NEW DELHI, July 20 (Reuters): Indian police on Friday stopped opposition leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from visiting a village where 10 tribal people were gunned down this week over a land dispute, officials said, fuelling political divisions.In an altercation on Wednesday, a village headman and his supporters allegedly shot at...
Read moreTEHRAN, July 19 (AP): China is calling on Washington to "correct" sanctions imposed on Chinese companies accused of helping Iran acquire materials for its nuclear programme.A foreign ministry spokesman on Friday said US pressure on Iran and its "long-arm jurisdiction" against companies in third countries is the "root cause" of...
Read moreBERLIN, July 19 (AFP): German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday condemned President Donald Trump's xenophobic tweets against four minority Democratic congresswomen, saying the US leader's attacks "go against what makes America great.""I firmly distance myself from (the attacks) and I feel solidarity towards" the women, she told journalists."In my view,...
Read moreJERUSALEM, July 20 (BBC): One of the world's earliest known mosques, built around 1,200 years ago, has been discovered by archaeologists in Israel's Negev Desert.The remains, dating from the 7th or 8th century, were found in the Bedouin town of Rahat.Israel's Antiquities Authority (IAA) says the mosque was unearthed during...
Read moreKABUL, July 19 (AFP): At least 11 people were killed and dozens more wounded Friday when a bomb detonated near a major university in Kabul while students were waiting to take an exam, officials said.The blast comes amid an unending wave of violence across Afghanistan, where civilians are being killed...
Read moreUNITED NATIONS, July 19 (AFP): The World Food Programme has reached an agreement in principle with Yemen's Huthi rebels to resume food aid to areas they control, the agency's chief said on Thursday.Malnutrition is widespread in Yemen after four years of civil war, but the UN suspended deliveries of food...
Read moreJOHANNESBURG, July 19 (AFP): Former South African president Jacob Zuma on Friday withdrew from testifying to an inquiry into corruption under his rule, citing biased treatment and harsh questioning.In the corruption scandal popularly referred to as "state capture", Zuma is accused of overseeing mass looting of state assets during his...
Read moreMob kills three on suspicion of cattle theft in IndiaNEW DELHI, July 20: A mob beat to death three men suspected of trying to steal cattle in India's eastern state of Bihar, police said on Friday, the latest in a spate of attacks that have provoked alarm among religious minorities....
Read moreSEOUL, July 19 (AFP): An elderly South Korean man died on Friday after setting himself on fire outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul as a bitter diplomatic dispute over wartime forced labour compensation took a fatal turn.The row has seen Tokyo restrict exports of chemicals vital to Seoul's world-leading chip...
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