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Khaleda Zia gets 7-year jail in graft case

Khaleda Zia gets 7-year jail in graft case

29-10-2018 comments

Dhaka (IANS): Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia was on Monday sentenced to seven-year jail in a corruption case.

The verdict was announced at the temporary court premises set up at the…

N.Korea denuclearisation within reach: US

N.Korea denuclearisation within reach: US

29-10-2018 comments

Seoul (IANS): A top US official said here on Monday that that complete and verifiable denuclearisation of North Korea was within reach.

US Special representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun expressed confidence on behalf of President Donald…

11 people killed, 6 injured in US shooting

11 people killed, 6 injured in US shooting

28-10-2018 comments

Washington (IANS): At least 11 people were killed and six others were injured after a gunman opened fire Saturday morning inside a synagogue in Pittsburgh, US state of Pennsylvania, a city official said.

No children were among the fatalities…

Pakistan gives death sentence to 14 terrorists

Pakistan gives death sentence to 14 terrorists

27-10-2018 comments

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistani Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has confirmed death sentences to 14 terrorists belonging to banned militant groups, the military said.

Eight others have been sent to jail by the military courts, the…

Sri Lankan President suspends Parliament amidst political crisis

Sri Lankan President suspends Parliament amidst political crisis

27-10-2018 comments

Colombo (IANS): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday suspended Parliament till November amid a political crisis which erupted after he sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and replaced him with former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa.

18 killed in Jordan flash flood

18 killed in Jordan flash flood

26-10-2018 comments

Amman (IANS) At least 18 people died and 35 were injured in an area near the Dead Sea, in the west of Jordan, as a result of flooding caused by torrential rains in the country on Thursday, according to the Jordanian Department of Civil Defence.

New York officials call suspicious packages terrorism

New York officials call suspicious packages terrorism

25-10-2018 comments

New York (IANS) New York authorities are calling the sending of a pipe bomb to CNN headquarters in Manhattan's Time Warner building an act of terrorism, although they ruled out any "specific threats" in the city.

Hurricane Willa hits Mexican coast

Hurricane Willa hits Mexican coast

24-10-2018 comments

Mexico City (IANS) The northwest coast of Mexico has been hit by 195 kmph winds as Category-3 hurricane Willa made landfall in Sinaloa, while the remnants of the storm Vicente dissipated over Michoacan.

Willa made landfall at…

$77 bn laundered through fake bank accounts in Pakistan

$77 bn laundered through fake bank accounts in Pakistan

23-10-2018 comments

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court has been informed that transactions of more than 100 billion Pakistani rupees ($77 billion) have been carried out through 107 fake bank accounts, the authorities said on Tuesday.

According…

India, Iran, Afghanistan discuss Chabahar port

India, Iran, Afghanistan discuss Chabahar port

23-10-2018 comments

New Delhi (IANS): In the face of fresh sanctions imposed by Washington on Tehran over its nuclear programme, India, Iran and Afghanistan discussed the full operationalisation of the Chabahar port that the three countries are jointly developing at…

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