Mahdi pledges reforms to calm angry protests
BAGHDAD, Oct 06 (AFP): Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi's cabinet issued a series of reforms early Sunday after an "extraordinary" session overnight in response to sweeping anti-government rallies that have left nearly 100 dead.Iraqis have gathered in Baghdad and across the south since Tuesday to demand widespread government reforms,...
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HK protesters attack govt offices, metro station
HONG KONG, Oct 06 (Agencies): Anti-government marches in Hong Kong have ended in rioting, with attacks on government offices, a metro station and businesses with ties to mainland China.Police used water cannon, tear gas and truncheons, reportedly removing masks from demonstrators they arrested, and a number of people were injured.Tens...
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US senator barred from Kashmir visit
NEW DELHI, Oct 06 (AP): A U.S. senator and a well-known Indian activist were barred from visiting Indian-administered Kashmir, the disputed Himalayan territory where at least 10 people were injured Saturday in a grenade blast as a government security and communications lockdown entered a third month. Director General of Police...
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US eyes more talks with DPRK
WASHINGTON, Oct 06 (Xinhua): The U.S. State Department on Saturday said that its delegation had "good discussions" with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) counterparts at the latest working-level talks held in the Swedish capital of Stockholm. It expects to return to talks in two weeks, despite that Pyongyang...
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UK may soften stance in EU Brexit talks
LONDON, Oct 06 (AFP): Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay suggested Sunday that Britain is open to compromise with the EU over new UK proposals for Northern Ireland, but urged Brussels to show "creativity and flexibility".Barclay reiterated Prime Minister Boris Johnson's latest plans for a managed withdrawal from the bloc on October...
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News in Brief -(07-10-2019)
Nile dam talks with Ethiopia, Sudan reach deadlock: EgyptCAIRO, Oct 06: The recent negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) being built on the Nile River reached a "dead end," spokesman for Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Sibai, said on Saturday....
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