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October 10, 2019 2:05 PM

Special sitting for MPs to decide future of Brexit

In Britain, MPs will be called to Parliament for a special sitting for the future of Brexit. BBC reports, Parliament will meet on 19 October after a crunch EU summit. <br />''<br />''The parliamentary session will take place the day after the crucial t...

October 10, 2019 12:13 PM

Philippines: Over 500 illegally working foreigners arrested for fraud

<span style="color: #222222;">In Philippines, police and immigration authorities have arrested more than 500 illegally working foreigners, mostly Chinese involved in telecommunications and investment scams. Officials said, the 542 foreigners, who were arrested last ni...

October 10, 2019 10:07 AM

Sri Lanka apprehends 7 Indian fishermen over trespassing

<span style="color: #222222;">Sri Lankan Navy is reported to have apprehended seven Indian fishermen on charges of trespassing into its territorial waters.<br />''<br />''The seven from Tamil Nadu have set out for fishin...

October 9, 2019 8:56 PM

Two killed in attack in eastern German city of Halle

In Germany, at least two people have been killed in an attack in the eastern city of Halle. A spokesman of the city's hospital told, two people also suffered serious bullet wounds in the attack. <br />'' <br />'' According to media reports, the sh...

October 9, 2019 6:04 PM

At least 30 civilians killed in May U.S. strikes in Afghanistan, says UN

The UN says at least 30 civilians were killed in Afghanistan when the US bombed several drug-making facilities in the western part of the country in May this year. <br />'' <br />'' The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, UNA...

October 9, 2019 2:35 PM

US to curb China officials' visas over repression of Uighurs

<span style="color: #222222;">The United States has said that it will curb visas for Chinese officials over repression of Uighurs and other Muslims in the western region of Xinjiang. <br />''<br />''In a statement, Secre...

October 9, 2019 2:29 PM

Chinese state media slams NBA Head Adam Silver's remarks

Chinese state media has slammed National Basketball Association Head Adam Silver's remarks in apparent support of a tweet by Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey supporting  pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.<br />''<br />''T...

October 9, 2019 9:02 AM

South Asia region Al Qaeda chief Asim Umar killed in Afghanistan

<span style="color: #222222;">The leader of Al-Qaeda's South Asian branch was killed in a US -Afghan joint raid in southern Afghanistan in September. Asim Umar, who led al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) since its inception in 2014, was killed during a ra...

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