Pakistan-Russia joint military exercises end
ISLAMABAD, Nov 5 (Agencies): Pakistani and Russian troops have concluded their two-week joint anti-terrorism military exercises, the military said on Monday.The exercise focused on counter terrorism training of the Special Operation Forces of Pakistan and Ground Forces of Russian Federation while exchanging mutual counter terrorism experiences, an army statement said.Pakistani...
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Taliban attack leaves 13 soldiers, police men dead
KABUL, Nov 05 (Agencies): An Afghan official says the Taliban have attacked a checkpoint in eastern Ghazni province, killing at least 13 soldiers and policemen.Arif Noori, spokesman for the provincial governor, says seven soldiers and six policemen were killed. Four soldiers were also wounded in the early Monday attack at...
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Saudi Arabia 'sent experts' to conceal Khashoggi evidence
ANKARA, Nov 05 (Agencies): Saudi Arabia sent a toxicologist and a chemical expert to its consulate in Istanbul after journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed, a senior Turkish official has told the BBC.The Saudis admit the journalist was killed there last month, but their accounts have wavered on what happened.Turkish investigators...
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Rajapakse rally gathers in Colombo
COLOMBO, Nov 05 (AFP): Thousands of supporters of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse headed for the capital on Monday to rally in support of his controversial nomination as prime minister, as the island's constitutional crisis deepened.Sri Lanka has been gripped by political turmoil since President Maithripala Sirisena sacked his...
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By-polls results ‘a lesson’ for Suu Kyi party
YANGON, Nov 05 (Reuters): Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) expects to have won only seven of 13 seats up for grabs in by-elections, a spokesman said on Sunday, conceding that Myanmar's ruling party needed to do more for voters from ethnic minorities.The polls, held on Saturday,...
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Anushka to unveil her wax figure in S'pore Nov 19
Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma is unveiling her wax figure at the IIFA Awards Experience at Madame Tussauds Singapore on November 19.She is the latest addition to the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards Experience at Madame Tussauds Singapore, according to a Media OurReach statement on Monday.Her figure is Madame Tussauds...
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Indonesia to probe Lion Air crash
JAKARTA, Nov 05 (AFP): Indonesia is to launch a "special audit" of Lion Air's operations in the wake of last week's deadly crash that killed 189 people, the government said Monday.The budget carrier has been a regular target of complaints about poor service, unreliable scheduling and safety issues, including a...
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News in Brief- (6-11-2018)
Palestinian gov't slams Israeli bill on death penalty RAMALLAH, Nov 05: The Palestinian Authority (PA) slammed on Monday the Israeli decision to advance a bill that would allow Israeli military courts to punish Palestinian prisoners convicted of killing Israelis by death penalty. Yousef Al-Mahmoud, Palestinian government spokesperson, said in a...
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