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Afghan Sikhs, Hindus grieve after suicide attack kills 20

JALALABAD, July 02 (Agencies): Grief mixed with anger among Afghanistan's minority Sikh and Hindu community on Monday.They prepared for funerals of loved ones, including an election candidate, killed in a suicide attack.At least 20 people were killed and 21 wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd...

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DPRK, Washington hold working level talks

SEOUL, July 02 (Agencies): North Korea and the United States (US) held a working-level talks on Sunday at the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom.The Yonhap news agency reported on Monday citing an unidentified diplomatic source.The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui and US Ambassador...

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Leftist Lopez wins Mexico presidential election

MEXICO CITY, July 02 (Agencies): Anti-establishment leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won Mexico's presidential election on Sunday.Three polling firms gave the former Mexico City mayor the win. Newspaper El Financiero's exit poll gave him 49 per cent of the vote to 27 per cent for conservative Ricardo Anaya and 18...

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Merkel seeks way out of German crisis as minister resignation

BERLIN, July 02 (Reuters): German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a last-ditch effort to resolve a row over migrant policy with her conservative allies on Monday.A top minister threatened to resign, casting doubt on whether her coalition can survive.Interior Minister Horst Seehofer offered to quit his cabinet post and the chairmanship...

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Malaysia appoints youngest-ever minister

KUALA LUMPUR, July 02 (AP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad completed his cabinet on Monday.Mahathir completed his cabinet with the appointments of another 13 lawmakers, including a 25-year-old touted as the country's youngest minister and a science minister who will focus on green technology and climate change.The cabinet expansion is...

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Mob attack leaves five dead in India

NEW DELHI, July 02 (AFP): Five men were bludgeoned to death by a crazed mob in yet another horrific lynching to rock in India.Indian police said on Monday they have arrested 23 people in this connection.Local media estimate more than 25 people have been killed in recent months in similar...

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News in Brief (03-07-2018

Turkey orders arrest of dozens of colonels in Gulen probeISTANBUL, July 02: Turkey ordered on Monday the detention of 68 suspects, including dozens of colonels, in an operation targeting alleged supporters of the US-based Islamic cleric whom Ankara accuses of orchestrating an attempted coup two years ago. Nineteen serving officers...

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