World News For The Year 2019 and Month Sep

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World News For The Year 2019 and Month Sep

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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

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 — mostly of women — 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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2019-10-06 13:24:09 Read More

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.​ 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.
2019-10-06 09:49:53 Read More

New Parliament elects Indonesia's first female House speaker

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Police shoot protester in Hong Kong day of rage

Hong Kong police shot a protester at close range, leaving him bleeding from his shoulder and howling on the ground, in a fearsome escalation of anti-government demonstrations that spread across the semi-autonomous Chinese territory on Tuesday. Tens of thousands marched in a day of rage as Communist leaders in Beijing celebrated 70 years in power.
2019-10-01 11:20:17 Read More

Khashoggi's son defends Saudi against critics 'exploiting' murder

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2019-10-01 10:03:47 Read More

New Indonesia Parliament members take oath amid protests

Indonesia's Parliament was sworn in Tuesday for a new session that comes amid sometimes violent protests against several new or proposed laws, including one that critics say has crippled the country's anti-corruption agency and another that would criminalize premarital sex.
2019-10-01 05:38:13 Read More

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claims medical aid blocked in Kashmir

Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has claimed that there are reports of violence, torture and blockage of medical aid and communication in Jammu and Kashmir ever since the region was stripped of its special status by the Indian government in August.
2019-10-01 05:23:26 Read More

China celebrates 70 years as Hong Kong seethes

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Japan raises consumption tax, reviving worries over economy

Japan has raised its national sales tax to 10% from 8%, amid concerns that it could derail the tenuous growth of the past several years. The increase covers most goods and services from clothes, electronics to transportation and medical fees, but the government has sought to soften its impact with tax breaks for home and car purchases.
2019-10-01 03:36:48 Read More

China's 70-year parade shows economic and military might

China's Communist Party celebrated its 70th anniversary in power with a parade Tuesday showcasing the country's economic growth & newest weapons. The event opened with a military honour guard carrying the Chinese flag through Tiananmen Square, the country's symbolic political heart, before thousands of spectators who waved flags. Artillery guns fired a salute.
2019-10-01 02:20:32 Read More

Iran says Saudi attack claimed by Yemen rebels justified

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2019-09-30 17:10:57 Read More

UN, Lesbos mayor urge migrant camp transfers after deadly fire

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Muslim Brotherhood sidelined in Egypt protests: analysts

The protests first erupted on September 20 after an exiled Egyptian businessman in a series of online videos called for people to demonstrate against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, accusing him of wasting taxpayers' money on vanity building projects.
2019-09-30 15:51:48 Read More

UK's Johnson denies wrongdoing as allegations mount

Johnson sought to energize Conservative members and lawmakers weary after three years of gridlock over Britain's stalled departure from the European Union at the party's annual conference, but he was forced to deny a journalist's claim that he had grabbed her thigh at a private lunch two decades ago.
2019-09-30 15:33:57 Read More

Activists slam Hong Kong police warning of holiday violence

Police public relations chief Tse Chun-chung said police intelligence suggested hard-line protesters were inciting others to commit "extreme acts'' such as killing police, posing as police officials to kill civilians, and large-scale arson including at gas stations during Tuesday's holiday.
2019-09-30 15:01:51 Read More

Juche rules North Korean propaganda, but what does it mean?

The word is Juche (pronounced ju-chay), and while it's technically a political ideology, it can seem more like a religion in its ability to inspire devotion among North Koreans and its ubiquity as a symbol of state power. Though the usual English translation is "self-reliance,'' the concept flummoxes many outsiders.
2019-09-30 14:23:24 Read More

British opposition parties unite to stop no-deal Brexit

The parties, including the Labour Party and the Scottish National Party, are concerned that Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the Conservative Party may not adhere to a new law requiring him to seek a Brexit extension if no divorce deal is reached with the European Union. Finland's prime minister Antti Rinne said Britain is running out of time to present a new and credible Brexit proposal.
2019-09-30 14:22:17 Read More

Facing uncertainty, Afghanistan, North Korea to speak at UN

Afghans are awaiting the results of a presidential election Saturday, and waiting to see what follows the recent collapse of peace talks between the US and Taliban extremists. The negotiations were aimed at ending America's longest war.
2019-09-30 13:59:04 Read More

Yemen rebels free 290 prisoners in move hailed by UN, Red Cross

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Hafiz Saeed says facing threat to life, seeks transfer of case to Lahore

A Pakistani court on Monday accepted the plea of Mumbai attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed to transfer a terrorism financing case against him from the anti-terrorism court Gujranwala district of Punjab province to a court here on the ground that there is a "threat to his life".
2019-09-30 11:51:56 Read More

Top Ghani rival Abdullah claims victory in Afghanistan election

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2019-09-30 11:46:44 Read More

Egyptian president says he'll protect the poor, middle-class

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2019-09-30 10:22:46 Read More

Strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake off Chile coast: USGS

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2019-09-29 16:50:18 Read More

China to send its top trade negotiator to US for talks

China says its top trade negotiator will lead an upcoming 13th round of talks aimed at resolving a trade war with the United States. Vice commerce minister Wang Shouwen said Sunday that Vice-Premier Liu He would travel to Washington for the talks sometime after China's National Day holiday, which ends October 7.
2019-09-29 16:24:39 Read More

Former Lanka army chief Senanayake enters presidential race

Sri Lanka's former Army Commander General Mahesh Senanayake on Sunday announced his candidacy for the presidential election to be held in November. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa from the Sri Lanka People's Party (SLPP), Sajith Premadasa from the ruling United National Party (UNP) and Anura Kumara Dissanayake from the new left front of the Marxist JVP are already in the fray.
2019-09-29 15:11:26 Read More

It is a 'jihad', says Imran on Kashmir after returning from US

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2019-09-29 14:35:07 Read More

China harvesting organs from minorities, including Uighur Muslims: Activists tell UN

China was accused of harvesting organs from prosecuted minority groups, during a UNHRC meeting earlier this week. An international group told the UN that Beijing was taking hearts, kidneys, lungs and skin from minority groups, including Uighur Muslims and members of the Falun Gong religious group. The efforts involved "hundreds of thousands of victims," he said.
2019-09-29 13:14:41 Read More

Thousands rally in Moscow to demand release of jailed protesters

Thousands of Russians rallied in Moscow on Sunday to demand the release of protesters jailed in what Kremlin opponents says is a campaign to stifle dissent. The protesters were arrested during demonstrations since July against the exclusion of many opposition candidates from a local election and allegations of police brutality.
2019-09-29 13:03:46 Read More

Bodyguard of Saudi king killed in shooting

A prominent bodyguard of Saudi Arabia's King Salman has been shot and killed at a friend's house in what has been described as a personal dispute. Major General Abdelaziz al-Fagham's death triggered an outpouring of emotion on Twitter, with some condemning the killing of the Saudi ruler's "guardian angel".
2019-09-29 12:32:15 Read More

Chinese parade a glimpse into military ambitions

The Dongfeng 41 is one of a series of new weapons Chinese media say might be unveiled during the parade marking the ruling Communist Party's 70th anniversary in power. Others include a supersonic drone and a robot submarine. The parade will highlight Beijing's ambition to enforce claims to Taiwan, the South China Sea and other disputed territories.
2019-09-29 12:01:48 Read More

Countries that make weapons of war foment migration but refuse refugees, Pope Francis says

Pope Francis scolded countries that produce weapons for wars fought elsewhere and then refuse to take in refugees fleeing the very same conflicts. "People could not remain indifferent to "the bleak isolation, contempt and discrimination experienced by those who do not belong to 'our' group", he said.
2019-09-29 11:47:17 Read More

Bangladesh eyes double-digit GDP growth in 5 years

The Bangladeshi govt in June unveiled a record $62 billion proposed national budget, targeting economic growth of 8.2% for the current 2019-20 fiscal year. Bangladesh's economy grew 8.13% this fiscal year, the highest in its history. Implementation of mega infrastructure projects will also help the country generate the rest of the expected growth
2019-09-29 11:40:52 Read More

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Egypt: Family says leading pro-democracy activist arrested

His mother, Laila Soueif, tells The Associated Press that Abdel-Fattah was arrested on Sunday from Dokki police station in Cairo, where authorities have required him to spend the night since his release in March after serving a five-year sentence for taking part in protests in 2013.
2019-09-29 09:44:44 Read More

UK's Labour says no-deal Brexit risk must be averted before any move against PM

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Iraq's removal of counterterrorism chief sparks controversy

Al-Saadi, who in recent years led the fight against the Islamic State group, said he did not know the reason for the proposed transfer and would prefer to retire rather than be moved to the defense ministry.
2019-09-29 08:25:05 Read More

Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters in shopping district

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Xi Jinping presents awards to 'heroes' and 'old friends' of China

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Hong Kong crisis threatens to spoil China's 70th party

China's 70th birthday bash next week risks being upstaged by pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, which offer a different take on the strength and power of the Communist Party being feted in Beijing. As President Xi Jinping gets ready to preside over a gala event on Tuesday, the former British colony is in tumult over the erosion of its special freedoms by Beijing.
2019-09-29 05:10:47 Read More

Student journalist scoops major media on Trump envoy departure

Andrew Howard, a managing editor of The State Press student paper at Arizona State University, broke the news late Friday that Kurt Volker quit his position at the State Department after Congress ordered him to answer questions in an impeachment investigation of Trump.
2019-09-29 05:10:32 Read More

At least 36 killed, 36 hurt in China road crash

At least 36 people died in east China when a packed coach with a flat tyre collided with a truck, authorities said Sunday. The bus was carrying 69 people - its maximum capacity - when it crossed into oncoming traffic and hit the freight truck on an expressway in eastern Jiangsu province on Saturday morning, the Yixing public security bureau said.
2019-09-29 03:17:43 Read More

Saudi Arabia to enforce 'decency' amid tourism push

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2019-09-28 17:05:16 Read More

Can't provoke Beijing on S China Sea, Uighur issue: Malaysia PM

Malaysia does not want to take a confrontational stance towards China over the disputed South China Sea and Beijing's alleged mistreatment of its minority Uighur Muslims, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said in an interview published on Saturday.
2019-09-28 13:44:06 Read More

Afghan voters defy attacks, delays to choose president

The election was marred by numerous small-scale Taliban attacks, but only one confirmed death. Turnout was low, however, with the violence - plus earlier Taliban threats against polling stations - likely contributing factors. Voting was extended by two hours, as the start of polling was delayed around the country with stations failing to open on time amid technical problems.
2019-09-28 12:31:39 Read More

French 'spiderman' arrested after climbing Frankfurt skyscraper

Alain ​Robert, 57, reached the top of 154-metre (500 feet), 42-floor building in just half an hour - without permission nor safety equipment - causing passersby to stop, stare and take photos. Robert has chalked up a series of similar stunts across the globe since 1994, among them the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa and the Eiffel Tower.
2019-09-28 11:58:58 Read More

Malaysia PM: UN has failed to prevent wars

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Int'l community will take note of Kashmir issue: Imran Khan

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Pak opens border crossings for Afghans to take part in polls

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2019-09-28 08:13:14 Read More

Britain's Prince Harry to meet Angolan president

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2019-09-28 07:03:48 Read More

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong to run for local office

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2019-09-28 06:27:39 Read More

Democrats move ahead with subpoenas, Trump impeachment

House Democrats took their first concrete steps in the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, issuing subpoenas demanding documents from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and scheduling legal depositions for other State Department officials.
2019-09-28 04:57:36 Read More

Sikh police officer killed in line of duty in US

Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, Harris County Sheriff's deputy, was shot and killed in an "ambush-style" attack ruthlessly in a "cold-blooded way" in the US state of Texas, said a senior official. Dhaliwal, who was in his early 40s, was the first police officer in Texas to serve while keeping his Sikh articles of faith, the turban and beard. The gunman was arrested.
2019-09-28 02:57:24 Read More

'No choice' but to launch impeachment probe: Pelosi

Democrats had "no choice" but to launch an impeachment probe into Donald Trump, House speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday, saying the US president put national security in jeopardy with his attempts to get Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden. Trump acknowledges he urged Ukraine to launch an anti-corruption probe against Biden.
2019-09-27 17:26:14 Read More

Dallas cop testifies at her murder trial in neighbor's death

Amber Guyger's testimony marks the first time the public has heard directly from the 31-year-old since she shot Botham Jean last September. Guyger was off duty but in uniform when she shot Jean, a 26-year-old native of the Caribbean nation of St. Lucia who worked as an accountant in Dallas.
2019-09-27 14:22:03 Read More

Pelosi concerned about Trump's whistleblower 'spy' comments

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2019-09-27 13:18:09 Read More

Looking for loopholes: How could UK PM Johnson avoid delaying Brexit?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will refuse to seek a delay to Brexit, raising suggestions he could try to exploit a loophole to bypass legislation aimed at preventing the country leaving the European Union without a deal. His most senior adviser Dominic Cummings said there are loopholes in the law because lawyers are debating them.
2019-09-27 12:55:28 Read More

EU slaps sanctions on 7 more in Venezuela over rights abuses

The European Union on Friday slapped sanctions on seven members of Venezuela's security and intelligence services on suspicion that they are involved in torture and other abuses, as the UN's top rights body set up a fact-finding missions to look into human rights violations in the country.
2019-09-27 12:49:43 Read More

Iran releases seized UK-flagged tanker

A British-flagged oil tanker held by Iran since July was released Friday and was heading toward the United Arab Emirates, the company that owns the vessel said. Iran seized the tanker on July 19 in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of all oil passes.
2019-09-27 12:01:42 Read More

Kremlin says it hopes US wouldn't release Trump-Putin calls

Asked if Moscow is worried that the White House could similarly publish transcripts of Trump's calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman said that "we would like to hope that it wouldn't come to that in our relations, which are already troubled by a lot of problems." He also said that it was "quite unusual" to release a confidential call between leaders.
2019-09-27 11:33:43 Read More

