WORLD NEWS: August 2018

Friday, 31 August 2018

Subramaniam Badrinath Retires From All Forms Of Cricket

Subramaniam Badrinath represented India in all three formats of the game.

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Samson Among 13 Players Sanctioned For Dissent Against Kerala Captain

The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) imposed sanctions on 13 players for what it deemed as a "deliberate intention to defame the captain".

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North Korea preparing toned-down military parade: Analysts

Pyongyang is preparing to host a number of major events on Sept. 9 for the 70th anniversary of the country's founding, including a military parade, possible visits by foreign delegations, and - for the first time in five years - a massive choreographed performance known as the "Mass Games."

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From palace to prison: Brazil's ex-president Lula in dates

Brazil's ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, better known as Lula, was Friday dealt a blow by an electoral court that barred him from running in October's presidential election.

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Reality Check: How easy is it to buy EU citizenship?

Reality Check takes a look at 'citizenship for sale' programmes in the EU.

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Chinese paper blames West for encouraging Xinjiang extremists

"Western accusations of Xinjiang governance seriously misled the extremists, making them believe they were launching religious Jihad and won sympathy and support from Western and international society," said the editorial in the Global Times, a tabloid published by the ruling Communist Party's People's Daily.

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Lula: Brazil's jailed ex-leader barred from presidential race by electoral court

Brazil's top electoral court rules that the jailed ex-president cannot stand in October's election.

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Asian Games: India athletes break barriers to make sports history

Cricket-crazy India opens up to other sports - look at the athletes who excelled at 2018 Asian Games.

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New Mexico compound gang arrested by FBI

Five residents of a site where police found firearms and starving children face conspiracy charges.

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Viewpoint: Nicaragua then and now

Photojournalist Javier Bauluz compares the current crisis with what happened in the 1970s and 80s.

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Nicaragua expels UN team after critical report

A UN human rights mission in Nicaragua has been asked to leave by the government.

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Maasai battle to save vultures

Six out of eight species of the bird are endangered in Kenya.

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South Africa: The groups playing on the fears of a 'white genocide’

Conservative South African groups are carrying out international campaigns against the government's land reform plans.

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Children stuck in Australia's island camp

A rare condition is threatening lives of refugee children on Nauru who have "lost hope", advocates say.

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'Ghost ship' runs aground on Myanmar coast

Police and navy teams are baffled as fishermen discover a large empty rusty cargo vessel.

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Aretha Franklin: Stars and fans say goodbye at emotional, seven-hour funeral

Jennifer Hudson and Stevie Wonder honour Aretha Franklin at an emotional funeral.

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Road rage incident causes a stir in Washington DC

A driver became so angry at a Washington bus driver that she drove away with him on top of her car.

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Aretha Franklin: Family and friends remember the Queen of Soul

Former President Bill Clinton and music legend Smokey Robinson were among the speakers at her funeral.

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US ends aid to Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA

The US is ending all funding for the UN's Palestinian refugee agency, the Department of State says.

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US-Canada Nafta talks break up without deal

US-Canada trade talks have broken up without agreement, but negotiations will continue next week - US official.

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Pujara Hits Century As India Take Control On Day 2 Against England

Cheteshwar Pujara scored a brilliant century (132*) to help India post 273 all-out in the first innings

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60% of Americans disapprove of Trump job performance: Poll

Sixty percent of Americans disapprove of US President Donald Trump's job performance and nearly half support impeachment, according to an opinion poll published on Friday. Thirty-six percent of Americans approve of Trump's White House performance, the Washington Post-ABC News poll found.

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US news anchor's skull fractured in fracas with colleague

Erica Bivens also suffered a ruptured ear drum when a WSAZ-TV colleague allegedly shoved her.

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Manafort associate pleads guilty to lobbying as a 'foreign agent'

Sam Patten, a Republican political consultant pleaded guilty to failing to register as a foreign agent.

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Sandy Hook families v Alex Jones: Defamation case explained

What's at stake as a school shooting victim's parents sue a conspiracy-touting radio host Alex Jones.

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Ukraine crisis: Blast 'kills top Donetsk rebel Zakharchenko'

The leader of the pro-Russian rebels in Donetsk is reported killed by an explosion at a cafe.

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John McCain: Joe Biden makes moving speech at memorial

Former US Vice President Joe Biden makes a moving speech at the late Republican senator's memorial.

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Temple gets stunning paint job (shame it might be illegal)

The 272 steps leading up to the Batu Caves complex in Malaysia have been splashed with colour.

