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Hong Kong police arrest four in connection with bomb attacks

Hong Kong police arrest four in connection with bomb attacks

-- 2019-06-08 13:50:41

Hong Kong police announced Saturday they have arrested four men in connection with two apparent gasoline bomb attacks on law enforcement. The arson cases occurred Friday, first near a police vehicle...

Trade talks to progress at Trump-Xi summit, says US official

Trade talks to progress at Trump-Xi summit, says US official

-- 2019-06-08 12:57:51

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday he would discuss trade issues with People’s Bank of China Governor Yi Gang, but the main progress in the US-China trade dispute would take p...

Putin stands by China, criticises US over trade wars

Putin stands by China, criticises US over trade wars

-- 2019-06-08 12:21:32

Aggressive US tactics such as a campaign against Chinese telecoms firm Huawei will lead to trade wars - and possibly real wars - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, in a show of solidarit...

Liberians protest against corruption, economic decline

Liberians protest against corruption, economic decline

-- 2019-06-08 11:56:42

Thousands of Liberians took to the streets of the capital, Monrovia, on Friday to protest against the corruption and economic decline that many blame on their once hugely popular president, former foo...

Heavy fog blankets Sydney, causes flight delays

Heavy fog blankets Sydney, causes flight delays

-- 2019-06-08 11:37:50

Heavy fog blanketed Australia’s Sydney on Saturday morning, delaying flights, creating hazards for shipping and setting social media ablaze with moody photographs of disappearing landmarks. Shi...

Trump suspends Mexico tariff plan after deal on migration

Trump suspends Mexico tariff plan after deal on migration

Reuters 2019-06-08 10:23:58

The United States and Mexico struck a deal on Friday to avert a tariff war, with Mexico agreeing to rapidly expand a controversial asylum programme and deploy security forces to stem the flow of illeg...

Bangladeshi held in New York over Times Square terror plot

Bangladeshi held in New York over Times Square terror plot

-- 2019-06-08 09:58:39

An immigrant from Bangladesh who prosecutors say plotted an attack on Times Square, spoke about killing police officers and praised Islamic militants appeared in court on firearms charges on Friday an...

Persistent rain washes out Pakistan-Sri Lanka match

Persistent rain washes out Pakistan-Sri Lanka match

-- 2019-06-07 21:12:48

The ICC World Cup match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was called off without a ball being bowled on Friday because of persistent rain. Both the teams were awarded one point each. After this abandone...

Tigers to face England Saturday

Tigers to face England Saturday

-- 2019-06-07 18:04:10

Bangladesh team, recovering from their two-wicket loss against New Zealand, reached Cardiff on Thursday where they will face hosts England in their third match. Cardiff has been a blessed venue for...

Russian, US warships almost collide in East China Sea

Russian, US warships almost collide in East China Sea

-- 2019-06-07 17:34:46

A Russian warship and a US warship have come close to collision in the western Pacific Ocean on Friday, with each side blaming the other for the incident. Russia's Pacific Fleet said the cruiser USS...

Govt forces kill 18 militants in Afghanistan

Govt forces kill 18 militants in Afghanistan

-- 2019-06-07 15:16:32

Eighteen militants were killed and four others wounded following an anti-terrorism operation in Afghanistan's eastern Logar province on Friday, provincial government said. "The raid was launched by S...

Trump to decide on $300b China tariffs after G20 summit

Trump to decide on $300b China tariffs after G20 summit

Reuters 2019-06-07 14:16:32

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would decide whether to carry out his threat to hit Beijing with tariffs on at least $300 billion in Chinese goods after a meeting of leaders of the world...

Spain deports 94 Taiwanese to Beijing for telecom fraud

Spain deports 94 Taiwanese to Beijing for telecom fraud

-- 2019-06-07 13:36:25

Ninety-four people from Taiwan landed in Beijing on Friday after being deported from Spain as part of a joint operation against telecom fraud launched three years ago, the Chinese police ministry said...

Theresa May officially steps down as party leader

Theresa May officially steps down as party leader

BBC 2019-06-07 13:16:48

Theresa May will officially step down as the leader of the Conservative Party on Friday, but will remain as prime minister until her successor is chosen. Mrs May announced her resignation two weeks a...

Australia’s largest-ever meth haul seized at port

Australia’s largest-ever meth haul seized at port

-- 2019-06-07 12:43:25

Australian authorities say they have seized the nation's largest-ever haul of methamphetamine, an illicit drug known locally as ice. The drugs, with an estimated street value of A$1.2bn (£660m;...

