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Trump meets Afghan President Ghani, ignores Pak PM at UNGA |
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New York [U.S.A] | September 22, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| US President Donald Trump on Thursday held a meeting with his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, while he clearly ignored Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who is also present at th ... read.. |
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China urges North Korea to not to go further in 'dangerous direction' |
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New York [U.S.A] | September 22, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| Raising concern over the North Korean missile-tests, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that negotiations is the only way to find out the solution and urged the ruling Democratic People's Republic of the Korean Government to not go further in 'dangerou ... read.. |
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Trump announce new Executive Order against North Korea |
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New York [U.S.A] | September 22, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| President Donald Trump has issued new Executive Order that expands US sanctions on North Korea and companies or individuals that do business with the nation, indulge in creating tension with nuclear and ballistic missile test. ... read.. |
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BRICS countries call for expeditious adoption of CCIT |
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New York [USA] | September 22, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| Foreign Ministers of BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, in a meeting on sidelines of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), have called for expeditious adoption of Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) a ... read.. |
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France ready to skip 2018 Winter Games if security risk too great |
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PARIS | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| France's Winter Olympics team will not travel to the 2018 Games in South Korea if its security cannot be guaranteed, French Sports Minister Laura Flessel said on Thursday.
US President Donald Trump is locked in a stand-off with North Korea over its nuclea ... read.. |
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Macron praises IOC for keeping Paris, LA dreams alive |
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PARIS | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday promised a 2024 Olympic Games that transform French sport and praised the International Olympic Committee's decision to keep the dreams of two cities alive by announcing the 2024 and 2028 Games at the same time.
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Musharraf accuses Zardari for Benazir Bhutto's murder |
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Islamabad [Pakistan] | September 21, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf on Thursday directly accused Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari of being involved in the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. ... read.. |
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Sushma has 'warm encounter' with Japanese PM |
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New York | Thursday, 2017 9:46:22 PM IST |
| Exactly a week after the ground-breaking ceremony of the Japan-aided Ahmedabad-Mumbai high speed rail project in India, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had a "warm encounter" with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe here on Thursday on the sideline ... read.. |
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Khamenei slams Trump's 'gangster, cowboy' speech |
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Tehran | Thursday, 2017 9:46:22 PM IST |
| Irans supreme leader on Thursday lashed out against US President Donald Trump describing the speech he delivered at the UN this week as full of "gangster and cowboy" rhetoric. ... read.. |
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Thousands protest outside Catalonian court against referendum arrests |
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Barcelona | Thursday, 2017 9:46:07 PM IST |
| At least 20,000 people gathered outside the Catalonian region's higher court in Barcelona on Thursday to protest against the arrest of 14 officials for their alleged involvement in the preparation of an independence referendum that the Spanish judiciary h ... read.. |
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Myanmar mob tries to block Rohingya aid boat |
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Naypyidaw | Thursday, 2017 9:45:43 PM IST |
| A Buddhist mob in Myanmar threw petrol bombs in a bid to block a boat carrying aid for Rohingya Muslims in conflict-hit Rakhine state before police fired warning shots to disperse them, a media report said. ... read.. |
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Chinese lake turns pink, green |
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Beijing | Thursday, 2017 9:45:39 PM IST |
| A salt lake in China's Shanxi province has turned pink and green attracting people from all across the country. ... read.. |
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These tiny frogs can't hear their own calls |
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London | Thursday, 2017 9:45:29 PM IST |
| Two species of pumpkin toadlets, which are among the smallest frogs in the world and found on the leaf litter of Brazil's Atlantic forest, cannot hear the sound of their own calls, new research has found. ... read.. |
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Beijing mulls fireworks ban |
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Beijing | Thursday, 2017 9:45:24 PM IST |
| Beijing authorities are mulling a fireworks ban in the city throughout the year due to heavy air pollution and casualties caused by the crackers during festivals. ... read.. |
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China calls for calm in Korean Peninsula |
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United Nations | Thursday, 2017 9:45:15 PM IST |
| A peaceful settlement of the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula is in line with the common will of the international community and will help prevent the tensions from spiralling out of control, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said. ... read.. |
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China to donate $147bn for peace in Myanmar's Rakhine state |
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Beijing | Thursday, 2017 9:45:10 PM IST |
| China has announced it will donate $147 billion to help restore peace and stability in Myanmar's Rakhine state where a military offensive has led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas, a Muslim minority community. ... read.. |
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Atletico agree deal to re-sign Costa from Chelsea |
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LONDON | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| Chelsea have agreed a deal to sell striker Diego Costa to Atletico Madrid, the Premier League club said on Thursday.
