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September 28, 2017 1:29 PM

At least six killed, two injured in Pakistan landslide

In Pakistan, at least six labourers were killed and two injured in a landslide at a stone-cutting site near a mountain in Punjab province. The Geo news today said a total of eight labourers working on the stone crushing site were buried under the landslide yesterday in the surrounding areas of Sargo...

September 28, 2017 11:42 AM

Japan PM dissolves lower house of parliament, paves way for snap election

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved the lower house of parliament, today, paving the way for a snap election that is expected to be held on October 22. The speaker of the house, Tadamori Oshima, read the statement of dissolution.<br/>The dissolution of the more powerful of Japan'...

September 28, 2017 11:39 AM

US slashes number of refugees it is ready to resettle

The US has decided to curtail the number of refugees allowed to resettle in the United States next year to 45,000, half of the cap in 2016. A US government official told reporters during a conference call yesterday that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will brief the Congress on this.<br/><...

September 28, 2017 10:12 AM

15 killed in attack on drug rehabilitation center in Chihuahua

Gunmen killed 15 people in a mass shooting at a drug rehabilitation center in the northern border state of Chihuahua. The Chihuahua state prosecutor's office said, initial investigations prove that the attack was related to drug distribution and the feud between the Mexicles and Aztecas drug ga...

September 28, 2017 10:04 AM

US: Senate approves General Dunford for second term as top US officer

In the United States, Senate has confirmed Gen Joseph Dunford's nomination for a second term as chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff. The Senate yesterday by voice-vote backed the combat-hardened commander who received high marks from Republicans and Democrats. The vote came shortly after the A...

September 28, 2017 9:50 AM

Senate approves General Dunford for second term as top US officer

In the United States, Senate has confirmed Gen Joseph Dunford's nomination for a second term as chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff. The Senate yesterday by voice-vote backed the combat-hardened commander who received high marks from Republicans and Democrats. The vote came shortly after the A...

September 28, 2017 9:42 AM

US Prez unveils new framework for tax reform calling for sweeping cuts

US President Donald Trump has unveiled a Republican framework for tax reform that calls for sweeping tax cuts and a simplification of the tax code. Speaking to hundreds of supports at the Indiana State Fair grounds after the White House and congressional Republicans released a framework for sweeping...

September 28, 2017 9:41 AM

Civilian killed by US airstrike responding to Taliban attack in Afganistan

In response to the Taliban's rocket attack at the Kabul international airport yesterday that the insurgents said targeted the plane of visiting US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, the US said it launched two missiles. It said, one of the two missiles missed its intended target causing several c...

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