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Fifteen Myanmar pilgrims killed as truck plunges off cliff

6:52 pm October 29, 2019

Yangon: Fifteen Buddhist pilgrims including a monk were killed after their flatbed truck plunged off a 300-metre (1,000 feet) cliff in eastern Myanmar, police said Tuesday, blaming faulty brakes. The accident happened Monday evening in Shan state as the truck carrying 25 people was returning from a Buddhist festival. Police officer Myint Soe told AFP […]

Delegation of European Union (EU) MPs in Kashmir to assess ground situation

Delegation of EU MPs in Kashmir to assess ground situation

2:42 pm October 29, 2019

Srinagar: A delegation of 23 European Union MPs arrived here on Tuesday for a first-hand assessment of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir following the revocation of the state’s special status under Article 370. During the two-day visit, the EU MPs will be briefed by government officials on the situation in the Valley as well […]

Trump says China trade deal still on after adviser's remarks

Phase one of trade deal with China to be signed ahead of schedule: Trump

11:16 pm October 28, 2019

Washington : US President Donald Trump on Monday said the phase one of the trade deal with China was going to be signed ahead of schedule. “We are looking, probably, to be ahead of schedule to sign a very big portion of the China deal. We’ll call it ‘phase one’, but it is a very […]

Flights and fake passports: The ‘VIP packages’ enticing Vietnamese to UK

7:49 pm October 28, 2019

Nghe An (Vietnam): For up to USD 50,000, Vietnamese migrants can get the “VIP package” to Britain — flight, fake passport and even a lawyer — illegal, but billed as safer than cheaper overland routes by people smugglers who provide a menu of options for those trying to reach the UK. Details of well-oiled smuggling […]

Pakistani Parliament debates whether to expel French envoy

Pakistan observes black day in support of Kashmiris

7:29 pm October 27, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan observed black day on Sunday in support of Kashmiris, with Prime Minister Imran Khan reaffirming his country’s “unflinching moral, political and diplomatic support” to the people of Kashmir. Khan said the black day being observed in Pakistan and across the world on Sunday is distinct from the past and demanded immediate lifting of […]