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Modi govt under growing pressure as 'cockroach' protests intensify

NEW DELHI, July 22 (Reuters): Pressure has been growing on India's government with thousands of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters continuing to protest in the capital Delhi despite heavy rains overnight.The youth-led movement, seeking education reforms and the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, got a boost on Tuesday when...

Allowing Iran control of Hormuz 'dangerous precedent', Rubio tells ASEAN

MANILA, July 22 (Agencies): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Southeast Asian foreign ministers on Wednesday that Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz would set a dangerous precedent with repercussions beyond the Middle East.His comments came as US Central Command said it had begun striking military targets in...

3,000-year-old human remains unearthed in El Salvador

ANTIGUO CUSCATLÁN, El Salvador, July 22 (AFP): Archaeologists in El Salvador exhumed human remains believed to be nearly 3,000 years old on Tuesday, the Ministry of Culture said. The remains were first uncovered on July 2 in a burial site at Antiguo Cuscatlan, a suburb of San Salvador, and are...

Tunnel collapse in India kills 14 workers

At least 14 workers were killed after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed following a gas explosion in India's north-eastern Sikkim state, officials said, reports Reuters.Rescue operations are continuing to locate 11 others who are reported to be trapped in the tunnel since Monday's collapse.The National Disaster Response Force...

Iran denies existence of nuclear facility at Kolang

TEHRAN, July 22 (AFP): Iran again denied the existence of any secret nuclear complex at Kolang mountain on Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump threatened to strike the site in the centre of the country."Washington's obsessive focus on Kolang Kouh where no nuclear activity is taking place is nothing more...

Temperatures of Japan soar over 40C

TOKYO, July 22 (BBC): Japan has experienced its first "kokushobi", or "cruelly hot day", as temperatures in parts of the country climbed past 40C (104F).The term was introduced in April by the country's weather agency to describe days when temperatures reach 40C, with the aim of more effectively warning the...

Australia protests China missile test

MANILA, July 22 (AFP): Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong raised concern over Beijing's test of a nuclear-capable missile in the South Pacific, as she met her Chinese counterpart in Manila.A Chinese submarine fired the ballistic missile fitted with a dummy warhead this month, reaching far into the Pacific Ocean.In opening...