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Afghan presidential election delayed to Sept 28AFP, Kabul: War-torn Afghanistan has delayed its presidential election until September 28, officials announced Wednesday, the second time the...
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Hunger stalks Yemen’s remote villages after four years of war
Reuters, Yemen :As Yeman’s war grinds into its fifth year with peace efforts stalling, ten-year-old Afaf’s father sees little hope he will be able to...
EU chief says Brexit delay possible if MPs approve deal
The EU could approve Britain’s request for a short delay to Brexit but only if UK MPs next week vote through the withdrawal deal they...
Islamic State will be wiped off map imminently, says Trump
A bullish US President Donald Trump predicted Wednesday that the Islamic State group would be wiped off the map within hours, as he unfurled printouts...
India drops 7 spots in list of happiest nations, still behind Pak, China
PTI, United Nations :Indians are not as happy in 2019 as they were in 2018 and the country figures at 140th place, seven spots down...
NZ bans sale of assault gun, semi-auto rifles
AFP, Wellington :New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced an immediate ban on the sale of assault rifles and semi-automatics Thursday in a muscular response...
May tries to save Brexit plan ahead of EU summit
British Prime Minister Theresa May will write to EU President Donald Tusk with a plan for delaying Brexit beyond March 29, her spokesman said Tuesday,...
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Nawaz Sharif’s bail plea postponed till March 26PTI, Islamabad Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday postponed the verdict of jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif”s application...
Allahu Akbar were Lion Air co-pilot’s last words before crash: Report
Reuters, Jakarta/Singapore :The pilots of a doomed Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX scoured a handbook as they struggled to understand why the jet was lurching...
“Democracy in UK all but dead”: Trump Jr slams PM May over Brexit
US President Donald Trump’s eldest son rebuked UK Prime Minister Theresa May over her faltering Brexit tactics Tuesday, claiming she had unnecessarily prolonged Britain’s EU...
Abel Prize for maths awarded to woman for first time
AFP, Oslo : Women took another step forward in the still male-dominated world of science Tuesday, as American Karen Uhlenbeck won the Abel Prize in mathematics...
Trump reaffirms US considering ‘all options’ to bring down Venezuela’s President Maduro
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reaffirmed that “all options” are being considered in his drive to bring down Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro.“All options...