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Helicopter crashes on roof of NYC skyscraper; pilot dead

Helicopter crashes on roof of NYC skyscraper; pilot dead

-- 2019-06-11 10:27:49

A helicopter crashed onto the fog-shrouded roof of a midtown Manhattan skyscraper on Monday, killing the pilot and unnerving a US city still scarred by memories of the September 11, 2001, airplane att...

Heavy rain in China leaves five dead

Heavy rain in China leaves five dead

-- 2019-06-11 10:08:31

Thousands of people have been stranded and at least five killed amid torrential rain throughout central and southern China, with authorities bracing themselves for at least another four days of downpo...

Shakib injured, uncertain against Sri Lanka

Shakib injured, uncertain against Sri Lanka

-- 2019-06-11 10:00:02

Bangladesh head into the crucial encounter against Sri Lanka in Bristol with one eye on the weather and the other firmly on the fitness of talismanic all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib picked up a t...

South Africa vs West Indies match rained off

South Africa vs West Indies match rained off

-- 2019-06-10 21:47:34

South Africa remains without a win at the World Cup after their match against West Indies was rained off. The Proteas, who lost their first three games, reached 29-2 in the 7.3 overs possible in Sout...

Former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari arrested

Former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari arrested

-- 2019-06-10 19:09:05

Law enforcers of Pakistan have arrested Asif Ali Zardari, a former president of the country and co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), from his residence in Islamabad on Monday. A 15-member...

100 Malians killed in attack on ethnic village

100 Malians killed in attack on ethnic village

-- 2019-06-10 18:33:53

Nearly 100 people have been killed in attack in a village in central Mali inhabited by the Dogon ethnic group, according to reports. The attack happened in Sobale Kou, close to Sanga town, reports BB...

China blocks websites of Washington Post, Guardian

China blocks websites of Washington Post, Guardian

-- 2019-06-10 16:45:20

Websites of The Washington Post and the Guardian are now reportedly blocked in China, as Beijing tightens restrictions under its  'Great Firewall' censorship programme. Until this weekend, The W...

Tigers take on Sri Lanka to snap losing streak in World Cup

Tigers take on Sri Lanka to snap losing streak in World Cup

-- 2019-06-10 15:25:32

A determined Bangladesh look to bounce back in winning-way to revive their World Cup semifinal hope when they take on Sri Lanka at Bristol on Tuesday. The match starts at 3.30 PM (Bangladesh Standard...

Hong Kong vows to press ahead with extradition bill

Hong Kong vows to press ahead with extradition bill

-- 2019-06-10 14:58:40

Riot police surrounded Hong Kong’s parliament on Monday after authorities said they would go ahead with a proposed extradition law, which would allow suspects to be sent to mainland China, despi...

Tokayev wins Kazakh presidential poll

Tokayev wins Kazakh presidential poll

-- 2019-06-10 14:22:36

Kazakhstan’s interim president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, won a snap presidential election with 70.76 per cent of the vote, the Central Election Commission said on Monday, citing preliminary data....

Dallas crane collapse kills one, injures six

Dallas crane collapse kills one, injures six

Reuters 2019-06-10 12:26:57

A construction crane, apparently toppled by high winds, collapsed onto an apartment house in the US city of Dallas on Sunday (local time) and sliced through five floors of the building, killing at lea...

Blaze destroys 20 flats in east London

Blaze destroys 20 flats in east London

-- 2019-06-10 12:12:54

Twenty flats were destroyed and another 10 have been damaged after a fire engulfed a building in east London. The blaze spread over six floors of the block of flats in De Pass Gardens, Barking, at ab...

Kohli comes to booed Smith's defence at the Oval

Kohli comes to booed Smith's defence at the Oval

-- 2019-06-10 11:56:00

Virat Kohli won a match with the bat and hearts with his sportsmanship after silencing Indian fans who booed Australia’s Steve Smith in Sunday’s World Cup contest at the Oval. Smith and t...

UK leadership hopefuls launch campaigns to take control of Brexit

UK leadership hopefuls launch campaigns to take control of Brexit

Reuters 2019-06-10 11:17:51

Several of the leading candidates to become Britain’s next prime minister and take on the challenge of delivering Brexit will launch their leadership campaigns on Monday, as the crowded contest...

Australia's Finch blames India loss on slow start

Australia's Finch blames India loss on slow start

-- 2019-06-10 11:15:20

Australia’s failure to take early wickets against India and the loss of batsmen at crucial times cost them victory against the twice champions in their World Cup clash at the Oval on Sunday, sai...

