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Some Saudi royals turn against Salman after Khashoggi murder

RIYADH, Nov 20 (Reuters): Amid international uproar over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, some members of Saudi Arabia's ruling family are agitating to prevent Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from becoming king, three sources close to the royal court said, reports Reuters.Dozens of princes and cousins from powerful branches...

Judge halts Trump’s asylum ban

WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Agencies): A US federal judge has blocked an order issued by President Trump to deny asylum to migrants crossing the southern US border illegally.US District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco issued the temporary restraining order after hearing arguments by civil rights groups.Mr Trump signed the order...

Millie becomes Unicef's youngest goodwill envoy

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 (Xinhua): Emmy-nominated British actressMillie Bobby Brown has been announced as the newest Goodwill Ambassador of nited Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the youngest ver.The appointment was announced on World Children's Day, which falls on Nov. 0."I'm delighted to welcome Millie to the UNICEF family, particularly...

Landslide derails train in Spain

BARCELONA, Nov 20 (AFP): One person was killed and 44 others were injured, three seriously, on Tuesday when a commuter train derailed near Barcelona due to a landslide caused by heavy rains, emergency services and Spain's rail operator said.Two carriages of a convoy of six came off the tracks at...

Imran fires back after criticism from Trump

ISLAMABAD, Nov 20 (Agencies): Pakistan's prime minister fired back on Monday after President Donald Trump accused the country of harboring Osama bin Laden despite getting billions of dollars in American aid.Imran Khan tweeted that Pakistan had suffered 75,000 casualties and lost $123 billion in the "US War on Terror," despite...

N Korea blows up frontline bunkers

SEOUL, Nov 20 (AFP): Pyongyang blew up 10 guard posts in the Demilitarised Zone on Tuesday as the two Koreas pursue a reconciliation drive, even while denuclearisation talks stall between the US and the North.The move is one of the steps agreed during the Pyongyang summit between the South's President...

India ammunition depot blast kills six persons

MUMBAI, Nov 20 (AFP): An explosion at an ammunition dump in India killed six people on Tuesday, police said, underscoring concerns over the country's handling of military equipment.Staff were disposing of Russian anti-aircraft shells out of production since 2014 when a box was dropped and exploded, the Times of India...

UN prepares ground for Yemen talks

SANAA, Nov 20 (AFP): UN envoy Martin Griffiths was preparing on Tuesday to head to war-torn Yemen to lay the groundwork for peace talks in Sweden, after fresh fighting shook the flashpoint city of Hodeida.Griffiths - whose efforts at kickstarting peace talks failed in September - is again trying to...

News in Brief (21-11-2018)

Russia denounces ‘interference’ in Interpol leadership voteMOSCOW, Nov 20: The Kremlin on Tuesday denounced "interference" in the election for a new Interpol president after critics including US senators objected to a Russian becoming chief of the global police body. "This is interference in the election process of sorts, in the...