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October 7, 2019 12:59 PM

Malaysia fines 80 people, groups for allegedly 1MDB payments

Malaysia has ordered 80 people and groups to pay fines, totalling about 100 million US dollars, for allegedly receiving funds from the 1MDB state investment fund.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"><br />''A brother of...

October 7, 2019 10:07 AM

Security forces kill 19 terrorists in Rawanda

<span style="color: #222222;">In Rawanda, security forces killed 19 terrorists blamed for a weekend attack that left 14 dead near the Volcanoes National Park, famous for its mountain gorilla sanctuary. In a statement  the police said, security forces were...

October 7, 2019 8:51 AM

Iraq: Govt announces slew of reforms following protests

<span style="color: #222222;">Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi's cabinet has issued a series of reforms after an extraordinary session overnight in response to sweeping anti-government rallies that have left nearly 100 dead.<br />'' &...

October 7, 2019 8:36 AM

Mauritius PM dissolves Parliament, calls for general elections

<span style="color: #222222;">Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth has dissolved parliament and called for general elections next month. In a video statement, Mr. Jugnauth said, he has advised the president to dissolve Parliament and to issue the writ for g...

October 6, 2019 9:20 PM

Maha Ashtami being celebrated in Bangladesh

The Maha Ashtami of Durga Puja is being celebrated across Bangladesh today.<br />'' <br />'' It is the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community in the country.<br />'' <br />'' The five-day-long ...

October 6, 2019 8:11 PM

Nepal: Former Lower House Speaker arrested in sexual harassment case

<span style="color: #222222;">Former Speaker of Nepal's House of Representatives, Lower House of the Parliament, Krishna Bahadur Mahara has been arrested in a sexual harassment case. He was arrested from his official residence in Kathmandu this evening.<br...

October 6, 2019 6:19 PM

No talks unless US ends hostilities: N Korea

A day after negotiations in Sweden broke down, North Korea said today that it has no desire to continue nuclear talks with the United States unless Washington takes steps to end hostilities.<br />'' <br />''<br />''A spokesman f...

October 6, 2019 5:03 PM

State Dept will follow law in Trump impeachment: Pompeo

<span style="color: #222222;">US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that his department will follow the law in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump and defended his boss' attempts to push Ukraine to investigate former vice president Joe Bid...

October 6, 2019 2:23 PM

Brexit talks: EU leaders pile pressure on British PM to revise offer

<span style="color: #222222;">With the resumption of crunch Brexit talks tomorrow, European leaders piled pressure on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to revise his offer and to do so quickly. </span><br />'' <br /&...

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