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Pakistan executes murderer and repeat child sex offender |
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Islamabad | Wednesday, Oct 17 2018 IST |
| Pakistan hanged Imran Ali on Wednesday morning, who was convicted of sexually abusing many minor girls in Kasur city located to south of Lahore, in the Pakistani province of Punjab.
Imran Ali was hanged in the presence of Superintendent Kot Lakhpat Jail ... read.. |
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Military parade attacks handler among four others shot dead : Iran |
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Tehran | Wednesday, Oct 17 2018 IST |
| A branch of Iran's armed forces claimed on Tuesday that it had killed Abu Zaha, who allegedly carried out an attack on a military parade last month.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated in a press release that Zaha and four other people were killed i ... read.. |
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IMF head Lagarde temporarily shelves Saudi trip en route Middle East |
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Washington | Wednesday, Oct 17 2018 IST |
| The disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is haunting Saudi Arabia with several diplomatic maneuvers on global arena. The latest jolt to the kingdom comes as International Monetary Fund (IMF) CEO Christine Lagarde postponed her scheduled trip ... read.. |
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After Uruguay, Canada decriminalizes sale of recreational cannabis |
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Ottawa | Wednesday, Oct 17 2018 IST |
| Canada has officially become the second country in the world to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana.
The nationwide market for cannabis opened Wednesday at midnight amid lingering questions about the impact on health, the law and public safety.
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US Airstrike Kills 60 al-Shabaab Militants in Somalia |
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Mogadishu | Wednesday, Oct 17 2018 IST |
| About 60 al-Shabaab militants are dead after an airstrike in north-central Somalia, the US said in a statement Tuesday. It is the largest toll from a strike this year.
"This precision airstrike was conducted in support of the federal government of Somalia ... read.. |
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Draught adding misery to the war torn Afghanistan |
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Kabul | Wednesday, Oct 17 2018 IST |
| A deadly drought in Afghanistan is causing a humanitarian crisis and has displaced more people this year than the war between the government and Taliban.
It is estimated that around 260,000 people have been forced from their homes in northern and western ... read.. |
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Pompeo meets Saudi leadership over missing journalist |
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Riyadh | Wednesday, Oct 17 2018 IST |
| US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Tuesday to discuss the case of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was last seen inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
In ... read.. |
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High-profile fugitive from Ukraine held in france |
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Paris | Wednesday, Oct 17 2018 IST |
| A "high-profile fugitive" from Ukraine who had faked his death and lived a "lavish lifestyle" in France has been arrested, the European Union law enforcement agency Europol said.
The man arrested in France is Dmytro Malynovskyy, an Odesa businessman who r ... read.. |
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Iran rebukes Pakistan, asks to confront state sponsored terrorists |
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Tehran | Wednesday, Oct 17 2018 IST |
| Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has rebuked Pakistan on Tuesday and asked them to tackle suspected militants who have kidnapped 14 members of Iranian security forces on their shared border.
