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Situation in Kashmir Violates Human Rights, Says US Congresswoman, Joins Pramila Jayapal’s Resolution
Congressman Brad Sherman said he looks forward to getting US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster's report on his recent visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
Australia May List Koalas as 'Endangered' after Monster Fire, Announces $76 Million Fund for Trauma-hit
The raging Australian bushfires, one of the worst in its history, has killed at least 26 people, burned over 10 million hectares of land, destroyed over 2,000 homes and pushed many species towards extinction.
Won't Change Position on Taiwan No Matter What, Says China as Tsai Ing-wen Wins Re-election
President Tsai Ing-wen won re-election and said she would not submit to China's threats. While China says Taiwan is its territory, Taiwan maintains it is an independent country called the Republic of China, its formal name.
Australia's Largest ‘Megablaze’ Finally Under Control, Say Exhausted Firemen as Wet Weather Promises Relief
The fire seared an area of national park three times the size of Greater London and lit several connected blazes totalling over 800,000 hectares -- an area larger than Austria.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Defends Impeachment Trial Against Trump, Says He Crossed The Line on Ukraine
The House of Representatives, where the Democrats enjoy a majority, had impeached Trump last month. Now, the Senate, where the Republicans are in majority, needs to put Trump on trial before he can be removed from the White House.
Iran's Downing of Ukrainian Jetliner an 'Awful Mistake', Says US official
The comments come after Iran reversed course and admitted that the Ukrainian plane, which slammed into a field shortly after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport on Wednesday, had been downed by a surface-to-air missile.
China Reports First Death from Mysterious Pneumonia Outbreak; 7 in Critical Condition
Tentative diagnosis showed 41 people suffering from pneumonia caused by a preliminarily determined new type of coronavirus, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission said in a statement.
'I Would Prefer to Die': Iran Guards Commander Accepts Responsibility for Downed Ukrainian Plane
Taking full responsibility for shooting down the Ukainian jet that killed 176 people, Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said that he would have rather died than have witnessed the crash.
US Rebuffs Britain's Extradition Request for Diplomat's Wife After Fatal Crash
British prosecutors are seeking the extradition of Anne Sacoolas over the crash last August in which 19-year-old Briton Harry Dunn was killed while riding his motorbike.
Pakistan Passes Landmark Child Protection Bill Requiring Police Action in Abuse Case Within 2 Hours
The Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery Bill 2019 was passed by the National Assembly, exactly two years after a nine-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Punjab province's Kasur city in 2018.
Mars Losing Water Faster Than Expected, Shows ExoMars Mission Data
The gradual disappearance of water occurs in the upper atmosphere of the Red Planet, researchers from French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) said.
Trump Signs Legislation to Add $4.7 Trillion to National Debt
The national debt is projected to be about 97 per cent of US gross domestic product (GDP) in 2029, compared to 82 per cent if none of this debt-increasing legislation had been passed.
63 'Terrorists', 25 Others Killed in Niger Army Base Attack: Defence Ministry
The attack happened in the same region Tillaberi, also bordering Burkina Faso, where 71 Niger soldiers were killed in a December attack, claimed by the Islamic State group, that saw hundreds of jihadists storm a camp near the border with Mali with artille...
Mexican Migrant Requesting Asylum Slits Own Throat at US Border after Being Turned Away
The suicide occurred after the man was denied entry to the US at the bridge between the Mexican city of Reynosa and Pharr, Texas, said officials in Mexico.
'Dead' Pakistani Woman Comes Back to Life at Funeral Bath
Rasheeda Bibi was admitted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital in Karachi where the doctors pronounced her dead and also issued a death certificate.
Japan Prosecutors Slam Carlos Ghosn's 'One-sided, Unacceptable' Comments
In a statement after Carlos Ghosn addressed the media for the first time since his escape to Lebanon, the Tokyo prosecutor's office also said claims they had colluded with Nissan were 'categorically false and contrary to fact'.