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The victor, the spoils? Trump eyes Afghanistan's elusive mineral riches |
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By James Mackenzie
KABUL | Monday, Aug 21 2017 IST |
| US President Donald Trump is eyeing Afghanistan's mineral wealth to help pay for a 16-year war and reconstruction efforts that have already cost 117 billion dollars. Investors who have studied the country, one of the world's most dangerous, say that is a ... read.. |
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Ten sailors missing from USS John S. McCain after collision |
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SINGAPORE | Monday, Aug 21 2017 IST |
| Ten sailors are missing and five injured after a US warship collided with a merchant vessel east of Singapore today, the US Navy said.
The US Navy said in an earlier statement the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain was damaged after it collided ... read.. |
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US warship collides with merchant vessel east of Singapore |
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WASHINGTON | Monday, Aug 21 2017 IST |
| A US warship was damaged after colliding with a merchant vessel east of Singapore today, the US Navy said.
The Navy said in a statement the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with the Alnic MC vessel while "the ship was transiting to a ... read.. |
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Trump to lay out US strategy for Afghanistan on tonight |
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By Steve Holland and John Walcott
BRIDGEWATER | Monday, Aug 21 2017 IST |
| President Donald Trump will lay out his long-awaited US strategy for the war in Afghanistan in a prime-time television address to the American people on tonight, the White House said yesterday, with a modest increase in US troops possible.
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Sudanese children of Islamic State militants released in Libya |
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MISRATA | Monday, Aug 21 2017 IST |
| Four children from Sudan whose parents are believed to have been killed fighting for Islamic State in the Libyan city of Sirte last year were handed over to the Sudanese consul yesterday for return to their country.
Sirte was a stronghold for Islamic Stat ... read.. |
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Initial NAFTA talks conclude amid signs schedule could slip |
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By David Lawder and Anthony Esposito
WASHINGTON | Monday, Aug 21 2017 IST |
| The United States, Canada and Mexico wrapped up their first round of talks to revamp the NAFTA trade pact, vowing to keep up a blistering pace of negotiations that some involved in the process said may be too fast to bridge deep differences.
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Millions of Americans await awe-inspiring total solar eclipse |
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By Steve Gorman and Irene Klotz
SALMON | Monday, Aug 21 2017 IST |
| Millions of Americans armed with protective glasses are taking positions along a slender ribbon of land cutting diagonally across the United States to marvel at the first total solar eclipse to unfold from coast to coast in nearly a century.
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New Zealand opposition leader embroiled in second sexism row |
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By Charlotte Greenfield
WELLINGTON | Monday, Aug 21 2017 IST |
| New Zealand's new opposition leader Jacinda Ardern is at the centre of a second sexism row not even a month after taking the reins of the Labour Party and almost single-handedly reigniting its chances at a national election in September.
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Trump to present vision for US strategy in Afghanistan war |
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By Steve Holland and John Walcott
WASHINGTON | Monday, Aug 21 2017 IST |
| It will be President Donald Trump's turn today to address a problem that vexed his two predecessors when he details his strategy for the war in Afghanistan, America's longest military conflict.
In a prime-time speech to the nation, Trump may announce a mo ... read.. |
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US, S Korea begin computer-simulated drills amid N Korea tensions |
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* US-S Korea computer-simulated military drills to begin Monday
* S Korean leader says annual drills are defensive in nature
* Tensions remain over North's nuclear | Monday, Aug 21 2017 IST |
| South Korean and US forces began computer-simulated military exercises today amid tensions over North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes, amid reports that Pyongyang has generated at least 270 million dollars since February despite UN sanctions.
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Australian citizenship crisis erodes support for government |
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By Colin Packham
SYDNEY | Monday, Aug 21 2017 IST |
| Australia's government hit a six-month low in a widely-watched opinion poll today, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's one-seat majority in jeopardy over a citizenship crisis which could see three cabinet ministers thrown out of parliament.
Australia's ... read.. |
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Ten sailors missing after US warship collides with tanker near Singapore |
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* USS John S McCain collides with Alnic MC near Strait of Malacca
* Ten US sailors missing | Monday, Aug 21 2017 IST |
| Ten sailors are missing after a US warship collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore today, the US Navy said, the second accident involving US Navy destroyers in Asian waters in little more than two months.
