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Five Indian states go to polls by year-end in test for Modi

NEW DELHI, Oct 07 (Reuters): Five Indian states will go to the polls later this year, the country's election commissioner said on Saturday, in a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity ahead of his re-election bid in May 2019.The state elections come at a time when the government is...

Rohingya refugees face hatred in India

JAMMU, Oct 07 (Reuters): Hours after Indian TV channels flashed that the country was deporting seven Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar, Sahidullah said he received a call from his nephew: "Uncle, please get us out of here. They will send us back too."Sahidullah, a Rohingya living in the far north of...

Pompeo, Kim agree to second US-North Korea summit

SEOUL, Oct 07 (Reuters): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed to arrange a second summit between the two countries as soon as possible, South Korea's presidential office said on Sunday.South Korea's President Moon Jae-in met Pompeo after the top US diplomat's trip...

Iran passes bill to counter terrorist financing

TEHRAN, Oct 07 (AFP): Iran’s parliament approved a bill on Sunday to counter terrorist financing that was strongly opposed by conservatives but seen as vital to salvaging the nuclear deal with European and Asian partners.The bill aims to bring Iran's laws in line with international standards and allow it to...

Taliban kill 10 police in Afghanistan

KABUL, Oct 07 (Reuters): At least 10 policemen were killed in clashes with Taliban fighters in the central Afghan province of Wardak, officials said on Sunday, amid fighting to wrest control of arterial highways a day after Taliban fighters blew up bridges.The Taliban set fire to a government building in...

News in Brief- (8-10-2018)

11 die in Haiti earthquakePORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 07: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck just off the northwest coast of Haiti late Saturday, killing at least 11 people and causing damage to buildings in the Caribbean nation, authorities said. The epicentre of the quake was located about 19 kilometers (12 miles) northwest of...

Conservative US judge Brett Kavanaugh taking oaths of office to become the 114th Supreme Court justice

Conservative US judge Brett Kavanaugh taking oaths of office to become the 114th Supreme Court justice on Saturday. Kavanaugh was sworn in shortly after the Senate voted 50-48 in his favour -a move that cemented the high court's shift to the right under the Republican leader, who has chosen two...