"Chelsea Football Club has today agreed terms with Atletico Madrid for the transfer of Diego Costa," Chelsea said in a statement.
"The tra ... read.. |
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Trump says Puerto Rico obliterated by Hurricane Maria |
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NEW YORK | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Hurricane Maria "totally obliterated" the U.S. island territory of Puerto Rico with its electrical grid destroyed.
Trump told reporters during a meeting with Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko that he would vis ... read.. |
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Saudi King to visit Russia - RIA cites Kremlin |
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MOSCOW | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz is expected to visit Russia, the RIA news agency cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Thursday.
The agency earlier cited a source saying the Saudi King's trip to Russia is planned for October 4-7.
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Kenyan president says repeat election must be held within set time |
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NAIROBI | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| Kenya's repeat presidential election must be held within the 60 days stipulated in the constitution after the Supreme Court nullified the result of a vote held last month, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Thursday.
Kenyatta also accused the court of rea ... read.. |
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UAE investigating Emirates A380 'serious incident' in Moscow |
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By Alexander Cornwell
Undated | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) civil aviation regulator is investigating why an Emirates Airbus A380 superjumbo flew dangerously low when approaching Moscow's Domodedovo Airport last week.
The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said its air accident ... read.. |
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North Korea terms Trump's UNGA speech as 'sound of a dog barking' |
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Washington D.C. [U.S.A.] | September 21, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho on Wednesday termed United States President Donald Trump's speech, in which he had bashed Pyongyang for its nuclear tests and said that if U.S. is threatened, "we will totally destroy North Korea," as "sound of a ... read.. |
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Thousands rally in Philippines to warn of Duterte 'dictatorship' |
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By Romeo Ranoco and Roli Ng
MANILA | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| Left-wing activists and political opponents of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte held rallies on Thursday to warn against what they see as the emergence of a dictatorship under the no-nonsense but hugely popular leader.
Politicians, indigenous people, ... read.. |
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Mexico searches for earthquake survivors against increasing odds |
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By Daniel Trotta and Adriana Barrera
MEXICO CITY | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| Rescuers labored against long odds into the dawn on Thursday to save a 12-year-old schoolgirl and untold other survivors who may be trapped beneath crumpled buildings in central Mexico following the country's deadliest earthquake in 32 years.
More than 50 ... read.. |
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From new tax office, Catalonia hopes to grab billions from Madrid |
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By Angus Berwick
BARCELONA | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| In a glass building overlooking Barcelona's port, empty desks and computers wait for new workers of Catalonia's tax agency.
As in other Spanish regions, the agency already collects some taxes on wealth, inheritance, gambling and transport.
But the regiona ... read.. |
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Swiss indict three for alleged Al-Qaeda propaganda films |
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ZURICH | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| Swiss prosecutors have indicated three leading members of a Muslim group for their alleged role in making and distributing propaganda films for banned Islamist group Al-Qaeda, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) said on Thursday.
The case targets thr ... read.. |
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Nine killed as Rohingya aid truck crashes in Bangladesh |
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DHAKA | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| A truck carrying relief supplies for Rohingya Muslim refugees skidded off a hilly road in Bangladesh and plunged into a paddy field on Thursday, killing nine people and injuring 10, police and aid workers said.
The accident happened in a district near the ... read.. |
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Hurricane Maria lashes Dominican Republic after direct hit on Puerto Rico |
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By Dave Graham and Robin Respaut
SAN JUAN | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| Hurricane Maria thrashed parts of the Dominican Republic with heavy rain and high winds as it passed off its east coast on Thursday after making a direct hit on Puerto Rico that caused severe flooding and cut power to almost all the island.
Maria has kill ... read.. |
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Beijing government pulls winter construction ban from website |
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BEIJING | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| Beijing's city authorities have taken down from their website a policy document put up just a few days ago that looked to help improve the city's notorious air quality by banning construction during winter months.
