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Iran, Pakistan to form joint rapid reaction force at border

GENEVA, Apr 22 (Reuters): Iran and Pakistan will form a joint quick reaction force to combat militant activity on their shared border, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday during a televised press conference with Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan.Khan arrived in Iran on Sunday to discuss security and regional...

World leaders react to Sri Lanka blasts

COLOMBO, Apr 22 (AFP): Religious and world leaders have condemned a series of blasts in Sri Lanka that killed more than 200 people on Sunday, including dozens of foreigners with British, Dutch and American citizens believed to be among them.Hospital sources also said Japanese citizens were among those injured by...

Comedian wins Ukrainian presidential race

KIEV, Apr 22 (Reuters): Ukraine entered uncharted political waters on Monday after near final results showed a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies had dramatically up-ended the status quo and won the country's presidential election by a landslide.The emphatic victory of Volodymyr Zelenskiy, 41, is a bitter...

Saudi Arabia police station attack leaves four dead

RIYADH, Apr 22 (AFP): Four men were killed on Sunday as they attacked a Saudi security services base in a town north of Riyadh, pro-government media reported.The attack targeted state security forces in the town of Zulfi, 260 kilometres (160 miles) north of the capital, London-based Arabic daily Asharq al-Awsat...

Five die as blds collapse in Philippine quake

MANILA, Apr 22 (AFP): Five people were killed when at least two buildings collapsed as a strong earthquake rocked the northern Philippines, a local official said.Three bodies have been pulled out of a collapsed building in the town of Porac, while an old woman and her grandchild were crushed to...

Cambodia, Thailand reconnected by rail after 45 years

POIPET, Apr 22 (AFP): A railway reconnecting Cambodia and Thailand was officially inaugurated on Monday in a bid to slash travel times and boost trade between the Southeast Asian neighbours.Cambodian premier Hun Sen and his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-O-Cha witnessed a signing ceremony at a Thai border post before riding...

News in Brief -(23-04-2019)

Mudslide kills 19 in ColombiaBOGOTA, Apr 22: At least 19 people were killed and 14 others were missing after a mudslide that buried eight houses early Sunday in southwestern Colombia, authorities said. A search was underway for any others who might be trapped under rubble. The injured were being treated...

Earthquake rocked the Philippines

Employees are seen at an open area in Manila, after an earthquake rocked the Philippines on Monday — AFP

US President Donald Trump

PALM BEACH: US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, his daughter Tiffany Trump (second from left), and Tiffany's boyfriend Michael Boulos (left) arriving at the Bethesda-on-the-Sea church for Easter services in Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday — AFP