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October 20, 2019 11:25 AM

US troops leaving Syria to go to western Iraq, says US Defence Secretary

<span style="color: #222222;">Mark Esper has said that under the current plan, all American troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq. He said, the US military will continue to conduct operations against the Islamic State terror group to prevent its resurgence.&amp...

October 20, 2019 8:36 AM

Russia dam collapse: Death toll reaches to 15

At least 15 people have died and 13 others are missing after a dam collapse at a gold mine in Siberia. <br />'' <br />'' The dam, on the Seiba river in the region of Krasnoyarsk, burst after heavy rain today, flooding cabins where workers lived. &l...

October 20, 2019 8:35 AM

Sri Lanka removed from FATF's Grey List

<span style="color: #222222;">Sri Lanka has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) list of countries at risk for money laundering. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="col...

October 20, 2019 8:33 AM

Christian party quits Lebanon govt after third day of protests

<span style="color: #222222;">In Lebanon, the Christian party quit the coalition government yesterday, after the third day of protests across the country against tax increases and alleged official corruption.<br />''  <br /&...

October 19, 2019 9:19 PM

Lebanese army cracks down on protests

<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The Lebanese army moved to end a wave of protests against tax increases and alleged official corruption today, as the fragile governing coalition fractured over...

October 19, 2019 6:20 PM

Syria accuses Turkey of ceasefire violations

Syrian Kurdish forces say Turkey is failing to abide by the terms of a US-brokered cease-fire. They say Ankara is refusing to lift a siege it imposed on a key border town in northeastern Syria 30 hours after the truce went into effect.<br />'' <br />''...

October 19, 2019 4:57 PM

Afghanistan village bury victims of mosque bombings

Funerals are being held in eastern Afghanistan for the victims of yesterday's deadly bomb blast in a village mosque which killed 62 people during prayers. Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province said that the explosion also wounded 36 people when it went off as doz...

October 19, 2019 4:51 PM

Chile President declares state emergency in Santiago

<span style="color: #222222;">Chile's President Sebastian Pinera has declared a state of emergency in Santiago and gave the military responsibility for security after a day of violent protests over an increase in the price of metro tickets.</span>&a...

October 19, 2019 9:07 AM

IMF Members agree to double pool of money to aid distressed countries

<span style="color: #222222;">Global Finance Ministers yesterday agreed to double a key pool of money that the International Monetary Fund can use to aid distressed countries but again put off giving more votes to major emerging economies. The IMF has been working to ...

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