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Thailands pork industry fears influx of cheap US imports under Trump

Thailands pork industry fears influx of cheap US imports under Trump ## Thai Pork Producers Face Looming Pressure as US Eyes Market Access Bangkok, Thailand – Thailand’s pork industry is bracing for a potential shake-up as the United States aggressively pursues duty-free access to the... read more »

US group sues Apple over DR Congo confli...

US group sues Apple over DR Congo conflict minerals

US group sues Apple over DR Congo conflict minerals ## Apple Faces Legal Action Over Alleged Conflict Mineral Sourcing Cupertino, CA – Apple Inc. is facing legal scrutiny over its supply chain practices in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighboring Rwanda, following the filing of a... read more »

Hong Kong fire LIVE: At least 13 killed ...

Hong Kong fire LIVE: At least 13 killed as huge blaze rips through apartmen...

Hong Kong fire LIVE: At least 13 killed as huge blaze rips through apartments Fatal Fire Engulfs Hong Kong Apartment Complex, Claiming Thirteen Lives Hong Kong – A devastating fire swept through a residential high-rise in Hong Kong on Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of at least thirteen... read more »

Hong Kong fire alarms 'didn't ...

Hong Kong fire alarms 'didn't go off' as desperate residents...

Hong Kong fire alarms 'didn't go off' as desperate residents flee for their lives ## Hong Kong Residents Voice Concerns Over Response to Devastating Fire **Hong Kong –** A major fire in Hong Kong has ignited public concern, not only for the extensive damage and displacement it... read more »

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Pakistan suspends execution of Shoaib Sarwar

Pakistan called off the scheduled hanging of Shoaib Sarwar convicted on murder charges in what would have been the first execution of a civilian in six years, officials said on Wednesday. Shoaib,... read more »

Sri Lanka, China settle defence cooperation and ma...

Sri Lanka and China on Tuesday clinched defence and maritime security cooperation deal with Colombo pledging to sup port silk trade route, a pet... read more »

Iran rejects US-led coalition against IS

Seen from Tehran, which has helped both Damascus and Baghdad to confront IS advances, the coalition lacks credibility because some of its members had financed... read more »

Indian slams Pakistan for failing to act against Hafiz ...

New Delhi on Monday slammed Islamabad for failing to act against Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai attacks, after the Pakistani envoy said the... read more »

Rains in China kill 19, thousands evacuated

BEIJING: Heavy rains in China’s southwest have killed at least 19 people and left 20 missing, with tens of thousands of people evacuated due to flooding,... read more »

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Six Syrian Islamist factions unite in bid to oust Assad

Six Syrian Islamist factions unite in bid to oust Assad

Johannesburg – Six Islamist rebel factions in Syria have united and declared a new Islamic Front with an aim to oust President Bashar al-Assad and establish an Islamic state. The main groups... read more »

Afghanistan wants to delay US security deal

Afghanistan wants to delay US security deal

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has told his countrymen that a vital security pact with the US should not come into effect until after next... read more »

No legal Indian worker affected by Nitaqat policy: Saud...

Saudi petrochem giant opens tech centre in Bangalore

New Delhi – Saudi Arabia Thursday clarified that its Nitaqat work policy was directed at illegal expatriates and no legal worker had been affected. The... read more »

Khamenei defends Iran’s right to n-power

Khamenei defends Iran's right to n-power

Tehran – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that Tehran will not retreat “an iota” from its nuclear rights, while... read more »

ASTER and AKMG launch Scholastic Awards to young achiev...

ASTER and AKMG launch Scholastic Awards to young achievers

DUBAI-  Aster, a part of DM Healthcare, the leading healthcare conglomerate in the Middle East and in India, has announced launching an annual regular... read more »

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UN, India push for presidential re-vote in Maldives

Senior UN official to visit Maldives before poll

United Nations – UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco will visit the Maldives starting Wednesday to help promote the resumption of its democratic... read more »

Michelle Obama celebrates Diwali with Bollywood dance moves

Michelle Obama celebrates Diwali with Bollywood da...

By Arun Kumar Washington – US First Lady Michelle Obama lit a ‘diya’ (lamp) in the East room to start White House Diwali... read more »

151 get death in Bangladesh mutiny case

151 get death in Bangladesh mutiny case

Dhaka – A court in Bangladesh Tuesday awarded the death sentence to 151 guards of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), previously known as Bangladesh Rifles... read more »

US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions w...

US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions with Pak

Islamabad –  The US has reportedly admitted to tensions with Pakistan but defended its killing of the Tehreek-e-Taliban leader HakimullahMehsud in the... read more »

Iran says Pak must fund own share of gas pipeline

Pak admits Iran gas pipeline project cannot go ahead unless US sanctions issue resolved

Islamabad – Iran’s deputy oil minister has reportedly said that Pakistan must fund its own pipeline allowing it as from the Islamic republic. Ali... read more »

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