Death toll from Indonesian earthquake climbs to 23

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said most of the victims of Thursday's magnitude 6.5 quake in Ambon, the capital of Maluku province, were killed by collapsing houses and buildings. In addition to the dead, it said more than 100 people were injured.
2019-09-27 09:46:10 Read More

Turkey: 30 people injured in Istanbul earthquake

According to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook western Turkey on Thursday. Its centre was 68 kilometres (42 miles) west of the capital of Turkey. "Out of 34 citizens hurt by the earthquake, 10 citizens are still being treated, and 24 have been discharged from the hospitals," Oktay said.
2019-09-27 09:42:17 Read More

Pakistan invites permanent members of UNSC to inspect terror camps in Islamic country

"Pakistan is ready to provide full cooperation to delegates from the P5 countries or diplomats from any other country who wish to visit any of the alleged locations to see for themselves that such Indian allegations are totally baseless," said the Foreign Office in the statement.
2019-09-27 08:24:06 Read More

Egypt rights group: Nearly 2,000 detained since protests

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US asks Pakistan to take action against Masood Azhar

The United States has asked Pakistan to take action against Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and other terrorists, who have been able to "exploit" their presence in Pakistan.".... I think what we would like to see are the conditions whereby India and Pakistan can have a constructive conversation that leads to an improvement of relations between the two nuclear powers.
2019-09-27 06:57:39 Read More

Pak called out by US for staying mum over China's treatment of Muslims

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2019-09-27 05:08:26 Read More

China needs strong leadership or will 'crumble,' policy paper says

China's cabinet news office said in a white paper that the country's success since the Communists took power 70 years ago was down to the party's leadership. "China is huge in size, has complex national conditions, and its governance difficulties are rarely seen. Without a unified and strong leadership force, China will move toward division and crumble, bringing disaster to the world," it said.
2019-09-27 04:10:17 Read More

'What Greta said!': Kiwi schoolkids strike for climate

More than 40,000 people packed into the grounds of Wellington's parliament buildings on Friday, giving the latest global climate strike a flying start in New Zealand. Participants carried signs saying "We're skipping school to teach YOU a lesson", "Denial = Death" and "What Greta said!". The latter referenced Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg's powerful address to the Climate Action Summon in New York.
2019-09-27 03:38:50 Read More

Hong Kong braces for weekend protests ahead of major Chinese anniversary

Thousands of people are expected to rally in the city centre on Saturday evening after authorities granted a permit for a gathering at Tamar Park, next to the headquarters of Hong Kong's legislative council. The Asian financial hub marks the fifth anniversary this weekend of the start of the "Umbrella" protests, a series of pro-democracy demonstrations in 2014 that failed to wrest concessions from Beijing.
2019-09-27 03:32:34 Read More

'Just a second, please': El Salvador president's UN selfie eclipses speech

Before starting his address before the UNGA on Thursday, 38-year-old El Salvador President Nayib Bukele asked the audience to hold on a second, took out his phone, and snapped a selfie. "Believe me, many more people will see this selfie than hear this speech," Bukele quipped before delivering his address calling on the United Nations to change with the times.
2019-09-27 03:30:07 Read More

Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for first time

Saudi Arabia said Friday it will offer tourist visas for the first time, opening up the ultra-conservative kingdom to holidaymakers as part of a push to diversify its economy away from oil. Kickstarting tourism is one of the centrepieces of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 reform programme to prepare the biggest Arab economy for a post-oil era.
2019-09-27 03:07:54 Read More

Canada's Trudeau to march with climate activist Greta Thunberg

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Hong Kong leader endures barrage of anger at town hall meeting

Hong Kong's embattled leader endured a barrage of criticism at a town hall meeting Thursday night that laid bare anger coursing through the city after months of huge, sometimes violent pro-democracy protests. Chief Executive Carrie Lam faced more than two hours of grilling at a public "dialogue session".
2019-09-26 15:31:14 Read More

UK PM loses new parliamentary vote, over party meet

Britain's PM Boris Johnson lost yet another vote in Parliament over a government request for a three-day recess to allow the Conservative party to hold its annual conference. The conference was scheduled to take place between Sunday to Wednesday.
2019-09-26 14:08:44 Read More

UK parliament speaker says election cannot happen before October 31

The speaker of Britain's House of Commons John Bercow said on Thursday that, under existing rules, a national election could not be held before the country is due to leave the European Union at the end of October.
2019-09-26 13:33:21 Read More

House releases whistleblower report on Trump-Ukraine dealings

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Iran's supreme leader says Europe should not be trusted

Iran's supreme leader says Europeans should not be trusted, based on their inability to save the 2015 nuclear deal that the US unilaterally withdrew from last year. Khamenei says: "Europeans did not fulfill any of their commitments, and this is the strongest reason that they shouldn't be trusted.''
2019-09-26 12:49:58 Read More

Dutch prosecutors seek Supreme Court ruling on euthanasia for incapacitated patients

Dutch prosecutors on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to rule on the case of a nursing home doctor who was cleared of wrongdoing for the euthanasia of an elderly dementia sufferer, to gain clarity on how doctors should deal with incapacitated patients. By going straight to the Supreme Court, prosecutors took the unusual step of passing over the appeal stage of legal proceedings - which could have sought punishment.
2019-09-26 12:15:57 Read More

At least 20 killed in Indonesian quake: Disaster agency

At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured in a strong earthquake on Thursday that rocked Indonesia's remote Maluku islands, destroying homes and triggering landslides. "At least 100 people were injured and more than 2,000 evacuated," National Disaster Mitigation spokesman Agus Wibowo said in statement.
2019-09-26 11:53:01 Read More

Attempts to equate Islam with terrorism should be eschewed: Pak PM

Rejecting attempts to equate Islam with terrorism, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that such "self-serving approaches were dangerous and should be eschewed." Noting the growing incidence of discrimination and violence based on religion and belief, Khan underscored the importance of addressing both the drivers and consequences of these phenomena, his office said in a statement.
2019-09-26 11:48:45 Read More

Boris Johnson demands election as UK Parliament scenes get chaotic

inister Boris Johnson challenged Opposition parties to table a no-confidence motion in his government to trigger a general election, amid chaotic scenes in the House of Commons after a historic Supreme Court verdict over-ruling his earlier suspension of Parliament.
2019-09-26 11:14:56 Read More

Bangladesh launches shame campaign against alleged traffickers

Officials have been writing slogans such as "this is a house of a drug trafficker" in red paint on some dwellings in the border districts of Brahmanbaria and Joypurhat, popular routes for criminals. "We have done this as part of our social campaign to discourage others from committing such crimes," Border Guard Bangladesh regional commander Lieutenant Colonel Golam Kabir said.
2019-09-26 11:02:44 Read More

Former French President Jacques Chirac has died: Family

Former French president Jacques Chirac, a centre-right politician who served as head of state from 1995 to 2007, has died, his family told AFP on Thursday. He was 86. Twice elected head of state in 1995 and 2002, his 12 years in the Elysee Palace made him France's second longest-serving post-war president after his Socialist predecessor Francois Mitterrand.
2019-09-26 10:32:06 Read More

Space launch includes 1st flyer from United Arab Emirates

A Russian Soyuz rocket lifted off at 6:57 p.m. (1357 GMT) from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome to lift a Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft into orbit. The ship carrying Nasa astronaut Jessica Meir, Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and Hazzaa al-Mansoori, a military pilot from the UAE, docked at the International Space Station about six hours later.
2019-09-26 09:58:23 Read More

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Embattled Hong Kong leader set for town hall meeting

The public "dialogue session" is the pro-Beijing government's first attempt to sit down with her critics following 16 consecutive weeks of unrest. Millions have hit the streets, with hardcore activists clashing repeatedly with police, in the biggest challenge to China's rule since the city's handover from Britain in 1997.
2019-09-26 08:24:21 Read More

Pak, Turkey, Malaysia to jointly launch Islamic TV channel: PM Imran Khan

Prime Minister Khan, who is in New York to participate in the 74th session of the United Nation General Assembly, said the channel will telecast series and films produced on Muslims to educate and inform the world on the Islamic history.
2019-09-26 08:15:27 Read More

Little hope for peace as Afghans prepare for weekend vote

Afghans go to the polls Saturday to vote in a presidential election that few expect will have much effect in bringing peace to the war-torn country. With the Taliban threatening violence against anyone who participates, analysts fear a low turnout will seriously undermine the result.
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At least one dead after strong quake rocks eastern Indonesia

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UN chief: World faces 'unprecedented threat' from terrorism

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world is facing "an unprecedented threat from intolerance, violent extremism and terrorism" that affects every country, exacerbating conflicts & destabilizing entire regions. He stressed that the response to the terrorist threat "must complement security measures with prevention efforts.
2019-09-26 05:24:58 Read More

Donald Trump calls Democratic impeachment inquiry a 'joke'

A downbeat Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed as a "joke" the grounds laid out for the impeachment inquiry into him, as Democrats stood firm in accusing the US president of a "mafia-style shakedown" of his Ukrainian counterpart. Trump denied claims he abused his office by repeatedly urging President Volodymyr Zelensky to probe his rival Joe Biden.
2019-09-26 03:22:08 Read More

How Trump's Ukraine call could violate campaign finance laws

President Donald Trump's repeated prodding of the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden and his son could amount to an illegal request for a campaign contribution from a foreign citizen.
2019-09-26 03:08:00 Read More

Canberra becomes 1st Oz city to legalise weed

Lawmakers in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) passed a bill allowing people aged 18 or over to possess up to 50 grams per person of cannabis and a maximum of four plants per household for personal consumption. That makes the ACT the first among Australia’s six states and two main territories to legalise cannabis for personal use.
2019-09-26 02:59:35 Read More

Senate votes again to end Trump's border emergency declaration

The US Senate on Wednesday voted for a second time to terminate the national emergency on the southern border that President Donald Trump declared in February, a measure that almost certainly would face a veto if it reaches Trump's desk.
2019-09-25 17:08:10 Read More

Trump: US, Japan agree on 1st stage of new trade agreement

President Donald Trump has announced the "first stage of a phenomenal new trade agreement'' with Japan. It's not immediately clear from Trump's comments on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly what that ``the first stage'' includes but Washington and Japan have been in long, sometimes contentious negotiations on a trade deal.
2019-09-25 16:55:36 Read More

Trump calls impeachment inquiry a 'disgraceful thing'

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Maryam Nawaz sent to jail on 14-day judicial remand in corruption case

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Toll rises to 37, over 452 injured in quake in Pakistan

The death toll in the devastating earthquake that rattled Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and several north-eastern cities in Pakistan rose to 37 on Wednesday. The epicentre of the powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake, was near Mirpur city in Pakistan. Figures showed that the worst-hit was Mirpur with 24 dead, nine in Jatlan and one person lost his life in Jhelum.
2019-09-25 12:52:11 Read More

UK Parliament resumes amid political turmoil, Brexit crisis

Britain's House of Commons reconvened Wednesday, a day after the bombshell Supreme Court ruling that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had acted illegally by suspending Parliament, and lawmakers immediately demanded answers about how the suspension came about in the first place.
2019-09-25 11:51:27 Read More

Two million children out of school in war-torn Yemen: UN

Two million children are out of school in war-torn Yemen, a fourth of whom have dropped out since the conflict escalated in March 2015, the UN children's agency said. The education of a further 3.7 million children is at risk as teachers' salaries have not been paid in more than two years, UNICEF said in a statement.
2019-09-25 11:36:02 Read More

Australian capital legalizes recreational marijuana

Australia's capital has become the first part of the country to legalize recreational marijuana for personal use. The Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly voted on Wednesday to legalize possession by adults of up to 50 grams (1.8 ounces) of dried marijuana and cultivation of two marijuana plants beginning January 31.
2019-09-25 11:20:23 Read More

Chinese navy launches its first amphibious assault ship

China has launched its first amphibious assault ship, which would enable ground forces to carry out attacks on enemy territory from sea. With a strong capacity in amphibious operations and performing a variety of tasks, the ship is independently developed by China. The new ship is the first in the Type 075 class of amphibious assault ship.
2019-09-25 11:19:40 Read More

Qureshi writes to UN Secretary General, UNSC President outlining Pakistan's legal case on Kashmir

The foreign office said in a statement on Wednesday that the letter, alongwith a detailed factsheet and comprehensive annexures highlighted the "illegal, unilateral, coercive" Indian actions of August 5. The Indian government revoked the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated it into two union territories.
2019-09-25 09:52:29 Read More

China envoy rules out Hong Kong concessions ahead of crunch 'dialogue'

A top Chinese envoy ruled out making any further concessions to pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong on Wednesday, just a day before the city's embattled leader meets the public in a bid to defuse the months of chaos.
2019-09-25 09:20:49 Read More

Ukraine entangled yet again in American political storm

Trump's acknowledgment of pressing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, who served on the board of directors of an energy company in Ukraine has prompted a showdown with Congress, as Democrats said they would proceed with a formal impeachment inquiry into Trump.
2019-09-25 09:01:37 Read More

One party: How Communists rule in China

China's Communist Party has defied the odds to retain firm control of power for 70 years, adapting to a changing world to outlast its comrades in the Soviet Union. Mao launched the Cultural Revolution in 1966, a movement to demolish his political rivals which also turned into a disaster, with youthful Red Guards wreaking havoc across the country.
2019-09-25 08:22:15 Read More

Israel final vote results give Netanyahu additional seat

Israel's election committee published final results from last week's election on Wednesday that gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud an additional seat, but which did not change the deadlock the country faces. The final results from the September 17 vote gave the rightwing Likud 32 seats compared to Benny Gantz's centrist Blue and White's 33 in the 120-seat parliament.
2019-09-25 08:12:41 Read More

Israel final vote results give Netanyahu additional seat

Israel's election committee published final results from last week's election on Wednesday that gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud an additional seat, but which did not change the deadlock the country faces. The final results from the September 17 vote gave the rightwing Likud 32 seats compared to Benny Gantz's centrist Blue and White's 33 in the 120-seat parliament.
2019-09-25 08:12:41 Read More

Afghanistan: 3 Killed, 7 injured in explosion outside President Ashraf Ghani's office