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Greyhound bus crash: Seven killed in New Mexico collision

The bus was like a "ripped-open sardine can" as survivors screamed in the mangled bus wreckage.

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Online rolls and fake accounts poison Arab social media

Social media fraud continues to fuel a plague of disinformation in the Arab world.

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'Cis man-free' music festival gets under way in Sweden

The Statement event in Sweden is for women, transgender and non-binary people only.

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China education: Why some mothers want August C-sections

The rush to get children into an earlier academic year is driving Caesarean sections.

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EU warns Irish border issue could still sink Brexit deal

Avoiding a hard border between European Union member Ireland and the British province of Northern Ireland after Britain leaves the EU's single market has become a major obstacle to finding a deal. After meeting British Brexit minister Dominic Raab in Brussels, Barnier hailed progress on some security issues but warned there were still major differences over protected geographical indicators like champagne and stilton -- and Ireland.

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Aretha Franklin funeral service

Dignitaries and music royalty pay tribute to the 76-year-old soul singer who died on 16 August.

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Nafta: US-Canada trade talks going down to wire

They are heading into their final day with agreement about amending Nafta yet to be reached.

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Virat Kohli Dethrones Virender Sehwag In This Test Batting Record

Virat Kohli has been in great batting form during the Test series with England.

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Europe migrant crisis: Sister of Syria star swimmer Yusra Mardini arrested in Greece

The sister of star swimmer Yusra Mardini is arrested for helping migrants to enter Greece illegally.

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Russia says US would suffer, after Donald Trump threat to exit WTO

Russia's economy ministry said on Friday that the United States would suffer economically from not playing by the rules, following a threat by US President Donald Trump to withdraw from the World Trade Organization (WTO). Trump threatened in an interview with Bloomberg News on Thursday to pull the United States out of the global trade body if "they don't shape up".

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Amsterdam station: Suspect shot after double stabbing

Two people were wounded in the stabbing incident at the central railway station, Dutch police say.

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Homeless man row: US couple ordered to hand over Johnny Bobbitt money

A New Jersey judge orders a couple to turn over the money they raised for the Good Samaritan.

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Kenyan fishermen use condoms for protection from the sea

Kenyan fishermen in Mombasa are using condoms for protection - but not in the way you think.

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Chemnitz protests: Prison officer admits leaking Iraqi's arrest warrant

The prison officer is suspended for leaking details of a case that led to far-right violence.

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Amsterdam: Suspect shot after stabbing at train station

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India winking song: Actress not blasphemous, court rules

India's top court dismisses a Muslim group's complaint over a video that has gone viral this year.

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Who is getting dressed up to watch a goat race?

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week.

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How Macron won Trump's friendship, failed to influence him

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Aretha Franklin: Four Tops lead Detroit tribute concert before funeral

Stars of soul, gospel and jazz honour the music legend on the eve of her funeral in Detroit.

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Clock changes: EU backs ending daylight saving

Time could be up for the practice of changing clocks in the autumn and spring in the EU.

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China targets video gaming to tackle myopia in children

New restrictions will try to tackle rising levels of near-sightedness among children.

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Asia Cup: Kohli's Workload In Focus As Selectors Eye A Balanced Side

Virat Kohli will be under pressure to meet all India's engagements over the next few months.

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4th Test Day 2 Live: Indian Batsmen Look To Increase England Woes

Live cricket score India vs England: Indian pacers wreaked havoc as England were bowled out for 246 in the final session on day 1 of the fourth Test.

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Cambodia jails Australian filmmaker found guilty of espionage

James Ricketson was arrested while he was flying a drone over an opposition rally in Cambodia.

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Man charged over threats against reporters who criticised Trump

The man is charged after allegedly saying he would kill journalists who criticised Donald Trump.

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Japan eyes record defence budget amid N Korea, China threats

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Myanmar struggles to digest global anger over Rohingya crisis

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US Navy seizes 1,000 smuggled rifles off war-torn Yemen

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Trump Foundation lawyer asks judge to dismiss lawsuit

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Thursday, 30 August 2018

Man faces charges he threatened journalists to defend Trump

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Depardieu faces probe over alleged sex assaults

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Catholic Church rejects Australian call to overhaul confession

Catholic leaders in Australia confirm they will not force priests to report sexual abuse.

