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Deputy governor of Afghan province kidnapped in Pakistan

Deputy governor of Afghan province kidnapped in Pakistan

Reuters 2017-10-29 03:20:22

Unidentified kidnappers bundled the deputy governor of Afghanistan’s northwestern province of Kunar into a car in the Pakistani city of Peshawar and took him away, police sources said on Sunday....

India bus plunge leaves four dead, injures 23

India bus plunge leaves four dead, injures 23

FE Online Desk 2017-10-29 03:14:31

At least four people died and 23 others sustained injuries as a state-run bus fell into a deep gorge near Dethal in Kumarsain area in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, a senio...

N Afghanistan militant attack kills 13 cops

N Afghanistan militant attack kills 13 cops

Xinhua 2017-10-29 02:28:18

At least 13 police personnel were killed and another one missing, following a series of militant attacks on security checkpoints in northern Kunduz province on Sunday, an Afghan official said. "Up to...

Rose McGowan breaks silence after Harvey Weinstein allegations

Rose McGowan breaks silence after Harvey Weinstein allegations

AP 2017-10-28 12:59:12

In her first public comments since accusing film producer Harvey Weinstein of rape, actress Rose McGowan said Friday she has been “silenced for 20 years” but won’t remain quiet about...

Spain dismisses Catalan parliament

Spain dismisses Catalan parliament

Reuters 2017-10-28 12:00:00

The Madrid government sacked Catalonia’s president and dismissed its parliament on Friday, hours after the region declared itself an independent nation in Spain’s gravest political crisis...

Catalan crisis hits Spanish financial markets

Catalan crisis hits Spanish financial markets

-- 2017-10-28 11:41:55

Spanish stocks and government bonds sold off on Friday after Catalonia’s parliament declared independence and the Spanish government moved to impose direct rule, deepening a political crisis. &...

Traders call for restructuring registration, renewal fees

Traders call for restructuring registration, renewal fees

Talha Bin Habib 2017-10-28 11:00:48

Traders have suggested that the government should restructure the registration and renewal fees for the import and export permits in order to boost import and export business in the country. Several...

Q1 foreign aid flow surges by 71pc

Q1 foreign aid flow surges by 71pc

FHM Humayan Kabir 2017-10-28 10:19:50

Foreign aid flow into Bangladesh picked up significantly by 71 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) this fiscal, largely with a Japanese funding splurge, officials said. Economic Relations Division (ER...

Facebook to disclose more on political ads

Facebook to disclose more on political ads

BBC 2017-10-28 10:00:03

Facebook has announced measures to make political advertising on the social media platform more transparent. Political advertisers will have to verify their identity and location and their posts will...

German budget surplus could reach 14b euros

German budget surplus could reach 14b euros

-- 2017-10-28 06:22:18

Germany could post a budget surplus of 14 billion euros in 2017, a magazine reported Saturday, providing more negotiating room for Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc as it tries to forge a n...

Libya struggles with severe water crisis

Libya struggles with severe water crisis

Reuters 2017-10-28 03:19:09

Across Libya’s capital residents have started drilling through pavements to access wells in a desperate search for water after the taps ran dry in a new low for living conditions. After years o...

Japan teen 'forced to dye hair black' for school

Japan teen 'forced to dye hair black' for school

Reuters 2017-10-28 02:53:13

A Japanese teenager is suing the government of Osaka, saying her public high school repeatedly forced her to dye her naturally-brown hair black or be banned from attending school, local media reported...

Threat of N Korea nuclear attack accelerating

Threat of N Korea nuclear attack accelerating

AP 2017-10-28 02:52:22

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday the threat of nuclear missile attack by North Korea is accelerating. In remarks in Seoul with South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo at his side, M...

India road crash kills seven pilgrims

India road crash kills seven pilgrims

-- 2017-10-28 01:21:48

At least seven pilgrims, all women, were killed and six others sustained injuries when the autorickshaw in which they were travelling collided head-on with a sand-laden truck in the southern Indian st...

Body clock 'affects surgery survival'

Body clock 'affects surgery survival'

BBC 2017-10-27 12:19:36

Open heart surgery appears to be safer in the afternoon because of the body's internal clock, scientists have said. The body clock - or circadian rhythm - is the reason we want to sleep at night, but...

