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EU and Iran agree on new payment system to skirt US sanctions
In a major snub to the United States, the European Union (EU) has decided to set up a new mechanism to enable legal trade...
Saudi Arabia rebuked over detention of women activists at UN forum
Thirty-six states at the UN Human Rights Council have criticised Saudi Arabia for detaining women's rights activists, and demanded their release.
A BBC report said...
Donald Trump accuses China of election ‘meddling’
China is attempting to "meddle" in the forthcoming US mid-term elections, President Donald Trump told world leaders during a United Nations (UN) Security Council...
Manafort receives 47-month jail sentence for fraud
US President Donald Trump's ex-campaign manager Paul Manafort has been given a 47-month jail sentence for fraud.
According to a BBC Report, Manafort was convicted...
UK wants ‘malign’ Russia to face tougher sanctions
Europe should impose further sanctions on Russia in response to its "malign" behaviour around the world, Jeremy Hunt will say on his first visit...
California wildfire declared ‘largest in state’s history’
Twin wildfires in California, known as the Mendocino Complex Fire, have grown to become the largest active wildfire in state history, officials said yesterday.
The...
C-section births surge to ‘alarming’ rates worldwide according to study
Doctors' use of Caesarean section to deliver babies has nearly doubled in 15 years to reach "alarming" proportions in some countries, a study says.
Rates...
Numerous deaths as boat capsizes off Cyprus
At least 16 people have died after a boat capsized off Cyprus, a Turkish Cypriot official said today.
Rescue crews were able to save 105...
Attack on Crimea college kills 17
At least 17 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in an attack at a college in Russian-annexed Crimea.
Officials initially said an "unidentified...
Russell to miss T20s as Windies retain ODI squad
West Indies have retained their 13-man one-day squad for the three-match Twenty20 International series against England starting in St. Lucia today, but star all-rounder...
