2019-10-06 11:33:57 Read More

Maithripala Sirisena not running for Lanka presidency

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday ruled out contesting the presidential elections for a second term as he failed to make a deposit to contest the November 16 polls. A record 41 candidates have placed cash deposits for the election.â€‹ PM Ranil Wickremesinghe and opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa are also not in the fray.
2019-10-06 10:18:05 Read More

Pope condemns 'interests' that caused Amazon fires

Pope Francis Sunday deplored the fires that ravaged the Amazon rainforest, which were "set by interests that destroy", in a homily at a synod on the region's isolated indigenous communities.
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World News For The Year 2019 and Month Oct

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Sri Lanka records first death due to coronavirus

China reports 45 new coronavirus cases, five deaths

New York delays presidential primary; Trump nixes quarantine idea

Canadian PM's wife has recovered from coronavirus illness

Coronavirus outbreak: Italy's front-line medical heroes, in portraits

Taliban says will not negotiate with team announced by Afghan government

Wuhan market shrimp seller may be COVID-19 patient zero: Report

As world hunkers down, Trump moves full-speed against US foes

'Corona criminals' prey on Europe's virus fears

New York medical workers decry 'abysmal' lack of coronavirus protection

Trump signs $2.2 trillion stimulus after swift congressional votes

Donald Trump invokes Defense Production Act to force GM to produce ventilators

France extends lockdown to April 15 as coronavirus wave swamps Paris

British PM Johnson, health secretary Hancock test positive for coronavirus

IMF chief: 'Clear we have entered recession'

UK police use drones to stop dog walkers during crisis

Hungary orders two-week lockdown to fight coronavirus

Iran reports 144 new coronavirus deaths, raising total to 2,378

US increases support for Taiwan, China threatens to strike back

In Iran, false belief a poison fights coronavirus kills hundreds

Singapore reports first deaths in coronavirus battle

North Korea fires suspected short-range missiles

US and Mexico to curb border travel to control coronavirus

California shuts down amid projections of 25m Covid-19 cases

Russia deports Chinese for violating self-quarantine rules

War-ravaged Syria says no recorded coronavirus cases yet

At least 24 Afghan security forces killed in insider attack

Coronavirus: 81-year-old woman dies in Australia, death toll reaches 7

Russia starts testing coronavirus vaccine prototypes on animals

Haiti reports first two coronavirus cases

Pakistani doctor arrested in Minnesota on terrorism charge

Coronavirus: California governor issues stay-at-home order

Covid-19: Italy's death toll overtakes Chinaâ€™s

Spain virus death toll soars nearly 30% to 767

London headed for tougher lockdown as UK's coronavirus hotspot

Italy to extend lockdown measures over virus: Conte

UK braces for coronavirus shut down as London stations close

Trump signs $100 billion coronavirus relief package

China reports no new domestic coronavirus cases for first time

Two members of US Congress test positive for coronavirus

North Korea says it test fired new multiple rocket launcher

Who is Abu Ibrahim al-Quraishi, the new head of Islamic State

Trump to move permanent residence to Florida

Dying winds bring relief after weeks of California wildfires

Why he posted fake ads on FB about guv race

British Parliament suspends Indian-origin MP Keith Vaz for 6 months

Goats help save Californian library from wildfire

Johnson pledges January Brexit after missing 'do or die' deadline

In nod to protests, Iraq president calls for new voting law

US House approves rules for Trump impeachment inquiry

German court throws out climate challenge to Merkel government

Ailing ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's health improves

Health care or Brexit? UK parties pick their election issues

Order! Order! Britain's speaker quits Brexit hotseat

Putin was 'conscientious and disciplined' spy: KGB documents

Inflation, not Kashmir biggest issue in Pakistan: Survey

Ukraine plans more troop withdrawals in east ahead of peace talks

Spain's Sanchez says there will be no 'online' independence for Catalonia

Hong Kong Halloween protest rally aims to test mask ban

Hong Kong Halloween protest rally aims to test mask ban

North Korea fires 2 missiles in the sea amid stalled talks

China will safeguard Hong Kong's prosperity, stability: Communist Party

Sri Lanka candidate pledges laws against religious extremism

Iran hopes new UN nuclear chief will act 'neutrally'

Pompeo on offense against 'truly hostile' China

Tensions, tears, trauma: the Democratic voters suffering under Trump

3rd strong earthquake this month jolts southern Philippines

Dress properly, avoid porn: China lists moral guidelines for citizens

Russia tests new disinformation tactic in Africa, raising fears about US polls

California fires: New blaze near LA, progress up north

Pathologist says Jeffrey Epstein's injuries point to murder, not suicide

Lebanon reopens but crisis remains after PM resigns

Myanmar court gives actors 1-year jail term for satire

Germany to tighten hate speech, gun laws to fight far right

Afghan President appoints Idrees Zaman as acting foreign minister

Afghan President appoints Idrees Zaman as acting foreign minister

Activist Thunberg declines climate prize, urges more action

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