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Possible ?elements of genocide? in Myanmar: UN rights chief

Boy carries a bunch of twigs. Photo: File  GENEVA: The UN rights chief called Tuesday for a fresh international investigation into Myanmar?s abuses against its Rohingya Muslim minority, warning of possible "elements of genocide". Speaking before a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the abuses against the Rohingya, Zeid Ra?ad Al Hussein condemned "widespread, systematic and shockingly brutal" attacks against the Rohingya, as well as decades of discrimination and persecution. An a
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Saudi Arabia calls for Yemen free of 'Iran-backed militias'

Huthi rebel fighters inspect the damage after a reported air strike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition targeted the presidential palace in the capital Sanaa on December 5, 2017. Photo: AFP  RIYADH: Saudi Arabia called on Tuesday for a Yemen free of "militias supported by Iran", in its first official statement since rebels killed their erstwhile ally former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. "The Saudi Arabian cabinet expresses the hope that the uprising of the Yemeni people against the terroris
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Bacteria outbreak kills 36 in South Africa

Photo: AFP file JOHANNESBURG: An outbreak of food-borne listeria bacteria has claimed 36 lives and infected almost 600 people in South Africa, the health minister said Tuesday, warning that newborns and the elderly are particularly vulnerable. Listeriosis is a preventable disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes bacteria that is typically transferred through contaminated food and is readily treatable with antibiotics. A total of 557 cases have been confirmed so far, according to health ministe
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Trump speaks with Palestinian leader Abbas: source

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Utah State Capitol, where he announced big cuts to Utah's sprawling wilderness national monuments, in Salt Lake City, Utah, US, December 4, 2017. REUTERS WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday amid reports the United States is planning to formally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a source familiar with the call told Reuters. A senior administration official said last week that Trump wo
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Police tried to cover up who gave orders to shoot: Model Town inquiry report

Policemen detain a supporter of PAT chief Tahirul Qadri during the Model Town incident in Lahore on June 17, 2014. ? Reuters LAHORE: Justice Baqir Najfi commission, while terming the June 2014 tragedy in Lahore's Model Town as "most unfortunate incident" in the country's history, said that police tried to cover up facts as to who gave orders to open fire on protesters, according to the commission report issued Tuesday. The Government of Punjab, following orders by the Lahore High Court, on Tue
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Spain drops European arrest warrant for sacked Catalan leader

MADRID: Spain has withdrawn a European arrest warrant for Catalonia's sacked leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his deputies, who fled to Belgium after the regional parliament declared unilateral independence, the Supreme Court said Tuesday. In a ruling, Judge Pablo Llarena decided to withdraw the warrant as the five "appear to have shown their intention to return to Spain" to take part in regional elections on December 21. But Llarena, who is in charge of the case, has retained the Spanish
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Cyprus brings boat carrying 38 Syrian refugees to shore

Cypriot authorities said Tuesday they had towed a boat carrying 38 Syrian refugees to shore after it was found in the Mediterranean off the northwest coast of the island. Photo: AFP file  NICOSIA: Cypriot authorities said Tuesday they had towed a boat carrying 38 Syrian refugees to shore after it was found in the Mediterranean off the northwest coast of the island. Police said the 33 men, four children and one woman on board were safely brought to land in the early hours of Tuesday after sett
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Corps Commanders discuss regional, internal security with specific reference to Afghanistan

RAWALPINDI: In a meeting held at the General Headquarters, chaired by Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the top brass of the Army discussed the regional and internal security situation with specific reference on Afghanistan.  "COAS took the forum on board about his military diplomacy through his recent visits aboard and interaction with foreign dignitaries visiting Pakistan," said ISPR. The participants of the 206th Corps Commanders' Conference also concluded that efforts towards
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PPP always revolted against dictatorship: Bilawal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Tuesday it was his party which laid the foundation of democracy in Pakistan and revolted against every dictatorship. The PPP chairperson began to address the party workers gathered to at the capital?s Parade ground to celebrate the party?s golden jubilee today. He said that it is the third generation of the party which is carrying on the legacy for the sake of democracy. ?I congratulate those who have laid t
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Buy it with bitcoin in New York, but it?s not cheap