Three people, including a child, were killed and seven others were injured in an explosion outside Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's office in Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday night, reported Sputnik. The explosive device was attached to the entrance of the office of President Ghani.
2019-09-25 07:45:45 Read More

Donald Trump 'encourages' PM Modi to improve relations with Pakistan: White House

Prime Minister Modi and President Trump met on Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session here - their fourth meeting since Modi came to power for a second term in May this year.
2019-09-25 06:54:02 Read More

Death toll mounts in Pakistan earthquake but panic subsides

At least 24 people were killed and 450 injured in an earthquake that hit Pakistani Kashmir, local officials said on Wednesday, but they added that rescue work was in full swing and panic was subsiding. Tuesday's earthquake levelled homes and shops and split open roads in an area between the towns of Jhelum and Mirpur.
2019-09-25 05:02:55 Read More

Fears grow in South Korea as tests confirm more swine fever

African swine fever is harmless to people, but having it spread from farms to densely populated areas would make it harder to contain. The illness is highly contagious and fatal for pigs, with no known cure. In South Korea, where diets rely heavily on pork, there is concern the outbreak could spread and hurt an industry with 6,300 farms raising more than 11 million pigs.
2019-09-25 03:31:40 Read More

China plans triumphant 70th anniversary despite headwinds

China marks 70 years of Communist rule next week, with a military parade in Beijing anchoring celebrations of its emergence as a global superpower, despite a damaging year of trade tensions with the US and unrest in Hong Kong. The anniversary is meant to showcase China's extraordinary rise from the ravages of war and famine to a modern, powerful nation state.
2019-09-25 03:24:33 Read More

At UN, Johnson jokes some British politicians want endless Brexit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday joked that if some British members of parliament had their way Brexit would be an endless process like the torment of the Greek mythological figure Prometheus.
2019-09-25 03:17:03 Read More

Conservatives take lead in Canada election: Polls

Conservatives led by rookie Andrew Scheer edged into the lead against beleaguered Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals, which shed support to smaller leftist rivals less than a month from Canada's general election, according to polls Tuesday.
2019-09-25 03:12:28 Read More

Trump greets impeachment inquiry with confidence, irritation

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement that she is launching formal impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump has largely been welcomed by the president's advisers, who believe it could backfire against Democrats.
2019-09-25 02:50:14 Read More

Isolated and restricted, Iran uses UN gathering for outreach

President Hassan Rouhani has used his time in New York to meet with the leaders of the UK, France, Germany and Japan on the sidelines of the UN meeting. He also met with US media leaders and gave a TV interview to Fox News. Inside the UN, talk of Iran has made it into speeches by world leaders as the crisis brewing in the Persian Gulf looms over the annual gathering.
2019-09-25 02:44:23 Read More

Canada, if Trudeau wins, to hit net zero emissions by 2050: minister

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's Liberal government pledged on Tuesday to achieve net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, if re-elected in an upcoming ballot. The campaign announcement follows an emotional speech by Swedish teen Greta Thunberg at the UN climate summit in which she accused world leaders of betraying her generation by failing to tackle global warming.
2019-09-24 17:02:40 Read More

'Fallacy' to say Amazon is the heritage of humankind: Bolsonaro

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who has come under attack for wildfires that are raging in the Amazon, told the UN that the rainforest is his country's sovereign territory. "It is a fallacy to say that the Amazon is the heritage of humankind, and a misconception confirmed by scientists to say that our Amazon forests are the lungs of the world," he said.
2019-09-24 16:58:31 Read More

Gina Miller: Anti-Brexit crusader with winning touch

The 54-year-old now has a 2-0 record against the government of the day in the highest court of the land, dealing hammer blows to the Brexit plans of then-prime minister Theresa May and current incumbent Boris Johnson.
2019-09-24 16:14:43 Read More

Trump ordered aid frozen; more Democrats want impeachment

Trump, in remarks to reporters at the United Nations on Tuesday, said he held up the aid to fight corruption and urge European nations to share in helping out Ukraine.
2019-09-24 15:41:10 Read More

Iran blasts Europe's 'ridiculous' accusations over attacks on Saudi

"These allegations, which lack evidence, are based solely on a ridiculous rationale that 'there is no other possible explanation'," Iran's foreign ministry said in a statement.
2019-09-24 15:22:24 Read More

US targets Venezuela's ties to Cuba with new sanctions

"Maduro's Cuban benefactors provide a lifeline to the regime and enable its repressive security and intelligence apparatus," US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement.
2019-09-24 15:06:34 Read More

Macron says he hopes there can be progress on Iran in coming hours at UN

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Trump in UN speech calls on nations to reject Iran's 'blood lust'

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19 killed, over 300 injured in PoK after earthquake jolts north Pakistan

At least 19 people were killed and more than 300 others injured in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Tuesday after a 5.8-magnitude quake jolted several cities in the northern parts of the country including capital Islamabad. According to US Geological Survey, the epicentre of quake was near New Mirpur in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
2019-09-24 14:33:58 Read More

Democrats say Trump allegations are impeachable

Seven Democratic freshmen lawmakers who served in the military and national security say that if President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine's president to investigate rival Joe Biden for political benefit, it's impeachable. They call the allegations "a threat to all" they've sworn to protect. Trump has denied wrongdoing in talking about Biden with Ukraine's president.
2019-09-24 13:18:20 Read More

Indonesian forest fires putting 10 million children at risk: UN

Almost 10 million people under 18 — a quarter of them below 5 — live in the areas worst affected by fires on Indonesia's Sumatra island and the country's part of Borneo island. The fires have been spewing toxic haze over Southeast Asia, closing schools and airports, with people rushing to buy face masks and seek medical treatment for respiratory ailments.
2019-09-24 10:30:19 Read More

Adrift in Iraq: Deportees from US describe fear and isolation

ince being deported from the United States in January, Hani al-Bazoni has spent most of the past eight months in a small room in the Iraqi city of Basra, waiting for his sister's daily visits.
2019-09-24 10:19:06 Read More

Russia adopts Paris climate agreement: Decree

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Afghan officials investigate reports 40 civilians killed in airstrike

The allegations stem from an overnight skirmish in Musa Qala district, less than a week after a drone killed at least nine civilians in Nangarhar province east of Kabul. Residents and local officials in Helmand said an evening wedding celebration was underway when security forces launched a ground and aerial operation against suspected militants.
2019-09-23 14:12:25 Read More

Macron hopes for Iran progress at UN assembly

But Macron admitted that the attack -- widely blamed on Iran -- that hit a Saudi oil complex on September 14 had heightened instability in the Middle East. "Did the chances of a meeting increase with these strikes? No, we have to be clear, we can see that things are getting tense," he told reporters late Sunday on his flight to New York.
2019-09-23 13:50:48 Read More

Indonesia govt considering harsher punishments for forest burners

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'Very likely indeed' Iran was behind Saudi attacks: UK PM Johnson

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Rouhani heads to UN in bid to win Iran support against 'cruel' US

His departure came as Iran said an oil tanker flying the flag of US ally Britain was "free" to leave more than two months after its forces seized it in sensitive Gulf waters. Speaking before boarding his flight, Rouhani said his delegation was heading to the UN gathering despite reluctance from President Donald Trump's administration to issue them visas.
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Israel: Lieberman asks Netanyahu, Gantz to 'flip a coin' for who serves first as PM

Ultra-nationalist leader Avigdor Lieberman, who has emerged as the "kingmaker" in the formation of the next Israeli govt, has asked Prime Minister Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz to "flip a coin" to decide who takes the first shot at premiership in a rotation arrangement. Netanyahu reached out to Gantz to join hands to form a national unity govt, but the latter said that he would be PM.
2019-09-23 09:24:11 Read More

Protesters burn buildings in Indonesia's Papua

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UK says Iran responsible for attack on Saudi oil facilities

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At UN, Trump to face questions about Iran, Ukraine, allies

Trump's latest UN trip comes after nearly three years of an "America First" foreign policy that has unsettled allies and shredded multinational pacts. A centerpiece of this year's UN schedule will be a session on climate change that Trump plans to skip and instead, he will address a meeting about the persecution of religious minorities, particularly Christians.
2019-09-23 05:47:27 Read More

UK believes Iran was behind Saudi oil attacks: Johnson

Britain believes Iran was responsible for an attack on Saudi oil facilities and will work with the United States and European allies on a joint response, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. The US and Saudi have already blamed Iran for the Sept 14 strikes that initially halved Saudi oil output. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houti movement has claimed responsibility.
2019-09-23 05:13:02 Read More

Collapse of US-Taliban talks an awkward blow for Pakistan

Prime Minister Imran Khan has promised to issue a rallying cry at the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week over India's moves in the disputed Himalayan region, which he has described as ethnic cleansing, and warned of "impending genocide".
2019-09-23 05:09:55 Read More

Trump acknowledges discussing rival Biden in call with Ukrainian president

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Mike Pompeo says US mission is to avoid war, Iran says West raising Gulf 'insecurity'

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Medics needn’t take TOEFL and IELTS for UK job

Doctors, nurses, dentists and midwives who wish to practice in the UK will no longer have to appear for English language tests like TOEFL and IELTS as the country will now accept scores of Occupational English Test (OET) which the candidates have to anyway clear for registering with the relevant healthcare regulator. It will apply to all Tier 2 visa applications.
2019-09-23 00:19:03 Read More

Israeli Arab parties back Benny Gantz for PM

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Israeli president says 'stable' govt should include Likud, Blue and White

Rivlin made the comments during meetings with representatives from political parties to hear their recommendations on who should be prime minister following last week's deadlocked elections.
2019-09-22 15:54:00 Read More

Israel's Lieberman says not backing Netanyahu or Gantz for PM

Lieberman, who could potentially play a kingmaker role, spoke to journalists as President Reuven Rivlin began consulting political parties on who they will back for prime minister.
2019-09-22 15:32:10 Read More

Boris Johnson heads to UN, urging world to see beyond Brexit

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World leaders feel the heat in upcoming climate summit

Only those with new, specific and bold plans can command the podium and the ever-warming world's attention, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. As if to underscore the seriousness of the problem, the UN's World Meteorological Organization released a quick science report Sunday showing that in the last several years, warming, sea level rise and carbon pollution have all accelerated.
2019-09-22 14:18:40 Read More

UN agency: Tanzania not sharing details on Ebola-like cases

The statement Saturday says Tanzania's government "despite several requests'' is refusing to share the results of its investigations into a number of patients with Ebola-like symptoms and is refusing to ship patient samples to an outside WHO partner lab.
2019-09-22 13:07:00 Read More

Sudan's new PM launches probe into protesters' deaths

Protest leaders had demanded the establishment of an international inquiry as part of a subsequent power-sharing agreement with the military, but the generals insisted on a Sudanese-led probe. According to the protesters, at least 128 people were killed and hundreds wounded when security forces violently dispersed the protesters' main sit-in outside the military headquarters in the capital, Khartoum, on June 3.
2019-09-22 12:40:15 Read More

High stakes for Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party

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Fresh Hong Kong clashes outside mall

Pro-democracy protesters clashed with riot police outside a mall in Honk Kong on Sunday. Authorities reduced rail and bus links to the city's airport while police stepped up security checks in a successful bid to stop a crowd from massing at the bustling transport hub.
2019-09-22 12:05:21 Read More

Swiss hold high-altitude wake for lost glacier

Dozens of people dressed in black went on a "funeral march" up a steep Swiss mountainside on Sunday to mark the disappearance of an Alpine glacier amid growing global alarm over climate change. The solemn two-hour "funeral march" led up the side of Pizol mountain in northeastern Switzerland to the foot of the steep and rapidly melting ice formation.
2019-09-22 11:06:21 Read More

Split by Brexit, Labour kicks off conference showdown

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Rohingya 'bandit' couple killed in Bangladesh gunfight

Police in Teknaf town said the refugee couple -- Dil Mohammad, 32, and his 26-year-old wife Jaheda Begum -- were members of a Rohingya "bandit group". Authorities claim the gang killed a local ruling party official, Omar Faruk, in a refugee settlement in southeastern Bangladesh last month.
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Israeli president begins talks to form new government

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26 killed as passenger bus rams into mountain in Pakistan

A bus rammed into a mountain on Sunday after the driver lost control while taking a turn on a hilly road in Pakistan's northwest, killing at least 26 people, including children, and injuring 13 others, police said. The bus was going towards Rawalpindi from Skardu city and there were 40 passengers, including 16 Pakistan Army personnel.
2019-09-22 06:43:27 Read More

Syrian activists: Anti-govt protests held in oil-rich east

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the protests occurred in government-held areas close to those controlled by US-backed fighters on the east bank of the Euphrates river.
2019-09-20 17:58:41 Read More

Cuba: diplomat expulsions, gas crisis part of US offensive

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Death toll from Taliban bomb attack rises to 39

The jump in the toll from the blast, which took place in the town of Qalat in Zabul province on Thursday, takes the total number of people killed in just three days of violence across the war-torn country this week to at least 91.
2019-09-20 17:34:36 Read More

Donald Trump announces sanctions but says won't strike Iran

President Donald Trump on Friday announced new sanctions on Iran that he said were the toughest-ever against another country but indicated he did not plan a military strike, calling restraint a sign of strength. "We have just sanctioned the Iranian national bank. These are the highest sanctions ever imposed on a country," Trump said.
2019-09-20 17:22:41 Read More

China's Xi condemns oil attacks, urges restraint in call with Saudi king: Xinhua

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Donald Trump says 'surprised' by Justin Trudeau blackface images

"I am surprised. I was more surprised when I saw the number of times. I just don't know what to tell you," Trump said, a day after Justin Trudeau was forced to again publicly apologise for the embarrassing images, which showed him wearing blackface makeup in early 1990s and also at an "Arabian Nights"-themed party 18 yrs ago.
2019-09-20 16:42:57 Read More

Tunisia Islamist party throws weight behind vote frontrunner

The latest twist in the electoral race came a day after the North African country's longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who was ousted in 2011, died in exile in Saudi Arabia.
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At least they're talking: EU, UK push on with Brexit meets