"We expect Pakistan to confront these terrorist ... read.. |
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Anna Burns wins 50th Man Booker Prize for 'Milkman' (Lead) |
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London | Wednesday, 2018 9:45:04 AM IST |
| Anna Burns from Northern Ireland has won the 2018 Man Booker Prize for her third novel "Milkman". She won the much coveted 50,000 pound award for her timely, troubles-set novel about a young woman being sexually harassed by a powerful man. ... read.. |
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US FORSCOM gets 1st woman chief |
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North Carolina [USA] | October 17, 2018 6:41:28 AM IST |
| Lieutenant General Laura J. Richardson has become the first woman Commanding General of the United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) which is based out of Fort Bragg in North Carolina. ... read.. |
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US Airstrike Slays 60 Al-Shabaab Terrorists in Somalia: AFRICOM |
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Mudug [Somalia] | October 17, 2018 4:11:29 AM IST |
| Mudug [Somalia], Oct 17 (ANI/Sputnik): United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced that an American airstrike coordinated with the Somalian federal government killed "approximately 60 terrorists" from Al-Shabaab, the most destructive air raid against ... read.. |
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Anna Burns wins 2018 Man Booker Prize for 'Milkman' |
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London | Wednesday, 2018 3:15:04 AM IST |
| Anna Burns has become the first Northern Irish author to win the Man Booker prize, taking the 50,000 award for "Milkman", her timely, Troubles-set novel about a young woman being sexually harassed by a powerful man. ... read.. |
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US reaffirms support for Iraqi persecuted minorities |
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Washington D.C. [USA] | October 17, 2018 2:41:28 AM IST |
| United States Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan met Iraqi religious leaders to reaffirm the US' commitment to assisting religious minorities, including Yazidis and Christians, who have been persecuted by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ... read.. |
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17 civilians killed in South Sudan fighting |
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Juba | Wednesday, 2018 1:45:04 AM IST |
| At least 17 civilians have been killed and several others injured in clashes between two rebel factions in South Sudan's border town of Yei in the southwest of the country, the police said on Tuesday. ... read.. |
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Nuclear treaty still on priority list: Russia |
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Moscow | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Russia on Tuesday announced to continue supporting the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), asserting that it was one of the 'priorities' of the country's foreign policy.
The entry of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) into force is ... read.. |
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Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan steps down, early polls on cards |
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Yerevan | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resigned on Tuesday, seeking an early parliamentary election.
"My dear and proud people, today I tendered my resignation," AFP reported. He also pledged to "ensure the free expression of the people's will during sna ... read.. |
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Russia 'threatens' to quit Council of Europe |
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Moscow | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Russia on Tuesday warned that it will quit the Council of Europe voluntarily, if its opponents in the association insist on expulsion.
"I don't think presence in the Council of Europe is more important for Russia than it is for European countries. It is m ... read.. |
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Bus accident leaves 12 injured in Nepal |
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Kathmandu | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| At least 12 people were injured, two of them critically, after a speeding bus overturned at Bharatpur-Aanptaari-Devghat road section on Tuesday.
According to the District Police Office of Chitwan, the bus, carrying 30 people from Devghat to Pokhara, over ... read.. |
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Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan steps down, early polls on cards |
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Yerevan | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resigned on Tuesday, seeking an early parliamentary election.
"My dear and proud people, today I tendered my resignation," AFP reported. He also pledged to "ensure the free expression of the people's will during sna ... read.. |
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Nuclear treaty still on priority list: Russia |
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Moscow | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Russia on Tuesday announced to continue supporting the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), asserting that it was one of the 'priorities' of the country's foreign policy.
The entry of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) into force is ... read.. |
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Russia 'threatens' to quit Council of Europe |
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Moscow | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Russia on Tuesday warned that it will quit the Council of Europe voluntarily, if its opponents in the association insist on expulsion.
"I don't think presence in the Council of Europe is more important for Russia than it is for European countries. It is m ... read.. |
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Trump calls Stormy Daniels a 'Horseface' |
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Washington D.C. [U.S.A.] | October 16, 2018 10:41:30 PM IST |
| United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday called adult star Stormy Daniels a 'Horseface' and denounced her defamation lawsuit against him as a 'total con.' ... read.. |
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Pompeo seeks answers from Saudi King on missing journalist (Lead) |
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Riyadh | Tuesday, 2018 9:15:05 PM IST |
| US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince and other key officials here on Tuesday over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi who Turkish officials say was killed and dismembered inside the Sa ... read.. |
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No political will to address climate change: Ban-Ki-Moon |
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Geneva | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Former UN secretary general Ban-Ki-Moon said that there is no political will to address climate change, which is happening at a faster pace.
