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Hafiz Saeed indicted on terror financing charges
In Pakistan, Mastermind of Mumbai terror attack and Chief of the banned Jammat-ud-Dawah (JuD), Hafiz Saeed was indicted today on terror financing charges by an Anti-Terrorism Court in…
Five people killed in New Zealand volcano eruption
In New Zealand, five people were killed and eight others were still missing after an island volcano popular with tourists erupted unexpectedly on Monday.
Police spokesman Bruce Bird…
UN Climate Change Conference to be held in Spain from Dec 2 – 13
UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP25 gets underway in the Spanish capital, Madrid, under the Presidency of Chile from 2-13 December 2019.
COP 25 is an important conference as…
2 people killed, three injured in stabbing attack on London Bridge
In the United Kingdom, two people were killed and three injured in a terror attack on London Bridge yesterday. The suspect was a former prisoner convicted in 2012 for terrorism offences,…
44 killed in anti-government protests in Iraq
Iraqi security forces yesterday shot dead 44 people in the country's south in one of the bloodiest days of violence since the anti-government protests erupted in early October.
In…
Iraqi protesters set fire to Iran’s Najaf consulate
In Iraq, protesters set on fire the Iranian consulate in the holy city of Najaf yesterday, in escalation of anti-government demonstrations that have left more than 350 people dead. AFP…
UN Security Council reaffirms its opposition to chemical weapons
The United Nations Security Council reaffirmed its opposition to chemical weapons yesterday, in the face of high-profile instances of their use worldwide.
The 15-member body…
US President Trump says Iran shut down internet trying to hide ‘Death and…
US President Donald Trump today accused Iran's government of shutting down internet access to cover up death amid a wave of street protests.
Trump tweeted that Iran has become so…
Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as new PM of Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa has been sworn in as the new Prime minister. He was sworn in by President Gotabaya Rajapksa, his younger brother after Ranil Wickremsinghe resigned from…
Sweden drops rape investigation into WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange
Swedish authorities have discontinued an investigation into a rape allegation against the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, after a review of the evidence.
The deputy chief…