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Rahul Gandhi quits as Congress leader

Rahul Gandhi quits as Congress leader

-- 2019-07-04 11:57:49

Rahul Gandhi, leader of opposition Congress party, said on Wednesday he had asked party bosses to find a successor after he took responsibility for losing a general election that has left the party in...

Magnitude 6.5 quake jolts Canada’s Vancouver island

Magnitude 6.5 quake jolts Canada’s Vancouver island

-- 2019-07-04 11:06:47

An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck northwest of Canada’s Vancouver island, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Thursday. There was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of d...

N Korea says US 'hell-bent on hostile acts'

N Korea says US 'hell-bent on hostile acts'

-- 2019-07-04 10:50:30

North Korea's mission to the United Nations accused the United States on Wednesday of being "more and more hell-bent on hostile acts" against Pyongyang, despite President Donald Trump wanting talks be...

I am no longer Congress president: Rahul Gandhi

I am no longer Congress president: Rahul Gandhi

-- 2019-07-03 17:20:56

Indian politician Rahul Gandhi has said he is no longer Congress president and the party's working committee should meet immediately to decide on his successor. "Party [Congress] should decide on th...

261 hospitalised after eating in Imelda Marcos’s birthday party

261 hospitalised after eating in Imelda Marcos’s birthday party

-- 2019-07-03 17:05:24

Chaos erupted at a huge party to celebrate the 90th birthday of former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos on Wednesday, with 261 friends and supporters rushed to Manila hospitals with suspected food...

UN investigator reports possible fresh war crimes in Myanmar

UN investigator reports possible fresh war crimes in Myanmar

-- 2019-07-03 14:56:50

Myanmar security forces and insurgents are committing human rights violations against civilians in restive western states that may amount to fresh war crimes, a United Nations investigator has said....

US criticises Chinese 'missile launches' in South China Sea

US criticises Chinese 'missile launches' in South China Sea

-- 2019-07-03 13:46:59

The US has accused China of conducting missile launches in the South China Sea, describing Beijing's actions as "meant to intimidate". US media first reported the launches citing unnamed Pentagon off...

Coach Steve Rhodes rues bad luck after elimination

Coach Steve Rhodes rues bad luck after elimination

Reuters 2019-07-03 11:50:26

Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes said he was proud of his side’s fighting spirit and believed that with a little bit of luck they could have progressed to the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup....

Dam bursts in India after heavy rains, killing six

Dam bursts in India after heavy rains, killing six

-- 2019-07-03 11:33:39

Heavy monsoon rains caused the breach of a small dam in western India, washing away dozens of homes and killing at least six people with 18 missing, a government official said on Wednesday. Seasonal...

Air strike on Libya migrant detention centre kills 40

Air strike on Libya migrant detention centre kills 40

-- 2019-07-03 10:08:53

An air strike late on Tuesday hit a detention centre for mainly African migrants in a suburb of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, killing at least 40 people and wounding 80, a health official said. It i...

Tigers go down fighting to India

Tigers go down fighting to India

FE Desk 2019-07-03 09:16:33

Bangladesh went down fighting against mighty opponents India in the World Cup group stage match at Edgbaston in England on Tuesday. They lost the match by 28 runs chasing a target of 315 and that end...

Balance tilts toward India’s side

Balance tilts toward India’s side

FE Online Report 2019-07-02 22:15:47

Bangladesh scored 169 for 4 in 31 overs in their do or die match against India at Birmingham on Monday. Shakib Al Hasan and Mosaddek were at the crease on 62 and 2 runs respectively. Earlier, after...

China’s outrage over HK violence  may prompt tighter embrace

China’s outrage over HK violence may prompt tighter embrace

-- 2019-07-02 22:14:53

China deplored violence in Hong Kong on Tuesday that saw protesters ransack the city's legislature, fuelling expectations it will take a tougher line on the territory, even as details of the scenes of...

Bangladesh to chase 315

Bangladesh to chase 315

FE Online Report 2019-07-02 19:22:52

India posted a commanding score of 314 runs for 9 wickets in stipulated 50 overs against Bangladesh in the latter’s do or die match at Birmingham on Monday. Earlier, after winning the toss and...

India firmly on top

India firmly on top

FE Online Report 2019-07-02 18:16:54

India scored 237 runs for 2 wickets in 38 overs against their crucial match against Bangladesh at Birmingham on Monday. Earlier, after winning the toss and electing to bat, Bangladesh let India set o...

China government slams Hong Kong protesters for violence

China government slams Hong Kong protesters for violence

-- 2019-07-02 16:27:22

China’s government strongly backed Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s embattled administration on Tuesday, saying the occupation and vandalising of the city’s legislature by pro-...

