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July 7, 2017 6:58 AM

Trump, Putin to meet for first time at G20

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to size each other up in person for the first time today in what promises to be the most highly anticipated meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit. <br/><br/>Trump has said he wants to find ways to work with Putin...

July 7, 2017 6:56 AM

G20: Hamburg sees clashes between police and protesters

Seventy-six police officers have been injured in clashes with protesters in Germany's city of Hamburg, where a G20 summit starts shortly. <br/><br/>Police said, three officers were taken to hospital. There were also reports of injuries among protesters. <br/><br/>The cla...

July 7, 2017 6:54 AM

Mexico violence: 28 dead in prison fight in Acapulco

A fight between rival gangs in a prison in south-western Mexico has left at least 28 inmates dead. <br/><br/>The pre-dawn fight broke out in the security wing of Las Cruces prison in the city of Acapulco. The victims were stabbed and beaten to death. <br/><br/>The governor ha...

July 7, 2017 6:50 AM

Saudi, allies slam Qatar's non-compliance as threat to security

Saudi Arabia and its allies has criticised Qatar's refusal to accept conditions to end the Gulf's biggest diplomatic crisis in years as a threat to regional security. <br/><br/>Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain said Qatar's rejection of a list of de...

July 7, 2017 6:48 AM

IS on 'last legs' in Mosul: Canadian general

The Islamic State group is on the verge of defeat in its former Iraqi stronghold of Mosul. <br/><br/>A coalition general has said that the militants will be fully ousted by next week. Canadian Brigadier General Dave Anderson, who oversees the training of local forces for the US-led coali...

July 6, 2017 9:49 PM

19 killed, 25 others injured as bus overturnes on expressway in China

In China, at least 19 people were killed and 25 others injured on Thursday after a bus they were travelling in overturned on an expressway in Guangdong province. The accident took place on an expressway section in Longmen county under Huizhou city. All the injured are being treated in a hospital.

July 6, 2017 9:22 PM

6.5-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines on Thursday. One person is reported to be killed as a building collapsed with several more people feared trapped inside. A local official said, rescuers were rushing to the town of Kananga where a three-storey commercial building collapsed as...

July 6, 2017 8:10 PM

Pakistan leader shot dead in Quetta

In Pakistan, a top leader of a prominent political party in Balochistan was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Thursday in the capital of the restive Pakistani province. <br/><br/>According to police sources in Karachi, Malik Naveed Dehwar, a leader of Balochistan National Party (BNP), ...

July 6, 2017 7:29 PM

Japan, EU reach broad deal on Economic Partnership Agreement

Japan and the European Union have reached a broad deal on an Economic Partnership Agreement that would affect about 30 percent of the world's gross domestic product. <br/><br/>Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced the ...

July 6, 2017 6:03 PM

Pakistan: Death toll in oil tanker inferno rises to 218

In Pakistan, death toll in the oil tanker inferno has risen to 218 as 12 more patients succumbed to their injuries during the last couple of days in Lahore and Multan hospitals. According to Punjab government, the death toll may rise further as condition of 49 patients is said to be very critical.&l...

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