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Nigeria police nab main suspect in apparent serial killings

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Students demand change in vast global climate strike

Children across Asia and the Pacific kicked off what are set to be the largest global climate protests in history Friday, demanding adults act now to stop environmental disaster. From Sydney to Seoul, Manila to Mumbai, children heeded the rallying cry of fellow teen activist Greta Thunberg and shut their textbooks in a collective call to action.
2019-09-20 09:13:42 Read More

One dead, five hurt in Washington, DC shooting: Police

One person was killed and five others wounded on Thursday in a shooting on the streets of Washington, D.C., not far from the White House, police said. The source said the five wounded victims of the shooting were expected to survive their injuries. The gunfire erupted in the Columbia Heights neighbourhood, about two (three km) from the White House on Thursday night.
2019-09-20 03:44:23 Read More

Toppled Tunisian ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali dies at 83

Former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, an autocrat who led his small North African country for 23 years before being toppled by nationwide protests that unleashed revolt across the Arab world, died Thursday. He was 83. Ben Ali lived in Saudi Arabia since fleeing Tunisia in 2011, died in Jeddah. He was receiving treatment for prostate cancer.
2019-09-20 02:58:35 Read More

Japan acquits 3 in Fukushima criminal trial

A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted three former Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives who had been accused of criminal negligence for their roles in the meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The verdict makes it likely that no one will be held criminally responsible for one of the worst nuclear accidents in history which led to global backlash.
2019-09-20 02:51:41 Read More

'Howdy, Modi' brings together Indian-Americans, Hindu Americans: Tulsi Gabbard

"I'm very happy to see that 'Howdy, Modi' is bringing together Indian-Americans and Hindu Americans from across our country, including many of my colleagues in the US Congress," Democratic presidential aspirant Tulsi Gabbard said on Thursday. PM Modi will attend a large gathering with an audience of over 50K at the NRG Stadium in Houston on Sept 22.
2019-09-20 02:51:14 Read More

Israel’s Arabs emerge with new political heft

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Trudeau’s ‘brownface’ photos rock his re-election bid

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UK Supreme Court to issue parliament ruling 'early next week'

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Pompeo says US backs Saudi Arabia's 'right to defend itself'

Mike Pompeo said that America backs Saudi Arabia's "right to defend itself" after a weekend attack targeted the heart of its oil industry, comments coming after he described the assault as an "act of war." The attacks have reignited fears over a wider conflagration in the region, as tensions remain high over Iran's collapsing nuclear deal with world powers.
2019-09-19 11:50:40 Read More

Netanyahu calls on Gantz to form a unity government together

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on his main challenger Benny Gantz on Thursday to form a unity government. Gantz had not yet responded, but he has repeatedly called for a unity government.
2019-09-19 08:05:44 Read More

At least 30 civilians killed in air strike near pine nut field in eastern Afghanistan

At least 30 civilians were killed and 40 injured in an air strike conducted by the Afghan security forces, backed by US air support, in eastern Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday. The attack, on Wednesday night was aimed at destroying a hideout used by Islamic State (IS) militants, but it accidentally targeted farmers near a field in Wazir Tangi area of Khogyani district in Nangarhar province, three government officials told Reuters.
2019-09-19 06:15:11 Read More

Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei approved Saudi strike: Report

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei approved last weekend's attack on Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure, a media outlet reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed US official. The report came after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, flying to the kingdom, called Saturday's strikes which knocked out half of the Saudi crude output an "act of war."
2019-09-19 04:33:25 Read More

Trump calls new border wall a 'world-class security system'

President Donald Trump signed his name Wednesday on a newly constructed section of the US-Mexico border wall, calling it a "world-class security system" that will be virtually impenetrable. Trump toured a section of the border wall in San Diego's Otay Mesa area. Trump highlighted features of the wall, which he said have been studied by three other countries.
2019-09-19 03:44:43 Read More

'A dumb thing to do': Justin Trudeau apologizes for brownface

Canadian leader Justin Trudeau's campaign was hit Wednesday by the publication of a yearbook photo showing him in brownface makeup at a 2001 costume party. The prime minister apologized and said, "it was a dumb thing to do." Time magazine posted the photo, which it says was published in the yearbook from the West Point Grey Academy, where Trudeau used to teach.
2019-09-19 03:06:44 Read More

Will urge Donald Trump to restart talks: Imran Khan

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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu fails to win majority

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu failed to win a ruling majority in an election that produced a virtual tie between his right-wing bloc and a centre-left grouping that would be led by former military chief Benny Gantz. The outcome, according to almost complete results published on Wednesday, dealt a new blow to Israel's longest-serving leader.
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Saudi Arabia says oil attacks 'unquestionably' sponsored by Iran

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Saudi oil attacks an 'act of war': Pompeo

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Sri Lanka to hold presidential election on November 16

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Kamala Harris very much qualified to run for US Prez: NJ Guv

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Russians protest over crackdown in growing solidarity campaign

Dozens of stars with millions of followers on social media who usually steer clear of politics took to Instagram, saying Ustinov, who was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for violence against police, was simply an innocent bystander.
2019-09-18 14:38:40 Read More

Pak authorities order judicial probe into Hindu girl student's death after family claims murder

Trump names hostage negotiator Robert O'Brien as next National Security Adviser. "I am pleased to announce that I will name Robert C. O'Brien, currently serving as the very successful Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs at the State Department, as our new National Security Advisor," Trump said. "I have worked long & hard with Robert. He will do a great job!"
2019-09-18 14:24:57 Read More

Iran's Rouhani may skip UN meet over US visa delay: state media

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and his delegation could be forced into skipping next week's UN General Assembly because the US has yet to issue them visas. Rouhani and his delegation had been scheduled to travel to New York for the annual UN gathering on Monday, but that was now looking unlikely given the lack of visas.
2019-09-18 14:20:44 Read More

Donald Trump names hostage negotiator as national security adviser

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Trump says he has ordered substantial increase of Iran sanctions

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Liberia school fire kills at least 26 children

British PM Boris Johnson was confronted at a London hospital by the father of a sick child who said the care his child received had not been acceptable and that the nation's health service had been destroyed. Omar Salem remonstrated with Johnson over the care his 7-day-old daughter had received on the children's ward.
2019-09-18 12:44:27 Read More

British PM Johnson confronted at a hospital by parent of sick child

PoK activist Amjad Mirza has shown concern over the arrival of hundreds of Pashtun tribesmen in Muzaffarabad, saying that the tribesmen have been deployed by Pakistan to create unrest in Kashmir in the aftermath of abrogation of Article 370.
2019-09-18 12:35:58 Read More

Pakistan PM aims to restart Afghan peace talks

A fire at a Koranic school near the Liberian capital Monrovia has killed at least 26 children and two teachers. The fire struck while the children were asleep. My prayers go out to the families of the children that died last night. This is a tough time for the families of the victims and all of Liberia," Liberian President George Weah said.
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PoK activist expresses concern over arrival of Pashtun tribesmen in Muzaffarabad

The kingdom’s decision to enter the International Maritime Security Construct came ahead of a planned visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Saudi officials separately planned to share information about the weapons used to attack a Saudi oil field and the world’s largest crude oil processing plant Saturday.
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Germany backs draft law to protect parcel delivery drivers

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Saudi Arabia joins US-led maritime coalition after attack

The German cabinet approved a draft law on Wednesday to force logistics and ecommerce companies that outsource deliveries to ensure that their subcontractors pay proper social security contributions for their drivers. The legislation was proposed after police launched nationwide raids on subcontracting delivery firms in February and uncovered numerous cases of social security fraud and drivers working off the books.
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says PR firms declined to help restore Hong Kong's image

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday that the government had asked international public relations firms to help restore the city's reputation, battered by months of pro-democracy protests, but was rejected.
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Israelis vote in repeat election centered on PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Israelis were voting Tuesday in an unprecedented repeat election that will decide whether longtime PM Benjamin Netanyahu stays in power. Against the prospect of a likely indictment on corruption charges, Netanyahu is seeking a fifth term in office. It's the second election this year, after Netanyahu failed to build a coalition following April's vote and dissolved parliament.
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No meeting scheduled with Rouhani: Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump on Monday said he has no meeting scheduled with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York later this month. "I have no meeting scheduled (with Rouhani). I know they (Iranians) want to meet," Trump told reporters at the White House.
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Will meet India, Pakistan PMs soon: Trump

Trump will address Indian-Americans, along with PM Modi, at the "Howdy Modi!" event in Houston on September 22. According to Trump's schedule, he could meet the Pakistani PM on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly Session in New York later this month.
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Ric Ocasek, visionary frontman of ‘The Cars’, dies

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Sri Lanka unveils South Asia’s tallest tower, funded by China

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Pak may seek US intervention against terms of FATF

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Brett Kavanaugh ‘under assault’: Donald Trump

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No breakthrough as Johnson and Juncker talk Brexit

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Trump warns Iran of attack saying US is 'locked and loaded'

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Islamic State leader al-Baghdadi purportedly says 'daily operations' are underway

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Kartarpur corridor to be opened for Indian Sikh pilgrims on November 9: Pakistan official

Project director Atif Majid made the announcement during the maiden visit of Pakistani and foreign journalists to the proposed Kartarpur corridor in Narowal, some 125 km from Lahore, amidst fresh tension between India and Pakistan after New Delhi revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status.
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Iran says 'no plans' for Rouhani-Trump meet on UN sidelines

Iran has said that there were no plans for Prez Hassan Rouhani to meet US Prez Donald Trump at an upcoming UN gathering, as tensions mount over attacks on Saudi oil sites. European powers have tried to de-escalate tensions that have spiralled since Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from a 2015 nuclear deal and reimposed crippling sanctions on Iran.
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Bar attack kills 5 in Mexican president's home state before independence salute

Five people were shot dead in a bar in the home state of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador a few hours before he was due to lead his first independence day celebrations on Sunday night. The public security ministry said in a post on Twitter that five people were killed and three were injured when a group of unidentified gunmen opened fire in the bar near Villahermosa, the state capital of Tabasco in southeastern Mexico.
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Pakistan to send its first astronaut to space in 2022: Chaudhry Fawad Hussain

Pakistan plans to send its first astronaut to space by 2022 with the help of its close ally China, minister for science and technology has said. The selection process for the astronaut would start in 2020, federal minister for science and technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussainsaid on Sunday.
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China opposes action against Iran after attacks on Saudi oil fields

China on Monday threw its weight behind Iran after the US blamed the country for the weekend drone attacks on major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, saying that it is not fair to blame Tehran for the bombings without any conclusive probe.
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Israel's election - will Netanyahu survive?

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Almost 80,000 homes still without power a week after Japan typhoon

Typhoon Faxai powered into the Tokyo region Monday last week, packing record winds that brought down power lines, disrupted Rugby World Cup preparations and prompted the government to order tens of thousands of people to leave their homes. The storm killed two people, with at least three elderly later confirmed dead due to heatstroke in areas affected by a post-typhoon blackout.
2019-09-16 06:34:14 Read More

Happy champing: English churches welcome campers

Hiring out their space for “champing” stays is providing a handful of churches in England and Scotland with a way to bring in much-needed cash for their upkeep. “Champers” pay around £50 (Rs 4,441 approaximately) each to hire out St Mary’s Church in Edlesborough, 64 kilometres north of London, sharing the space only with the resident bats.
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Hong Kong govt: Violence is harmful, won't solve divisions

Hong Kong's government reiterated that violence is not the solution after an unapproved march descended into chaos with police firing tear gas and water cannons after demonstrators lobbed Molotov cocktails at government buildings, blocked traffic and set fires. The government said violence would only harm the community.
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Trump defends Kavanaugh over fresh misconduct allegation

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Tear gas, brawls mark 99th day of Hong Kong protests

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Johnson likens himself to the Hulk in Brexit fight

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Johnson likens himself to the Hulk in Brexit fight

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Extend 2-year post-study visa : Indian students in UK

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Pentagon steps up efforts to counter China's rising power

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Riots break out in Pakistan's Sindh over alleged blasphemy by Hindu school principal

Riots broke out in Pakistan's Sindh province on Sunday after a school principal from the minority Hindu community was booked on charges of alleged blasphemy, according to a media report. Widespread protests erupted in Ghotki district after an FIR was filed against the principal of Sindh Public School on the complaint of Abdul Aziz Rajput, a student's father who claimed that the teacher had committed blasphemy.
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Riots break out in Pakistan's Sindh over alleged blasphemy by Hindu school principal

Riots broke out in Pakistan's Sindh province on Sunday after a school principal from the minority Hindu community was booked on charges of alleged blasphemy, according to a media report. Widespread protests erupted in Ghotki district after an FIR was filed against the principal of Sindh Public School on the complaint of Abdul Aziz Rajput, a student's father who claimed that the teacher had committed blasphemy.
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Donald Trump may meet Iran leader despite Saudi attacks: White House

The White House said on Sunday Prez Trump may still meet his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, despite the US accusing Iran of masterminding drone attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway did not rule out the possibility in an interview as Saudi Arabia raced to restart operations at oil plants hit by drone attacks.
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Former UK PM Cameron slams Indian-origin minister Patel in memoirs

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90 terrorists killed, 20 injured in counter-terrorism operation by US, Afghan forces in Paktika

In a joint counter-terrorism operation by the Aghan-US forces, 110 Taliban terrorists were killed or injured in the South-eastern Paktika province on Sunday. The Afghan security forces conducted the operations with the support of US airpower in Warmama district, 203rd. As per Afgan National Army, security forces killed at least 90 terrorists and injured 20 others.
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Israel: Middle East powerhouse

With Netanyahu locked in a razor tight race and facing the likelihood of criminal corruption charges, a decisive victory in Tuesday's vote may be the only thing to keep him out of the courtroom. A repeat of the deadlock in April's election, or a victory by challenger Benny Gantz, could spell the end of the career of the man who has led the country for the past decade.
2019-09-15 06:32:44 Read More