The guided-missile destroyer USS John S McCa ... read.. |
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Oil tanker hit by US warship laden with fuel oil; no spill |
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SINGAPORE | Monday, Aug 21 2017 IST |
| An oil tanker involved in a collision with a U.S. warship to the east of Singapore early today was carrying nearly 12,000 tonnes of fuel oil, but there was no oil spill, a crew member told Reuters via phone.
"We are carrying 11,987 tonnes of fuel oil. The ... read.. |
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Three killed in Switzerland tourist plane crash |
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Geneva | Monday, Aug 21 2017 IST |
| Three people were killed when their small tourist aircraft crashed near the Sanetsch mountain pass in Switzerland.
The plane caught fire after the crash.
While the skies were clear at the time, there was some wind, but the real cause of the accident remai ... read.. |
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Protest in Hong Kong against jailing of pro-democracy leaders |
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Hong Kong | Monday, 2017 10:45:04 AM IST |
| Thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong to protest against the jailing of three pro-democracy leaders for their involvement in the 2014 anti-government occupation known as the umbrella movement, the media reported. ... read.. |
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PLA conducts military drills amid Doklam tensions |
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Beijing [China] | August 21, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| The People's Liberation Army's Western Theatre Command has conducted military exercises involving armoured forces and aviation units amid the military standoff with Indian troops at Doklam, near the Sikkim-Tibet-Bhutan trijunction. ... read.. |
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Warship Collision: 10 sailors missing, five injured, confirms US Navy |
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Washington [USA] | August 21, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| At least ten US sailors were missing and five injured after the US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John S McCain on Monday collided with a merchant vessel in Alnic MC in waters east of Singapore and the Straits of Malacca, reports CNN quoting US Navy. ... read.. |
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British Royal Navy warships seize drugs worth $515 million |
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London | Monday, 2017 5:45:04 AM IST |
| Britain's Royal Navy sailors have completed a five-month drug-smuggling operation in the Gulf region and Indian Ocean during which narcotics worth $515 million were captured, the Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday. ... read.. |
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Lebanese army advances in battle against IS |
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Beirut | Monday, 2017 2:45:04 AM IST |
| The Lebanese Army's "Dawn of the Outskirts" offensive entered its second day on Sunday as it advanced on positions held by Islamic State (IS) terrorists in two towns. ... read.. |
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NAB summons ex-PM Sharif, family members to appear on Sunday |
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Lahore [Pakistan] | August 20, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| Pakistan's top graft organisation National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family to appear before it in Lahore on Sunday in a reference related to the Sharifs' Avenfield properties. ... read.. |
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Pilot killed as helicopter crashes while fighting Portugal blaze |
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LISBON | Sunday, Aug 20 2017 IST |
| A light helicopter that was taking part in firefighting efforts in northern Portugal crashed and exploded today, killing its pilot and further raising the death toll from the country's deadliest summer of wildfires, officials said.
"The helicopter hit hig ... read.. |
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British-Australian 7-year-old among dead in Barcelona attack |
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MADRID/LONDON | Sunday, Aug 20 2017 IST |
| A seven-year-old British-Australian boy was among the 13 people killed when a van driven by a suspected Islamist militant mowed down pedestrians in Barcelona on Thursday, emergency services in the northeastern Spanish region said today.
The boy, named as ... read.. |
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Vietnam's president calls for tougher internet controls |
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HANOI | Sunday, Aug 20 2017 IST |
| Vietnam's president called today for tougher controls on the internet in the face of dissidents who are using it to criticise the ruling Communist Party, and to combat threats to cybersecurity.
