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September 11, 2019 2:21 PM

North Korea confirms 2nd test of multiple rocket launcher

North Korea today said, its leader Kim Jong Un observed the test-launch of a "super-large multiple rocket launcher" system, the latest in a series of weapons tests performed by Pyongyang amid stalled diplomacy over its nuclear programme.<br />''&...

September 11, 2019 2:10 PM

US Prez Trump issues new executive order to combat terrorism

United States President Donald Trump has issued a new executive order on the eve of the 9/11 anniversary yesterday that would enhance the country's ability to target terrorists and those who finance their activities to deter perpetrators of terrorism worldwide. Utilizing the new order, the Trea...

September 11, 2019 1:38 PM

Bangladesh govt cuts mobile internet access in Rohingya camp

Government of Bangladesh yesterday ordered telecom operators to stop 3G, 4G and LTE networks in the Rohingya camp areas in the Teknaf and Ukhia of Cox's Bazar. The secretary general of the Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh S.M. Farhad said that only 2G services will remain a...

September 11, 2019 1:36 PM

China to exempt 16 categories of products from US tariffs

China today announced that it will exempt 16 categories of products from US tariffs, ahead of a fresh round of trade talks next month.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"><br />''The Customs Tariff Commission of the Sta...

September 11, 2019 1:10 PM

Japanese PM appoints new foreign & defence ministers

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today appointed new foreign and defence ministers and appointed a rising political star as environment minister. The cabinet reshuffle has fuelled speculation over Abe's successor.<br />'' <br />&...

September 11, 2019 12:59 PM

Sri Lanka: UNP fails to reach consensus on Presidential candidate

In Sri Lanka, the crucial meeting of the United National Party (UNP) to decide upon Presidential candidate ended on a positive note last night but failed to reach a final decision. Party deputy leader and Minister Sajith Premadasa told media after the meeting that several rounds of talks will be hel...

September 11, 2019 9:42 AM

New Italian govt wins confidence vote in upper house of parliament

In Italy, new government won a confidence vote in the upper house of parliament yesterday, the last hurdle to overcome before the pro-European executive could get down to work.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"><br />'&apo...

September 11, 2019 9:41 AM

Iraq: 31 pilgrims die in stampede at major shrine in Karbala

<span style="color: #222222;">In Iraq, 31 pilgrims died in a stampede at a major shrine in Karbala where they were marking the Ashoura procession yesterday. Panic broke out when a walkway reportedly collapsed during the ritual commemorations. Iraq's Health Minist...

September 11, 2019 9:35 AM

Trump ready to meet Rouhani without preconditions: Steven Mnuchin

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that President Donald Trump is ready to meet his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani without preconditions while maintaining maximum pressure on Tehran. The statement came just days after Iran said it has fired up centrifuges to boost its enriched uranium sto...

September 11, 2019 9:34 AM

Iraq: US drops bombs on island in Tigris River to target IS group

In Iraq, American warplanes have dropped 36,000 kilograms of bombs on an island in the Tigris River to target Islamic State group. The US-led coalition said, F-15 and F-35 warplanes took part in the bombing on Qanus Island in the central province of Salaheddine, north of the capital Baghdad yesterda...

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