Australian deputy PM disqualified

Australian deputy PM disqualified

BBC 2017-10-27 12:00:00

Australian Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce and four other politicians were wrongly elected because they held dual citizenship, a top court has ruled. The High Court of Australia decision means three of the p...

Metro rail lines: Govt may soon endorse feasibility study project

Metro rail lines: Govt may soon endorse feasibility study project

FHM Humayan Kabir 2017-10-27 12:00:00

The Planning Commis-sion (PC) is likely to endorse feasibility study for construction of two more metro rails in the capital at a cost of Tk 463.70 million, officials said on Wednesday. "The project...

US sailors rescued after five months adrift

US sailors rescued after five months adrift

BBC 2017-10-27 12:00:00

Two US yachtswomen and their two dogs have been rescued by the US Navy after spending nearly five months adrift in the Pacific Ocean, officials say. Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiaba had set off in a s...

Asian shares post strong gains

Asian shares post strong gains

-- 2017-10-27 10:57:19

Shares in Asia posted strong gains early Friday, tracking the upbeat session overnight on Wall Street. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.0 per cent to 21,957.44 as the US dollar strengthened a...

US economy grows 3pc in Q3

US economy grows 3pc in Q3

-- 2017-10-27 06:55:16

The US economy grew at a solid annual rate of 3 per cent in the third quarter. It marks the first time in three years that growth has hit at least 3 per cent for two consecutive quarters. The Commer...

Malaysia to see moderate growth in 2018

Malaysia to see moderate growth in 2018

-- 2017-10-27 04:26:17

Malaysia expects domestic demand and still-buoyant exports to help drive 5.0 to 5.5 per cent growth in 2018. Prime Minister Najib Razak, who is under attack in connection with a corruption scandal, i...

European shares hit five-month high

European shares hit five-month high

-- 2017-10-27 03:52:38

European shares hit a five-month high on Friday as one the biggest weekly drops in the euro this year buoyed investors’ moods. Stocks gains were also underpinned by strong earnings that boosted...

BSE, NSE trade flat

BSE, NSE trade flat

-- 2017-10-27 03:45:16

Indian shares traded flat on Friday, after hitting record highs earlier in the session, as Yes Bank Ltd slumped on concerns over bad loans, while investors booked profits in recent gainers. The NSE i...

S Korean shares hit new highs

S Korean shares hit new highs

-- 2017-10-27 03:38:13

South Korean shares rallied to end at another all-time high on Friday, as signs of an improvement in ties between Beijing and Seoul helped to brighten market sentiment. Market participants also react...

Nikkei hits 21-year high

Nikkei hits 21-year high

-- 2017-10-27 03:35:00

Japan’s Nikkei share average surged more than 1.0 per cent to a fresh 21-year high on Friday, led by banking shares as US yields remained high and by tech shares. The Nikkei rose 1.2 per cent t...

China blue chips rise

China blue chips rise

-- 2017-10-27 03:29:11

China’s blue-chip index is poised to hit a fresh two-year high on Friday, capping a week in which President Xi Jinping consolidated power at a key Party Congress, pledging to build a modern soci...

HK shares end week on firmer footing

HK shares end week on firmer footing

-- 2017-10-27 03:23:20

Hong Kong stocks ended the week on a firmer footing, after an encouraging slew of earnings from US tech giants buoyed Wall Street and the European Central Bank extended its stimulus. The market also...

New Zealand shares slightly higher

New Zealand shares slightly higher

-- 2017-10-27 01:30:39

New Zealand shares were slightly higher on Friday, set its first weekly loss in six. The S&P/NZX 50 index rose 20.75 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 8,107.49 at 0033 GMT. Healthcare stocks accounte...

Australian shares rise on Macquarie rally

Australian shares rise on Macquarie rally

-- 2017-10-27 01:21:19

Australian shares rose to a near six-month high on Friday, boosted by Macquarie Group’s jump to record levels, while material and energy stocks further supported the index. Macquarie, the count...

China blue-chips rises to 26-month high

China blue-chips rises to 26-month high

-- 2017-10-26 12:56:22

China’s blue-chip index powered to a 28-month high on Thursday as stellar earnings reports from companies lifted sentiment, despite further rises in bond yields signalling tighter liquidity. Th...