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Saudi Prince Alwaleed: Khashoggi probe will exonerate leader

Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a top international businessman from the kingdom, said on Sunday that an official investigation into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi will exonerate the country's leader.On the Fox News program "Sunday Morning Futures," he asked Saudi Arabia to make public as soon as possible the results of the investigation. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2F2o4zY

Sri Lanka to lift parliament suspension in 10 days

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Samosa Caucus spices up US elections for Indian-Americans

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Passenger train arrives in Eastern Nepal from India

Thousands of people in Nepal Sunday greeted the arrival of the first passenger train from India to the country's Eastern industrial town of Biratnagar as part of a test run for the 18.1-kilometre proposed cross-border railway line. The train, having both Indian and Nepalese flags fluttering, arrived from Bathnaha in Bihar to Katahari in Nepal's Morang district. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QkgGkM

Sri Lanka's ousted PM says US, Japan freeze aid over political crisis

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Why it's still in Russia's interest to mess with US politics

US officials and tech companies say Russians have continued online activity targeted at American voters during the campaign for the Nov. 6 election, masquerading as US institutions and creating faux-American social media posts to aggravate tensions around issues like immigration and gun control. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SJQqlp

High turnout as Pacific archipelago New Caledonia votes on independence

The territory's High Commissioner estimated that close to three-quarters of the territory's registered voters had cast ballots an hour before polls closed Sunday evening, a far more robust turnout than in New Caledonia's provincial election in 2014. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2qss5Uv

Pakistan arrests 150 over violence at blasphemy protests

Senior police officer Nayab Haider said Sunday that police were using video clips to identify others involved in assaults, torching property and vehicles, and blocking highways. Pakistan's top court acquitted Asia Bibi on Wednesday in a move that infuriated hard-line Islamists, who held three days of nationwide protests demanding her execution. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OqNwyy

Indonesia extends search for victims, second black box from crashed jet

The decision was based on an evaluation and observations of the crash site, he told reporters, noting that many victims' remains had not been recovered. As of Sunday a total of 105 body bags, few containing intact remains, had been recovered and handed to police for forensic identification, yet only seven victims had been identified. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zoRlz1

WWI centenary to be marked in London and Paris, not Berlin

But while the leaders visit the capitals of Germany's wartime enemies, at home there are no national commemorations planned for the centenary of the Nov. 11 armistice that brought an end to the four-year war that killed more than 2 million of its troops and left 4 million wounded. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2yPt5GP

Tamil prisoners may be released to tilt scales in favour of Rajapaksa

Since the war with the LTTE ended in 2009, the Sri Lankan government has denied that those imprisoned LTTE members are political prisoners. Tamils say some of the prisoners have been held over a long time under anti-terrorism law without even being formally charged. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OqPteF

Saudi billionaire prince Al-Waleed's brother freed from detention

The release of Prince Khalid bin Talal was confirmed by at least three relatives on Twitter, with photos shared of him kissing and embracing his son who has been in a coma for years. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2yTHJg5

Sacked Sri Lankan PM's residence becomes symbol of power struggle

Thousands of loyalists from across the country are camped out at the Temple Trees residence in Colombo, a colonial-era bungalow where Ranil Wickremesinghe has been holed up since his shock dismissal more than a week ago. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SKh5yn

Pakistani porters: The unsung masters of the mountains

At 8,611 metres (28,251 feet), K2 is not quite as high as Mount Everest, which stands at 8,848 metres. But its technical challenges have earned it the nickname "the Savage Mountain" and dozens have lost their lives on its treacherous, icy flanks. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AJFX2l

UN confirms support for efforts to stabilise Libya

Deputy Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, Maria Ribeiro made remarks stressing on UN support to national and international efforts to stabilise Libya, on Saturday during a visit to the new headquarter of the Libyan Higher Commission of Elections in the capital Tripoli, Xinhua reported. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zqRulv

Trump says Democrats would ruin Florida, his second home

Trump returned to Florida for the second time this week to help rally support for Gov. Rick Scott, who is challenging Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson. Trump also sought to boost former Rep. Ron DeSantis, who is facing off against Andrew Gillum, the Democratic mayor of Tallahassee, in the race for governor. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PbHaID

Trump says Democrats would ruin Florida, his second home

Trump returned to Florida for the second time this week to help rally support for Gov. Rick Scott, who is challenging Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson. Trump also sought to boost former Rep. Ron DeSantis, who is facing off against Andrew Gillum, the Democratic mayor of Tallahassee, in the race for governor. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PbHaID

Restrictive rules keep millions of Americans from voting

Nearly six million Americans are excluded from voting because they are imprisoned, on parole or awaiting sentencing. African Americans, who are overrepresented in the US penal system, are four times more likely to be unable to vote than the rest of the population, according to The Sentencing Project, a nonprofit organization. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CZJdIw

World leaders to descend on France for WWI commemorations

French President Emmanuel Macron is gearing up for a busy week of diplomacy that will see him play host to leaders including US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RBoxuF

Yoga shooter appeared to have made misogynistic videos

The Friday evening shooting at a busy upscale shopping plaza jolted the state capital and police said they were still searching for a motive that led to the deaths of a Florida State University student and a well-known local doctor who was a member of the school faculty from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zpNG3O

2 dead after Amazon building collapse in severe weather

The men worked for an outside company and not Amazon, spokeswoman Rachael Lighty said. No one else was injured when severe storms with strong winds tore through Maryland Friday evening, she said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SK41cj

Italian storms claim 17th life, and 14 million trees

Areas from the far northeast to Sicily in the southwest have been affected by the storms, with the worst damage in the northern regions of Trentino and Veneto - the region around Venice - where villages and roads have been cut off by landslides. Heavy rain have claimed two more lives, taking the overall death toll to at least 17, and laid waste to vast swathes of forest. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SJZCpO

Blue Wave or Red Wave? Its BluRRed

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