No kites, pigeon flying as China preps for 70th anniversary

China has banned flying kites, drones and captive pigeons over central Beijing as it prepares for a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule on October 1. A public notice posted Sunday said that flying activities that affect flight safety would be prohibited in seven of the capital city's 16 districts.
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Hong Kong protesters sing 'God Save the Queen' in plea to former colonial power

The Chinese-ruled territory has been rocked by weeks of sometimes violent pro-democracy protests, with demonstrators angry about what they see as creeping interference by Beijing in their city's affairs despite a promise of autonomy.
2019-09-15 04:41:30 Read More

United States blames Iran for Saudi attacks, 'pretend' diplomacy

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused Iran of leading attacks on Saudi oil plants that have cut the kingdom's output roughly in half, as he ruled out Yemeni involvement and denounced Tehran for engaging in false diplomacy. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group claimed credit for the attacks on two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry.
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UK PM Boris Johnson claims huge progress in Brexit talks

UK PM Boris Johnson said he was making a "huge amount of progress" towards a Brexit deal with the EU, and went on to compare Britain to the Incredible Hulk. "The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets and he always escaped, no matter how tightly bound in he seemed to be -- and that is the case for this country," he said.
2019-09-15 03:47:06 Read More

Saudi Arabia: Drone attacks knocked out half its oil supply

Yemen's Houthi rebels launched drone attacks on the world's largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oil field, sparking huge fires and halting about half of the supplies from the world's largest exporter of oil. The attacks resulted in "the temporary suspension of production operations" at the Abqaiq facility and the Khurais oil field.
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Australian indigenous man creates own country

Five years ago, after realising that as an indigenous man he was not recognised by Australia’s constitution, Walubara quit his job as a reporter and renounced his Australian citizenship and former name, Jeremy Geia. He declared the Great Barrier Reef is a part of the Yidinji Territory, a self-declared nation spanning more than 15,539 square kilometres.
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Hong Kong turmoil: Locals look for homes abroad

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Diary of ‘Polish Anne Frank’ in vault for 70 yrs finally out

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Malaysian opposition join forces amid rift with govt on Zakir Naik

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Robert Mugabe honoured at state funeral, burial delayed

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Britain’s ex-PM David Cameron ‘sorry’ for Brexit rifts

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Actress in US admission scam gets 14 days’ jail

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Solid gold toilet stolen from English stately home

A gang of thieves on Saturday stole an 18-carat gold toilet from an art exhibition at Britain's Blenheim Palace, police said -- causing flooding to the World Heritage Site. The fully-functioning piece by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, dubbed "America", was once displayed at New York's Guggenheim museum and offered on loan to US President Donald Trump.
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Afghan government says elections first, peace deal later

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More than ever, Mike Pompeo at helm of Trump foreign policy

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Taliban visits Moscow days after Trump says talks 'dead'

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Tiananmen Square 'Tank Man' photographer dies

Charlie Cole, who snapped the defining image of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown — a solitary man defiantly blocking the path of a column of tanks — has died in Indonesia. Cole won the 1990 World Press Photo award for his picture of the Tank Man, the day after troops killed hundreds of pro-democracy protesters in the heart of Beijing.
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Cats, dolphins and one smart raven: The CIA's secret animal spies

On Thursday, the CIA released dozens of files from its tests on cats, dogs, dolphins and on birds. It studied cats as possible loose-roaming listening devices — "audio surveillance vehicles" — and put electrical implants in dogs' brains to see if they could be remotely controlled. Neither of those programs went very far.
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UK may need a second Brexit referendum: Ex- PM Cameron

Former British prime minister David Cameron, who took the decision in 2016 to hold a referendum on the country's membership of the European Union, said another vote may be needed to resolve the Brexit impasse. In an interview Cameron said a no-deal Brexit would be "a bad outcome" which should not be pursued and said a second referendum remained an option.
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UK may need a second Brexit referendum: Ex- PM Cameron

Former British prime minister David Cameron, who took the decision in 2016 to hold a referendum on the country's membership of the European Union, said another vote may be needed to resolve the Brexit impasse. In an interview Cameron said a no-deal Brexit would be "a bad outcome" which should not be pursued and said a second referendum remained an option.
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British PM 'cautiously optimistic' on Brexit deal

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At least 10 dead in Rio de Janeiro hospital fire: Fire service

At least 10 people have died in a fire in a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, the city fire service said, with preliminary reports suggesting a short circuit in a generator could have sparked the blaze. The fire broke out at dusk Thursday at the Badim hospital in the north of Rio, sending medical staff and relatives into a desperate flurry to evacuate patients.
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At least 10 dead in Rio de Janeiro hospital fire: Fire service

At least 10 people have died in a fire in a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, the city fire service said, with preliminary reports suggesting a short circuit in a generator could have sparked the blaze. The fire broke out at dusk Thursday at the Badim hospital in the north of Rio, sending medical staff and relatives into a desperate flurry to evacuate patients.
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Bahamas tackles massive clean-up after Dorian, 1,300 missing

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Imran Khan to meet President Trump twice during US visit

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New Zealand PM acts to tighten gun laws further, six months after attack

Jacinda Ardern introduced a new bill to parliament on Friday that aims to further tighten gun laws, as the country marks six months since the mass shooting in Christchurch. "Owning a firearm is a privilege not a right," Ardern said in a statement announcing the new bill. "That attack exposed weaknesses in legislation which we have the power to fix," she added.
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New Zealand PM acts to tighten gun laws further, six months after attack

Jacinda Ardern introduced a new bill to parliament on Friday that aims to further tighten gun laws, as the country marks six months since the mass shooting in Christchurch. "Owning a firearm is a privilege not a right," Ardern said in a statement announcing the new bill. "That attack exposed weaknesses in legislation which we have the power to fix," she added.
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Democratic debate: Fiery exchanges over costs of health care

The three leading Democratic presidential candidates clashed over health care, immigration and President Barack Obama's legacy on Thursday in a fierce debate that pitted an aggressive Joe Biden against liberal rivals Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.
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Paris braces for massive metro strike over pension reform

Paris metro and other public transport workers were to walk off the job Friday for a huge one-day strike over President Emmanuel Macron's plan to overhaul France's retirement system. Ten of the city's 16 metro lines will be shut down completely, while service on most others will be severely curtailed, in particular during Friday's rush hours.
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Netanyahu in Russia to meet Putin ahead of polls

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Russia on Thursday to meet President Vladimir Putin, as he looks to convey the image of a statesman ahead of an election on September 17. Netanyahu is looking to pull votes away from his rival Avigdor Lieberman of the nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party who relies on support from Israelis with roots in the former Soviet Union.
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Rape convictions in England and Wales slump to decade low

The number of rape convictions in England and Wales has fallen to a decade low despite increasing reports to police, according to data released on Thursday, prompting criticism that rape is being "effectively decriminalised".
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Joshua Wong defends meeting with German official

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong is defending the decision of Germany's foreign minister to meet with him while he was in Berlin trying to raise European support. Wong told the Zeit newspaper on Thursday that "democratization in Hong Kong should not only be an internal affair.''
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Joshua Wong defends meeting with German official

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong is defending the decision of Germany's foreign minister to meet with him while he was in Berlin trying to raise European support. Wong told the Zeit newspaper on Thursday that "democratization in Hong Kong should not only be an internal affair.''
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With Gaza war talk, Russia visit, Netanyahu fights on in election race

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened war in Gaza and then flew to Russia to discuss Israeli freedom of action in Syria with President Vladimir Putin as a frenetic election race neared its end. "We will probably be forced - there'll be no choice - to enter into a campaign, a war, in Gaza," Netanyahu said.
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58 countries joined Pak in asking India to lift restrictions in Kashmir: Imran Khan

In a tweet on Thursday, Pakistan PM Imran Khan claimed that 58 countries joined Pakistan at UNHRC in appealing India to remove restrictions in Jammu & Kashmir. PM Khan also welcomed "EU's call in the Human Rights Council for a peaceful solution of the Kashmir dispute in line with UNSC resolutions, international law and bilateral agreements" in a second tweet.
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China urges US to 'make efforts' on North Korea

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi called on the United States on Thursday to make efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue, warning that applying "maximum pressure" would never work. Wang also repeated Beijing's suggestion that the United Nations Security Council should consider discussions on easing sanctions against the North
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China to build facilities at Pak's Torkham border crossing

China will build cold storage facilities and a hospital at the Torkham border crossing between Pak and Afghanistan to enhance trade and commerce in the region, Chinese ambassador to Pak Yao Jing said. Speaking at a conference on 'Belt and Road Initiative, the envoy said the border crossing, around 55 kilometers west of Peshawar, was "very meaningful" to boost trade.
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Belting out protest song is latest act of Hong Kong movement

Thousands of Hong Kong people belted out a new protest song in karaoke-style at shopping malls in the latest act of resistance that highlighted the creativity of demonstrators in their months-long fight for democratic freedoms in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. The lyrics reflect protesters' vow not to surrender despite a government concession to axe an extradition bill that sparked the summer of unrest.
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2,500 unaccounted for in hurricane-hit Bahamas: official

About 2,500 people are unaccounted for in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian. The officials said that some of the missing people may eventually be located. Approximately 76,000 people were affected by Dorian. At least 50 people died in the hurricane, which slammed into the northern Bahamas as a Category 5 storm.
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2,500 unaccounted for in hurricane-hit Bahamas: official

About 2,500 people are unaccounted for in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian. The officials said that some of the missing people may eventually be located. Approximately 76,000 people were affected by Dorian. At least 50 people died in the hurricane, which slammed into the northern Bahamas as a Category 5 storm.
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In victory for Trump, top US court permits asylum restrictions

The US Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump's administration to implement asylum restrictions that prevent most Central American migrants from applying at the US border. The decision is a victory for Trump's restrictive immigration policies, which he has made a central pillar of his presidency but which have been repeatedly challenged in court.
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Massive rally for Catalonia's secession in Barcelona

Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards who support the secession of Catalonia gathered in Barcelona on the region's main holiday Wednesday, just weeks before a highly anticipated verdict in a case against 12 leaders of the separatist movement.
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Trudeau dissolves parliament, launches Canada election campaign

Justin Trudeau on Wednesday kicked off the campaign for next month's Canadian general election, gunning to hold onto his liberal majority in a tight race against newcomers on both flanks. Governor General Julie Payette's dissolution of parliament, at Trudeau's behest, marked the official start of the race to the October 21 ballot.
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China summons German envoy to foreign ministry over Hong Kong activist

A meeting between Germany's foreign minister and Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sent very negative signals for bilateral relations, China's ambassador to Germany said on Wednesday, adding that the foreign ministry in Beijing had summoned the German ambassador in protest.
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New York remembers 9/11 attacks, 18 years on

Relatives of victims, police officers, firefighters and city leaders gathered at the National September 11 Memorial to mark the 18th anniversary of the deadliest single attack on US soil. They held poignant moments of silence at 8:46 am (1246 GMT) and 9:03 am, the precise times that the passenger jets struck the North and South Towers.
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China to boost pork output as swine fever drives up prices

China is launching a nationwide initiative to boost pork production following a price spike blamed on a devastating outbreak of African swine fever. Authorities said Wednesday that the government will take steps to accelerate the revival of hog production, prevent and control the disease and upgrade farms to further ensure pork supply and stable prices.
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Brexit crisis deepens, court rules parliament suspension unlawful

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Israel's Netanyahu faces criticism over annexation plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pre-election pledge to annex the West Bank's Jordan Valley drew praise from right-wing allies Wednesday, but opponents called it a desperate bid to remain in office. "Any Israeli decision to impose its laws, jurisdictions and administration in the occupied West Bank is without any international legal effect," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.
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Iran urges US to 'put warmongers aside' after Bolton firing

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Iran urges US to 'put warmongers aside' after Bolton firing

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Trump issues new, revised order to counter terrorism

A day before the anniversary of 9/11, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to expand the administration's ability to go after suspected terrorists and their financiers and supporters. "Today's executive order by President Trump adds further muscle to US counterterrorism efforts," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.
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In last words, Khashoggi asked killers not to suffocate him

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Officials: 31 Iraqi pilgrims die in stampede during Ashoura

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Thailand first in Asia to roll out plain cigarette packaging

Activists have argued that plain cigarette packaging helps reduce the appeal of smoking which is why several countries like Australia, France, Hungary and the UK have abandoned colourful brand logos on cigarette packets. The latest in the list now is Thailand which rolled out plain cigarette packaging on Tuesday becoming the first Asian country to do so.
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Thailand first in Asia to roll out plain cigarette packaging

Activists have argued that plain cigarette packaging helps reduce the appeal of smoking which is why several countries like Australia, France, Hungary and the UK have abandoned colourful brand logos on cigarette packets. The latest in the list now is Thailand which rolled out plain cigarette packaging on Tuesday becoming the first Asian country to do so.
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Taliban vows to fight on after Trump says talks are 'dead'

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Sarah Palin's husband files for divorce

Divorce papers filed in Anchorage, Alaska cited an "incompatibility of temperament" between Todd and Sarah Palin, both 55, "such that they find it impossible to live together as husband and wife," according to reports. The divorce documents only use the couple's initials, but they were identified by the date of their wedding anniversary and the birthday for their youngest child, who is still a minor.
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Indonesian police say exiled separatist fomenting Papua unrest, 85 arrested

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Boris Johnson suspends UK Parliament after latest Brexit defeat

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Hong Kong leader renews appeal for dialogue with protesters

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US extracted spy that confirmed Putin role in 2016 US vote: Reports

US agents extracted a high-level Russian government source who had confirmed Vladimir Putin's direct role in interfering in the 2016 US presidential election, US media reported late Monday. The source, who had been providing information for decades, had access to Putin and had sent pictures of high-level documents on the Russian leader's desk, CNN had reported.
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10 countries cited for extreme media censorship: Watchdog

Under the 3 worst regimes — Eritrea, North Korea & Turkmenistan — the media "serves as a mouthpiece of the state, and any independent journalism is conducted from exile," said a report. These countries "use a combination of blunt tactics like harassment and arbitrary detention as well as surveillance and hacking to silence the independent press," it said.
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European space agency records Amazon air pollution

