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Pak troops kill two Indian soldiers, violating ceasefire

SRINAGAR, Apr 10 (Agencies): Two Indian soldiers were killed in firing by Pakistani troops along the highly militarised frontier that divides disputed Kashmir between the two rivals, India's army said on Tuesday.Pakistani soldiers used mortars and automatic gunfire overnight to strike at Indian positions in Sunderbani sector along the Line...

China warns against military action, Trump pledges ‘forceful’ US response

BEIJING, Apr 10 (AFP): China on Tuesday warned against military action in Syria after US President Donald Trump vowed to respond "forcefully" to the latest alleged chemical atrocity in the country's bloody civil war.As he opened a cabinet meeting at the White House on Monday, Trump pledged "major decisions" to...

UK hospital releases ex-Russian spy's daughter

LONDON, Apr 10 (AP): British media report that Yulia Skripal, one of two Russians poisoned by nerve agent, has been released from the hospital.BBC News said Tuesday the 33-year-old Skripal had been discharged from hospital and taken to a "secure" location on Monday.Britain's Press Association says hospital officials plan to...

Kim makes first official mention of US talks

PYONGYANG, Apr 10 (Agencies): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has publicly acknowledged talks with the US for the first time, according to state media reports.US President Donald Trump agreed last month to talks with Mr Kim, but Pyongyang had been silent on the summit.Mr Kim mentioned the "prospect" of dialogue...

Sudan vows to stay in Saudi alliance fighting in Yemen

KHARTOUM, Apr 10 (AFP): Sudan vowed Tuesday that it will remain in a Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen, after a deadly ambush reportedly killed dozens of its soldiers in the war-torn country last week.Khartoum has deployed hundreds of soldiers in Yemen since 2015 as part of the alliance battling...

UN on eroding freedoms

HONG KONG, Apr 10 (AFP): More than 40 civil groups in Hong Kong (HK) appealed to the United Nations (UN) Tuesday demanding action to protect rapidly disappearing freedoms as Beijing increasingly tightens its grip on the freewheeling city.The coalition cited increasing self-censorship, declining press freedom and the disqualification of election...

World's hottest chilli pepper gives man 'thunderclap' headaches

PARIS, Apr 10 (AFP): Doctors issued a chilli warning Tuesday after an American man who ate the world's hottest pepper was struck by excruciating "thunderclap" headaches.The 34-year-old man's symptoms began with dry heaves "immediately after participation in a hot pepper contest where he ate one Carolina Reaper," in 2016, said...

News in Brief-(11-04-2018)

Indian truck crash leaves 18 labourers deadNEW DELHI, Apr 10: At least 18 people were killed when a truck packed with labourers overturned on a winding highway in western India on Tuesday, police said. The truck hit a roadside barrier outside Khandala, a hill resort and popular tourist destination 80...

Police beating a protester

BIHAR: Police beating a protester during a strike observed across India against a caste-based reservations system in education and jobs in Gaya in Bihar state on Tuesday — AFP