TEHRAN, Oct 01 (Reuters): An Iranian court sentenced the brother of President Hassan Rouhani to five years in prison, a judiciary spokesman was quoted as saying on Tuesday by the semi-official Fars news.In May, Hossein Fereydoun was sentenced to an unspecified jail term in a corruption case that the president's...
Read moreWASHINGTON, Oct 01 (Agencies): The United States confirmed Tuesday that it will resume nuclear talks with North Korea in a matter of days."I can confirm that US and DPRK officials plan to meet within the next week," State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said.She said she had no further details on...
Read moreDUBAI, Oct 01 (AFP): The son of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who has denied a financial settlement with the government, spoke out in defence of the kingdom on Tuesday ahead of the first anniversary of the killing.Khashoggi - a royal family insider turned critic - was killed and dismembered...
Read moreNEW YORK, Oct 01 (Reuters): The number of Americans who believe President Donald Trump should be impeached rose by 8.0 percentage points over the past week as more people learned about allegations that Trump pressured Ukraine to smear his top Democratic political rival Joe Biden, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll...
Read morePATNA, Oct 01 (AFP): The death toll in eastern India from torrential late monsoon rains has risen to nearly 140, officials said Tuesday as hospitals and schools were inundated with dirty rainwater.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said the current monsoon has been the heaviest since 1994, classifying it "above...
Read moreHELSINKI, Oct 01 (AFP): It's a skill you never forget once learnt, as the saying goes: Now immigrants to Finland can receive free cycling lessons to help them better integrate into life in the bike-loving nation.On a sunny September morning a group of around eight students have taken time out...
Read moreTAIPEI, Oct 01 (AP): A towering arch bridge over a bay in eastern Taiwan collapsed Tuesday, sending a burning oil tanker truck falling onto boats in the water below. An air force helicopter, fishing vessels and more than 60 military personnel, including divers were searching for possible victims. Six people...
Read moreHK police seize arms, dangerous raw materialsHONG KONG, Oct 01: Hong Kong police said Tuesday that they had seized a large amount of weapons and raw materials suspected to be made into dangerous items to be used by rioters. Police said they raided 48 premises in parts of Hong Kong...
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