New satellite images published by the European Space Agency show an increase in air pollution in the Brazilian Amazon while fires burned in the region last month. Several maps showed more carbon monoxide and other pollutants in Aug than last month, when there were fewer fires. Burning continues in the Amazon despite a 60-day ban on land-clearing fires announced last month.
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North Korea fires 'projectiles' after offering talks with US

North Korea twice launched "unidentified projectiles" Tuesday morning in an easterly direction from South Pyongan province, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington have been gridlocked since a second summit between the North's leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump in February ended without a deal.
2019-09-10 03:42:14 Read More

Typhoon stranded 17,000 at Tokyo airport: Operator

The typhoon caused more than 100 flights to be scrapped and road and rail links to the airport were also badly affected, leaving many with no transport options to the city. Narita Airport, located in Chiba to the east of Tokyo, was right in the line of fire of Typhoon Faxai, which brought winds of up to 207kmph.
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2 lakh flyers hit as British Airways grounds nearly all flights for 2 days

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Israeli leader claims to find new Iranian nuke site

Israel's PM unveiled what he said was a previously undisclosed Iranian nuclear weapons site. Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel discovered the facility, located in the central Iranian town of Abadeh, using information gathered in a trove of documents Israeli agents stole from an Iranian warehouse and made public early last year.
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British PM's office says Brexit will happen on October 31, 'no ifs or buts'

"The prime minister is very clear that he will take this country out of the EU on October 31st no ifs or buts, he will not sanction any more pointless delays," British PM Boris Johnson's office said after the bill became law. Johnson was due to suspend parliament for over a month from Monday after it votes on his latest demand for a snap election.
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North Korea says it's willing to resume nuke talks with US

North Korea said Monday it's willing to resume nuclear diplomacy with the United States in late September, but only if the US comes to the negotiating table with satisfactory new proposals. If the proposals don't satisfy North Korea, dealings between the two countries will come to an end, First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said.
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UK Parliament speaker says will step down

The speaker of Britain's House of Commons John Bercow said on Monday he would step down within weeks, amid criticism by Brexit hardliners who say he has twisted parliamentary rules to undermine them. Bercow said he would not stand for re-election if MPs vote in favour of an early election later on Monday and would in any case resign on October 31 even if they did not.
2019-09-09 15:26:13 Read More

UK braces for coldest winter in 30 years

The UK could be bracing for one of the coldest winters in 30 years. "This would rank the 2020 January-February central England temperature as the coldest winter since 2013 and January-February 2020 as the seventh coldest winter in the past 30 years," scientists said. Before the cold blast, warmer weather was on the way and could result in warmest Sept at 26 degrees Celsius.
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Foreign ministers of China, Nepal meet in Kathmandu

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi met his Nepalese counterpart Pradeep Kumar Gyawali on Monday and the two leaders reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral ties with special focus on economic cooperation. Foreign minister Wang, who arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday, is on a three-day official visit to Nepal.
2019-09-09 12:53:56 Read More

Suicide kills one person every 40 seconds, says WHO

In every 40 seconds, one person takes their own life in the world. More people die by suicide every year than in war, the WHO said on Monday. Hanging, poisoning and shooting are the most common suicide methods. Suicide was the second leading cause of death among the youth after road injury. WHO has urged governments to address this "global public health issue."
2019-09-09 12:19:34 Read More

Now at Sandhurst, history of British Indian army

There are now more than 100 objects on display dating back to the 18th century at the Indian Army Memorial Room inside the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Surrey with many having come out of storage from the UK’s National Army Museum after more than 60 years.
2019-09-09 07:42:25 Read More

France says 1,500 died in summer's heat wave

France's health minister, Agnes Buzyn, speaking on France Inter radio on Sunday, said 1,500 people died in this summer's heatwave in France. There were over 1,000 more deaths than the annual average for the time of the year, and half of those were aged over 75. She noted, however, that it represented many fewer deaths than 2003 when 15,000 lives were lost.
2019-09-08 14:57:17 Read More

Taliban say US 'will be harmed more than anyone' after Trump halts talks

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OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia replaces energy minister with king's son

King Salman on Sunday replaced the energy minister Khalid al-Falih with one of his sons Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman as Aramco accelerates preparations for stock listing. Prince Abdulaziz is the half-brother to de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his appointment marks the first time a royal family member has been put in charge of the ministry.
2019-09-08 12:41:18 Read More

Huge crowd takes Hong Kong protest message to US consulate

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Trump cans Afghan peace talks, gets torched for inviting Taliban to Camp David

US President Donald Trump pulled the plug on the Afghan Peace talks with the Taliban on Saturday saying he doubted their bonafides to negotiate a meaningful settlement. In a series of three tweets, Trump also made the astonishing disclosure that major Taliban leaders were actually headed to the United States for a secret meeting with him at Camp David on Sunday.
2019-09-08 12:11:23 Read More

China plans to invest $1 bn in Pak development projects

Talking to a delegation at the Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) in Islamabad, China's Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing has said China is planning to invest $1 billion in development projects in Pakistan. He said that the pace of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is satisfactory and the Free Trade Agreement will be finalised in October.
2019-09-08 12:02:59 Read More

Moscow votes in protest-shadowed election

City council elections are normally low-profile, but Sunday's vote grabbed wide attention after opposition and independent candidates were denied places on the ballot on account of signature irregularities in their nominating petitions. But the candidates and their supporters rejected that claim. The ensuing protests saw the biggest turnout in seven years.
2019-09-08 11:56:25 Read More

Ex-UK minister says Boris Johnson not trying to get a Brexit deal

Amber Rudd who quit British PM Boris Johnson's Cabinet said that the govt is making little or no effort to secure a Brexit agreement with the EU, despite Johnson's insistence that he wants a deal. Rudd said "there is no evidence of a deal. There are no formal negotiations taking place." She said Merkel and EU asked for Britain's proposal and "we haven't given any".
2019-09-08 11:42:29 Read More

Turkey shouldn't coerce Greece, Europe over migrants: Greek PM

Turkey plans to resettle 1 million refugees in northern Syria and may reopen the route for migrants into Europe. However, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said that Turkey should not attempt to coerce either Greece or Europe in its attempts to get support for the plan to resettle refugees in northern Syria. He said Erdogan cannot threaten to secure more resources.
2019-09-08 10:56:22 Read More

Turkey shouldn't coerce Greece, Europe over migrants: Greek PM

Turkey plans to resettle 1 million refugees in northern Syria and may reopen the route for migrants into Europe. However, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said that Turkey should not attempt to coerce either Greece or Europe in its attempts to get support for the plan to resettle refugees in northern Syria. He said Erdogan cannot threaten to secure more resources.
2019-09-08 10:56:22 Read More

Boris Johnson sticking to Brexit plan, will not seek a delay

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Pak foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi holds talks with Chinese foreign minister; discusses Kashmir

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Maduro rejects talks with opposition over envoy's remarks

Maduro's comments late Friday came after his chief prosecutor opened an investigation against Vanessa Neumann, the top envoy in London for opposition leader Juan Guaido, who is recognized as Venezuela's rightful president by the US, United Kingdom and four dozen other nations.
2019-09-07 15:34:05 Read More

Deforestation must be seen as global threat: Pope

Francis made his appeal on a visit to Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island, which research institutes and aid agencies say has lost about 44% of its forest over the past 60 years, abetted by illegal exports of rosewood and ebony.
2019-09-07 15:30:41 Read More

Deforestation must be seen as global threat: Pope

Francis made his appeal on a visit to Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island, which research institutes and aid agencies say has lost about 44% of its forest over the past 60 years, abetted by illegal exports of rosewood and ebony.
2019-09-07 15:30:41 Read More

Hong Kong averts airport protest with security blitz

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MH17 suspect among prisoners swapped by Ukraine with Russia: Dutch government

Volodymyr Tsemakh, whom Ukraine's security service has identified as a former commander of Russian-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, was transferred to Russia in an exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kiev, the Dutch Foreign ministry said.
2019-09-07 12:45:05 Read More

Agency reverses course on Trump's Alabama hurricane claim

The National Weather Service in Birmingham, Alabama, tweeted later: "Alabama will NOT see any impacts from (hash)Dorian. We repeat, no impacts from Hurricane (hash)Dorian will be felt across Alabama. The system will remain too far east.''
2019-09-07 12:26:35 Read More

Mugabe to be buried at hilltop shrine in Zimbabwe

Mugabe, who was 95 when he died Friday in Singapore, will be laid to rest in Harare at the National Heroes Acre, which has been set aside for Zimbabweans who have made huge sacrifices during the war against white-minority rule and who dedicated themselves to the nation, which emerged from the ashes of colonial Rhodesia.
2019-09-07 12:04:47 Read More

Iran seizes boat in Strait of Hormuz, arrests Filipinos: Report

Dehaki said the group was suspected of operating a fuel-smuggling ring and the confiscated shipment had been intercepted close to Sirik county in the Strait of Hormuz. The seizure comes amid tensions in the Gulf after the United States unilaterally withdrew from a nuclear deal putting curbs on Iran's nuclear programme in return for relief from sanctions.
2019-09-07 09:58:24 Read More

Russia, Ukraine swapping prisoners in landmark exchange

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Afghan forces recapture Wardoj, 100 Taliban terrorists killed

Some demonstrators gathered near the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, where Turkish border guards last week fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse Syrian protesters. They waved the three-star flag of the eight-year-old uprising and chanted against President Bashar al-Assad's regime, while some called on rebel backer Turkey to open its borders.
2019-09-07 09:29:29 Read More

Afghan forces recapture Wardoj, 100 Taliban terrorists killed

Some demonstrators gathered near the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, where Turkish border guards last week fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse Syrian protesters. They waved the three-star flag of the eight-year-old uprising and chanted against President Bashar al-Assad's regime, while some called on rebel backer Turkey to open its borders.
2019-09-07 09:29:29 Read More

British lawmakers willing to go to court to enforce Brexit delay

British lawmakers are preparing legal action in case PM Boris Johnson refuses to seek a delay to Brexit. An opposition bill which would force Johnson to ask the European Union for an extension to Britain's departure to avoid a no-deal Brexit on Oct. 31 was approved by parliament's appointed upper chamber, the House of Lords, on Friday.
2019-09-07 08:08:41 Read More

Hurricane Dorian death toll in Bahamas rises to 43

The death toll from Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas has risen to 43, according to media reports late on Friday. NBC, citing a representative for Prime Minister Hubert Minnis, said the official count is now 43 and the number is expected to rise significantly.
2019-09-07 03:49:14 Read More

Hurricane Dorian death toll in Bahamas rises to 43

The death toll from Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas has risen to 43. The number is expected to rise significantly. 35 people died in the storm on the Abacos Islands and eight in Grand Bahama. Search and rescue operations are continuing.
2019-09-07 03:49:14 Read More

Putin rebukes officials over space delays

The Vostochny cosmodrome was originally supposed to be running manned launches from last year but the grand project has been consistently behind schedule. At a meeting with the head of the country's space agency Dmitry Rogozin and others, Putin asked for details on how close the spaceport is to completion.
2019-09-06 16:55:44 Read More

Hundreds protest against regime in Syria's Idlib

Some demonstrators gathered near the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, where Turkish border guards last week fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse Syrian protesters. They waved the three-star flag of the eight-year-old uprising and chanted against President Bashar al-Assad's regime, while some called on rebel backer Turkey to open its borders.
2019-09-06 13:47:07 Read More

China slams Canada after Trudeau criticizes detentions

Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou Chinese telecom giant Huawei's chief financial officer and the daughter of its founder on Dec 1 at the request of the US, where she is wanted on fraud charges. In apparent retaliation just days later, China detained two Canadians on suspicion of stealing state secrets.
2019-09-06 12:39:26 Read More

Mugabe: Overthrew white minority rule, then turned autocrat

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Iran defends plan for further steps away from nuclear deal

Mohammad Javad Zarif was speaking Friday at a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart in Jakarta. Zarif did not say what exact steps his country will take as a deadline it gave Europeans to save the deal is to expire on Friday.
2019-09-06 11:07:03 Read More

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Germany's Merkel says Hong Kong's rights should be protected

Merkel met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing, where the German leader faces the challenge of balancing human rights concerns and economic discussions with one of Germany's largest trading partners.
2019-09-06 10:57:15 Read More

Kashmir is Pakistan's 'jugular vein': PM Imran Khan

Prime Minister Khan in his message on Pakistan's Defence and Martyrs Day said his government has launched a proactive diplomatic campaign in the world capitals and at the United Nations to apprise the world community about Kashmir after India revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status on August 5
2019-09-06 09:55:25 Read More

IMF to send SOS team to cash-strapped Pakistan

The IMF is sending its SOS mission to Pakistan this month for suggesting ways to the cash-strapped government to curtail the yawning budget deficit being faced by the country, according to a media report on Friday. In July, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) formally approved a $6 billion loan to Pakistan, which is facing "significant" economic challenges on the back of "large" fiscal and financial needs and "weak and unbalanced" growth.
2019-09-06 07:23:55 Read More

US woman arrested at Manila airport with newborn in bag

An American woman who attempted to carry a 6-day-old baby out of the Philippines hidden inside a sling bag has been arrested at Manila's airport and charged with human trafficking, officials said Thursday. They said she presented an affidavit at the airport, allegedly from the baby's mother, giving consent for the baby to travel to the US, but not signed by the mother.
2019-09-06 06:35:13 Read More

US woman arrested at Manila airport with newborn in bag

An American woman who attempted to carry a 6-day-old baby out of the Philippines hidden inside a sling bag has been arrested at Manila's airport and charged with human trafficking, officials said Thursday. They said she presented an affidavit at the airport, allegedly from the baby's mother, giving consent for the baby to travel to the US, but not signed by the mother.
2019-09-06 06:35:13 Read More

Zimbabwe's Mugabe: From liberator to oppressor

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Hurricane Dorian: 30 dead in Bahamas, storm moves towards US mainland

