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UK, EU agree on terms for Brexit transition period

LONDON, Mar 19 (BBC): The UK and EU have agreed on a "large part" of the agreement that will lead to the "orderly withdrawal" of the UK.Brexit negotiators Michel Barnier and David Davis said they had agreed terms for a transition period, calling the announcement a "decisive step".But issues still...

Women are absolutely equal to men: Saudi Crown Prince

WASHINGTON, Mar 19 (Agencies): The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's (KSA) Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said that women are 'absolutely' equal to men as he is set to arrive in the US on Monday during which he will meet President Donald Trump and tour a number of American cities.On...

Australian wildfires raze dozens of homes, kill livestock

CANBERRA, Mar 19 (AP): Wildfires razed dozens of homes in southeast Australia, cut power to thousands more and killed livestock, but most of the weekend blazes had been contained by Monday. There have been no reports of serious injury, officials said.The worst-hit town was Tathra on the south coast of...

Japan PM denies involvement with school scandal cover-up

TOKYO, Mar 19 (BBC): Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Shinzo Abe has denied he played any role in the alleged cover-up of a land sale at the centre of a growing scandal.The controversy relates to the sale of government land at below market price to a controversial nationalist group.The group is...

Miscreants attack Turkish embassy in Denmark with petrol bombs

COPENHAGEN, Mar 19 (Reuters): At least two people attacked Turkey's embassy in Copenhagen with petrol bombs early on Monday causing some minor damage to the exterior of the building but no injuries, police in the Danish capital said.

Syria Kurds vow fierce fightback

BEIRUT, Mar 19 (AFP): The city of Afrin has huge symbolic and strategic value for Syria's Kurdish minority but, faced with Turkey's immensely superior firepower, its fighters had little choice but to retreat.Turkey-led forces raised the Turkish flag in the northwestern Kurdish-majority city on Sunday after a two-month assault to...

Rouhani, Merkel, Macron wish Putin

TEHRAN, Mar 19 (AFP): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday congratulated Russia's Vladimir Putin on his "decisive victory" in a presidential election.Putin, who has ruled Russia for almost two decades, recorded his best ever election performance with 76.67 per cent of...

World needs 'greener' water policies as demand rises: UN

PARIS, Mar 19 (AFP): Governments should focus on "greener" policies to improve the supply and quality of water as climate change and a growing global population threaten the water security of billions, the United Nations said on Monday.In its 2018 World Water Development Report, the UN calculated that an estimated...

36 jihadists, four soldiers die in Sinai

CAIRO, Mar 19 (AFP): Egypt's military said Monday that 36 jihadists, an officer and three soldiers were killed over five days during a sweeping operation against Islamic State group militants in the Sinai.The army launched the campaign on February 9 after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is standing in...

News in Brief-(20-03-2018)

Death toll in India's forest fire hits 17NEW DELHI, Mar 19: The death toll in last Sunday's forest fire in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has risen to 17, with three more critically injured trekkers succumbing to their burn injuries in the hospital in the past 24 hours, police...