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August 2, 2017 7:39 PM

Two former Thai PMs acquitted of abusing power

Two former Thai Prime Ministers have been cleared of abuse of power in a case involving an anti-government protest in 2008 that turned deadly. Thailand's highest court in Bangkok on Wednesday acquitted Somchai Wongsawat, his then-deputy Chavalit Yongchaiyudh and two former police officials. The...

August 2, 2017 6:31 PM

Taliban suicide bomber attacks convoy of foreign forces in Afghanistan

A Taliban suicide bomber on Wednesday rammed a vehicle filled with explosives into a convoy of foreign forces in Afghanistan's restive southern province of Kandahar causing casualties . <br/><br/>Officials said, at around noon a car bomb targeted a convoy of foreign forces in Daman ...

August 2, 2017 6:21 PM

New Pak PM meets Nawaz Sharif before finalising Cabinet

Pakistan's new Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday met Nawaz Sharif to consult him before finalising his Cabinet. The two met at Sharif's private residence in the hill resort of Murree near Islamabad where Sharif has been staying since he vacated the official residence two day...

August 2, 2017 5:05 PM

US exploration firm offers to resume MH370 search, families say

Families of passengers and a Malaysian government minister said that a US seabed exploration firm has offered to take on the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, in a bid to solve one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries. The Boeing 777 disappeared in 2014 en route to Beijing from t...

August 2, 2017 4:47 PM

Taliban attacks convoy of foreign forces in Afghanistan

A Taliban suicide bomber on Wednesday rammed a vehicle filled with explosives into a convoy of foreign forces in Afghanistan's restive southern province of Kandahar causing casualties . <br/><br/>Officials said, at around noon a car bomb targeted a convoy of foreign forces in Daman ...

August 2, 2017 2:24 PM

Facebook abandoned artificial intelligence experiment

Facebook has abandoned an artificial intelligence experiment after two of its robots began talking to each other in their own language.<br/><br/>The social media giant said, researchers shut down the so-called chatbots because they wanted them to be able to speak to people. But, the move...

August 2, 2017 2:12 PM

Economic sanctions imposed on Qatar not violate WTO agreements: UAE

UAE has said, economic sanctions imposed on Qatar by three Gulf states did not violate World Trade Organisation agreements. Doha launched a wide-ranging legal complaint at the Geneva-based body on Monday. <br/><br/>Qatar requested for consultations with the three countries, triggering a ...

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