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Imran Khan: Why link Islam with terrorism?
MEKAH: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday asserted that Islam has nothing to do with terrorism. He even questioned why is Islam linked to terrorism when other faiths such as Hinduism is not linked despite the acts of terror
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US-China trade war: Retaliatory tariffs imposed on US imports
BEIJING: China raised tariffs on tens of billions of dollars of goods imported from the U.S., implementing the promised retaliation to President Donald Trump’s latest round of trade war duties on about US$200 billion in Chinese exports. As of Saturday,
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Man buried alive with beheaded brother
NIGERIA: A man was buried alive by villagers for beheading his brother. The incident took place in Yala, on Wednesday. Ojemba and his elder brother Obok reportedly had no issues prior to the incident. On Wednesday morning, Obok returned home
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$100,000 swallowing snake turns out to be fraud
ABUJA: A woman in Nigeria who claimed a mystery snake swallowed nearly $100,000 of state funds under her care was charged with fraud on Friday, the anti-graft agency said. Philomina Chieshe, an accounts officer in the education department of Nigeria’s
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‘Terrorist’ attack can disrupt global oil supplies
MECCA: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Saturday warned that “terrorist” attacks in the region could disrupt global oil supplies. “We confirm that terrorist actions not only target the kingdom and the Gulf region, but also target the safety of navigation
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Erdogan absent at OIC meet
MECCA: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was notably absent from a key summit of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Turkey, a regional heavyweight, was instead represented by its Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Erdogan’s visit would have been his
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12 including gunman dead in shooting spree
VIRGINIA: A gunman went on a shooting spree at a government building complex in Virginia Beach, on Friday afternoon, killing 11 people and wounding six, police said. The gunman, a longtime public utilities employee, was also killed after trading fire
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Criminal probe launched into Hungary boat tragedy
Hungarian police said on Thursday they have launched a criminal investigation into one of the country’s worst boat accidents that left seven South Korean tourists dead and 21 others missing. The “Mermaid” sightseeing boat sank late Wednesday on the Danube river in
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Saudi demands firm Arab stand against Iran
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ratcheted up rhetoric against arch-nemesis Iran, calling on Arab states to confront its ‘criminal’ actions after attacks on oil installations sparked fears of a regional conflagration. The king’s remarks came at the start of two back-to-back
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BJP chief Shah touted as India’s next finance minister
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to name Amit Shah, the chief of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as the nation’s new finance minister after taking his oath of office for the second term on
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