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November 2, 2017 8:16 AM

Draft UN resolution condemns North Korea on rights abuses

The European Union and Japan have circulated a draft UN resolution that condemns North Korea for diverting resources to pursue nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles instead of helping its people, more than half in need of food and medical care. <br/><br/>The draft condemns the longstand...

November 1, 2017 8:23 PM

Bangladesh demands apology from Pak over misleading FB post

Bangladesh has demanded an apology from Pakistan after its envoy in Dhaka posted a misleading video claiming that the country's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was not the one who declared its independence in 1971.<br/><br/>The Pakistani mission in Dhaka shared the video on its Facebo...

November 1, 2017 7:48 PM

Hamas begins handing control of Gaza border crossings to PA

The Islamist group Hamas has begun handing control of border crossings in Gaza to the Palestinian Authority (PA) as part of a reconciliation deal. <br/><br/>A ceremony at the Rafah crossing with Egypt saw a formal transfer from a Hamas official to his PA counterpart. <br/><br/&g...

November 1, 2017 5:12 PM

Japan PM reappoints his Cabinet after election

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reappointed all of his Cabinet Ministers, following his reelection by the Diet as country's leader. Both Houses chose him as the country's 98th Prime Minister today.<br/><br/>The ruling coalition won a landslide victory in last month'...

November 1, 2017 5:12 PM

World&apos;s third largest book fair opens in Sharjah

World&apos;s third largest book fair opened on Wednesday at Sharjah. It began with a glittering opening ceremony at Expo Centre, in the presence Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, other shaikhs and guests. The theme of this year&apos;s Sharjah Inter...

November 1, 2017 2:10 PM

Uber confirms terror suspect was a driver

Global Taxi Service Provider Uber has confirmed that the man suspected of driving a vehicle down a bike path near the World Trade Centre site, killing eight people, was one of its drivers. <br/><br/>The company released a statement today saying 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov passed a backgr...

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