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November 26, 2017 5:55 PM

Rock fall kills 6, injures 9 in China

In China, six people were killed and nine others injured by falling rocks on a mountain road in the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region today. According to state-run Xinhua news agency, the rocks came crushing down over the township of Zhoulu in Mashan county, hitting pedestrians and vehicles....

November 26, 2017 5:54 PM

Dozens of flights cancelled as Bali volcano continues to spew smoke

A volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali sent plumes of grey smoke and steam thousands of metres into the air for the third day in a week on Sunday. Mount Agung spewed smoke and ash as high as 4,000 metres this morning.<br/><br/> A spokesman for Bali's airport said the vol...

November 26, 2017 1:49 PM

Pakistan calls in army to end protests of religious parties

In Pakistan, the army was called in on Sunday to deal with the aftermath of a botched operation against protesters from religious parties that paralysed the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi for over a fortnight. <br/><br/>As many as six people were killed and hundreds wounded as l...

November 26, 2017 1:38 PM

US warns of &apos;repercussions&apos; for Pak over release of Hafiz Saeed

US has said, there will be repercussions on the bilateral relations with Pakistan if it does not detain Mumbai attack mastermind and LeT Chief Hafiz Saeed and charge him for his crimes. <br/><br/>Saeed was released from house arrest earlier this week by a three-judge panel in Lahore. &lt...

November 26, 2017 12:57 PM

US warns Pakistan seeking immediate re-arrest & prosecution of Hafiz Saaed

The US has sought immediate re-arrest and prosecution of the Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saaed, warning Pakistan that there would be repercussions for bilateral ties if it fails to act.<br/><br/>The banned Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) head, who carries a USD 10 million A...

November 26, 2017 10:59 AM

Egypt mosque attack death toll rises to 305

In Egypt, the death toll in the attack on a Sufi mosque in northern Sinai has risen to 305. The state prosecutor, in a statement, said 128 people are wounded. <br/><br/>It said, around 25 and 30 armed men carried out the assault on the al Rawdah Sufi mosque in Bir al-Abed. No group has y...

November 26, 2017 10:57 AM

Egypt mosque attack death toll rises to 305

In Egypt, the death toll in the attack on a Sufi mosque in northern Sinai has risen to 305. The state prosecutor, in a statement, said 128 people are wounded. <br/><br/>It said, around 25 and 30 armed men carried out the assault on the al Rawdah Sufi mosque in Bir al-Abed. No group has y...

November 26, 2017 8:13 AM

US warns of &apos;repercussions&apos; for Pak over release of Hafiz Saeed

US has said, there will be repercussions on the bilateral relations with Pakistan if it does not detain Mumbai attack mastermind and LeT Chief Hafiz Saeed and charge him for his crimes. <br/><br/>Saeed was released from house arrest earlier this week by a three-judge panel in Lahore. &lt...

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