Vietnam's government has stepped up a crackdown on activists ... read.. |
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Monkey-faced piglet born in Cuba |
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Havana | Sunday, 2017 9:15:05 PM IST |
| A dark-skinned piglet with a face similar to that of a monkey was born last week in a town in western Cuba, state media reported. ... read.. |
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Spain mourns terror victims as manhunt continues (Lead) |
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Barcelona | Sunday, 2017 7:45:04 PM IST |
| Spain held a solemn religious ceremony attended by heads of state and government in Barcelona's monumental Sagrada Familia basilica on Sunday to mourn the 14 persons killed in two terror attacks in the wealthy northeastern region of Catalonia. ... read.. |
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RJP-Nepal to participate in local polls |
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Dhanusa [Nepal] | August 20, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| Nepal's agitating party Rastriya Janata Party- Nepal (RJP-N), which has been demanding a constitutional amendment for long, will participate in the third round of local-level elections. ... read.. |
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Koktebel Jazz Party opens with music from New Orleans |
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Koktebel (Crimea) | Sunday, 2017 6:15:04 PM IST |
| The unexpected heavy rain that resulted in Koktabel Jazz Party being postponed by a day was replaced by a splendid moderate weather by the shores of the Black Sea here as musicians from various countries took to the stage to enthrall the audience. ... read.. |
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Personal details of 2mn Chicago voters exposed online |
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New York | Sunday, 2017 5:15:04 PM IST |
| Personal information, including names, addresses, and dates of birth, of nearly two million registered voters in Chicago was leaked online on an Amazon cloud-computing server, officials said. ... read.. |
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South African Minister resigns over women assault claims |
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Pretoria [South Africa] | August 20, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| South African Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Mduduzi Manana has resigned amid claims that he physically assaulted two women after an argument at a Johannesburg nightclub last weekend. ... read.. |
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N.Korea slams Seoul-Washington joint drill |
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Pyongyang | Sunday, 2017 4:15:04 PM IST |
| North Korea on Sunday slammed the upcoming joint US-South Korea military exercise as an act of "adding fuel to the fire" on the tense situation on the Korean Peninsula. ... read.. |
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Hate crime rampant in US: Google's AI-based site |
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San Francisco | Sunday, 2017 4:15:04 PM IST |
| Violence that erupted at a white supremacist rally in Virginia may have shocked many but hate crime is actually rampant in the US, Google's new website using artificial intelligence (AI) to track hate crime has revealed. ... read.. |
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Nawaz refrains Hamza from campaigning for Kulsoom |
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Lahore [Pakistan] | August 20, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| Differences have emerged in Nawaz Sharif's extended family as the founder of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has refrained his nephew Hamza Shahbaz to participate in the campaigning process of NA-120 by-elections, from where his wife Kulsoom Nawaz wi ... read.. |
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Wreckage of US warship found after 72 years |
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Washington | Sunday, 2017 2:45:04 PM IST |
| The wreckage of a lost US warship has been found 72 years after a Japanese submarine torpedoed it towards the end of World War II, the media reported on Sunday. ... read.. |
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Comedian, civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies at 84 |
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By Alex Dobuzinskis
Undated | Sunday, Aug 20 2017 IST |
| Dick Gregory, a comedian who lambasted racism and played a prominent role in the 1960s civil rights movement after becoming one of the first black comics to perform for white audiences, died at age 84, his son has said.
"It is with enormous sadness that t ... read.. |
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Devolution gives Kenyans a taste of power as they vote governors out |
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* Kenyans voted out 25 of 47 county governors
* Anti-corruption campaigners see progress
* New constitution devolves to counties
By Katharine Houreld
NAIROBI | Sunday, Aug 20 2017 IST |
| As disputes raged over the presidential results from Kenya's election last week, a little-noticed democratic revolution blossomed in the layer of government directly underneath.
Kenyans sent home 25 out of 47 county governors, upholding a strong anti-incu ... read.. |
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Four killed in explosion at a South Korean shipyard |
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SEOUL | Sunday, Aug 20 2017 IST |
| An explosion at a shipyard in South Korea owned by STX Offshore and Shipbuilding killed four workers today, the country's fire department said.
The department did not give the cause of the blast. Korean media reports said a tank exploded in a ship under c ... read.. |
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Malaysia apologises to Indonesia over flag blunder at regional games |
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KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA | Sunday, Aug 20 2017 IST |
| Malaysia has apologised to Indonesia over the upside down printing of the Indonesian flag in a souvenir guidebook handed out at the opening of the Southeast Asian Games.