It is unclear if the move means the prohi ... read.. |
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British police make sixth arrest in Tube bomb investigation |
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LONDON | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| British detectives have arrested a 17-year-old youth in connection with a bomb attack on an underground train in London last week that injured 30 people, bringing the total number of arrests to six, police said on Thursday.
The young man was arrested in t ... read.. |
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S.Korea approves aid to N.Korea, North calls Trump "barking dog" |
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By Christine Kim
SEOUL | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| South Korea approved a plan on Thursday to send $8 million worth of aid to North Korea, as China warned the crisis on the Korean peninsula was getting more serious by the day and the war of words between Pyongyang and Washington continued.
North Korea's f ... read.. |
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Maria regains major hurricane status -NHC |
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Undated | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| Maria regained major hurricane strength near the eastern Dominican Republic early on Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
The category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale was about 55 miles (90 km) north of Punta Cana, Dominic ... read.. |
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Man sets himself on fire outside New Zealand parliament |
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WELLINGTON | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| A man has reportedly set himself on fire on the grounds of New Zealand's parliament in Wellington, two days ahead of national elections, police said on Thursday.
"Ambulance are with the man currently, who's reportedly in a critical condition," New Zealand ... read.. |
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PoK: Four men seeking jobs in Neelum Valley assaulted by Pak Army |
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Neelum valley [PoK] | September 21, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| Four young men, who were looking for work at one of the work-sites in the Neelum Valley area of the Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), were illegally picked up by the Pakistan Army and were brutally beaten up at the behest of a Pakistani contractor. ... read.. |
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Pak PM Abbasi says military has routed Taliban from Afghan border |
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New York [U.S.A.] | September 21, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| The newly-appointed prime minister of Pakistan, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, has insisted that the Pakistani military forces had uprooted all the sanctuaries used by the Islamic extremists, along its rugged frontier with Afghanistan. ... read.. |
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Iran regional behavior means nuclear deal not enough -Macron |
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By John Irish
NEW YORK | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday the Iran nuclear deal was not enough given that Tehran had increased its influence in the region and pressed ahead with ballistic missile tests, and offered to mediate between the United States and Iran.
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Apple concedes new watch has connectivity glitch |
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By Supantha Mukherjee and Stephen Nellis
Undated Sep 21 | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| Apple Inc on Wednesday conceded its latest smartwatch unveiled a week ago has problems with its most important feature: the ability to make phone calls and access data without an iPhone nearby.
Several prominent reviewers said Wednesday they could not rec ... read.. |
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Iran says it does not expect US to leave nuclear deal |
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By Steve Holland and John Irish
UNITED NATIONS | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| Iran said on Wednesday it did not expect the United States to abandon the Iranian nuclear deal as US officials sent mixed signals on what they plan to do about the international accord.
A collapse of the 2015 deal, which US President Donald Trump has call ... read.. |
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California cities sue big oil firms over climate change |
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Undated Sep 21 | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| California cities San Francisco and Oakland filed separate lawsuits against five oil companies on Wednesday seeking billions of dollars to protect against rising sea levels they blamed on climate change, according to public documents.
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Magnitude 6.4 quake strikes Vanuatu in Pacific - USGS |
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Undated | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck Vanuatu's Erromango island in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, but caused no damage, the US Geological Survey and local authorities said.
The USGS said the quake struck the center of the island, Vanuatu's fourth l ... read.. |
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Mexicans race to save schoolgirl buried by quake; death toll at 237 |
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By Michael O'Boyle and Ana Isabel Martinez
MEXICO CITY | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| Mexican rescuers raced against the clock on Wednesday to save a 12-year-old girl trapped beneath a collapsed school and reach other possible survivors buried in rubble in central Mexico following the country's most deadly earthquake in three decades.
At l ... read.. |
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China reiterates calls for S.Korea to remove THAAD |
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BEIJING | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reiterated to his South Korean counterpart Beijing's demand for the removal of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday.
Wang made the comments during a ... read.. |
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Twitter to meet Congressional panel probing 2016 US election |
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Undated | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| Twitter Inc representatives will meet with the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence staff next week in relation to inquiries into the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a company representative said.
