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6 events to mark 150th birth anniversary of Gandhi in Netherlands

The Indian embassy along with community organisations will conduct an outreach programme "Follow the Mahatma" from October 1 to 5 under which over 100 volunteers will spread the message of non-violence and educate students about the life of Gandhi. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2xPFlGM

Macedonia's bid to join EU, NATO in limbo after vote, early poll possible

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said he would press on regardless with a vote in parliament to endorse the change of name to the 'Republic of North Macedonia' but the defence minister said an early election might now prove necessary, potentially derailing the whole plan due to a tight timeframe. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NYk0oN

New Islamabad airport manager suspended after stray dogs found wandering in lounge

Airport manager Asghar Faheem welcomed the inquiry and said that CAA has the authority to take such actions. The new airport has multiple layers of security, including deployment of personnel belonging to Airports Security Force, Rangers and the police. Besides, sirens are also installed in the area that start ringing over any unusual movement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zJRChn

'Don't bully us', Britain takes new combative tone to Brexit talks

May’s ministers have come out one by one at their party’s annual conference in the city of Birmingham to warn the EU that they will embrace leaving without a deal if the bloc fails to show “respect” in the talks to end Britain’s membership. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NXlMWX

Pakistan army generals review geo-strategic environment, security situation

​​​Pak army Chief Gen Bajwa chaired the 214th Corps Commanders' Conference at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, the Inter-Services Public Relations - the media wing of the army- said in a statement. The top Generals reviewed the geo-strategic environment and the country's security situation including progress of the ongoing stability operations under Operation Radd ul Fasaad, it said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DM5cVo

Trump welcomes Canada's entry into trade pact with US, Mexico

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Xi greets Maldives president-elect Solih

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Thousands protest in Hong Kong over China suppression

While October 1 is celebrated in China as its national day, Hong Kong leads out a pro-democracy protest annually. Hong Kong enjoys rights unseen on the mainland but recently, an independence movement has emerged. A week back, Hong Kong's pro-independence party was banned on the grounds it was a threat to national security. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zHCpx2

2018 Nobel Medicine Prize awarded for cancer research

"Allison and Honjo showed how different strategies for inhibiting the brakes on the immune system can be used in the treatment of cancer," the Nobel Assembly at Sweden's Karolinska Institute said in a statement on awarding the prize of 9 million Swedish crowns ($1 million). from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DLfZPP

Germany arrests seven suspected far-right extremists in Chemnitz

Six of the men, all German citizens aged between 20 and 30, were arrested Monday by tactical police units in Saxony, the state in which Chemnitz is located, and Bavaria, federal prosecutors said in a statement. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QlMe9p

Man at center of Nobel Literature scandal convicted of rape

A Swedish court sentenced a Frenchman at the heart of a Nobel scandal, Jean-Claude Arnault, to two years in prison for a rape that emerged during the #MeToo campaign. "The defendant is found guilty of rape committed during the night between the 5th and 6th of October 2011 and has been sentenced to imprisonment for two years," the Stockholm district court said in its verdict. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2P0rBzt

Swedish court jails Frenchman in Nobel scandal for rape

A Swedish court sentenced a Frenchman at the heart of a Nobel scandal, Jean-Claude Arnault, to two years in prison for a rape that emerged during the #MeToo campaign. "The defendant is found guilty of rape committed during the night between the 5th and 6th of October 2011 and has been sentenced to imprisonment for two years," the Stockholm district court said in its verdict. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2P0rBzt

Amputated Nobel season opens without Literature Prize

Like every year, Nobel aficionados have speculated wildly about possible winners, given the number of worthy candidates in the fields of medicine, physics, chemistry, peace and economics. The medicine prize committee at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute is the first to reveal its list of choices. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NQ4KtM

Iran fires missiles at Syria 'terrorists' after deadly attack

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Yale classmate recalls Brett Kavanaugh as frequent, heavy drinker

One of the three women accusing Kavanaugh, Deborah Ramirez, spoke to FBI agents on Sunday. According to a person familiar with the matter, she detailed her allegation that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a party in the early 1980s when they were students at Yale. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2xOcumg

UN report on 'mission impossible' climate target: Key points

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UN report on 'mission impossible' climate target: Key points

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UK Brexit chief says no deal better than being tied to bloc

Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab planned to tell Conservative Party members in a speech that if the EU tries to "lock us in via the back door" by keeping Britain in the bloc's single market or customs union, "then we will be left with no choice but to leave without a deal," according to extracts released in advance. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QnNFEC

Party members join EU in rejecting May's Brexit plan

Across town, several Tory Eurosceptic MPs joined former UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage in demanding a clean break with the EU, at a rally attended by around 500 people waving British flags. Similar crowds are expected at a conference event on Tuesday with former minister Boris Johnson, a rival for May's job who has condemned her plan as "deranged". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zIvjbT

Tropical Storm Rosa nears Mexico's Baja California coast

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Mexican students massacred by army in 1968, by gangs today

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In blow to Japan PM, son of US Marine wins Okinawa guv vote

The son of a US Marine and Japanese mother won an election for governor of Japan's Okinawa island on Sunday on an anti-U.S military presence platform, defeating a candidate backed by the ruling bloc in a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zHZzDA

Mass burials to begin as Indonesia toll tops 800

The strong 7.5-magnitude quake struck Friday, toppling buildings and sending walls of seawater crashing into Palu, a city of about 350,000. With the death toll already at over 830 and expected to rise further, mass graves are being readied. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zGYhJ3

Macedonian referendum backs new name to end Greek row

The non-binding referendum on renaming Macedonia needs to be ratified in parliament by a two-thirds majority and also given the stamp of approval by the Greek parliament. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OVMf3v

Macedonian referendum backs new name to end Greek row

The non-binding referendum on renaming Macedonia needs to be ratified in parliament by a two-thirds majority and also given the stamp of approval by the Greek parliament. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OVMf3v

White House adviser Conway: 'I'm a victim of sexual assault'

For the past 12 months, women and men have shared stories of sexual harassment and abuse under the social media hashtag '#MeToo.' In that time, the careers of a number of prominent men in entertainment, politics and finance have been toppled in the face of accusations of sexual misconduct. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DKNWzN