The mistake, spotted at the opening of the games in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lump ... read.. |
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Japan preparing for 'cyberspace war':North Korea |
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Beijing [China] | August 20, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| North Korea has accused Japan of building a cyberspace attack force in its military for attacking the computer systems of rival countries, under the pretext of self-defense. ... read.. |
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Twitter trolls Trump on 'heel' |
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New York | Sunday, 2017 12:15:04 PM IST |
| US President Donald Trump's "covfefe" nightmare recurred when he commented on the anti-fascist protest rally, saying the country will "heel" instead of "heal". ... read.. |
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Iraq launches offensive to retake Tal Afar |
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Baghdad | Sunday, 2017 11:45:04 AM IST |
| Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi on Sunday announced the launch of a military offensive to recover the Tal Afar city from the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group. ... read.. |
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Fake news needs the competition: Trump to Bannon |
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Washington | Sunday, 2017 11:45:04 AM IST |
| US President Donald Trump wished his former chief strategist Steve Bannon well upon his return to the far-right Breitbart News website, tweeting "Fake News needs the competition", the media reported. ... read.. |
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Australian men charged with terrorism over mosque fires |
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By Joseph Hinchliffe
MELBOURNE | Sunday, Aug 20 2017 IST |
| Australian police have charged three men with committing terrorist acts on suspicion of starting fires at a Shiite Muslim mosque in Melbourne last year, inspired by Islamic State and intending to divide the Muslim community.
Two of the men are already in ... read.. |
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Iraqi forces start offensive to take back IS-held city of Tal Afar |
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BAGHDAD | Sunday, Aug 20 2017 IST |
| Iraqi security forces launched today an offensive to take back the city of Tal Afar, their next objective in the US-backed campaign to defeat Islamic State militants, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said.
"You either surrender, or die," Abadi said in a te ... read.. |
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US warship Indianapolis found 18,000 feet deep in Pacific Ocean |
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Undated | Sunday, Aug 20 2017 IST |
| Researchers have found the wreckage of the US warship Indianapolis, which was sunk by a Japanese torpedo in the final days of World War Two, more than 18,000 feet (5.5 kilometers) below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, the Navy said.
The cruiser was ret ... read.. |
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UK to release tranche of Brexit position papers |
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LONDON | Sunday, Aug 20 2017 IST |
| Britain will issue a cluster of new papers this week to outline its strategy positions in divorce talks with the European Union, ranging from regulation of goods to data protection, the UK's Brexit department said today.
Prime Minister Theresa May's gove ... read.. |
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Spain hunts for driver in van rampage, says Islamist cell dismantled |
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By Angus Berwick and Andrs Gonzlez
RIPOLL/BARCELONA | Sunday, Aug 20 2017 IST |
| Police were searching today for the driver of a van that killed 13 people when it ploughed into a crowd in Barcelona and were trying to determine whether two other suspected Islamist militants linked to the attack had died or were at large.
The Spanish g ... read.. |
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Palestinian foreign minister welcomes Egypt's warmer ties with Hamas |
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(Rpting correcting date)
CAIRO | Sunday, Aug 20 2017 IST |
| Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki welcomed Egypt's closer ties with Hamas, calling on the Islamist group to bring an end to the rift between the Palestinian factions.
Speaking at a joint press conference with his Jordanian and Egyptian counterp ... read.. |
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Australian PM urges developers to design protection from vehicle attacks |
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By Joseph Hinchliffe
Melbourne | Sunday, Aug 20 2017 IST |
| Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called today for developers to incorporate safety features into their projects to prevent militant attacks with vehicles and other weapons as he announced new plans to protect the public.
Turnbull unveiled Austra ... read.. |
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S. African minister resigns after assaulting woman |
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Pretoria | Sunday, 2017 11:15:04 AM IST |
| South African Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Mduduzi Manana has resigned after allegations that he beat a woman at a Johannesburg nightclub last weekend, media reported on Sunday. ... read.. |
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Trump to skip annual Kennedy Centre Honours |
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Washington | Sunday, 2017 11:15:04 AM IST |
| US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will not attend the annual Kennedy Centre Honours in December, the White House has announced. ... read.. |
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Neo-Nazis march in Berlin |
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Berlin | Sunday, 2017 10:45:04 AM IST |
| Neo-Nazis marched in the streets of the German capital to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler's deputy, US, the media reported. ... read.. |
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US approves $500 mn grant for Nepal |
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Kathmandu [Nepal] | August 20, 2017 12:01:13 AM IST |
| United States will be granting an assistance of USD 500 million to Nepal as the board of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), an independent US government agency, has approved the proposal to extend financial support to the country. ... read.. |
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