Eastern Libyan forces attack Tripoli airport for second night

Eastern Libyan forces attack Tripoli airport for second night

-- 2019-06-07 11:28:37

Eastern Libyan forces on Thursday conducted an air strike for a second night on the military section of the only functioning airport of the Libyan capital, a statement by the force said. The Libyan N...

UAE says ‘state actor’ behind oil tanker attacks

UAE says ‘state actor’ behind oil tanker attacks

-- 2019-06-07 10:35:30

The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council that a "state actor" was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The May 12 attacks bore the hallmarks of a "sophisticated...

US tightens Venezuela oil sanctions

US tightens Venezuela oil sanctions

-- 2019-06-07 10:14:52

The US Treasury Department on Thursday tightened its pressure on Venezuela’s state-owned oil company by making clear that exports of diluents by international shippers could be subject to US san...

17 die in Dubai bus accident

17 die in Dubai bus accident

-- 2019-06-07 09:51:49

At least seventeen people died and five others were critically injured when a bus full of holiday makers returning from Oman after the Eid holidays met with an accident near Rashidiya exit on Sheikh...

S Arabia to adopt new moon sighting system for Ramazan, Eid

S Arabia to adopt new moon sighting system for Ramazan, Eid

Khaleez Times 2019-06-06 22:46:01

Saudi Arabia has decided to adopt a new system starting from next year for Ramazan and Shawwal moon sighting, Khaleej Times reported while citing a Saudi media organisation. “As of next Ramazan...

Lanka readies laws to curb hate speech, false news

Lanka readies laws to curb hate speech, false news

-- 2019-06-06 21:42:30

    COLOMBO, June 06: Sri Lanka's government will introduce laws to curb hate speech and false news that threaten ethnic reconciliation and national security, in the aftermath of Easter bo...

No Imran-Modi meeting on the cards at SCO moot

No Imran-Modi meeting on the cards at SCO moot

Reuters 2019-06-06 21:29:37

There is no bilateral meeting planned between the prime ministers of India and Pakistan at a regional summit next week, India’s foreign ministry spokesman Rajeev Kumar said on Thursday. Imran K...

US, Mexico to resume talks over tariffs, border

US, Mexico to resume talks over tariffs, border

-- 2019-06-06 21:17:16

  WASHINGTON, June 06:  Mexican and U.S. officials are set to resume talks in Washington on Thursday aimed at heading off punitive tariffs on Mexican goods as President Donald Trump called...

Lanka travel: UK relaxes advice after Easter attacks

Lanka travel: UK relaxes advice after Easter attacks

-- 2019-06-06 20:44:07

The UK has relaxed its travel advice for people going to Sri Lanka, reports BBC. After a series of bomb attacks killed more than 250 people on Easter Sunday, the Foreign Office warned people agains...

Australia beat West Indies by 15 runs

Australia beat West Indies by 15 runs

FE Desk 2019-06-06 19:48:39

Australia beat West Indies by 15 runs in the 10th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup at Nottingham on Thursday. Bowler Starc turned this chase haywire for West Indies by clinching five wickets. ...

Mexico meets migrants at southern border with armed forces

Mexico meets migrants at southern border with armed forces

-- 2019-06-06 19:32:27

MEXICO CITY, June 06: Mexican soldiers, armed police and migration officials blocked hundreds of migrants after they crossed the border from Guatemala in a caravan into southern Mexico on Wednesday, a...

Sudan bloodshed worries Saudi, UAE, Amnesty urges action against military ruler

Sudan bloodshed worries Saudi, UAE, Amnesty urges action against military ruler

Reuters 2019-06-06 18:39:58

Amnesty International on Thursday called for international action against Sudan’s new military rulers and condemned the government’s Rapid Support Forces for what it called a “murder...

Thailand's junta chief elected as country's next PM

Thailand's junta chief elected as country's next PM

-- 2019-06-06 18:03:05

The former head of Thailand's military junta has been formally elected as the country's next prime minister by members of the lower and upper houses of Parliament, consolidating the military's grip on...

Mashrafe rues batting error

Mashrafe rues batting error

UNB 2019-06-06 17:56:33

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza said that the team’s batting error against New Zealand in their second World Cup match was bigger than the fumble of Mushfiqur Rahim behind the wicket....

US intel shows S Arabia escalated missile program with China’s help

US intel shows S Arabia escalated missile program with China’s help

CNN 2019-06-06 17:22:07

The US government has obtained intelligence that Saudi Arabia has significantly escalated its ballistic missile programme with the help of China, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter sa...