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Rival camps try to constitute coalition govt in Thailand

BANGKOK, Mar 25 (Agencies): Two rival camps contesting Thailand's first election since the military coup in 2014 have both said they are trying to form a coalition government.Early results give the pro-military Palang Pracha Rath Party (PPRP) a larger share of the popular vote.At the same time, the main opposition...

NZ to probe role of spies, guns in mosque attacks

CHRISTCHURCH, Mar 25 (Agencies): New Zealand will hold a top-level inquiry into the massacre of 50 people at two Christchurch mosques that will examine what roles guns, social media and spy agencies played preceding the attacks.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday that it would hold a Royal Commission of...

India, Pakistan spar over conversion of Hindu girls

NEW DELHI, Mar 25 (Reuters): India and Pakistan are quarrelling over reports of an alleged kidnapping and religious conversion of two Hindu girls in mostly Muslim Pakistan last week.The spat began on Sunday when India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted that she had asked the country's high commissioner in Islamabad...

North Korean officials back at liaison office

SEOUL, Mar 25 (AP): South Korea said some North Korean officials returned to an inter-Korean liaison office on Monday, three days after the North abruptly withdrew its entire staff citing unspecified instructions from "higher-level authorities."It wasn't immediately clear why North Korea sent some workers back to the office or whether...

Taliban attack kills 33 troops in Afghanistan

KABUL, Mar 25 (Agencies): An Afghan official says a devastating Taliban attack over the weekend on an army outpost in southern Helmand province killed 26 soldiers and seven policemen - casualties the country's defense ministry has refused to disclose.Provincial council chief Attahullah Afghan told The Associated Press on Monday that...

Experts revisit breast implant safety after new concerns

SILVER SPRING, Mar 25 (AP): US medical authorities are revisiting the safety of breast implants used by millions of American women, the latest review in a multi-decade debate about their health effects.An expert panel assembled by the Food and Drug Administration meets for two days starting Monday to discuss the...

News in Brief -(26-03-2019)

Israel imposes Gaza closure after attackGAZA, Mar 25: Israel on Monday imposed a closure on the Gaza Strip after a long-range rocket was fired from the coastal enclave into central Israel that injured seven, Israel Radio and Palestinian sources said. The Israel Radio's Arabic service quoted an Israeli army spokesman...