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Sri Lankan faces terror charge in Australia

A Sri Lankan suspected to be linked to the Islamic State group was Friday charged with terrorism offences for possessing a document police allege contained plans to target "symbolic locations" in Sydney. Mohamed Nizamdeen, 25, was arrested at the University of New South Wales where he worked after a tip-off by someone who found a notebook allegedly detailing his plans.

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The power of 'pink money' in India

Some businesses in India have found that catering to the LGBT community makes financial sense.

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Colorado police tell handcuffed journalist: 'Act like a lady'

Susan Greene was arrested as she used her phone to record police detaining an African American.

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UN 'alarmed' by reports of China's mass detention of Uighurs

The UN says credible reports suggest that up to a million Muslim Uighurs are held in detention camps.

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Trump insists White House a 'smooth-running machine'

US President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that his daughter played no role in the abrupt departure of his top lawyer and pushed back at the notion of a White House in chaos, calling it "a smooth-running machine with changing parts."

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Astronauts tackle air leak on International Space Station

A "micro-fracture" from a possible collision with a rock fragment sets off alerts on the ISS.

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Tablet bends 'like ancient scroll'

A Canadian university has developed a tablet with a flexible screen that can rolled up.

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Why were there so many serial killers in the 1980s?

One historian suggests in a new book that the ravages of World War Two might have contributed.

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Movie madness: Why Chinese cinemas are empty but full

Chinese government investigators say certain investment companies are faking box office results.

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'My robot makes me feel like I haven't been forgotten'

How internet-connected robots are helping combat the scourge of isolation and loneliness.

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Why India activist arrests have kicked up a storm

The issue has heated up online and people are staging protest rallies against the arrests.

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The first cyclist to 'Everest' on Everest

JJ Zhou took on a fiendish cycling challenge on the world's highest mountain.

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Trump threatens to pull US out of World Trade Organization

The US president says he will abandon the global trade body "if they don't shape up".

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Bobi Wine: Uganda's pop star MP 're-arrested at airport'

A young MP facing treason charges is allegedly detained while attempting to board a plane.

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McCain and Biden's long friendship

The Arizona senator and the former vice-president shared a decades-long friendship.

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Florida sheriff backs Uber driver who killed 'goofball'

"This is a justifiable homicide all day long," says a Florida sheriff about the shooting.

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Hayabusa 2: Japan sets date for spacecraft's asteroid touchdown

Japan's space agency has set dates for its plan to explore the surface of an asteroid with robots.

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Why a plane is dropping trout into a lake from above

A mountain lake is being re-stocked with trout from the air by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

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India Dominate Day 1 Of 4th Test Against England At The Rose Bowl

England were in dire straits at 86 for six after winning the toss before Sam Curran's Test-best 78 revived the innings.

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John McCain: Sarah Palin 'excluded from his funeral'

Neither Sarah Palin nor Donald Trump are invited to the Republican senator's funeral, US media say.

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Pichai and the empty chair: Google defies Congress after Trump burn

There is growing disquiet on Capitol Hill over the fabled Silicon Valley major deciding to send a lower level executive to answer questions from US lawmakers instead of its CEO -- India-born Sundar Pichai. One lawmaker has said he may ask for an empty chair to be placed to placed before a Google nameplate to highlight Pichai's decision to stay away from the hearing.

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Argentina raises rates as peso plummets

Central bank raises benchmark interest rate in an effort to stabilise the country's financial crisis.

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Stéphane Pauwels arrest: Football presenter charged over armed robbery

One of Belgium's top football TV presenters is charged with being an accomplice to an armed robbery.

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Actor Gerard Depardieu 'accused of rape'

French actor Gerard Depardieu accused of rape and sexual assault - judicial sources. He denies the claims.

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Iosif Kobzon: Russians mourn controversial crooner

Iosif Kobzon was the soundtrack to the lives of many Russians but led a controversial life.

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Syria Idlib: UN warns of threat to civilians if new offensive begins

Fear grows for people in rebel-held parts of Idlib ahead of what may be one of the war's last major battles.

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Why Australia is talking about a French au pair

A minister's decision to personally intervene in a visa case is attracting national attention.

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Imran Khan mocked for helicopter home-to-work commute

People are unimpressed the Pakistan prime minister takes a helicopter to work despite his austerity policies.

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Carl Bernstein: Trump attacks 'degenerate' Watergate reporter

The veteran journalist hits back after the president calls him a "sloppy" and "degenerate fool".

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South Africa violence targets Soweto's foreign-owned shops

Three people have been killed in Soweto as looters raid foreign-owned shops in the township.

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New York renamed 'Jewtropolis' in map hack

Snapchat's mapping software appears to have been hacked in what it calls an act of vandalism.