The guardian reports that he said that a step change in adaptation can and must be achieved, "Climate change ... read.. |
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'Rogue killers' could be behind missing journalist, suggests Trump |
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Riyadh | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| US President Donald Trump believes that rogue killers could be behind the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Tweeting earlier about the call, Mr Trump said, "Just spoke to the king of Saudi Arabia who denies any knowledge of whatever may have ... read.. |
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Former Chinese military chief expelled from CPC |
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Beijing | Tuesday, 2018 7:45:04 PM IST |
| China's ruling Communist Party (CPC) has expelled former military chief General Fang Fenghui from the party and his case has been transferred to a military court over graft accusations, the military announced on Tuesday. ... read.. |
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Pompeo discusses Khashoggi's disappearance issue with Saudi Arabia |
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Washington [US] | October 16, 2018 7:41:43 PM IST |
| United States Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo on Tuesday met Saudi King Salman and Foreign Minister al-Jubeir in Riyadh. During the meetings the two sides discussed the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and it was agreed that there is a nee ... read.. |
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Erdogan: Investigators found consulate materials painted over |
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Istanbul | Tuesday, 2018 6:45:04 PM IST |
| Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said investigators searching a Saudi consulate building in Istanbul where journalist Jamal Khashoggi went missing earlier this month found materials that had been painted over. ... read.. |
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6 killed in Morocco train derailment |
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Rabat | Tuesday, 2018 6:45:04 PM IST |
| At least six people were killed and 72 were injured when a train derailed near the Moroccan capital on Tuesday, officials said. ... read.. |
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'US were going to war with North Korea', says Trump |
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Washington | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| United States President Donald Trump said that America would have gone to war with North Korea if it weren't for his timely actions.
In an interview to American TV journalist Lesley Stahl, Donald Trump said, "We were going to war with North Korea. I ... read.. |
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Global commission set up for climate adaptation solutions |
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The Hague (Netherlands) | Tuesday, 2018 6:15:04 PM IST |
| On the heels of one of the deadliest summers of climate-related weather disasters affecting countries all over the world, a gathering of global leaders on Tuesday launched the new Global Commission on Adaptation to catalyse a global movement to bring scal ... read.. |
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World will relish 'Slaughter-free meat' soon |
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San Francisco | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| In order to address the looming crisis over the world's growing appetite for meat via, Just, a food company here has come up with a solution to serve meat grown from the cells of a live animal- also known as 'Slaughter-free meat'.
BBC research team rep ... read.. |
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IRGC increased its naval missile range to 700km |
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Tehran | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps' (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh declared on Tuesday that IRGC has increased the range if its naval missiles to 700 km.
Iranian Fars News Agency reports that the Commander adde ... read.. |
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Pompeo meets Saudi King over missing journalist |
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Riyadh | Tuesday, 2018 4:45:05 PM IST |
| US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud here on Tuesday over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as diplomatic pressure mounted on Riyadh to give a fuller explanation in the case. ... read.. |
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China defends re-education centres in Xinjiang |
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Beijing | Tuesday, 2018 4:15:05 PM IST |
| China on Tuesday said that re-education camps in Xinjiang, in which human rights organisations say close to one million ethnic Uyghurs are being held, were actually part of vocational training programmes aimed at eradicating terrorism and religious extrem ... read.. |
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Australia to reconsider its support for Iran Nuclear deal |
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Canberra | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Australia will consider reviewing its support for the Iran nuclear deal and recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital and shifting its embassy there from Tel Aviv, Australia's Prime Minister said on Tuesday.
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Trump makes 'Creepy physical threats', tweets Warren |
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Washington | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| American politician Sen Elizabeth Warren tweeted on Monday that US President Donald Trump makes 'Creepy physical treats'.
Japan Today reports that this tweet came in the response of Donald Trump's comment about him personally administering a DNA test ... read.. |
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Japanese PM on five-day Europe tour |
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Tokyo | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday undertook five-day Europe tour, where he would seek an opportunity to take world leaders into confidence on the issue of 'threat' his country faces from North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.
Mr Abe would ... read.. |
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Google eying China |
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Beijing | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Eying Chinese market, search giant Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai has said that his company was capable of solving 99 per cent queries.
