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Trump Describes Saudi Arabia As Spectacular Ally Ignoring CIA Report On Crown Prince Killing

China agrees to reduce and remove tariffs on US cars: Trump

Trump's announcement came shortly after he and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping announced a breakthrough during the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires on Saturday.

Dec 3, 2018

Odisha shelter home sealed over sexual abuse allegations

The girls at the home had alleged that they were harassed sexually, physically and mentally by Nayak over the past two years.

Dec 3, 2018

Tamil Nadu govt draws ire for giving free bicycles to students with Karnataka's scheme logo

The bicycles distributed to some of the government schools in the district of Villupuram had the logo of the Karnataka government's free bicycle scheme.

Dec 3, 2018

Sharda University student who joined ISIS arrested from his Srinagar house

Ehtisham Bilal, 20, who was studying BTech, had gone missing after he was roughed up by students at Sharda University in Noida.

Dec 3, 2018

Paris Riots: France burns in worst civil unrest in 50 years; who are the Yellow Vests?

Masked protestors torched buildings, cars, and police posts and even looted shops in Paris. They carried clubs and axes and rampaged through monuments, supermarkets and other buildings. The iconic Arc de Triomphe was among the hundreds of buildings attacked.

Dec 3, 2018

Paying for sex is to torture a woman, says Pope Francis

Be celibate or leave priesthood, Pope Francis tells gay priests

The Church teaches that homosexual tendencies are not sinful in themselves, but homosexual acts are.

Dec 3, 2018

Jamal Khashoggi's WhatsApp messages describe Saudi Crown Prince as 'Pac-Man'

The messages shared by Montreal-based activist Omar Abdulaziz, which include voice recordings, photos and videos, paint a picture of a man deeply troubled by what he regarded as the petulance of the Crown Prince.

Dec 3, 2018

Black money probe: Swiss govt agrees to share details of two Indian firms

One of the two Indian companies used to be a publicly-listed entity and has already faced the wrath of capital markets regulator Sebi for multiple violations, while the other firm is said to have political links in Tamil Nadu.

Dec 3, 2018

Maharashtra: Farmer gets Rs 1,064 for 750 kg of onion, sends the money to PM Modi

Sanjay Sathe, a resident of Niphad tehsil in Nashik district, was among the handful of 'progressive farmers' selected by the Union agriculture ministry for an interaction with then US President Barack Obama when he visited India in 2010.

Dec 3, 2018

'Iran will continue to develop, test missiles despite US opposition'

Iran has assured regional countries that the boost of missiles power of the Islamic republic does not hurt the interests of other countries, Abolfazl Shekarchi said.

Dec 3, 2018

TRS, Congress busy in minority appeasement in Telangana: Amit Shah

The BJP chief said the KCR imposed election expenditure of hundreds of crores by going for early polls instead of scheduled elections to Assembly and Lok Sabha in May next year.

Dec 3, 2018

Conservative Indonesian Muslims hold big rally in Jakarta

Tens of thousands of Indonesian Muslims held a rally in Jakarta on Sunday led by hardline groups who had agitated to remove the city's Christian governor, underscoring the growing influence of Islamist groups ahead of elections in 2019.

Dec 2, 2018

Visitors examine handguns for sale during the opening of the annual gun show in Manila

Assam government employee shot at in Haflong

The incident happened on Saturday at official's workplace, the police said, adding, the government employee is an inspector in the food and civil supply department.

Dec 2, 2018

BJP not doing issue-based politics, says Ashok Gehlot

On demonetisation, Gehlot said it was a black chapter and the Prime Minister "shattered" the country's economy.

Dec 2, 2018

France to consider imposing emergency due to ongoing civil unrest

Groups of young men with faces masked, some carrying metal bars and axes, rioted on the streets of central Paris on Saturday, setting a dozen vehicles ablaze and torching buildings.

Dec 2, 2018