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China launches new rail-road cargo service linking Lanzhou with Islamabad

The first train carrying 30 carriages of mechanical equipment, auto parts and daily necessities left a logistics centre on Tuesday morning in Lanzhou, bound for Kashgar in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, state-run China Daily reported. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2EJw1Km

Nuclear build up unlikely despite missile dispute: NATO chief

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Egypt security forces say 11 militants killed south of Cairo

The officials say the men killed Wednesday had been in possession of weapons and ammunition, including explosives, in the Western Desert near the Farafra depression, and had planned "hostile operations." Egypt launched a nationwide operation against militants in February. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Pm1iqK

Robbers snatch 40 Miss France dresses in break-in

Robbers snatched 40 gowns fit for beauty queens during a break-in overnight at the headquarters of the Miss France organising committee, the pageant's 86-year-old grande dame said. They include the figure-hugging white number worn by its first-ever African-born winner, Sonia Rolland, in 2000. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PefEJZ

More than 20 injured in Rome escalator collapse

More than 20 people, mainly Russian football fans, were injured Tuesday when an escalator in a metro station in central Rome collapsed. A video of the drama shows the descending escalator at Repubblica station suddenly and dramatically pick up speed with dozens of people on it, many screaming as they piled on top of one another at the foot of the moving stairway. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2EU33HZ

Italy's prime minister in Russia for talks focusing on trade

Wednesday's negotiations are focusing on expanding economic ties that have been hurt by European Union sanctions against Russia and Moscow's retaliatory moves. Trade between Russia and Italy has slowly increased in recent years as the Russian economy has climbed out of recession. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2q89JYx

Polygamy persists across Africa, to activists' dismay

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Winning $1.6 billion Mega Millions ticket sold in South Carolina

Mega Millions officials said a ticket purchased in South Carolina matches all six numbers in Tuesday night's drawing. The massive jackpot Mega Millions is played in 44 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the US Virgin Islands.is the world's largest ever lottery grand prize. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PSuX7Y

Sri Lankan Northern Council's first CM resigns from TNA, forms new Tamil alliance

The first chief minister of Sri Lanka's Northern Province, C V Wigneswaran on Wednesday resigned from the country's main Tamil party and formed a new political alliance, as he slammed the Sirisena government and the party for failing to address the issues of war-affected Tamils. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SeyoYf

Smugglers to exploit border if no Brexit deal: UK watchdog

The watchdog says in a report published Wednesday that political uncertainty and delays in negotiations with the EU have hampered preparations, and the government is now racing to bolster computer systems, increase border staffing and build new infrastructure to track goods. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2z1wbXc

Greek ex-minister jailed for graft in long-running defence probe

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Greek ex-minister jailed for graft in long-running defence probe

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Pakistan must make sincere efforts to curb terrorism on Afghan border: Pompeo

Pakistan will be held responsible if they do not make sincere efforts to curb terrorism on their western border with Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. Talking to reporters Tuesday at the State Department's Foggy Bottom headquarters, Pompeo said this was the message he had delivered to the Pakistani leadership when he travelled to Islamabad in September from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2R9BI5G

Driverless hover-taxis to take off in Singapore

The driverless hover-taxis, a latest innovation to offer an escape from Asia's monster traffic jams, may become reality in Singapore next year. Resembling a helicopter, electric air taxis take off and land vertically. They are based on drone technology and can fly two people for around 30 kilometres, the German firm Volocopter said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PiQny6

On sidelines of Saudi forum, Pakistan gets loan

Pakistan says Saudi Arabia will provide a $6 billion package of loans and deferred payments in an effort to resuscitate Islamabad's flagging economy, struggling under the weight of a whopping $18 billion deficit. The deal was signed Tuesday by Pakistan's Finance Minister Asad Umar and his Saudi counterpart, Muhammad Abdullah Al-Jadaan from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2App5Ov

Pak agency detains 16 Indian fishermen: Fish workers' forum

Sixteen fishermen from Okha in Gujarat's Devbhoomi Dwarka district have reportedly been detained in the Arabian Sea by Pakistan maritime authorities, a fish workers' forum functionary said Sunday.They were arrested on Monday by personnel of the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) during an operation. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OHJcjz

Inside China's internment camps: tear gas, Tasers and textbooks

The facilities have come under international scrutiny, with rights activists describing them as political re-education camps. The centres should "teach like a school, be managed like the military, and be defended like a prison", said one document, quoting Xinjiang's Communist Party secretary. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2R5aHA8

Migrant caravan stops to rest in Mexico amid Trump threats

Sleeping on cardboard boxes or plastic bags, the migrants set up a massive, impromptu camp in the southern town of Huixtla, 70 kilometers (45 miles) from the Mexico-Guatemala border. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Jh5nr2

Lanka wants Chinese help to recover phone evidence over "Sirisena assassination plot"

A man named as M Thomas from India's southern state of Kerala was arrested in Sri Lanka on Sept. 22 on suspicion of involvement in the plot. Thomas appeared in court on Tuesday and requested that he not remain in CID custody, saying there had been death threats against him by the CID. The magistrate denied Thomas' request. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2yxZfX8

Khashoggi’s body parts found at Saudi envoy’s home: Report

The body parts of murdered dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been found at the Saudi consul general’s home in Istanbul, a UK-based broadcaster reported on Tuesday. Sky News reported that the 59-year-old Washington Post contributor’s body had been “cut up” and his face “disfigured”, with the remains found in the garden of the consul general's home. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Aqzrxt

Who are the 15 Saudis who came to Turkey ahead of Khashoggi's killing?

Saudi Arabia has detained 18 people and dismissed five senior government officials as part of an investigation into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and critic of Saudi policies, disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2 to obtain documents for his marriage. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JcFqZB

US revokes Saudi visas in first action over Khashoggi

The visa curbs came as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Khashoggi's killing inside the Saudis' Istanbul consulate had been meticulously planned. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Sf1jM2

Ecuador no longer to intervene with UK for WikiLeaks Julian Assange

Foreign Minister José Valencia said in an interview with Reuters that Ecuador's only responsibility was looking after Assange's wellbeing, after the Australian national sued the country over new conditions placed on his asylum in the London embassy. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2q7tjEh