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October 2, 2017 12:19 PM

Panama Probe: Pakistan's Ex PM Sharif's indictment postponed

An anti-corruption court in Pakistan today postponed the indictment of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on charges of corruption in the Panama Papers scandal. <br/><br/>Sharif, arrived at the accountability court amid tight security for the court hearing in three graft cases against hi...

October 2, 2017 10:54 AM

Syria: Over 3,000 people killed in Sept month alone

A London-based human rights group has said more than 3,000 people in Syria were killed in the country's civil war last month alone, the highest of the year. <br/><br/>The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll for September stands at 3,055, of which 955 were civilia...

October 2, 2017 10:54 AM

Death toll rises to 361 in Mexico earthquake

The casualties from Mexico's magnitude 7.1 earthquake touched 361 after another succumbed in the capital, where a search continued at the site of a collapsed seven-story office building in a central neighborhood.<br/><br/>National Civil Defense chief Luis Felipe Puente said that the...

October 2, 2017 10:54 AM

Sikh lawyer Jagmeet Singh voted leader of Canada's New Democratic Party

A 38-year-old Sikh lawyer was today elected the leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, becoming the first member of a minority community to lead a major political party in the country.<br/><br/>Jagmeet Singh, the Ontario provincial lawmaker, was elected on the first ballot to lead...

October 2, 2017 9:05 AM

Benghazi port reopens after 3 years

In Libya, Benghazi port has reopened for the first time in three years after being forced to cease operations because of clashes. <br/><br/>The port reopened on Sunday situated in the eastern part of the country. Commercial operations at the port had ended in 2014 when armed movements, i...

October 2, 2017 9:05 AM

ISIS claims responsibility for knife attack in France

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a knife attack that killed two women at the main train station in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille on Sunday. <br/><br/>According to the monitoring group SITE, the IS group claimed the attack through a statement posted by i...

October 2, 2017 9:05 AM

Trump tells top US diplomat: Don't waste time talking to North Korea

US President Donald Trump said that he told his top diplomat not to waste his time trying to negotiate with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. <br/><br/>In a tweet, Mr Trump said he has told Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with the North Kor...

October 2, 2017 5:38 AM

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says Catalan has won right to statehood

In Spain, Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has said that the Spanish region of Catalan has won the right to statehood following a contentious referendum that was marred by violence. <br/><br/>He said the door has been opened to a unilateral declaration of independence. Catalan officials ...

October 2, 2017 5:36 AM

At least 761 people injured in clashes in Catalonia Referendum

In Spain, at least 761 people were injured in clashes in Catalonia today amid the referendum on the region's independence from Spain. <br/><br/>Catalan emergency officials said that 761 people have been injured as police used force to try to block voting in Catalonia's independ...

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