The comments from the CEO came when he was speaking at a summit in San Francisco on Monday. Mr Pichai d ... read.. |
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I've never registered for any political party: Mattis |
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Washington | Tuesday, 2018 3:45:04 PM IST |
| US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said that he never spoke to the President about resigning from his position and was continuing with his job, after Donald Trump called him a "sort of a Democrat" and said that the Pentagon chief may be leaving his pos ... read.. |
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Macron announces partial cabinet reshuffle |
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Paris | Tuesday, 2018 3:15:04 PM IST |
| French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced a long-awaited partial cabinet reshuffle prompted by the recent resignation of several ministers, his office said. ... read.. |
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Led by United Nations, two Koreas hold border disarmament talks |
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Seoul | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Trilateral talks are held between North Korea, South Korea, and U.S.-led United Nations Command today in regards to disarm a jointly patrolled area in the heavily fortified border that divides the Korean peninsula.
North and South Korea agreed to turn th ... read.. |
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Fourteen Iranian Border Guards Kidnapped on Pakistani Border |
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Lulakdan | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Fourteen Iranian border guards were abducted on the border with Pakistan on Tuesday.
The state-funded Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA),official said, "the border guards were kidnapped by members of an identified terrorist group in southeast Iran.These ... read.. |
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President Trump raises more than $100 million for 2020 re-election |
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Washington | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| President Donald Trump has raised more than $100 million for a re-election battle, giving him a massive financial advantage over a potential Democratic contenders jockeying to challenge him in 2020.
The President raised more than $18 million during the Ju ... read.. |
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Overseas investment down globally,UN trade agency |
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Geneva | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Foreign direct investment (FDI) has dropped 40 per cent year-on-year so far, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said Tuesday, but the $470 million decline is happening mainly in wealthy, industrialized nations, especially in North America ... read.. |
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Accountability court extends remand of Shehbaz Sharif by 10 days |
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Islamabad | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Shehbaz Sharif, a former chief minister of the Punjab state of Pakistan, accused in money-laundering case, was presented by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) before an accountability court on Tuesday.
The accountability court has extended Pakistan ... read.. |
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IMF bailout: China supports Pakistan |
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Islamabad | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| China has supported Pakistan's appeal to International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial assistance to economic challenges, however, cautioning that the assistance should not effect the bilateral relationship.
"As a member of the IMF, China supports the ... read.. |
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Feminine leadership traits seen as add-ons, unnecessary: Study |
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New York | Tuesday, 2018 1:15:04 PM IST |
| While typical feminine traits like tolerance and cooperativeness are appreciated as nice "add-ons" for leaders, it is masculine attributes such as assertiveness and competence that are valued as the defining qualities for the role of a leader, especially ... read.. |
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'Friendship -2018' : Russia, Pakistan to hold military drills |
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ROSTOV-ON-DON | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Russian and Pakistani forces will conduct joint military drill this month.The report has been confirmed by the Russian military official .
'Friendship-2018' as it is known as,will start from Oct 21 to Nov 4. The servicemen from the armed forces of both ... read.. |
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NAB presents Shehbaz Sharif before court in Ashiana Housing scam |
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Islamabad | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Shehbaz Sharif, a former chief minister of the Punjab state of Pakistan, accused in money-laundering case, was presented by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) before an accountability court on Tuesday.
Strict security arrangements are in place on ... read.. |
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Israel army airstrikes Gazans launching arson balloons |
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Gaza | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| A group of Palestinians launching incendiary balloons at Israel from the northern Gaza Strip were hit by airstrike, the army said today.
The airstrike comes a day after 24 Palestinians were shot and wounded by live Israeli military fire yesterday during ... read.. |
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Decoded: How fathering behaviours evolved in humans |
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New York | Tuesday, 2018 11:45:04 AM IST |
| Males who baby-sit children, not necessarily only their own, are likely to have greater reproductive success, claims a research on gorillas, that suggests an alternative route by which fathering behaviours might have evolved in humans. ... read.. |
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Bahrain FM boycotts Uber over Khashoggi case |
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Manama | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khalid Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa has pushed for the boycott of ride hailing app Uber, after its chief executive pulled out of a high-profile business conference in the kingdom's strong ally Saudi Arabia.
