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Iran never seeks war with US, says Rouhani

TEHRAN, June 26 (AFP): President Hassan Rouhani said Iran "never seeks war" with the US, state media reported on Wednesday amid a spike in tensions between the two countries."Iran has no interest to increase tension in the region and it never seeks war with any country, including (the) US," the...

House committees compel Mueller to testify publicly

WASHINGTON, June 26 (AP): Special counsel Robert Mueller has agreed to testify publicly before Congress on July 17 after Democrats issued subpoenas to compel him to appear, the chairmen of two House committees announced Tuesday.Mueller's unusual back-to-back testimony in front of the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees is likely to...

Three children perish in Australia house blaze

SYDNET, June 26 (BBC): Three children have died in a house fire in the Australian state of New South Wales, police say.Firefighters were called to the home in Singleton, 200km (120 miles) north-west of Sydney, at about 03:30 local time on Wednesday (17:30 GMT Tuesday).The body of a boy, 11,...

Indo-Pak row over 35m pounds deposited by Hyderabad Nizam

Legal teams from India and Pakistan are awaiting a historic court judgment on the fate of $45 million that has been hidden away in a London bank since the partition of the two countries in 1947, reports ABC News. The case, which may finally be resolved in the U.K. High...

Sirisena orders execution of four drug convicts

Colombo, June 26 (AP): Sri Lanka's president said on Wednesday that he has ordered the executions of four drug offenders who will be hanged in prison soon, amid alarm over drug-related crimes in this Indian Ocean island nation.The executions if carried out will end a 43-year moratorium on capital punishment.President...

Three suicide bombers killed as terror attack foiled in Pakistan

Three suicide bombers were shot dead as security forces successfully repulsed an attack in the Police Lines area of Loralai in Pakistan on Wednesday morning, reports the Express Tribune.According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a policeman - identified as Head Constable Allah Nawaz - was martyred in the attack,...

Two US soldiers killed in Kabul

KABUL, June 26 (AFP): Two US service members were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, NATO said, the latest international casualties as the US and the Taliban prepare for a new round of talks.NATO's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan gave no further details, but the deaths came less than 24 hours...

Najib's former deputy faces new graft charges

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (AFP): Malaysia's former deputy premier under scandal-plagued ex-leader Najib Razak was hit with seven fresh corruption charges Wednesday for allegedly receiving about $3.0 million in bribes.Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, now an opposition leader who was a key figure in the former regime, has now been charged with...

Switzerland to legalise medical marijuana

BERNE, June 26 (Reuters): The Swiss government aims to make it easier for patients to get medical marijuana, proposing on Wednesday to allow prescriptions for cannabis to treat people suffering from cancer or other serious conditions.The proposal, separate from a Swiss government push to allow some cities to experiment with...

News in Brief -(27-06-2019)

Seven policemen killed in Sinai jihadist attackCAIRO, June 26: Seven police officers have been killed in a jihadist attack in restive North Sinai, Egypt's interior ministry said on Wednesday. The attack near the regional capital El-Arish targeted an "assembly centre" for police, according to the ministry. North Sinai has long...