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12 die in Taliban car bomb attack

KABUL, July 07 (Agencies): The Taliban carried out a devastating suicide car bombing in central Afghanistan on Sunday that killed 12 people and wounded over 150 others, said Afghan officials.The attack came as an all-Afghan peace conference, which includes the Taliban, were underway Sunday in Doha in an effort to...

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Trump admin insecure, says UK ambassador

LONDON, July 07 (BBC): The Trump administration has been labelled "inept", insecure and incompetent in leaked emails from the UK ambassador to Washington.Sir Kim Darroch said that the White House was "uniquely dysfunctional" and "divided" under Donald Trump.But he also warned that the US president should not be written off.The...

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Kashmiris for probe into torture accusations against India

SRINAGAR, July 07 (New York Times): Mohammad Ishaq Lone got a call from the Indian army one February night, ordering him to meet soldiers at an outpost near his house in Kashmir. It was only after he was hauled off to a brightly lit room, bound and beaten that he...

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HK protesters aim to send message to mainland China

HONG KONG, July 07 (AP): Protesters in Hong Kong were taking their message to visitors from mainland China on Sunday in a march to a high-speed rail station that connects to Guangdong city and other mainland destinations.A mostly young crowd gathered in the mid-afternoon ahead of a march through a...

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Wife of arrested Chinese former Interpol chief sues agency

PARIS, July 07 (AP): The wife of former Interpol President Meng Hongwei is suing the international police agency, accusing Interpol of failing to protect him from arrest in China and failing to protect his family.Meng's wife Grace Meng said her lawyers filed a legal complaint in the Permanent Court of...

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Challenges lie ahead despite Sudan deal

KHARTOUM, July 07 (AFP): After months of political uncertainty, Sudan has taken its first step towards a democratic transition, but getting the ruling generals to deliver on a power-sharing accord with protesters remains a challenge."The only path forward is a negotiated deal between the two sides," said Alan Boswell, senior...

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Yemen clashes leave four dead

SANAA, July 07 (Xinhua): At least four people were killed and dozens wounded in clashes between the Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebels in the southern districts of the port city Hodeidah during the last 24 hours, security sources told Xinhua on Saturday.The clashes began on Friday afternoon and have...

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Heatwave adds to woes of migrants in Bosnia

BIHAC, July 07 (AFP): Stranded in Bosnia, thousands of migrants face yet one more hurdle on their journey towards the European Union: the scorching summer heat in the Balkans.Under a leaden sky, Saleh Alhasan and his friends hurry to reach the shade of the woods after failing yet again to...

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News in Brief -(08-07-2019)

Putin, Erdogan discuss Libya, Syria over phoneMOSCOW, July 07: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed issues relating to Libya and Syria in a phone conversation on Saturday. The leaders voiced mutual concerns over the escalation of the situation in Libya and stressed the "urgent...

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