The minister tweeted two hash ... read.. |
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Five dead, three injured in China coal mine explosion |
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Beijing | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Five people died and three others were injured in a coal mine gas explosion in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, local authorities informed.
The explosion occurred Monday at the Liyuanba coal mine in Shihao Town, Qijiang District, Xinhua cited sou ... read.. |
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Yemeni President sacks prime minister |
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Sana'a | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Yemeni President Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi has sacked the prime minister Ahmed bin Daghar .
Ahmed bin Daghar was also to be investigated due to "negligence in the performance of the government in the economic and service domains in the recent period," accordi ... read.. |
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Italy expected to propose revival of EU fundings |
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Brussels | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Italy is expected to propose the European Union for revival of funding for small and medium-sized private businesses in Russia when EU leaders meet in Brussels this week.
Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has indicated that he will suggest at an EU le ... read.. |
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Google boycotts Saudi conference over Khashoggi |
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New York | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| After Uber, Viacom and Ford, Google also on Monday boycotted the forthcoming business conference in Saudi Arabia in view of recent developments over disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey.
"Google Cloud Chief Executive Diane ... read.. |
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Turkish team reaches Saudi consulate, starts investigation |
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Istanbul | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| A Turkish delegation including police officers and crime scene investigators entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Monday evening to conduct a search over the disappearance of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The team also comprised of forensic ... read.. |
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Microsoft's Co-founder Paul Allen dies at 65 |
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New York | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Paul G. Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft who helped usher in the personal computing revolution and then channeled his enormous fortune into transforming Seattle into a cultural destination, died from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma on Monday aft ... read.. |
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Afghanistan-Pakistan border sealed after clashes |
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Islamabad | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Major part of border between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained closed on Monday following clashes between the two countries' security forces, leaving hundreds of people and vehicles stranded on both sides.
The Chamman-Spin Boldak border crossing was shut ... read.. |
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Bahrain FM to boycott Uber over Khashoggi case |
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Manama | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khalid Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa has pushed for the boycott of ride hailing app Uber, after its chief executive pulled out of a high-profile business conference in the kingdom's strong ally Saudi Arabia.
The minister tweeted two hash ... read.. |
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'War torn' Afghanistan to battle worst drought ever, warns UN |
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New York | Tuesday, Oct 16 2018 IST |
| At least three million Afghans are in "urgent" need of food and could face famine if they do not get help, the United Nations warned the war torn country Afghanistan.
A dry spell mainly across northern and western Afghanistan has devastated crops, livesto ... read.. |
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Facebook expands policies on voter suppression |
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San Francisco | Tuesday, 2018 10:15:05 AM IST |
| With the US mid-term elections looming, Facebook has announced to expand its policies against voter suppression -- action that is designed to deter or prevent people from voting. ... read.. |
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Trump raises over $100 mn for 2020 re-election |
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Washington | Tuesday, 2018 9:45:05 AM IST |
| US President Donald Trump has raised more than $100 million for a re-election battle in 2020, giving him a massive financial advantage over a crowded field of potential Democratic contenders jockeying to challenge him. ... read.. |
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Trump mocked over White House painting |
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Washington D.C. [USA] | October 16, 2018 9:41:27 AM IST |
| United States President Donald Trump's 60 Minutes interview with Leslie Stahl that aired on Sunday night gave a glimpse of a painting that left everyone baffled and amused at the same time. ... read.. |
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Trump surveys areas devastated by hurricane Michael |
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Washington | Tuesday, 2018 8:45:04 AM IST |
| US President Donald Trump undertook an aerial survey of areas in Florida devastated by hurricane Michael and said that the priority of the his government was to provide food, electricity and safety to the victims. ... read.. |
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