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Reporters, aid workers may travel to North Korea despite ban: US

The North Korean flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su/Files WASHINGTON: Journalists and humanitarian workers may apply for exceptions to a new ban on US citizens' travel to North Korea, the State Department said in a public notice on Wednesday. The US government last month said it would bar Americans from travelling to North Korea due to the risk of "long-term detention" in the country. American student Ot
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Two killed as plane lands on Portuguese beach

A plane landed in Sao Joao Beach, killing two people, in Costa da Caparica, Portugal, August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes LISBON: A small aeroplane made an emergency landing on a popular, crowded beach near Lisbon on Wednesday, killing two people. Local television showed dozens of beachgoers crowding around the airplane, which had come to a stop near the water without any major damage. Two pilots onboard were unharmed and were being questioned by authorities. Pedro Coelho Dias, a spokesman fo
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Freight train derails, sparks fire in Pennsylvania; residents flee

A CSX Corp freight train ? carrying flammable materials ? derailed as it moved through a southern Pennsylvania town on Wednesday, striking a residential garage that caught fire, forcing more than 100 residents from their homes, authorities said. No injuries were reported after the crash in Hyndman, about 100 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, but CSX warned customers service disruptions would last for a week over a nearly 80-mile stretch between Connellsville, Pennsylvania, and Cumberland, Maryland
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Heat in South Asia could exceed survivable levels by 2100: study

MIAMI: South Asia, home to one-fifth of the world´s population, could see humid heat rise to unsurvivable levels by century´s end if nothing is done to halt global warming, researchers said Wednesday. The study in the journal Science Advances warned of "summer heat waves with levels of heat and humidity that exceed what humans can survive without protection." The research is based on two climate models. One is a "business-as-usual" scenario in which little is done to contain climate change, an
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Was 'shocked' to receive Imran's first text message, Gulalai says

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aisha Gulalai has said that she was "shocked" to receive Imran Khan's first text message, which the PTI chairman sent in October 2013. Speaking to a private news channel, the estranged PTI leader said she apprised only her father of the text. "My father replied 'we shall see if there come more messages'". "The messages from Imran Khan continued for some time. I decided to ignore them for the time being," Gulalai said, adding that she rec
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Nawaz to challenge verdict, will file petition in SC: sources

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will challenge the Panama Papers case verdict in court, revealed sources on Wednesday.  Sources added that an appeal will be filed in the next few days and a separate constitutional petition will also be filed.  The constitutional petition will request the chief justice for a full bench, added sources.  Nawaz was briefed by his legal team on the petitions and has given his approval.  Nawaz was disqualified under Article 62 (1)(f) of the Constitut
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China welcomes world's first panda born to wild and captive parents

China has welcomed the world's first giant panda cub born to a mixed pair of captive and wild parents, the official Xinhua news agency said. Palm-sized and pink, covered in a downy layer of white fuzz from its tiny claws to its long tail, the cub was born early Monday morning in southwestern Sichuan province to 15-year-old Cao Cao, who had mated with a wild male panda in March. The cub's birth is the result of researchers' efforts to boost the health and genetic diversity of captive pandas by
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'To see Stalin': Latest WWII film aims to stir up Russians

A group of Soviet mechanics slog through a muddy forest on a mission that would eventually help change the course of World War II: reaching dictator Joseph Stalin. Among them is an engineer who wants to convince the Kremlin leader that a new tank he has designed can transform the Soviet Union's outdated forces a year ahead of the invasion by Nazi Germany. Based on a little-known chapter of Soviet history from 1940 - this is the scenario for a new film being shot outside Moscow with state fundi
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Creators behind 'Game of Thrones' stir race controversy with 'Confederate'

What if the South had won the American Civil War? That is the premise behind a newly announced show on cable network HBO that has sparked a heated backlash in a country still grappling with the legacy of slavery and its generational impacts on African Americans. Unveiled in mid-July, "Confederate" will be led by "Game of Thrones" creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, no strangers to criticism over the overwhelmingly white cast in their epic fantasy series that is currently in its seventh seas
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US successfully tests ICBM following N. Korea missile launch

The US military conducted a test Wednesday of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), officials said, just days after North Korea conducted its own ICBM launch. Tests at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California are typically scheduled weeks or even months in advance, but this one came at a time of soaring tensions with North Korea over its trial of an ICBM last week. "While not a response to recent North Korean actions, the test demonstrates that the United States? nuclear enterp
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At 96, Prince Philip begins his retirement

After a lifetime of public service by the side of his wife Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip will finally retire on Wednesday at the age of 96. The Duke of Edinburgh will attend a parade of Royal Marines at Buckingham Palace, the last of 22,219 solo public engagements since Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne in 1952. He has attended countless more events with the queen, now 91, offering his support and livening proceedings with a style of humor that often makes headlines but has eased m
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Trump signs Russia sanctions bill into law: White House

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has signed legislation imposing new sanctions on Russia into law, a White House official said on Wednesday. Trump, who has made clear he wanted to improve relations with Russia, grudgingly accepted the new congressional sanctions, which also included Iran and North Korea. The bill had enough support in Congress to override a presidential veto. Trump's signing of the bill followed some conflicting signals from the administration in recent days about the san
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PTI holds consultative meeting after Gulalai allegations: sources

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)on Wednesday held consultative meeting after allegations were levelled by former PTI leader Ayesha Gulalai, said sources.  The meeting, chaired by Imran Khan, paid tribute to the women workers of PTI for protesting in his support, added sources. According to sources, Imran said the PTI's women workers have exposed PML-N lies and the party has been morally and legally destroyed.  Reportedly, the PTI chief also said that politics of accusations is a
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Qatar announces 5 bn euro order for warships from Italy

