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  • Cyclone Bulbul kills 13 in Bangladesh
    Dhaka, November 11 (IANS): At least 13 people have been killed due to falling trees, collapsed houses and illness after cyclone Bulbul ripped through southern Bangladesh, authorities said on Monday.
  • SL prez polls: Row erupts over Gotabaya's US citizenship
    Colombo, November 11 (IANS): A fresh row has erupted over the US citizenship of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa, with incumbent Sports Minister Harin Fernando a
  • Ex-Malay PM to enter defence over corruption charges
    Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. (IANS File Photo)   Kuala Lumpur, November 11 (IANS): Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was ordered to enter defence on Monday for the corr
  • Pro-China supporter set on fire amid chaos in HK
    File photo shows officers of the Hong Kong Police's media liaison team (wearing blue vests) working in Hong Kong, south China. (IANS File Photo)   Hong Kong, November 11 (IANS): Amid the ongoing
  • Socialists win Spain polls amid far right surge
    Madrid, November 11 (IANS): The Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) of acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has won most of the seats in the country's fourth general election, but fell short of a majority while right
  • Riots erupt in Bolivia after Morales' resignation
    La Paz, November 11 (IANS): Riots erupted across Bolivia after the resignation of President Evo Morales amid mounting pressure to step down following the anti-government protests that have rocked the South Amer
  • $14.8mn needed to fund basic services in Libya: Unicef
    Tripoli, November 10 (IANS): The UN Children's Fund (Unicef) has said that it needed $14.8 million to fund basic and life-saving services in Libya.   "The Unicef humanitarian response remains under-f
  • Bolivian Gov's house set ablaze as protests continue
    La Paz, November 10 (IANS): The house of a Bolivian Governor was set on fire, allegedly by protesters opposed to the re-election of President Evo Morales, as widespread demonstrations and incidents continued wi
  • UK parties row over spending plans
    London, November 10 (IANS): A spending row has broken out after the UK's ruling Conservative Party published what it claimed would be the cost of an opposition Labour government over five years, ahead of the De
  • Trump may release transcript of April Ukraine call
    Washington, November 10 (IANS): US President Donald Trump has said that he was likely to release the full transcript of his April telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Tues
  • Three killed as cyclone Bulbul makes landfall in Bangladesh
    Dhaka, November 10 (IANS): At least three people were killed and six others injured as severe cyclonic storm 'Bulbul' made landfall in Bangladesh's western Khulna and southern Patuakhali districts, forcing
  • Australian bushfires kill three, destroy at least 150 homes
    An Air-crane water bombing helicopter drops water on a bushfire in Harrington, Australia, November 8, 2019. AAP Image/Shane Chalker/via REUTERS   MELBOURNE, November 9 (Reuters) - Three people have d
  • If Berlin Wall can go, so could LoC: Qureshi
    Kartarpur, November 9 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Quershi politicised the inauguration of the Kartarpur Corridor, saying if the Berlin Wall can be demolished, the temporary boundary of the Lin
  • Bangladesh evacuates thousands ahead of cyclone Bulbul
    Dhaka, November 9 (IANS) Authorities in Bangladesh on Saturday ordered the evacuation of at least 100,000 people from coastal areas as Cyclone Bulbul was set to make landfall later in the day. The 'very seve
  • Trump opposes public hearings during impeachment inquiry
    Washington, November 9 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that there should be no public hearings during the House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry against him, and directed White House Chief of S
  • Ex-Brazilian President Lula released from prison
    Brasilia, November 9 (IANS) Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was freed from prison where he as held since April 2018, after a Supreme Court ruling that paved the way for his release. Lula
  • Ivanka Trump boosts female empowerment in Morocco
    Rabat, November 9 (IANS) Ivanka Trump has announced a set of female empowerment projects aimed at increasing women's employability and economic autonomy in Morocco on Friday on the last day of her trip to the n
  • UK's Sussexes, Cambridges to reunite at Remembrance event
    London, November 9 (IANS) The Royal British Legion's annual Festival of Remembrance will witness the reunion of the UK's Prince William and Prince Harry along with their wives Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle,
  • Brazil court ruling could free jailed ex-Prez Lula
    Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves to the crowd from his home in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil on March 5, 2016. (REUTERS File Photo)     Brasilia, November 8 (IA
  • Belgium formally arrests Catalan separatists at Spain's request
    Dismissed Catalan politicians Toni Comin (L), Lluis Puig (C) and Meritxell Serret (R) attend a protest in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 12, 2019. (REUTERS File Pho
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