The committee, along with other congressional com ... read.. |
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Myanmar protesters try to block aid shipment to Muslim Rohingya |
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By Andrew R.C. Marshall
SITTWE | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| Hundreds of Buddhists in Myanmar tried to block a shipment of aid to Muslims in Rakhine state where the United Nations has accused the military of ethnic cleansing, with a witness saying protesters threw petrol bombs before police dispersed them by firing ... read.. |
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New Zealand calls in navy to beat jet fuel shortage before vote |
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By Ana Nicolaci da Costa
WELLINGTON | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| A New Zealand navy vessel will ferry diesel fuel around the country as the government rushes to alleviate a days-long fuel shortage that has cast air travel into disarray in the run-up to Saturday's national election.
The ship would transport up to 4.8 mi ... read.. |
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Hurricane Maria clobbers Puerto Rico, plunges island into darkness |
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By Dave Graham and Robin Respaut
SAN JUAN | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| Hurricane Maria, the strongest storm to strike Puerto Rico in nearly 90 years, carved a path of destruction through the U.S. territory on Wednesday, causing severe flooding and plunging the island into darkness as the storm's death toll in the Caribbean r ... read.. |
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S.Korea approves $8 million aid to N.Korea, timing to be decided later |
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* S.Korea aid aimed to help children | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| South Korea approved a plan on Thursday to send $8 million worth of humanitarian aid to North Korea, the South's Unification Ministry said, as part of an aid policy that the government says remains unaffected by geopolitical tensions with the North.
The a ... read.. |
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Trump urges 'strong and swift' UN action to end Rohingya crisis |
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By David Brunnstrom and Tommy Wilkes
UNITED NATIONS/COX'S BAZAR | Thursday, Sep 21 2017 IST |
| US President Donald Trump wants the United Nations Security Council to take "strong and swift action" to end violence against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday, declaring the crisis a threat to the world.
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US Senate to vote on new Obamacare repeal bill |
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Washington | Thursday, 2017 11:15:04 AM IST |
| The US Senate is slated to vote on a new Obamacare repeal bill next week in an attempt to take advantage of a legislative exemption that expires on September 30 whereby the legislation could be approved with only a simple majority. ... read.. |
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Growing concern in US over threats to tolerance in India: Rahul |
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New York | Thursday, 2017 9:15:09 AM IST |
| Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi asserted that there was a growing concern in the US over threats to tolerance in India and asked the Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to stand up against the "forces" that helped in dividing the nation. ... read.. |
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Hurricane Maria knocks out power across Puerto Rico |
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San Juan | Thursday, 2017 8:45:04 AM IST |
| Hurricane Maria, the most powerful storm to make a direct hit on Puerto Rico in almost a century, has ravaged the island and knocked out electricity supply across the island, the media reported. ... read.. |
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Pak Foreign Minister evades question on terrorism |
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New York [USA] | September 21, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif, who is in New York to attend the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, on Wednesday refused to answer any question on Islamabad being accused of sponsoring terrorism. ... read.. |
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Pakistan exposed as terror promoting state in Geneva |
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Geneva [Switzerland] | September 21, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| A series of protests and events were held in Geneva by activists from Balochistan, Sindh and Pakistan occupied-Kashmir during the ongoing 36th Session of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to expose Islamabad as a terror promoting state. ... read.. |
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Pakistan risks regional isolation, US aid cut: U.S. Officials |
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Washington DC.[US] | September 21, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| Highly placed sources in the Trump administration, who advise the US President on policy in the Afghanistan, Pakistan region, have said that instructions have been handed down from the White House to hit pause on American aid flowing to Pakistan till the ... read.. |
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Mexico earthquake toll increases to 230 |
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Mexico City | Thursday, 2017 8:15:04 AM IST |
| The number of confirmed deaths as a result of the magnitude-7.1 earthquake that rocked Mexico on Tuesday stands at 230, officials said. ... read.. |
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Rouhani fights back at Trump over nuclear deal |
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United Nations | Thursday, 2017 7:45:04 AM IST |
| Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country will preserve an international deal on Iran's nuclear program but decisive response would be made to possible violation by the US. ... read.. |
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Malala Yousafzai shares picture with Priyanka Chopra |
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New Delhi [India] | September 21, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| Nobel Peace Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who became the youngest person ever to win a Nobel Peace Laureate, just witnessed one of the most 'unbelievable' moments of her life. ... read.. |
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