At Melt Bakery, a hole in the wall that sells ice cream sandwiches in New York?s upscale Manhattan neighbourhood, you can pay for your guilty pleasure in bitcoin. Photo: AFP  NEW YORK: At Melt Bakery, a hole in the wall that sells ice cream sandwiches in New York?s upscale Manhattan neighbourhood, you can pay for your guilty pleasure in bitcoin. And while a few swipes of a mobile app are all it takes to fill your electronic wallet, the novelty, for now, comes at a hefty cost. Melt is one of
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Britain confident of Brexit deal as May scrambles to win over Northern Irish kingmakers

British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for a meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk (not in the picture) in Brussels, Belgium, December 4, 2017. REUTERS LONDON: Britain said it was a confident of a deal on Brexit just hours after a tentative agreement with the European Union over the Irish border was dashed by Prime Minister Theresa May?s kingmakers in Belfast. After a tumultuous day which saw a choreographed attempt to showcase the progress of Brexit talks thwarted at the las
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Reading skills falling in US, Canada, France: study

PARIS: Reading ability among children aged between nine and 10 has fallen in the US, Canada, France and several other developed countries, according to a comparative study of 50 countries published Tuesday. Ten countries fared worse, compared with five years ago, in the 2016 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study assessment of pupils in their fourth year of schooling ? namely Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iran, Israel, Malta, New Zealand, Portugal and the US. Eighteen, including
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Duterte declares Philippine communist rebels ´terrorists´

Philippine presidential favourite Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the 'Presidential Dialogue', in Manila, on April 27, 2016 AFP/ file MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Tuesday declared communist rebels "terrorists", his spokesman said, weeks after cancelling peace talks with groups waging one of Asia´s longest-running insurgencies. In an attempt to boost negotiations, Duterte last year freed top rebel leaders from prison and met them at the presidential palace, but the peace process q
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Rana Sanaullah terms Model Town inquiry report 'defective'

Video: Geo News LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday dismissed the inquiry report of the Model Town incident as defective.  "The report is defective in the eye law because it is based on secondary evidence, which is not admissible as per the Evidence Act," Sanaullah said while addressing a press conference in Lahore. The law minister accused the Pakistan Awami Tehreek's leader Tahir ul Qadri (PAT) of creating a fuss over the [Model Town incident] report.  "The [Model Town in
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Lebanon's PM rescinds resignation as government agrees deal

BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri rescinded his resignation on Tuesday and said all members of the government had agreed to stay out of conflicts in Arab countries. Hariri quit his job in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia a month ago but later said he might withdraw the resignation, providing all parties in Lebanon?s government agree to adhere to the state?s policy of ?dissociation? from regional conflicts. The Lebanese government said in a statement read by Hariri: ?The cabinet thank
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One dead, two injured in Corsica airport shooting

BASTIA: One man was killed and two people were injured on Tuesday morning in a shooting at an airport on the French island of Corsica, emergency service workers told AFP. The shooting took place in a car park near the entrance of Bastia airport in the north of the Mediterranean island, leaving one man dead with a gunshot to the head, another with several bullet wounds and a third with minor injuries. Corsica was once plagued by separatist violence, but the main militant group seeking independ
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Will rein in conspirators during 2018 elections: Marriyum Aurangzeb

RAWALPINDI: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Tuesday said that the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz will rein in those hatching conspiracies during the next general elections in 2018. The state minister was speaking to media in Rawalpindi. Aurangzeb, in a reference to the 20-day sit-in at the Faizabad interchange in the capital, said that such protests are not conducive in any sense for Pakistan. ?Speaking more on the subject of the sit-in is also not
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New patrol vessel launched for Maritime Security Agency

