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Iran to allow IAEA access to 2 suspected nuke sites

BERLIN, Aug 27 (AP): Iran has agreed to allow inspectors in to two sites where the country is suspected of having stored or used undeclared nuclear material, the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said Wednesday.The International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran was "voluntarily providing the IAEA with access to the two...

Russian and US military vehicles collide in Syria

DAMASCUS, Aug 27 (BBC): The Russian and US governments have blamed each other for a collision between Russian and US armoured vehicles in north-eastern Syria in which several US troops were injured.Video of the collision was broadcast by a Russian nationalist website, Rusvesna.su, then widely retweeted.The video appears to show...

Hurricane makes landfall in Louisiana

LOUISIANA, Aug 27 (BBC): Hurricane Laura has made landfall in the US state of Louisiana, causing flash flooding and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without power.Forecasters earlier warned that the storm, a category four when it struck the coast with winds of up to 150mph (240km/h), threatened to cause...

NZ judge sentences mosque shooter to life in prison

WELLINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters): A New Zealand court sentenced a man who killed 51 Muslim worshippers in the country's deadliest shooting to life in prison without parole, the first time such a sentence has been handed down in the country.White supremacist Brenton Tarrant, a 29-year-old Australian, admitted to 51 charges...

Record 75,760 corona cases in India in single day

NEW DELHI, Aug 27 (PTI): Registering over 75,000 COVID-19 cases for the first time in a span of 24 hours, India's virus tally sprinted past 33 lakh on Thursday, while the number of recoveries crossed the 25 lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data.A record 75,760 infections were...

Trump wants Biden to take 'drug test' before debate

WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (AFP): US president Donald Trump said Wednesday he will call for a "drug test" for himself and Joe Biden before the first presidential debate, but did not offer any evidence for his suspicions about his Democratic opponent.Trump said in an interview with the Washington Examiner that he...

Congo militia kills 24 in troubled Beni region

BENI, Aug 27 (AFP): At least 24 civilians were killed over two days by a notorious militia in the Beni region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the army is battling armed groups, a local source said Wednesday.The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a mainly Muslim movement that originated in...