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US strikes Daesh camp in Libya, killing 17

WASHINGTON: US forces carried out six "precision air strikes" against a Daesh camp in Libya, killing 17 people, the US Africa Command said Sunday. The command said the air strikes were conducted on Friday, in coordination with Libya´s Government of National Accord. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is received.
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French leftist leader Melenchon in hot water over Nazi comments

French leftist leader Melenchon in hot water over Nazi comments. Photo: AFP PARIS: French leftist leader Jean-Luc Melenchon was plunged into the eye of a storm on Sunday after comments about the Nazis that one minister branded "shameful". At a mass demonstration in Paris on Saturday against labour reform, Melenchon said: "It´s the street that toppled France´s kings, it´s the street that drove out the Nazis". He was responding to centrist President Emmanuel Macron´s comments earlier in the wee
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Vatican says it axed chief auditor for spying

Vatican City. PHOTO: Italy Travel Guide ROME: The Vatican said Sunday it had been forced to oust its former auditor general ? who resigned without explanation in June ? because he had been spying on senior officials. In the latest scandal to embroil the centuries-old institution, Libero Milone had accused the Vatican of getting rid of him because his investigations into possible illegal activity had hit too close to home. Just hours after the story broke, the Vatican issued a furious response.
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Nouman Ali Khan asks for 'theatre-free environment' to investigate allegations against him

Pakistani-American preacher Nouman Ali Khan has been accused of having 'inappropriate interactions with different women.' Photo: File   Pakistani-American preacher Nouman Ali Khan has insisted that a "theatre-free environment" be provided for allegations against him of having "inappropriate interactions with various women". "Let us get to the truth of this as I am weary of the way things have transpired," he wrote in a post on his official Facebook page on Saturday. "People knowledgeable in Is
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Journalist Matiullah Jan?s vehicle attacked near Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Journalist and Anchorperson Matiullah Jan?s vehicle was attacked with a brick near Bhara Kahu on Sunday. Two unidentified men on a motorcycle threw a brick at the journalist?s car and fled away, police sources informed Geo News. Police also said that Matiullah?s children were inside the car at the time of the attack. Following the incident, Matiullah also shared a post on social media of the car with a broken windscreen. He wrote, ?brick attack on my car by two motorcyclists in Ba
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Panel falls from aircraft, smashes into car in Japan

A Boeing 777 in KLM livery on the assembly line at the Boeing plant in Everett, Washington, in 2012. Photo: AFP  A panel weighing 4.3 kilograms fell from a plane shortly after take-off from a Japanese airport and smashed the window of a car being driven below, news reports and the airline said Sunday. No one was injured but aviation authorities will send safety inspectors to the western city of Osaka to investigate, said national broadcaster NHK. The piece fell on the vehicle shortly after the
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Iran blocks all Iraqi Kurdistan flights ahead of referendum: official

Employees from the Independent High Electoral Referendum Commission hang banners outside a voting station ahead of tomorrow's planned referendum for the Kurdistan region, in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on September 24, 2017. Photo: AFP   TEHRAN: Iran said Sunday it had blocked all flights to and from Iraq´s Kurdistan at the request of Baghdad, a day before the autonomous region holds an independence referendum opposed by Tehran. "At the request of the
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Singapore Daesh fighter challenges Prince Harry in video

Singapore Daesh fighter challenges Prince Harry in video. Photo: AFP file  SINGAPORE: A Singaporean member of the Daesh group in Syria has appeared in a video challenging Britain´s Prince Harry to fight the group?s members, a monitoring group and authorities said Sunday. It is believed to be the first time that a fighter from the affluent city-state has featured prominently in one of Daesh´s videos. In the English-language video released Saturday, a man identified as "Abu ´Uqayl" from Singap
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Imran calls for early elections in country

PTI chief Imran Khan has called for early elections in the country while addressing a press conference on Sunday. Photo: file   ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday demanded early elections in the country, saying that taking a fresh mandate is necessary to strengthen democracy in the state. Imran was addressing a press conference in the federal capital on Sunday.  Incumbent Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has also been alleged to be involved in corrupti
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Two Punjab wildlife dept officials killed in line of duty: WWF Pakistan

Photo: File SIALKOT: Two wildlife officers of the Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department were shot dead by poachers on Sunday.  Inspector Manzoor and Constable Mushtaq from the special squad in Gujranwala region were killed by poachers armed with automated weapons near Sialkot.  The officers, according to a statement by the WWF Pakistan, were killed while intercepting an attempt of illegal poaching of migratory birds.  WWF-Pakistan strongly condemned the killing of t
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Will continue to defend motherland at all costs: COAS

Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Photo: File RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Sunday said that the Pakistan army will continue to defend the motherland at all costs. "The Pakistan army has, is, and will continue to defend the motherland," the COAS said. "We salute the martyrs [who have laid their lives for Pakistan]." Pakistan is a resilient nation, a tweet by the DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor said.  ?Hostile foreign to dest
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Murdered Tania?s family still fears for life

KARACHI: The family of murdered Tania Khaskhely reached Karachi from Sehwan on Sunday under police security, however, they still fear for their safety. The parents of the girl said that the influential people are still threatening them. The influential people are asking us to settle the matter by taking some money, said Tania's parents. ?We will not let our other daughters become a victim like Tania,? they said.
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PML-N leaders to hold 'special' meetings in London today: sources

LONDON: A 'special' meeting between former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother and Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to be held in London today.  Sources said that Nawaz?s future political strategy and the issue of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president is expected to be discussed in the meeting.  Nawaz says NA-120 vindicated him by re-electing Kulsoom Nawaz Top PML-N leadership gathered in London for a consultative meeting with the former prime minister
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Over 500,00 Pakistanis deported in 2012-2017?majority from Saudi