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Norbert Owona: How Samuel Eto'o helped Cameroon's ex-captain

Cameroon's Norbert Owona, homeless for two years, thanks Samuel Eto'o for promising him a new house.

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Texas police say mystery woman in doorbell video found safe

The woman caught on security cameras is identified from a suicide note left by her boyfriend.

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Jailed woman who leaked US secrets thanks Donald Trump for tweet

In a Thursday telephone interview from a Georgia jail, Reality Winner told "CBS This Morning" that Trump's tweet was a "breath of fresh air" and it made her laugh. Trump tweeted August 24 that Winner's crime is "small potatoes" compared with "what Hillary Clinton did." Prosecutors have said Winner once wrote in a notebook of her desire to "burn the White House down."

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John McCain name suggestion for new Nato HQ

The US Senator, who died on Saturday, was an ardent supporter of the Western military alliance.

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Trump calls for CNN boss to be fired

The US president says AT&T should fire CNN's president Jeff Zucker to "save credibility".

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China officials 'faked water tests with bottled water'

They were meant to measure a river's quality - but reportedly used bottled mineral water instead.

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UN fears chemical weapons in Syria battle with '10,000 terrorists'

The United Nations called on Russia, Iran and Turkey on Thursday to forestall a battle in Syria’s Idlib province which would affect millions of civilians and could see both sides using chlorine as a chemical weapon.

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US accuses Iran of bad faith over sanctions lawsuit

Iran has asked the International Court of Justice to order the United States to lift the sanctions, reimposed after US President Donald Trump pulled out of a multilateral 2015 accord. Iran brought the case at the court in The Hague under a 1955 friendship treaty that predates the country's Islamic Revolution.

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Korea detente revives North Korean leader's bullet train dreams

Now, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is looking to capitalise on an easing in international tensions with his isolated regime to advance plans for a high-speed rail network to rival those in Europe and neighbouring South Korea.

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Pompeo to raise issue of terrorism with new Pak leadership: Report

"The secretary of state and the chairman are going to fly in to Islamabad to meet with the new government that's in place there now," Defence Secretary James Mattis said during a news briefing at the Pentagon on Tuesday. The need to fight terrorists would be "the primary part" of their discussions with Pakistani leaders, he was quoting by Dawn newspaper as saying.

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4th Test Live: India Aim To Continue Winning Momentum vs England

Live cricket score India vs England: After losing the first two Tests of the series, India bounced back in the third Test with a 203-run win.

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China says trade issues with US can only be resolved through talks as equals

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South Koreans recount awkward reunions with families in North

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Wednesday, 29 August 2018

US lawmakers call for sanctions over Xinjiang camps

Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang are being detained and tortured and face "egregious restrictions on religious practice and culture" and other abuses. China insists tough measures are needed as part of a "People's War on Terror" to purge separatist and religious extremist elements from Xinjiang.

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Trump hails Kim, sees no need to resume US-South Korea war games

Trump on Wednesday hailed his personal relationship North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and said there was no reason to resume US-South Korea war games. Trump’s statement came a day after defense secretary James Mattis hinted that drills, which North Korea denounces as rehearsals for invasion, could resume.

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Trump says China making things 'much more difficult' with NKorea

"China makes it much more difficult in terms of our relationship with North Korea," Trump said at the White House, though he insisted his ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping were "great." "We know that China is providing North Korea with considerable aid, including money, fuel, fertilizer and various other commodities. This is not helpful!" he tweeted.

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US soldier pleads guilty to trying to help Islamic State

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Virat Kohli Says India Will Have To Work Harder To Level Series

Virat Kohli believes India will have to up their game to level the series at Southampton.

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India vs England: England Recall Moeen Ali, Sam Curran For Fourth Test

The pair will replace top-order batsman Ollie Pope and all-rounder Chris Woakes.

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Interpol rejects request for Musharraf's arrest: Pak govt

The Interpol has rejected Pakistan's request to arrest General Pervez Musharraf as it does not want to interfere in cases of political nature, the government on Wednesday informed a special court hearing the high treason case against the former military dictator who is now in Dubai.

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UN urges Facebook to 'proactively' fight hate speech

The social media network is the prime source of news and information for many in the country but has also been a platform for the army and Buddhist hardliners to spread hate speech against the Rohingya and other minorities. The site aired support for the military's bloody "clearance operations" last year that forced some 700,000 Rohingya over the border into Bangladesh.

