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Army chief General Aziz Ahmed said the army was well prepared for rescue operations and has joined hands with other government and non-government agencies like the Fire Service and the Red Crescent.

Britain's already splintered government was rocked by the scandal over who leaked news that May was to let Huawei develop Britain's 5G network.

Pompeo said the US would prefer a peaceful transition of power, with President Nicolas Maduro leaving and new elections held to choose new leaders.

Sirisena also warned it may be possible Islamic State had launched a "new strategy" by targeting smaller countries.

The unprecedented move to fully sever Tehran’s financial lifeline - finalized just days before the April 22 announcement - underscores the strong influence of hard-liners within Trump’s inner circle.

Julian Assange could face a 12-month prison sentence for the violation, although time already served in prison may be taken into account.

Previous investigations have been branded a whitewash by victims' campaigners. In 2017, Prime Minister Theresa May ordered a new inquiry, with the power to summon witnesses.

China put a technical hold in March on a fresh proposal to impose a ban on the head of Pakistan-based JeM which claimed responsibility for the deadly Pulwama terror attack.

The 45-day 'Everest Cleaning Campaign', led by Solukhumbu district's Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality began on April 14 with the Nepali new year and aims to collect nearly 10,000 kilogrammes of garbage from Mt Everest.

Sanchez's Socialist Party (PSOE) got 123 lawmakers out of 350, or close to 29 per cent of votes — short of an absolute majority but much better than the 85 seats it got in 2016.

Vladimir Putin said was considering offering all Ukrainian citizens fast-tracked Russian passports, a move likely to anger some politicians in Ukraine which has been at war with pro-Russian separatists since 2014.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government had filed the treason case against Musharraf over the president's imposition of extra-constitutional emergency in November 2007.

Maithripala Sirisena, facing criticism over the failure to thwart the attacks, blamed the inspector general of police Pujith Jayasundara and defence secretary Hemesiri Fernando for not sharing advance warnings of the attacks with him.

Police said the gunfire broke out when detectives with the Hugo Police Department in southeastern Oklahoma were trying to approach the suspect, 21-year-old William Devaughn Smith.

The State Department on Friday said that consular operations in Pakistan remain unchanged as of now but as a result of such a sanction mentioned in a Federal Register notification dated April 22, the US may withhold visas of Pakistanis beginning with its...

Kim Jong Un told Russian President, during their talks at Vladivostok, that he would wait until the end of the year for the United States to be more flexible.