DOHA: Qatar announced on Wednesday a five-billion-euro order for seven warships from Italy in the midst of a nearly two-month diplomatic crisis with neighbouring Saudi Arabia and its allies. "We have signed a contract on behalf of the Qatari navy to acquire seven warships from Italy for five billion euros," Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said at a Doha press conference with his visiting Italian counterpart Angelino Alfano. It follows the signing of a preliminary cont
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Petition filed in ECP to disqualify Imran over Gulalai's allegations

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: A petition was filed in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday seeking disqualification of Imran Khan from the National Assembly over allegations levelled by his former party affiliate Aisha Gulalai. Imran Khan sent me inappropriate text messages, alleges Ayesha Gulalai CM Pervez Khattak has distributed jobs illegally among relatives, says former PTI leader Raja Basharat of Muslim League Lawyers Forum filed the petition with Imran Khan and Ais
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Police in Punjab files FIR against two toddlers

SHEIKHUPURA: Police on Wednesday registered a First Information Report (FIR) nominating two underage children for murder and robbery.  The two children, accompanied by their parents, reached the local sessions court to attain pre-arrest bail in the case.  The FIR states that year and half-old Ayan used an axe in the attack while five year-old Hassan used a stick as a weapon. 
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Prime minister can change, policies will not: PM Abbasi

MURREE: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Wednesday that a clear message has been sent to the world that the prime minister can change but the party's policies will remain the same.  Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi He spoke to journalists after attending a consultative meeting with Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and party leaders in Pakistan's picturesque hill station Murree.  The new cabinet was initially supposed to be sworn in on Wednesday but was postponed in the afternoon.  Speakin
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PTI to serve legal notice to Ayesha Gulalai

Fawad Chaudhry addressing press conference in Lahore LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokesman Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday said that the party has decided to serve a legal notice to former PTI member Ayesha Gulalai and demanded that she apologise. Imran Khan sent me inappropriate text messages, alleges Ayesha Gulalai CM Pervez Khattak has distributed jobs illegally among relatives, says former PTI leader Addressing a press conference, the PTI leader, flanked by women p
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Bangladesh performs ´first´ conjoined twin surgery

DHAKA: Surgeons in Bangladesh have performed what they are calling the country´s first successful separation of conjoined twins in a "groundbreaking" and complex operation. Tofa and Tahura, ten-month-old sisters who were born conjoined at the spine and rectum, were separated by a team of two dozen doctors Tuesday at Bangladesh´s largest hospital in the capital Dhaka. Paediatric surgeon Abdul Hanif said the twins were in a stable condition after the delicate nine-hour procedure. "It is the fir
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PPP nominates Barrister Murtaza Wahab for Senate by-election

Barrister Murtaza Wahab - (File Photo) KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) has awarded ticket for the Senate by-election to Barrister Murtaza Wahab on the seat vacated by Saeed Ghani after he won a Sindh Assembly by-election from Karachi. Syed Najmi Alam will be the covering candidate in this by-election.The Senate by-election is scheduled on August 17. Barrister Wahab has earlier served as law adviser for Sindh chief minister before his appointment was declared illegal by
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India to host Australia, NZ and Sri Lanka later this year

India are currently on tour in Sri Lanka  NEW DELHI: India will host Sri Lanka for a full series later this year, with the cricket board adding nearly two dozen matches to the tail-end of a packed home schedule for Virat Kohli´s team. India will now host Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka back-to-back at venues across the country between September-December. Australia, who went down 2-1 to hosts India in the Test series earlier this year, will return for five one-day internationals and three
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PM Abbasi has no support in national assembly, says Naeemul Haq

PTI leader Naeemul Haq speaking outside Supreme Court - Geo News screengrab ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Naeemul Haq said on Wednesday that there is no support for the incumbent prime minister in the national assembly. He said that Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is taking say of his party chief in every single matter, further adding that Pakistan Muslim League- N chief Nawaz Sharif is still under the illusion of power. "New PM does not have any standing in the national asse
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Suicide bomber attacks NATO convoy in south Afghanistan

File photo of an attack in Kabul in 2011 KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN: A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a vehicle filled with explosives into a convoy of foreign forces in Afghanistan´s restive southern province of Kandahar, causing casualties Wednesday, officials said. "At around noon a car bomb targeted a convoy of foreign forces in Daman area of Kandahar," provincial police spokesman Zia Durrani told AFP. NATO confirmed in a statement that a convoy was attacked and did "cause casualties" but did no
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Parliament, executive, judiciary have to work together: Senate chairman

QUETTA: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani, addressing an event in Quetta on Wednesday, said he does not wish to see a clash among state institutions.  Rabbani said the parliament, executive and judiciary have to work together while remaining in the limits of their jurisdictions.  He said according to the law, the state's first and foremost responsibility is protecting the lives and property of the people.  "The weakest state institution is the Parliament," said the veteran Pakistan Peoples Party
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PTI Peshawar women wing to move tribal jirga if Gulalai does not withdraw allegations

MPA Zareen Zia PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) women wing has warned it will move the tribal jirga if Ayesha Gulalai does not withdraw her allegations of misconduct against party chief Imran Khan. Addressing a presser at the Peshawar Press Club, women wing president Naeema Naz said they will approach the jirga if Gulalai does not take back her allegations that Imran Khan ?is a characterless person? and ?sent inappropriate text messages to her?. ?Why had she been silent all this time
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