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Differences resolved on US troop withdrawal: Taliban

KABUL, Aug 06 (Agencies): The United States and the Taliban have resolved differences in peace talks over US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, as well as over insurgent guarantees on cutting ties with other extremist groups, a Taliban official said on Tuesday.The development came during US-Taliban talks over the past two...

If US wants talks, it must lift sanctions: Rouhani

TEHRAN, Aug 06 (Agencies): Iran's president has reiterated that if Washington wants to open negotiations with Tehran, it must lift all sanctions against his country "before everything else."Iranian state TV says President Hassan Rouhani made the comments during a meeting with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday.Rouhani also reiterated...

Quarter of world population face extreme water crisis

WASHINGTON, Aug 06 (AFP): Nearly a quarter of the world's population lives in 17 countries facing extremely high water stress, close to "day zero" conditions when the taps run dry, according to a report released Tuesday.The World Resources Institute's Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas ranked water stress, drought risk and riverine...

North Korea fires more missiles as talks stall

SEOUL, Aug 06 (AP): North Korea continued to ramp up its weapons demonstrations by firing two presumed short-range ballistic missiles into the sea Tuesday while lashing out at the United States and South Korea for continuing military exercises that the North says could derail fragile nuclear diplomacy.North Korea's fourth round...

Delhi fire leaves six persons dead

NEW DELHI, Aug 06 (Xinhua): The death toll in Tuesday's fire in Delhi has risen to six and 11 injured people are admitted in a hospital, out of whom seven are said to be in a critical condition, a senior official of the Delhi Fire Services Department told Xinhua over...

China warns HK protesters not to 'play with fire'

BEIJING, Aug 06 (BBC): China has issued a strong warning to Hong Kong's protesters, saying their attempts "to play with fire will only backfire".A spokesman for China's top policy office on Hong Kong told protesters not to "underestimate the firm resolve [of] the central government".Hong Kong has seen nine consecutive...

Romania plans anti-obesity tax on sugary drinks

BUCHAREST, Aug 06 (AFP): Romania announced on Tuesday plans to levy a tax on sugary soft drinks to combat obesity, following the lead of other European countries such as France."This tax is aimed at discouraging consumption (of sugary drinks) and increasing public revenues, which could be spent on health and...

Moroccan navy pick up 400 migrants en route to Spain

RABAT, Aug 06 (AFP): The Moroccan navy has picked up more than 400 migrants trying to reach Spain and returned them to the North African country, a military source said on Monday.Some of those taken ashore were "in a state of poor health" and received first aid aboard Moroccan coastguard...

Police charge 72 demonstrators over climate rally in Australia

SYDNEY, Aug 06 (AP): Police arrested dozens of climate protesters who disrupted traffic Tuesday in the biggest city in Australia's main coal mining state.The demonstration was the latest in a series of protests by environmental group Extinction Rebellion to disrupt downtown Brisbane.Police charged 72 people following the protest, which involved...

News in Brief -(07-08-2019)

14 passengers die in Bolivia bus accidentLA PAZ, Aug 06: At least 14 people were killed and 21 others injured when a passenger bus plummeted 200 meters into a ravine around midnight Sunday in Bolivia, local authorities reported on Monday. The accident occurred near the town of Charazani, 251 km...