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China denies Trump's claim it hacked Clinton's emails

US intelligence agencies have accused Russia of involvement in the hacking of Democratic emails during the 2016 election campaign. The Justice Department has indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers accused of hacking into Clinton's presidential campaign and the Democratic Party.

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India vs England, 4th Test: When And Where To Watch

Virat Kohli's men produced a splendid all-round performance to win the third Test in Nottingham by 203 runs

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4th Test Preview: India Need To Aim At Win To Keep Series Alive

India are 1-2 down in the five-Test contest and need to evade defeat even if they want to draw the series.

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Pressure builds on Iran's Rouhani as parliament targets two more ministers

The move came only three days after lawmakers sacked the minister of economy and finance blaming him for the collapse of the rial currency and surging unemployment. They had, weeks earlier, dismissed the labour minister. Another motion, signed by 70 lawmakers, aims to impeach the minister of industry, mines and business.

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Less than half of refugee children enrolled in school: UN

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Virat Kohli Professes His Love For 'The Most Beautiful Format Of Cricket'

Virat Kohli is dismayed at the way commercialisation is affecting the quality of cricket.

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Woman TV journalist hacked to death in Bangladesh

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Imran Khan to skip UN meet to focus on Pak economy

Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will head the Pakistani delegation at 73rd UN General Assembly session set to open on September 18. There was a debate in Pakistan whether the new PM would attend the UN session or stay home as part of his austerity drive and focus on economic issues.

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Tuesday, 28 August 2018

Fire breaks out on Greek passenger ferry, sails back to Piraeus port

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Hawaii residents hit by floods from Hurricane Lane as new storm forms

Flash flood warnings were issued on Tuesday for the Hawaiian island of Kauai, with residents on the north coast told to evacuate and others left stranded by high water as the remnants of Hurricane Lane drenched the archipelago and a new storm brewed in the Pacific Ocean.

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UN chief urges accountability for Myanmar crimes on Rohingya

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for accountability for the "horrendous persecution" of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar on Tuesday, and Sweden and the Netherlands urged the Security Council to refer the crimes to the International Criminal Court.

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This Indian Cricketer Nicknamed Shahid Afridi 'Boom Boom'

Shahid Afridi is one of the most prolific all-rounders the game has produced.

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Imran Khan gives 2-week deadline to recover stashed money

On Monday, the task force chaired its first meeting, where various government departments informed the unit of the current status of pending probes of money laundering and financial fraud cases, officials were quoted by The Express Tribune, as saying.

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Duterte faces new 'crimes against humanity' complaint

Lawyer Edre Olalia says a complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte was sent to an ICC prosecutor by email today that accuses him of ordering, inciting or tolerating the drug killings from the start of his presidency in mid-2016 to this month.

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No political motive in search results: Google to Trump

"When users type queries into the Google Search bar, our goal is to make sure they receive the most relevant answers in a matter of seconds," Google, whose parent company is Alphabet, said in a statement.

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Donald Trump accuses Google of hiding 'fair media' coverage of him

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Japanese man freed by North Korea returns to Tokyo: Report

Tomoyuki Sugimoto arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport from Beijing, where he landed earlier Tuesday, according to public broadcaster NHK and Kyodo news agency.

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Popular French environment minister quits in blow to Macron

Hulot, a former TV presenter and green activist who consistently scored high in opinion polls, quit during a live radio interview following what he called an “accumulation of disappointments”.

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Iran lawmakers reject Hassan Rouhani answers on economic woes

It was the first time Rouhani had been summoned by parliament in his five years in power, and MPs demanded answers on unemployment, rising prices and the sharp depreciation of the rial, which has lost more than half of its value since April. The lawmakers, who have already impeached his labour and economy ministers this month, were unimpressed.

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UN court has no jurisdiction in Iran sanctions case: US

Iran has argued that US President Donald Trump breached a 1955 treaty with his decision to reimpose the sanctions after withdrawing from a multilateral nuclear accord. But US State Department lawyer Jennifer Newstead told the court in The Hague that it "lacks prima facie jurisdiction to hear Iran's claims".

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Putin says tech breakthrough a 'key priority' for Russia

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Egypt's Sunni authority says all sexual harassment 'forbidden'

Some 60% of women in Egypt said they had been victims of some form of sexual harassment during their lifetimes in a 2017 report from UN Women and Promundo. In a statement Al-Azhar blasted all forms of harassment as "a forbidden act and deviant behaviour" and said "the one who carries it out is a sinner".

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