KARACHI: A new 600-ton maritime patrol vessel was launched for the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) on Tuesday at Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KS&EW), said a statement released by the Pakistan Navy (PN).  The vessel, built with the technical collaboration of China Shipbuilding and Trading Company (CSTC), is a state of the art vessel capable of performing multiple missions.  The ship is fully equipped to enforce maritime security and search and rescue missions in Pakistan
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Katrina Kaif, Alia Bhatt give us major friendship goals

While Bollywood is famous for rivalries between top actresses, the budding friendship between Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt is defying this stereotype.  The friendship between the two actresses came into limelight when they were spotted at the book launch of their gym trainer, Yasmin Karachiwala.  From gymming together to constantly praising and supporting each on social media, the two ladies have definitely given us major friendship goals.  For their appearance on television show Vogue BFF, th
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India set Sri Lanka 410 to win in smog-choked Delhi Test

A masked Lakshan Sandakan pouches the catch of Ajinkya Rahane near the boundary, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 4th day, December 5, 2017/BCCI NEW DELHI: India declared their second innings on 246-5 to set Sri Lanka a target of 410 to win the pollution-tainted third Test in New Delhi, which saw a player vomit on Tuesday. Skipper Virat Kohli (50) called his batsmen back to the dressing room after Rohit Sharma completed his half-century in the final session of the fourth day at the smog-shro
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Sea View killing: Prime suspect discloses acquaintance with biker Dr Rahim

KARACHI: Contrary to the statement given by Dr Abdul Rahim ? the motorcycle rider ? who has disassociated himself from the Sea View killing, saying he doesn't know either Khawar Burney or the deceased, however, the prime suspect in his statement before the police admitted his acquaintance with him. Giving his version before the police, Burney said that the Mercedes, in which there were four youth, including the deceased, collided with Dr Rahim's bike on the road heading towards a restaurant on
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Bollywood pays last respects to legendary actor Shashi Kapoor

Shashi Kapoor passed away at the age of 79 after a years-long illness   Bollywood stars paid their last respects to screen legend Shashi Kapoor at his funeral Tuesday, as tributes poured in for the multiple award-winning actor who died after a long illness. Veteran Indian cinema icon Amitabh Bachchan, who starred alongside Kapoor in several hit Hindi films of the 1970s, and actor Shah Rukh Khan were among mourners at the ceremony in Mumbai, the home of Bollywood. Kapoor appeared in more than 1
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Punjab government to challenge LHC order on Model Town report

A total of 14 people were killed and over 100 injured during the Model Town incident in 2014. Photo: File  LAHORE: The Punjab government has said it would appeal in the Supreme Court the Lahore High Court?s (LHC) order to make public the inquiry report of the Model Town incident. The LHC ordered on Tuesday the Punjab government to release in 30 days the inquiry report and also conduct a transparent and impartial trial. Talking to Geo News, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Zaeem Qadri said t
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Peshawar High Court judge takes oath

Justice Mohammad Ayub Khan took oath as the new judge of Peshawar High Court on December 5, 2017. Photo: Geo News screen grab1 PESHAWAR: Justice Mohammad Ayub Khan took oath as the new judge of Peshawar High Court on Tuesday. PHC Chief Justice Yahya Afridi administered the oath to him at a ceremony. With the appointment of Justice Ayub, the number of judges in the high court has risen to 15, reported Geo News. Justice Ayub Khan took the oath in a ceremony attended by many lawyers and judges
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Jousting for support, Pakistan's bid to keep cavalry sport alive

This photograh taken on November 7, 2017, shows Pakistani horse riders charging across a course holding a lance to pick up pegs at a tent-pegging competition during an annual festival at the village of Kot Fateh Khan in Attock district in Punjab province. Photo: AFP1 KOT FATEH KHAN: Festooned with garlands and colourful bridles, turbaned riders mounted on horseback in full gallop lower their lances at tiny wooden blocks as they practice the centuries-old tradition of tent-pegging in Pakistan.
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