India imposes curfew in Ladakh after violent statehood protests
LADAKH, Sept 25 (Reuters): Indian security forces have imposed a curfew in Leh, the capital of the Himalayan region of Ladakh, after at least four people were killed in violent clashes between police and protesters demanding statehood for the federal territory.Dozens were also injured and an office of India's ruling...
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Nobel experts not betting
STOCKHOLM, Sept 25 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump will not win the Nobel Peace Prize he so covets as he is dismantling the international world order the award committee cherishes, according to experts.His lobbying is likely to be counterproductive too. The award-giving committee prefers to work independently, one of its...
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Israeli strike kills 11 Palestinians
GAZA, Sept 25 (AFP): An Israeli air strike on a home where displaced people had taken refuge in central Gaza killed at least 11 people on Thursday, the territory's civil defence spokesperson told AFP.Israel has intensified its offensive on the devastated Palestinian territory in recent weeks, forcing hundreds of thousands...
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Philippines cancels classes, flights as new storm looms
MANILA, Sept 25 (AFP): The Philippines shut schools and scrapped flights on Thursday as a fresh storm threatened to hit just days after a super typhoon killed nine people in the archipelago.Severe Tropical Storm Bualoi is forecast to intensify into a typhoon on Friday and then slam into the southern...
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6.3-magnitude quake shakes NW Venezuela
CARACAS, Sept 25 (AFP): A 6.3-magnitude quake shook northwestern Venezuela late Wednesday, following a slightly smaller tremor in the area, the US Geological Survey reported.The epicenter of the quake was at a depth of 14 kilometers (8.7 miles), 27 kilometers from Mene Grande, an oil town in a sparsely populated...
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