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Indonesia seeks answer to why US blocked military chief's travel |
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JAKARTA | Monday, Oct 23 2017 IST |
| Indonesia on Monday said it was still awaiting a detailed explanation why the United States barred its military chief from travelling to the US, despite having a visa and an official invitation, although it had accepted an official apology.
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Air France KLM reaches pensions deal for KLM staff |
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PARIS | Monday, Oct 23 2017 IST |
| Air France KLM has struck a pensions scheme deal for its KLM pilot and cabin staff unions, in changes that the airline said would have a 311 million euros ($366 million) impact in the third quarter.
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Japan PM Abe says to discuss North Korea "thoroughly" with Trump |
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TOKYO | Monday, Oct 23 2017 IST |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he would discuss North Korea "thoroughly" with US President Donald Trump when he visits next month, and reaffirm the two countries' commitment to working together in dealing with the country.
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Philippines declares siege by Islamist rebels over in Marawi City |
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CLARK | Monday, Oct 23 2017 IST |
| The Philippines declared an end on Monday to five months of fierce urban warfare in a southern city held by pro-Islamic State militants, a battle that has marked the country's biggest security crisis in years.
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Several injured in Quetta blast |
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Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan] | October 23, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| An explosion near a police van in Quetta's Hazarganji Sabzi Mandi area left several people injured on Monday morning. ... read.. |
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Indonesia seek explanations after US denies entry to its military chief |
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Jakarta [Indonesia] | October 23, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| Indonesia has demanding an explanation after its military chief General Gatot Nurmantyo was denied entry into the United States on Saturday, despite having an invitation from US General Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. ... read.. |
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Twin bomb blasts kill 13 in Nigeria |
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Maiduguri [Nigeria] | October 23, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| At least 13 people were killed and several others injured in twin bomb blasts in the restive northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Sunday. ... read.. |
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Japan's ruling camp wins two-thirds majority in lower house election |
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Tokyo | Monday, 2017 2:15:04 AM IST |
| Japan's ruling camp grouped by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner, the Komeito Party, has won a two-thirds "super majority" in Sunday's lower house election, according to vote counting results reported by pub ... read.. |
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Swaraj meets B'desh PM discusses Rohingya crisis |
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Dhaka [Bangladesh] | October 22, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to discuss the humanitarian crisis caused due to influx of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar's Rakhine State. ... read.. |
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Swaraj in B'desh stresses on combating terrorism |
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Dhaka [Bangladesh] | October 22, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| India and Bangladesh on Sunday discussed the challenges of terrorism, radicalisation and extremism during the course of fourth Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting here. ... read.. |
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India, Bangladesh review bilateral ties |
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Dhaka | Sunday, 2017 6:15:04 PM IST |
| Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Sunday co-chaired the India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Committee meeting here. ... read.. |
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U.S. airstrike destroys ISIS training camp in Afghanistan |
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Kabul [Afghanistan] | October 22, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| At least 40 people including two trainers of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) terror group and several suicide bombers were killed in the airstrike conducted by the United States in the Achin district of Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan on ... read.. |
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This technology may speed up home Internet |
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New York | Sunday, 2017 3:45:04 PM IST |
| A new technology promises to speed up slow Internet at home, say researchers, adding that the new hardware can enable speed up to 10,000 megabits-per-second (Mbps) or 10 gigabits-per-second (Gbps). ... read.. |
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Anti-terror squad kills 8 suspects in Karachi |
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Islamabad [Pakistan] | October 22, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| Eight suspected terrorists were killed in an encounter by Pakistan's Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Karachi's Raees Goth area on Saturday night. ... read.. |
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Powerful typhoon approaches Japan |
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Tokyo | Sunday, 2017 12:15:04 PM IST |
| A powerful typhoon was approaching the main island of Japan on Sunday where it has brought heavy rainfall and the risk of landslides on a day when the country is voting in the general election. ... read.. |
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Trump pledges $430,000 for aides' legal costs over Russia probes |
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Washington | Sunday, 2017 10:45:04 AM IST |