Dorian was a Category 5 hurricane- the highest on the five-level wind scale- when it slammed into the northern Bahamas on Sunday, leaving at least 30 dead and a trail of unimaginable destruction. The US state of North Carolina braced for a "long night" of strong winds and driving rain as the storm closed in on the coast Thursday.
2019-09-06 03:14:49 Read More

Hurricane Dorian: 30 dead in Bahamas, storm moves towards US mainland

Dorian was a Category 5 hurricane- the highest on the five-level wind scale- when it slammed into the northern Bahamas on Sunday, leaving at least 30 dead and a trail of unimaginable destruction. The US state of North Carolina braced for a "long night" of strong winds and driving rain as the storm closed in on the coast Thursday.
2019-09-06 03:14:49 Read More

Netanyahu urges more pressure on Iran after latest nuclear move

"This morning we were informed of another violation, more defiance, by Iran, this time in its striving to attain nuclear weapons," Netanyahu said before leaving for London, where he will meet British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US Defence Secretary Mark Esper.
2019-09-05 16:56:00 Read More

Pope hails Mozambique peace deal, offers solidarity for cyclone victims

His maiden visit to the poor southeast African country came a month after the government and the former rebel group Renamo, now the main opposition party, signed a historic treaty. Their 16-year civil war devastated the former Portuguese colony before developing into a fitful truce, and Renamo had never completely disarmed.
2019-09-05 15:53:53 Read More

Renewable energy surges as power emissions keep rising: UN

Worldwide investment in renewables since 2009 is on course to hit $2.6 trillion (2.35 trillion euros) by the end of the year, largely driven by "spectacular" falls in the price of solar panels, the UN's annual assessment of green energy trends said.
2019-09-05 14:39:40 Read More

Sarah Huckabee Sanders memoir coming in 2020

St Martin's Press announced on Thursday that former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders' memoir will come out in Fall 2020. Sanders will write about her time in the Trump administration, "including the most dramatic and challenging moments,'' and will also describe balancing an "all-consuming job'' with raising a family. The memoir is currently untitled.
2019-09-05 13:46:48 Read More

A re-energized Hurricane Dorian rakes the Southeast US coast

Leaving at least 20 people dead in its wake in the devastated Bahamas, Dorian made its way up the Eastern Seaboard, sweeping past Florida on Wednesday at a relatively safe distance. From there, the Category 3 storm apparently grazed Georgia, then hugged the South Carolina coast with more serious effects.
2019-09-05 13:31:54 Read More

In battle for France's soul, Maurice the rooster scores victory

A French court ruled on Thursday that a rooster called Maurice could continue his dawn crowing despite complaints from neighbours. Similar court cases against cows and church bells have been filed in France but none with the same emotive impact as Maurice the rooster, who has elicited letters of support from as far away as in the United States.
2019-09-05 08:15:08 Read More

Taliban kill at least 10 in 'horrifying' Kabul bombing

A Taliban suicide blast in the centre of Kabul killed at least 10 people and wounded more than 40 on Thursday, destroying cars and shops in an area near the headquarters of Afghanistan's NATO force and the US embassy, officials said.
2019-09-05 07:30:45 Read More

Canada names new China envoy amid damaged relations

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Dominic Barton, the former global managing director of the influential consulting firm McKinsey & Co, as the new envoy. Barton is head of the Trudeau government's economic advisory council. Beijing's embassy in Ottawa said China has accepted the nomination of Barton and said the Chinese side "expects him to play a positive role in promoting the bilateral relations back to the right track."
2019-09-05 06:50:12 Read More

35 hurt as train, truck collide near Tokyo

The seriously injured person is "in a state of cardiorespiratory arrest", he told AFP, using a term often employed in Japan to indicate a person's death before it is officially confirmed by a doctor. Local reports said one person -- possibly the truck driver -- was feared to be trapped under the wrecked train.
2019-09-05 06:39:50 Read More

Twitter nixes tweets by text after CEO account hack

Twitter on Wednesday halted users' ability to fire off tweets via text messages as it seeks to fix a vulnerability that led to CEO Jack Dorsey's account being hijacked. "We're temporarily turning off the ability to Tweet via SMS, or text message, to protect people's accounts," the Twitter support team wrote on the platform.
2019-09-05 05:33:12 Read More

Twitter nixes tweets by text after CEO account hack

Twitter on Wednesday halted users' ability to fire off tweets via text messages as it seeks to fix a vulnerability that led to CEO Jack Dorsey's account being hijacked. "We're temporarily turning off the ability to Tweet via SMS, or text message, to protect people's accounts," the Twitter support team wrote on the platform.
2019-09-05 05:33:12 Read More

Mike Pompeo declines to sign risky peace deal with Taliban: Report

Pompeo is "declining to put his name to the deal" that has been hammered out by special US representative on Afghan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad after nine round of talks with the representatives of the Taliban in Doha, a media report said on Wednesday.
2019-09-05 04:48:58 Read More

French court to rule if noisy rooster can keep crowing

A rowdy rooster named Maurice will learn on Thursday if he can go on crowing as usual, after unhappy neighbours filed a lawsuit alleging noise pollution. So far the owner's efforts to silence her crooner - including placing black sheets around his coop to trick him into thinking that morning had not yet broken - have come to naught.
2019-09-05 03:29:20 Read More

Hurricane death toll climbs to 20 in devastated Bahamas

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Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill that sparked protests

But activists rejected Wednesday's move as insufficient and vowed not to yield until the government accepts other demands including an independent investigation into alleged police brutality against protesters, the unconditional release of those detained and democracy. The bill would have allowed Hong Kong residents to be sent to mainland China for trials.
2019-09-05 02:41:03 Read More

Trump on a meeting with Iran's Rouhani: 'Anything is possible'

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Trump on a meeting with Iran's Rouhani: 'Anything is possible'

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'We need help': Rescuers in Bahamas face a blasted landscape

A day after the most powerful hurricane on record ever to hit the country finished mauling the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama, emergency workers had yet to reach some stricken areas.
2019-09-04 15:58:46 Read More

Brexit turmoil continues as lawmakers defy UK's Johnson

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Democrats propose spending trillions to fight climate change

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, Massachusetts Sen Elizabeth Warren and former Obama Cabinet member Julian Castro laid out their plans Tuesday. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar released hers over the weekend.
2019-09-04 10:41:56 Read More

Hindu girl becomes first police officer in Pak's Sindh province

For the first time, a Hindu girl has been inducted into Sindh Police after passing the provincial competitive examinations, a media report said on Wednesday. Pushpa Kolhi has been posted as the Assistant Sub Inspector in the province. The news was first shared by Pakistani human rights activist Kapil Dev on his Twitter handle on Tuesday.
2019-09-04 10:04:24 Read More

Centre delaying payments for rural job scheme: Mamata

There had been "delay for payments by at least three months and that even extends to six months, which is causing problems", she said. She also claimed the state was ranked on the top in work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), against all odds.
2019-09-04 09:42:09 Read More

Violence against any community is 'deplorable': Foreign secretary condemns protests outside Indian embassy

Condemning the recent attack on the Indian high commission building here that occurred twice within a month, British foreign secretary Dominic Raab has said that any violence against the British Indians or any other community residing in the United Kingdom is 'deplorable'.
2019-09-04 07:05:31 Read More

Violence against any community is 'deplorable': Foreign secretary condemns protests outside Indian embassy

Condemning the recent attack on the Indian high commission building here that occurred twice within a month, British foreign secretary Dominic Raab has said that any violence against the British Indians or any other community residing in the United Kingdom is 'deplorable'.
2019-09-04 07:05:31 Read More

New Zealand scraps target for 100,000 affordable homes to handle crisis

New Zealand, facing a shortage of affordable housing, scrapped its target to build 100,000 homes in 10 years as "overly ambitious" and reset some policies for grappling with what it calls a crisis. Ardern's centre-left government passed laws last year that restricted many non-resident foreigners from buying existing homes in New Zealand.
2019-09-04 05:46:46 Read More

Bahamians begin rescues as Dorian moves on toward US coast

Bahamians are rescuing victims of Hurricane Dorian with jet skis and a bulldozer. Airports are flooded and roads impassable after the most powerful storm to hit the Bahamas in recorded history parked and pounded them with winds up to 295 kmph and torrential rain before finally moving into open waters on a course toward Florida.
2019-09-04 04:07:25 Read More

Pentagon frees $3.6 billion for wall construction on Mexican border

The US Defense Department said Tuesday it was freeing up $3.6 billion in funds budgeted for other projects to build a wall on the Mexican border as ordered by President Donald Trump. Six weeks after being confirmed by Congress, defense secretary Mike Esper has signed off on the diversion of funds from 127 "deferred military projects" both inside and outside the country.
2019-09-04 03:40:18 Read More

Sikh girl issue resolved, says Pakistan Punjab governor

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Sikh girl issue resolved, says Pakistan Punjab governor

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Australian economic growth hits 10-year low

The Australian economy has recorded its weakest annual growth in a decade, expanding just 1.4% in the year to June. The economy grew 0.4% between April & June compared with the previous quarter, a small increase driven by mining exports & govt spending. The external sector drove GDP growth this quarter, while growth in the domestic economy remains steady," govt said.
2019-09-04 00:41:44 Read More

Bangladesh bans cellphone services in Rohingya camps

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2019-09-03 15:49:39 Read More

UK PM Johnson says he will meet Ireland's Varadkar on Monday in Dublin

Addressing a rowdy session of parliament when some lawmakers jeered as he spoke, Johnson said he was making progress in talks with the EU to change an agreement negotiated by his predecessor Theresa May.
2019-09-03 15:06:31 Read More

UK PM Johnson says he will meet Ireland's Varadkar on Monday in Dublin

Addressing a rowdy session of parliament when some lawmakers jeered as he spoke, Johnson said he was making progress in talks with the EU to change an agreement negotiated by his predecessor Theresa May.
2019-09-03 15:06:31 Read More

US boy shoots, kills all five members of family

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2019-09-03 13:10:55 Read More

Rights experts flag violations of rape, sex abuse in Yemen

Experts backed by the UN's top human rights body on Tuesday flagged allegations of rape, sexual assault and gender-based violence committed by all sides in Yemen's civil war, now in its fifth year. The allegations are among key findings in the experts' latest report about an array of rights violations during the conflict in the Arab world's most impoverished country.
2019-09-03 12:08:58 Read More

Pak wants peaceful resolution of Kashmir through negotiations: FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi

Foreign minister of Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, on Tuesday said that his country wants a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue through negotiations with India . The minister added that Pakistan's foreign policy was prepared keeping in view the internal and external issues. With effective foreign policy, Pakistan has made its name in the world, he asserted
2019-09-03 08:31:57 Read More

Iran's Rouhani rules out bilateral talks with US

Iran will never hold bilateral talks with the United States but if it lifts all the sanctions it reimposed on Iran it can join multilateral talks between Iran and other parties to a 2015 nuclear deal, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday.
2019-09-03 06:33:41 Read More

Iran says Europe not implementing its nuclear commitments

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says European nations are failing to implement their commitments following the US pullout from the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran. Iranian state TV quoted Rouhani on Tuesday as saying that the Europeans ``did not carry out their task.''
2019-09-03 05:58:04 Read More

Myanmar plans to extend visa-on-arrival scheme for Indian, Chinese tourists for one more year

Naypyitaw [Myanmar], Sep 3 (ANI) The Myanmar government is planning to extend the visa-on-arrival scheme for Indian and Chinese tourists for one more year, the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism has said.
2019-09-03 05:06:07 Read More

I don't want an election, says Boris Johnson in latest Brexit warning

British PM Boris Johnson has said he does not want a general election, in an attempt to warn off rebel MPs from his party backing the Opposition with plans to block Brexit with "another pointless delay". On the steps of Downing Street, Johnson said there are "no circumstances" under which he would accept a delay to Brexit, which is scheduled for Oct 31.
2019-09-03 04:31:27 Read More

Toll rises to 16 dead, more than 100 wounded in Kabul blast: Official

The toll from a massive blast claimed by the Taliban in Kabul has risen to 16 dead -- all civilians -- with over 100 wounded, an official said Tuesday. Monday night's attack took place in a residential area near Green Village, a large compound that houses aid agencies and international organisations.
2019-09-03 03:39:08 Read More

Hong Kong leader says has never tendered resignation to Beijing

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she has never asked the Chinese government to let her resign to end the city's political crisis, responding to a Reuters report about a voice recording of her saying she would step down if she could.
2019-09-03 03:00:30 Read More

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Brazil's Bolsonaro wants to discuss Amazon fires at UN

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he was eager to speak about the Amazon fires that have drawn world attention at the next UN General Assembly in Sept, as the issue appeared to erode his support at home. Bolsonaro said that he wanted to speak "with patriotism" about the Amazon, a region he said was ignored by previous administrations.
2019-09-03 02:44:07 Read More

Hong Kong students boycott classes as China warns 'the end is coming'

Students have been the backbone of opposition to government plans to allow extraditions to China, a movement that has morphed into wider protests against the Beijing-backed unelected Hong Kong leadership. Hundreds have been arrested in violent clashes with police. Beijing has labelled protesters "terrorists", with an editorial by China's state news agency on Sunday warning "the end is coming".
2019-09-03 00:46:17 Read More

Hurricane Dorian kills five in Bahamas, US evacuates coast

Monster storm Dorian hovered over the Bahamas as surging seawaters and ferocious winds sowed chaos in low-lying island communities, killing at least five people and spurring mass evacuations on the US east coast. Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis termed the hurricane a "historic tragedy" for the archipelago.
2019-09-03 00:44:14 Read More

Johnson threatens election ahead of Brexit battle with parliament

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday made an implicit warning to lawmakers that he could be forced to call an election if they tied his hands on Brexit. An alliance of opposition lawmakers are plotting with rebels in Johnson’s Conservative Party to take control of parliament and tie the government’s hands with legislation that would block a no-deal exit.
2019-09-03 00:31:30 Read More

'Husband of Pak Sikh girl member of Saeed's JuD'

't be produced in court on Monday and the court fixed September 9 for the next hearing of the case, Pakistan media reports said.
2019-09-03 00:10:33 Read More

