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Trump offers condolences to kin of slain Washington, Jan 4 (TIWN / IANS) US President Donald Trump has called up the family of Indian-origin police officer Ronil Singh who was shot to death allegedly by an illegal immigrant in the US state of California last week, the White House said. 04-Jan-2019
No evidence of atmosphere on Ultima Thul Washington, Jan 4 (TIWN / IANS) New Horizons spacecraft which explored the ancient Kuiper Belt object nicknamed Ultima Thule, earlier this week, has yielded that the distant object has no evidence of an atmosphere, NASA has said. 04-Jan-2019
Ex-Malaysian PM to be jointly tried with Kuala Lumpur, Jan 4 (TIWN / IANS) Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will be jointly tried with former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Arul Kanda for allegedly tampering with an audit report on the state fund, a court ruled here on Friday. 04-Jan-2019
US Army chief visits Kabul, meets Ghani Kabul, Jan 4 (TIWN / IANS) The US Army chief paid an unannounced visit to the Afghan capital and held a meeting with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, according to a government statement on Friday. 04-Jan-2019
US House passes funding plan to end gove Washington, Jan 4 (TIWN / IANS) The US House of Representatives has passed a spending package that would end the partial government shutdown amid a veto threat from the White House. 04-Jan-2019
Democrat Nancy Pelosi becomes speaker of Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) Representative Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, was elected the new speaker of the US House of Representatives. 03-Jan-2019
Death toll in Russia building explosion Moscow, Jan 3 (TIWN / IANS) At least 38 bodies have been recovered following a New Year's Eve gas explosion in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk that caused an apartment building to collapse, authorities said on Thursday. 03-Jan-2019
Pakistan abolishes on-arrival visa for A Islamabad, Jan 3 (TIWN / IANS) Pakistan on Thursday abolished the long-standing facility of on-arrival visas for Afghan nationals, citing security risks. 03-Jan-2019
China's lunar probe lands on Moon's far Beijing, Jan 3 (TIWN / IANS) China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe on Thursday became the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the far side of the Moon in a significant milestone for the nation as it attempts to position itself as a leading space power. 03-Jan-2019
Trump caused worldwide dismay, says Mitt Washington, Jan 3 (TIWN / IANS) Former Republican presidential candidate and incoming Utah Senator Mitt Romney has launched a scathing attack on President Donald Trump, writing in an editorial that he caused dismay around the world and had "not risen to the mantle of the office". 02-Jan-2019
IS suicide bombings kill three soldiers Tripoli, Jan 3 (IANS/AKI) Three Libyan soldiers were killed and a fourth soldier was injured in two suicide bombings carried out by the Islamic State jihadist group in southern Libya, a spokesman for the United Nations backed government's interior ministry, Ahmed Baraka, said. 02-Jan-2019
4 killed in Pakistan mine explosion Islamabad, Jan 2 (TIWN / IANS) At least four workers were killed and one was critically injured on Wednesday due to a gas explosion inside a coal mine in Pakistan's Balochistan province. 02-Jan-2019
2 Iranians among 29 Taliban militants ki Kabul, Jan 2 (TIWN / IANS) At least 29 Taliban militants, including two Iranians, have been killed in operations and airstrikes by Afghan forces in the country's Faryab province, the military said on Wednesday. 02-Jan-2019
6 killed in train accident on Danish bri Copenhagen, Jan 2 (TIWN / IANS) At least six people were killed and 16 injured in a train accident on the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark on Wednesday, the police said. 02-Jan-2019
Taiwan independence a 'dead end', says X Beijing, Jan 2 (TIWN / IANS) President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on Taiwan to reject independence by terming it a "dead end" and embrace "peaceful reunification" with China. 02-Jan-2019
US fires tear gas at Mexico border to de Washington, Jan 2 (TIWN / IANS) US border agents have launched tear gas to deter migrants attempting to breach the US-Mexico border fence into California. 02-Jan-2019
Thousands welcome 2019 in New York's Tim New York, Jan 1 (TIWN / IANS) Thousands of people bid farewell to 2018 and welcomed 2019 amid rain at the emblematic Times Square in New York, accompanied by a colourful cloud of confetti and the drop of the iconic crystal ball. 01-Jan-2019
Bangladesh PM to form new cabinet before Dhaka, Jan 1 (TIWN / IANS) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ruling Bangladesh Awami League, which clinched a landslide victory in general elections, will form its new cabinet before January 10, party General Secretary Obaidul Quader said on Tuesday. 01-Jan-2019
US military apologises for tweet about d Washington, Jan 1 (TIWN / IANS) US Strategic Command has apologised for a New Year's Eve tweet demonstrating its capacity to drop catastrophic bombs. 01-Jan-2019