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October 4, 2019 9:22 PM

Bangladesh: Buddhist leader Satyapriya Mohathero passes away

The second highest Buddhist leader of Bangladesh and head of Sima Bihar of Ramu in Cox's Bazar, Satyapriya Mohathero passed away in Dhaka today. He was 89 years old.<br />'' <br />'' Born in Cox's Bazar's Ramu in 1930, he became a monk i...

October 4, 2019 8:59 PM

Police open fire at anti-govt protesters in Baghdad

<span style="color: #222222;">In Iraq, Police have opened fire at a group of protesters in the capital Baghdad on the fourth day of anti-government protests.<br />'' <br />'' The death toll surged to 44 today, most of th...

October 4, 2019 2:32 PM

Hong Kong bans face masks after months of protests

Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam has used a colonial-era emergency law to ban face masks after months of angry protests. Protesters have often worn face masks to hide their identity. The measure was announced today, after the city saw widespread violence on 1 October, the 70th anniversary...

October 4, 2019 2:04 PM

At least three die as transport plane crashes in Ukraine

In Ukraine at least three people died when a transport plane crashed today while landing in the western region, emergency services said. The plane was coming from Spain.<br />''<br />''The Antonov-12 with eight people on board crash-landed 1.5 kilometr...

October 4, 2019 9:03 AM

Four officers killed in stabbing attack at Paris police headquarters

In France, four police officers were killed in a stabbing attack at the police headquarters in central Paris last night. Officials said, a knife-wielding man who worked at police headquarters went on a rampage, stabbing to death four employees before himself being shot dead. A fifth per...

October 3, 2019 4:40 PM

Strong typhoon hits South Korea, nine killed

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October 3, 2019 1:20 PM

Iraq: Indefinite curfew imposed in Baghdad after protests

In Iraq, an indefinite curfew was imposed in the capital city Baghdad today after two days of protests across the country that descended into violence and have left nine dead and around 400 wounded.<br />''<br />''Iraqi premier Adel Abdel Mahdi ordered...

October 3, 2019 1:16 PM

Taliban delegation meets Pak FM to push for revival of Afghan peace process

A high-level Taliban delegation today met Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi as part of a push to revive the Afghan peace process, stalled after US President Donald Trump abruptly declared the talks with the rebel group dead. The delegation is also expected to meet American offici...

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