'US to pull 5,000 troops from Afghanistan, shut bases within 135 days'

The United States would withdraw almost 5,000 troops from Afghanistan and close five bases within 135 days under a draft peace accord agreed with the Taliban, the chief US negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad said on Monday. The deal must still be approved by US President Donald Trump before it can be signed, Khalilzad said.
2019-09-03 00:03:17 Read More

Hundreds of migrants moved from 'hell' of overcrowded Greek island

A first group of 635 Afghans at the Moria camp in the Greek island of Lesbos were transferred early Monday towards the north of Greece, boarding police buses under the supervision of UN refugee agency workers. Tension has grown between the two countries over the steady flow of migrants arriving on the Greek islands in the Aegean, which lie just off the Turkish coast.
2019-09-02 15:08:28 Read More

Hundreds of migrants moved from 'hell' of overcrowded Greek island

A first group of 635 Afghans at the Moria camp in the Greek island of Lesbos were transferred early Monday towards the north of Greece, boarding police buses under the supervision of UN refugee agency workers. Tension has grown between the two countries over the steady flow of migrants arriving on the Greek islands in the Aegean, which lie just off the Turkish coast.
2019-09-02 15:08:28 Read More

China lodges WTO trade complaint against US: Govt

China said Monday it had lodged a complaint against the US with the World Trade Organization (WTO), one day after new tariffs imposed by Washington on billions of dollars of Chinese goods came into force.
2019-09-02 14:37:34 Read More

Hong Kong students boycott classes as China warns 'end is coming'

Students have been the backbone of opposition to government plans to allow extraditions to China, a movement that has morphed into wider protests against the Beijing-backed territory's unelected leadership.
2019-09-02 14:16:13 Read More

Pakistan has 125-250 gm small atom bombs: Minister

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Kenya park suspends gorge visits after flash flood kills 7

Five Kenyans of Indian descent, an Indian national and their Kenyan driver died in the Sunday evening tragedy, said Paul Udoto, spokesman for the Kenya Wildlife Service. Six bodies have been recovered, he said.
2019-09-02 13:09:40 Read More

New Zealand couple among dead in Philippine lightplane crash

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Wellington said it was providing consular assistance to the family of the couple "who sadly died in the plane crash in the Philippines," but that it could not provide any other information for privacy reasons.
2019-09-02 12:26:19 Read More

Berlin celebrates birth of Germany's first giant panda cubs

Germany's first giant panda cubs have been born and their mother, Meng Meng, is doing a wonderful job looking after the pink twins who bear no resemblance to their black and white furry parents, Berlin Zoo announced on Monday.
2019-09-02 09:10:59 Read More

Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen rebel-run prison kill over 100

Yemen is reeling from what has been described as the deadliest attack so far this year after multiple airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition hit a detention center run by the country's Houthi rebels, killing at least 100 people and wounding dozens. The Saudi-led coalition has faced international criticism for airstrikes that have killed thousands of civilians.
2019-09-02 08:03:42 Read More

Indigenous leader in Brazil's Amazon tries to thwart loggers

The routine patrol came after a month in which fires swept many areas of the Amazon, causing an international outcry over the growing threat to a vast area that drains heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
2019-09-02 04:59:44 Read More

Indigenous leader in Brazil's Amazon tries to thwart loggers

The routine patrol came after a month in which fires swept many areas of the Amazon, causing an international outcry over the growing threat to a vast area that drains heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
2019-09-02 04:59:44 Read More

Hong Kong protesters call student boycott, strike after weekend of violence

China, which stands behind Hong Kong's government, has reacted with intimidatory tactics, including pressure on the city's businesses and well-publicised troop movements and exercises near the border.
2019-09-02 04:54:08 Read More

Hong Kong protesters target trains, urge general strike

Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters threw morning rush hour train travel into chaos on Monday, kicking off another day of potential turmoil after a weekend featuring some of the worst violence in three months of anti-government protests. The protesters have also called for a general strike on Monday, while university students are due to rally in the afternoon.
2019-09-02 02:44:38 Read More

Family of abducted Pak teen's 'husband' claims threats from Sikhs

In yet another twist to the abduction, forced conversion and marriage of a Sikh girl to a Muslim youth in Nankana Sahib near Lahore in Pakistan, the family of the youth claimed on Sunday that they were being threatened by the Sikh community. In a video uploaded on media sites, five women, with their faces covered, appealed to Muslims across the world to help them against the alleged Sikh repression.
2019-09-02 01:43:37 Read More

Stage set for Brexit clash in UK Parliament

Labour Party's Keir Starmer said opposition plans to block a "no-deal" Brexit would require postponing the country's departure deadline again so the withdrawal doesn't happen on October 31 as now scheduled. Labour's Keir Starmer said that the legislation to be introduced in parliament will focus on an extension of the deadline to prevent PM Boris Johnson from leaving the EU without a deal.
2019-09-02 01:31:49 Read More

Protesters block roads near Hong Kong airport

The express train and some bus service to the airport on the outlying island of Chek Lap Kok were suspended. Some passengers walked to the airport, one of Asia's busiest, carrying their luggage. The protests are an embarrassment to China's ruling Communist Party ahead of October 1 celebrations of its 70th anniversary in power.
2019-09-01 12:25:46 Read More

Pope says got stuck in Vatican lift, freed by firemen

Appearing at his study window overlooking Saint Peter's Square on Sunday, Pope Francis apologised for being late explaining the delay caused due to him getting trapped in a lift for 25 mins due to power outage. But then the firemen arrived and rescued the Pope. "Let's give a round of applause to the fire service," he said to the crowd prompting cheers.
2019-09-01 11:17:46 Read More

Aussie trainee pilot makes landing after teacher falls ill

Max Sylvester called air traffic control in Western Australia state on Saturday after his instructor collapsed during the flight. Seven Network TV reported that he was flying in a single-propeller two-seat Cessna 152. The controller then guided Sylvester through the landing. This was Sylvester's first flying lesson. The instructor was later hospitalised.
2019-09-01 09:55:38 Read More

Aussie trainee pilot makes landing after teacher falls ill

Max Sylvester called air traffic control in Western Australia state on Saturday after his instructor collapsed during the flight. Seven Network TV reported that he was flying in a single-propeller two-seat Cessna 152. The controller then guided Sylvester through the landing. This was Sylvester's first flying lesson. The instructor was later hospitalised.
2019-09-01 09:55:38 Read More

To solve financial woes, Pakistan govt launches its own mineral water

Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said the bottled water called Safe Drinking Water would be a cheaper alternative to other mineral water brands in the market. Earlier in July, the Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) told a parliamentary committee that all bottled water companies operating in Pakistan were selling "artificial" water instead of natural water.
2019-09-01 08:33:43 Read More

Germany asks Polish forgiveness 80 years after WWII outbreak

Poland suffered some of the worst horrors of World War II: nearly six million Poles died in the conflict that killed more than 50 million people overall. "I bow before the victims of the attack on Wielun. I bow before the Polish victims of German tyranny. And I ask your forgiveness," German President Steinmeier said in both German and Polish.
2019-09-01 07:39:48 Read More

Germany asks Polish forgiveness 80 years after WWII outbreak

Poland suffered some of the worst horrors of World War II: nearly six million Poles died in the conflict that killed more than 50 million people overall. "I bow before the victims of the attack on Wielun. I bow before the Polish victims of German tyranny. And I ask your forgiveness," German President Steinmeier said in both German and Polish.
2019-09-01 07:39:48 Read More

Germany asks Polish forgiveness 80 years after WWII outbreak

Poland suffered some of the worst horrors of World War II: nearly six million Poles died in the conflict that killed more than 50 million people overall. "I bow before the victims of the attack on Wielun. I bow before the Polish victims of German tyranny. And I ask your forgiveness," German President Steinmeier said in both German and Polish.
2019-09-01 07:39:48 Read More

Brazil's Amazon basin fires keep surging

The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon basin is still on the rise, even though the government has banned burning, officials have said. In the first 48 hours since the ban was issued, satellite data from the National Space Research Institute (INPE) showed 3,859 new outbreaks of fire, of which some 2,000 were concentrated in the Amazon region.
2019-09-01 07:22:19 Read More

Iran's Rouhani warns Macron of looming nuclear step

Iran President Hassan Rouhani spoke with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Saturday, warning him Iran would take the next step in reducing its nuclear commitments unless Europe lives up to its own undertakings.
2019-09-01 06:56:57 Read More

Trump moves ahead with new tariffs on Chinese products

Washington moved ahead Sunday with new tariffs on Chinese imports as it stepped up a high-pressure campaign aimed at coercing Beijing to sign a new trade deal even amid fears of a further slowing of US and world growth. President Donald Trump on Friday ruled out any further postponement. "They're on," he said.
2019-09-01 06:41:44 Read More

Pak Sikh girl still not restored to kin, parents meet her across barred door

Initially, a video of the 'nikah' of the girl had gone viral, in which the visibly scared girl had claimed to be 19 years old.
2019-09-01 01:57:46 Read More

Fury and fire on Hong Kong streets

On Most Intense Day Of Clashes, Police Unleashed Tear Gas, Pepper Spray & Blue Dye On Protesters
2019-09-01 01:52:46 Read More

FATF revises anti-terror targets for Pakistan

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2019-08-31 17:45:10 Read More

Taliban launch 'massive attack' on Afghan city of Kunduz

The militants, who have demanded that all foreign forces leave Afghanistan, now control or hold sway over roughly half of the country and are at their strongest since their 2001 defeat by a US-led invasion. Such attacks are seen as strengthening their negotiating position.
2019-08-31 12:12:08 Read More

Lankan president accuses prime minister Wickremesinghe's party of not doing enough for Tamils

Since President Sirisena and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe formed the coalition in 2015, an attempt was made to formulate a new Constitution to address the Tamil issue. "These gentlemen in the government wasted the last 4 years trying to bring in a new constitution. They failed the Tamil people. It was not my fault," Sirisena said at a gathering in the Tamil-dominated Jaffna on Friday.
2019-08-31 10:37:11 Read More

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle hire all-women team

Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have in the past described themselves as feminists and seem to have consciously chosen to opt for female employees in all senior roles appointed so far – including their private and deputy private secretaries, their head of communications, their projects manager as well as senior figures in their charitable foundation, 'The Times' reports.
2019-08-31 09:56:29 Read More

NKorea hits out at Pompeo, warns hopes for US talks 'disappearing'

North Korea Saturday lashed out at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over his comments on Pyongyang's "rogue behaviour" and warned its expectations for nuclear talks with Washington are "gradually disappearing".
2019-08-31 07:55:45 Read More

Hong Kong protesters defy rally ban after crackdown

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters defied a police ban on rallying in Hong Kong on Saturday, a day after several leading activists and lawmakers were arrested in a sweeping crackdown. Police banned a planned demonstration on security grounds after last weekend saw some of the most violent clashes in three months of political turmoil but nevertheless warned residents to expect "severe disruption".
2019-08-31 07:28:49 Read More

US to use fake social media to check people entering country

US Citizenship and Immigration Services officers can now create fictitious social media accounts to monitor social media information on foreigners seeking visas, green cards and citizenship. An updated Homeland Security Department review of potential privacy issues dated July 2019 essentially reversed a prior ban on officers creating fake profiles.
2019-08-31 06:37:49 Read More

Brexit: UK faces mounting political, legal, diplomatic challenges

UK PM Boris Johnson's Brexit plan is facing mounting legal, political and diplomatic challenges as Ireland accused Britain of being unreasonable. Former British PM John Major sought to stop the suspension of parliament. Johnson warned on Friday that opposition to his plans is weakening Britain's negotiating position by giving EU leaders the impression that parliament may step in to block Brexit.
2019-08-31 01:10:09 Read More

Pakistani court issues bailable warrant for ex-PM Pervez Ashraf

A Pakistani court on Friday issued bailable warrants for former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf for alleged illegal appointments in Gujranwala Electric Power Company. Ashraf, 68, was denied one-time exemption from personal appearance by the accountability court in Lahore. The former premier's counsel advocate Iftikhar Shahid told the court that his client was unable to travel to Lahore due to health reasons.
2019-08-30 17:44:04 Read More

‘Kashmir Hour’ observed at noon across Pakistan

On Prime Minister Imran Khan’s appeal, Pakistanis observed “Kashmir Hour” on Friday across the country to protest against India scrapping the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5. At noon, as sirens blared for “Kashmir Hour” across major Pakistani cities, all traffic signals turned red for several minutes. This was followed by broadcasts of the national anthems of Pakistan and part of Kashmir under its control on all TV and radio stations.
2019-08-30 17:29:38 Read More

Hong Kong police round up activists as mass rally called-off

Prominent democracy activists were arrested Friday in a dragnet across Hong Kong - a move described by rights groups as a well-worn tactic deployed by China to suffocate dissent ahead of key political events. The sweep comes after a major rally planned by a civil rights group on Saturday was banned by police on security grounds.
2019-08-30 09:54:27 Read More

Pakistan observes 'Kashmir Hour' to express 'solidarity' with Kashmiris

PM Imran Khan said the purpose of observing "Kashmir Hour" was to send a message from Pakistan that the country will continue to stand with the Kashmiris. Sirens blared across the country as the clock struck noon and traffic signals turned red on all roads of the federal capital Islamabad.
2019-08-30 08:38:31 Read More

Trump's personal assistant steps down over info breach: Reports

Donald Trump's personal assistant Madeleine Westerhout resigned on Thursday after she shared information about the president's family with journalists, US media reported. Westerhout's unexpected departure came after Trump learned that she had talked about his family and White House matters with reporters at an off-the-record session during the president's recent working vacation in New Jersey, The New York Times reported citing unnamed sources.
2019-08-30 08:34:46 Read More

Trump launches new Pentagon command for space warfare

The new command will elevate space — largely the satellites and high-altitude aircraft essential to modern-day warfare — to a focused theater of combat, the equal of the US Central Command governing the Middle East and the Pacific Command, which manages defenses in the Western Pacific and Asia.
2019-08-30 08:25:26 Read More

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