| US President Donald Trump plans to spend at least $430,000 of his personal funds to help cover the legal costs incurred by his aides related to the ongoing investigations of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, a White House official said. ... read.. |
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Voting underway in Japan general election |
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Tokyo | Sunday, 2017 9:15:05 AM IST |
| Voting was underway in Japans general election on Sunday, in which the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to achieve a solid victory in the face of a divided opposition. ... read.. |
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Trump plans to release classified JFK documents |
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Washington | Sunday, 2017 8:45:04 AM IST |
| US President Donald Trump has said that he intends to allow the release of classified government documents about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy "subject to the receipt of further information". ... read.. |
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UNSC condemns terrorist attack in Egypt |
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United Nations | Sunday, 2017 8:15:04 AM IST |
| The UN Security Council on Saturday condemned "in the strongest terms" Friday's terrorist attack in El-Wahat desert in Egypt, where a large number of policemen were killed and injured. ... read.. |
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US billionaire launches campaign to impeach Trump |
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New York | Sunday, 2017 3:45:04 AM IST |
| US billionaire Tom Steyer of California state kicked off an online and TV advertising campaign against President Donald Trump on Friday, calling for people to write letters to Congress members for the president's impeachment. ... read.. |
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US cannot be called 'civilized' country, says Erdogan |
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Istanbul | Sunday, 2017 1:15:04 AM IST |
| Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said he would not call the United States a "civilized country" after detention warrants were issued for his bodyguards over a brawl during his visit in May. ... read.. |
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16 killed in Egypt road accident |
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Cairo | Saturday, 2017 6:15:04 PM IST |
| At least 16 people were killed and nine others wounded on Saturday in a collision of several cars in a desert road near Assuit province in Egypt, said an official. ... read.. |
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US, UNSC condemn Kabul, Ghor terrorist attacks |
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Washington/New York [United States] | October 21, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| The United States of America, the United Nations Security Council and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres have strongly condemned Friday's terrorist attacks in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of at least 70 people and injured 200 others. ... read.. |
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Three rockets fired at foreign facilities in Kabul city |
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Kabul [Afghanistan] | October 21, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| In an apparent attempt to hit the foreign installations, three rockets were fired off early Saturdays morning (6am local time) in Kabul city, with at least two exploding close to RS headquarters. ... read.. |
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UN chief doing 'very spectacular job', says Trump |
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Washington D.C. [United States] | October 21, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| United States President Donald Trump has praised United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, saying that he is doing a 'very spectacular job' at the organization. ... read.. |
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Melania Trump donates inaugural dress to national museum |
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Washington D.C. [United States] | October 21, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| First Lady Melania Trump has donated the couture piece that she wore to the 2017 inaugural balls to the First Ladies Collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. ... read.. |
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UN has not capitalized on its great potential: Trump |
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Washington | Saturday, 2017 4:45:04 AM IST |
| The United States President said during a meeting here on Friday with the UN Secretary-General that that global body had not fulfilled its enormous potential but was beginning to do so. ... read.. |
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School shooting in Brazil leaves 2 dead |
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Rio de Janeiro | Saturday, 2017 2:45:09 AM IST |
| Two students were killed and four others wounded on Friday when one of their classmates opened fire inside a school in the central Brazilian city of Goiania, authorities said. ... read.. |
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Russia accuses US of undermining global strategic stability |
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Moscow | Friday, 2017 9:45:04 PM IST |
| The US and its allies attempted to gain military advantage and use force to reach "egoistic geopolitical goals", which will seriously undermine global strategic stability, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday. ... read.. |
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Suicide bomber kills two in Kabul |
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Kabul [Afghanistan] | October 20, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| At least two people were killed and ten others injured in a suicide bombing attack inside a mosque in Afghanistan's capital Kabul city. ... read.. |
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India, Russia tri-services exercise starts |
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Vladivostok (Russia) | Friday, 2017 8:45:04 PM IST |
| The first India-Russia tri-services "Exercise INDRA 2017" started here on Friday with a glittering opening ceremony, with display of traditional martial arts and folk dances by the Indian troops and a flypast by four fighter aircraft of Russian Federation ... read.. |
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