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Our Approval is Needed to Publish Trump-Putin Calls, Says Russia
The White House has severely restricted the distribution of memos detailing Trump's calls with foreign leaders, including Putin.
Dengue Cases on the Rise in Pakistan's Punjab Province; 218 Tested Positive in a Day
Last week, a 16-year-old boy, Aryan, had succumbed to dengue fever in the same Allied Hospital. The hospital is currently treating 18 dengue patients.
SriLanka's Former Army Chief Mahesh Senanayake Enters Presidential Race
A loyalist of the former presidential candidate and Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, Senanayake was forced to flee Sri Lanka for the fear of reprisals when Fonseka was defeated by Mahinda Rajapaksa in the 2010 presidential election.
13 Killed as Pick-up Truck Carrying Students Flips Over in Thailand
A total of 18 people were in the truck, which was coming from an evening out with students and company officials celebrating the end of their training
At Least 36 Killed in China After Bus Crashes With Truck: Report
The bus was carrying 69 people when it hit the truck on an expressway in eastern Jiangsu province on Saturday morning.
US Newspaper Sparks Controversy by Publishing Details on Donald Trump Whistleblower
Lawyers for the whistleblower have deemed those revelations to be dangerous for their client, both personally and professionally.
Indian-origin Singaporean Sentenced to 11 and a Half Years of Jail for Petrol Station Robbery
Visvanathan Vadivelu, 50, had pleaded guilty to committing armed robbery at a Shell petrol station in Singapore's Upper Bukit Timah Road on July 31, 2017, the Straits Times reported on Thursday.
NASA Observe Blackhole Shredding Apart Star the Size of the Sun for First Time
NASA said that tidal disruptions, which shred the star, are incredibly rare, occurring once every 10,000 to 100,000 years in a galaxy the size of our own Milky Way, with only 40 such events observed so far.
Person Who Helped Whistleblower is 'Close to a Spy', Could Commit Treason: Trump on Impeachment
Donald Trump's comments led several Democratic House committee chairman to warn the president against 'witness intimidation.'
UK PM Boris Johnson's Sister Criticises His 'Tasteless' Language
Rachel Johnson told Sky News that his talk of 'surrender' for those opposed to Brexit -- who include herself -- was 'highly reprehensible'.
Boris Johnson Loses New Parliamentary Vote Over Request for Break to Hold Party Conference
The government lost the vote, which could affect the timing of the conference in Manchester, by 306 votes to 289.
Indian Sikh Woman Among 16 Terror Suspects Arrested by Malaysian Police
Quoting Ayob Khan Mydin, Assistant Director of Malaysian Police's counter-terrorism division, the report said the 38-year-old Indian woman, who worked as a cleaner, was a member of the secessionist Sikhs For Justice group.
French #MeToo Founder Ordered to Pay Thousands of Euros for Defaming Man She Accused of Harassment
A court in Paris ruled against Sandra Muller, who had started a viral hashtag in French in October 2017 calling on French women to name and shame men in an echo of the #MeToo movement.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Challenger Benny Gantz Set for New Talks on Israel Vote Deadlock
President Reuven Rivlin will receive official results from Israel's deadlocked September 17 election on Wednesday afternoon, beginning the one-week timeframe, while his three-way meeting is set for 6 pm (1500 GMT).
Isolated and Restricted, Iran Uses UN Gathering for Outreach as Crisis Looms Over Persian Gulf
President Hassan Rouhani has used his time in New York to meet with the leaders of the UK, France, Germany and Japan on the sidelines of the U.N. meeting. He also met with U.S. media leaders and gave a TV interview to Fox News.
7 Children Among 16 Killed by Air Strikes in Yemen: Officials
Tens of thousands of people, most of them civilians, have been killed since Saudi Arabia and its allies intervened in March 2015 in support of the beleaguered government after the rebels captured the capital Sanaa.