ISLAMABAD: A total of 5,44,105 Pakistanis were deported from different countries from 2012 to 2017 (upto 30 June), with the majority (116,185) in the year 2015. The major reasons behind deportation were overstaying, illegal entry, illegal immigration. According to data obtained through official sources, the majority of the 116,185 Pakistanis were deported in the year 201, 5followed by 111,084 in the year 2016, 87,165 in 2017, 79,539 in 2013 and 71,723 in 2012. The majority were deported due t
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Trump cranks up North Korea threats as Pyongyang holds anti-US rally

SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS: US President Donald Trump dialled up the rhetoric against North Korea again at the weekend, warning the country?s foreign minister that he and leader Kim Jong Un ?won?t be around much longer?, as Pyongyang staged a major anti-US rally. North Korea?s Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho told the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday that targeting the US mainland with its rockets was inevitable after ?Mr Evil President? Trump called Pyongyang?s leader a ?rocket man? on a suici
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Mayor Karachi working without support: Farooq Sattar

KARACHI: Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan Chief Farooq Sattar said on Sunday that Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar is providing best service to citizens despite lack of funds and provincial support. Sattar was speaking to media in Karachi, where lamented that the local government and its institutions are powerless and have no authority. He said that MQM-Pakistan is a party for the general public and its benefit. Sattar said that the party is over viewing the performance of every department unde
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Three terrorists killed in DI Khan operation: ISPR

Punjab Rangers. Photo: File  Three suspected terrorists were killed after security forces carried out an intelligence-based search operation in Gara Madda area of Dera Ismail Khan on Sunday.  According to the Inter Services Public Relations, during a search operation, suspected persons riding a motorcycle started firing at troops after they were signalled to stop.  Resultantly, a fire exchange took place and three terrorists were shot dead. Suicide jackets were recovered from the deceased, th
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My son is unmarried, can meet whoever he wants, Rishi Kapoor on Mahira-Ranbir

This week, Ranbir Kapoor and Mahira Khan controversy dominated the social media landscape ? from hate to support from different corners it wasn?t short of a roller coaster ride for fans from both sides of the border. As the rumour mill got its much-needed fuel, Ranbir?s father and veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor was not certainly the one to restrain himself from opining on the viral pictures. Rishi spoke to a leading newspaper and said that he saw the pictures for the first time on Twit
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Five injured as car bomber hits NATO convoy in Kabul

Afghan security personnel (L) keeps watch next to a damaged car belonging to foreigners, after a bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan August 22, 2015 Photo: Reuters .  KABUL: Five civilians were wounded when a car bomber attacked a Danish convoy belonging to the NATO-led international mission in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Sunday, security officials said. Captain William Salvin, a spokesman for NATO?s Resolute Support Mission, confirmed an attack had occurred and said a team was on the scene to
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Senior officials, politicians call on Dawoodi Bohra community leader

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Mohammad Zubair, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan chief Farooq Sattar and Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar called on the leader of the Bohra community at Tahiri Mosque on Sunday. The three political leaders, hailing from different political parties, met Dr Syedna Mufaddal Saifud­din who is in the country for observing Muharram.  Speaking to the media, the governor said establishing peace in the megacity is everyone?s responsibility, whereas th
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Girl robbing people through fake marriages arrested in Sargodha

SARGODHA: Police arrested on Sunday an 18-year-old girl who has been robbing people through fake marriages from Sargodha. The girl, in a span of four months, married seven times and deprived people of their valuable possessions. The case came to attention, after affected grooms, Allah Dutta and Azhar Mahmood, presented their Nikah contracts before a session court. According to court sources, Sana would disappear after a day or two with the stolen goods and jewelry. A case has been registere
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'Newton' is India's entry to the Oscars

MUMBAI: Amit Masurkar?s ?Newton?, a political satire about an election in the remote jungles of India, is the country?s official entry in the best foreign film category at the Academy Awards next year. ?Newton?, which opened in cinemas on Friday, premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in February. The film was chosen unanimously on Friday by a jury appointed by the Film Federation of India, the industry body that makes the pick for the Oscars each year. ?This is the most incredible news of our
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Taliban shut down clinics in southern Afghan province, official says

A group of Taliban fighters are seen in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, April 2015. Photo: Reuters KANDAHAR: The Taliban has shut down dozens of clinics in the southern Afghan province of Uruzgan in the past few days, officials said, amid demands for special treatment for its fighters who control most of the embattled region. Dost Mohammad Nayab, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said authorities were talking to elders, asking them to intercede with the Taliban to allow the clinics to reop
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Saudi Arabia condemns Myanmar government 'policy of repression'

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 23, 2017. REUTERS UNITED NATIONS: Saudi Arabia on Saturday condemned the government of Myanmar?s ?policy of repression? against minority Rohingya Muslims. ?My country is gravely concerned and condemns the policy of repression and forced displacement carried out by the government of Myanmar against the Rohingya minority,? Foreign Minister A
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Six children killed as fire engulfs house in Upper Dir

A view of Upper Dir. Photo: Native Pakistan  UPPER DIR: Six children were killed when a fire engulfed a house in Upper Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday morning.  Police said that Hamesh Gul had lit a fire inside the house, situated in Babozi area of Dogg Darah village, so those inside could stay warm.  However, the fire spread and engulfed the structure, killing six children. The deceased were aged between three to 12, police informed further. 
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