Clinical India win Oval showdown with Australia

Clinical India win Oval showdown with Australia

-- 2019-06-10 10:16:51

India’s top order fired in unison and their bowlers produced a tidy display to beat holders Australia by 36 runs in a blockbuster World Cup contest on Sunday. Shikhar Dhawan smashed 117, his 17...

India powers to 352-5 against Australia

India powers to 352-5 against Australia

-- 2019-06-09 20:35:35

Opener Shikhar Dhawan smashed his 17th century in one-day internationals as India's top order fired in unison to power them to 352 for 5 wickets in their World Cup match against holders Australia on S...

India bat first in ‘clash of titans’ against Australia

India bat first in ‘clash of titans’ against Australia

-- 2019-06-09 16:43:16

Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first in their second game of the ongoing ICC Men's World Cup against Australia on Sunday at Kennington Oval, London. Before coming to this...

Normalise economic ties or face consequences: Iran to Europe

Normalise economic ties or face consequences: Iran to Europe

-- 2019-06-09 14:41:57

Iran said on Sunday that Europe was not in a position to criticise Tehran for its military capabilities, and called on European leaders to normalise economic ties with the Islamic Republic despite US...

Three die as Trinamool, BJP clash in West Bengal

Three die as Trinamool, BJP clash in West Bengal

-- 2019-06-09 13:43:41

At least three people were killed and several injured in violent clashes between supporters of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) party and the state's opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJ...

Tens of thousands take to streets in Hong Kong against extradition bill

Tens of thousands take to streets in Hong Kong against extradition bill

-- 2019-06-09 13:21:15

Tens of thousands of people took to Hong Kong’s streets on Sunday in a last bid to block a proposed extradition law that would allow suspects to be sent to China to face trial, with police braci...

UK’s Johnson threatens to hold back $50b Brexit payment

UK’s Johnson threatens to hold back $50b Brexit payment

-- 2019-06-09 12:54:34

Boris Johnson, the leading candidate to succeed Theresa May as Britain’s next prime minister, said he would withhold a previously agreed 39 billion pound ($50 billion) Brexit payment until the...

Russian investigative journalist arrested for drug offences

Russian investigative journalist arrested for drug offences

-- 2019-06-09 12:10:33

Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov was placed under two months’ house arrest in Moscow on Saturday (local time) while he is investigated for drug peddling, as a court rejected a reque...

Angelina Jolie urges int'l support for Venezuelan children

Angelina Jolie urges int'l support for Venezuelan children

-- 2019-06-09 10:58:47

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie on Saturday urged the international community to provide more support to three South American countries with the most migrants from crisis-hit Venezuela, saying 20,000 Ve...

UK’s Johnson threatens to withhold $50 billion Brexit payment

UK’s Johnson threatens to withhold $50 billion Brexit payment

-- 2019-06-09 10:38:34

Boris Johnson, the leading candidate to succeed Theresa May as Britain’s next prime minister, said he would withhold a previously agreed 39 billion pound ($50 billion) Brexit payment until the E...

Moon is part of Mars: Trump

Moon is part of Mars: Trump

-- 2019-06-08 19:29:03

US President Donald Trump described the moon as a part of Mars in a tweet on Friday, apparently commenting on his own administration’s space policy. He criticised NASA for aiming to put astrona...

Uphill task in front of Bangladesh

Uphill task in front of Bangladesh

FE Online Report 2019-06-08 19:24:21

England posted a mammoth score of 386 for 6 in stipulated 50 overs, the highest score in this year's World Cup, against Bangladesh at Cardiff on Saturday. Earlier, after being put into bat, England m...

Trump suspends tariff after Mexico takes "unprecedented steps"

Trump suspends tariff after Mexico takes "unprecedented steps"

-- 2019-06-08 17:41:41

Mexico has agreed to take "unprecedented steps" to help stem the flow of migrants to the US in order to avoid trade tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump. Mr Trump revealed that a deal had b...

England make a strong start against Bangladesh

England make a strong start against Bangladesh

-- 2019-06-08 16:43:28

England have made a strong start against Bangladesh in their third match of the World Cup at Cardiff. Opener Jason Roy brought up his fifty off 38 balls to fire to 87 after 12 overs, with Jonny Bairs...

115 million men and boys married as children: UNICEF

115 million men and boys married as children: UNICEF

-- 2019-06-08 16:16:08

An estimated 115 million men and boys around the world were married as children, according to the first-ever analysis on child grooms, launched on Friday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Acc...