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November 3, 2017 7:13 AM

US cuts off Chinese bank over North Korea ties

The United States excluded China's Bank of Dandong from its financial system, alleging that it has helped North Korea evade financial sanctions to launder funds.<br/><br/>Washington had alerted other businesses in June that it plans to take the action, but it finally came into effec...

November 2, 2017 7:35 PM

'Fake news' named word of the year 2017

Fake news, a term heavily popularised by US President Donald Trump, has been named the word of the year by Collins dictionary due to its widespread use around the world. <br/><br/>The UK-based dictionary writer found that the use of this word registered a 365 per cent rise in the last 12...

November 2, 2017 2:00 PM

Osama bin Laden closely followed developments in Kashmir:CIA

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) documents released on Wednesday reveals that Osama bin Laden closely followed developments in Kashmir and the trial of Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley in the 2008 Mumbai attack case. <br/><br/>According to files seized in May 2011 ...

November 2, 2017 1:59 PM

Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 29 people in Yemen

In Yemen, a Saudi-led coalition air strike killed 29 people at a crowded marketplace and a hotel in the heartland of the Iran-backed Shiite Huthi rebels in northern Yemen on Wednesday. <br/><br/>The rebel-controlled Saba news agency said the hotel and market in Sahar were crowded with wo...

November 2, 2017 1:59 PM

US: 3 dead in shooting at Thornton Walmart

In the United States, three persons killed in a shooting at the Walmart on Grand Street in suburban Denver. <br/><br/>Thornton police said the suspect entered a Walmart in Thornton, Colorado, and opened fire a little after 6 p.m. local time on Wednesday. <br/><br/>Thornton Po...

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