Tigers asked to bowl first in do-or-die battle against India

Tigers asked to bowl first in do-or-die battle against India

FE Online Desk 2019-07-02 15:15:31

India have won the toss and asked Bangladesh to bowl first at the Edgbaston in Birmingham today. With Pakistan and England breathing heavily on their neck, nothing other than a victory would keep the...

Heavy rains in Mumbai leave 27 dead

Heavy rains in Mumbai leave 27 dead

-- 2019-07-02 10:58:53

Monsoon rains caused wall collapses that killed 27 people in India on Tuesday, as a second day of bad weather disrupted rail and air traffic in the financial capital Mumbai, prompting officials to shu...

Trump says Iran 'playing with fire' with uranium enrichment

Trump says Iran 'playing with fire' with uranium enrichment

-- 2019-07-02 10:58:08

Iran announced on Monday it had amassed more low-enriched uranium than permitted under its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, drawing a warning from US President Donald Trump that Tehran was “...

13 dead as bus carrying retirees crashes in Argentina

13 dead as bus carrying retirees crashes in Argentina

-- 2019-07-02 10:42:24

Officials say a bus carrying a group of retirees has overturned on a foggy road in northern Argentina, killing at least 13 passengers and leaving 40 injured. La Madrid town representative Dardo Herre...

Cartoonist loses job after illustration of Trump went viral

Cartoonist loses job after illustration of Trump went viral

-- 2019-07-01 21:00:02

An illustration, prepared by Canadian cartoonist Michael de Adder, of US President Donald Trump playing golf over the bodies of two drowned migrants went viral Wednesday. Two days later, Michael de...

Protests escalate in Hong Kong as thousands rally to mark handover

Protests escalate in Hong Kong as thousands rally to mark handover

-- 2019-07-01 16:01:15

Hong Kong protesters smashed windows of the Legislative Council on the anniversary of the city’s 1997 return to Chinese rule on Monday amid widespread anger over planned laws that would allow ex...

34 dead in Kabul blast, Taliban claim responsibility

34 dead in Kabul blast, Taliban claim responsibility

-- 2019-07-01 14:50:00

Up to 34 people have been confirmed dead and 68 injured persons have been taken to hospitals after a powerful blast rocked Afghan capital Kabul in the morning rush hour on Monday, a local broadcaster...

India inks Rs 2b anti-tank missile deal

India inks Rs 2b anti-tank missile deal

-- 2019-07-01 14:12:29

India has signed a Rs 2.0 billion deal with Russia to acquire 'Strum Ataka' anti-tank missile for its fleet of Mi-35 attack choppers. According to the government sources the deal was signed with Russ...

31 killed as vehicle falls into gorge in Kashmir

31 killed as vehicle falls into gorge in Kashmir

-- 2019-07-01 13:28:24

At least 31 people were killed and 15 others injured Monday after a bus carrying them skidded off the mountainous road and fell into a deep gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. The accide...

Dhoni’s slow batting against England angers Indian cricket fans

Dhoni’s slow batting against England angers Indian cricket fans

-- 2019-07-01 13:18:12

India's cricket team has come in for sharp criticism for what fans are calling their "surrender" to England. India lost Sunday's World Cup game by 31 runs, but the way India went about chasing the to...

Seven die as thousands protest against army rule in Sudan

Seven die as thousands protest against army rule in Sudan

-- 2019-07-01 11:34:09

Huge crowds marched on Sudan’s defence ministry on Sunday demanding the ruling military hand over power to civilians, and the authorities said at least seven people were killed and scores injure...

Japan resumes commercial whale hunting

Japan resumes commercial whale hunting

-- 2019-07-01 10:58:03

Five Japanese whaling vessels have set sail for the country's first commercial hunt in decades, in defiance of international criticism. The whaling ships have a permit to catch 227 whales - minke, Br...

Unidentified object crashes in Cyprus, no casualties

Unidentified object crashes in Cyprus, no casualties

-- 2019-07-01 10:42:25

An unidentified object that may have been a missile crashed north of the Cypriot capital, Nicosia, early on Monday, but no one was hurt on the ground, Turkish Cypriot officials said. Mustafa Akinci,...

Private plane crashes in Texas, killing all onboard

Private plane crashes in Texas, killing all onboard

Reuters 2019-07-01 09:52:58

Ten people were killed on Sunday (Texas local time) when their private turboprop airplane crashed into a hangar during takeoff and burst into flames at the municipal airport in Addison, Texas, outsi...