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Mexico's 'El Chapo' found guilty in US drug trial

​US prosecutors said he trafficked tons of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine into the United States over more than two decades​. Jurors in federal court in Brooklyn began delivering their verdict following an 11-week trial. Guzman, 61, now faces a possible sentence of life in prison. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2I8IhpA

BBC cameraman attacked at Trump rally amid frenzied calls for wall

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BBC cameraman attacked at Trump rally amid frenzied calls for wall

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Afghan government fires election commission

​The move on Tuesday by president Ashraf Ghani's administration comes more than three months after chaotic parliamentary elections - the results of which have still not been announced - and ahead of July's controversial presidential vote. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2UV4Xee

Russian Arctic archipelago sounds alarm over 'invasion' of polar bears

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Russian MPs back bill to isolate country's internet

Russian lawmakers on Tuesday backed a bill that could cut off the country's internet traffic from servers abroad which critics say is a step towards censorship and possibly an isolated network like in North Korea. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2E7HocV

Saudi prince's security teams reach Pakistan ahead of state visit

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NATO chief vows response to Russian missile pact violations

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance will respond to Russia's violation of a key Cold War-era treaty but will not station more nuclear missiles in Europe. "Any steps we take will be coordinated, measured and defensive, and we do not intend to deploy new ground-based nuclear missiles in Europe," NATO's secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2E62Hew

Australian ruling party defeated in Parliament on refugees

The bill would allow doctors instead of bureaucrats to decide which asylum seekers in the camps on the Pacific island nations of Papua New Guinea and Nauru can fly to Australia for medical treatment. It is likely to be made law by the Senate as early as Wednesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WU9aRk

Theresa May to ask MPs for more time on Brexit talks

May is set to update parliament on her latest meetings in Brussels and Dublin aimed at securing a divorce agreement with the EU, with Britain due to leave the bloc on March 29. "The talks are at a crucial stage," May will say, according to extracts from her statement to parliament released in advance by her Downing Street office. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2SIWqO7

Theresa May to ask MPs for more time on Brexit talks

May is set to update parliament on her latest meetings in Brussels and Dublin aimed at securing a divorce agreement with the EU, with Britain due to leave the bloc on March 29. "The talks are at a crucial stage," May will say, according to extracts from her statement to parliament released in advance by her Downing Street office. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2I8fx08

UN chief willing to broker end to Venezuela crisis

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed his offer to help broker an end to the crisis in Venezuela during talks with the country's foreign minister. Guterres met with foreign minister Jorge Arreaza in New York, at the request of Caracas, as the standoff between President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido hardened. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Dymhib

Vietnam says being chosen to host second Trump-Kim summit is a positive sign

Trump said he would hold his second meeting with Kim in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on February 27 and 28. That follows an unprecedented June 11 summit of the two leaders in the wealthy city state of Singapore. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WQ4ZG6

Xi issues China's first-ever decree on training of PLA to improve combat readiness

Xi, 65, regarded as the most powerful Chinese leader after Mao Zedong heading the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), the military and Presidency, has signed an order to release a trial regulation on the supervision of military training, the first of its kind in the country. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2SrRNsG

No new jobs but citizens found to be happier in Finland’s basic income test

The Social Insurance Institution of Finland, or Kela, said “it was not yet possible to draw any firm conclusions” from the first half of the experiment, where about 2,000 randomly selected, unemployed people aged 25-58 got taxfree income of $636 a month with no questions asked. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2UU76Hc

Muslim US lawmaker apologises for remarks which triggered anti-Semitism row

Illhan Abdullahi Omar, one of the first two Muslim women in the US Congress, has "unequivocally" apologised for her remarks which sparked an anti-Semitism row. Omar in a tweet on Sunday had questioned the financial relationship between the powerful American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and members of the Congress. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DtqJ1I

UN chief willing to broker end to Venezuela crisis

Guterres met with Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza in New York, at the request of Caracas, as the standoff between President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido hardened. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Dymhib

Russia seeks to vindicate Afghan war, 30 years after pullout

After a decade of military intervention to bolster Kabul's embattled Communist government against Islamist fighters, the USSR finally pulled out its last units on On February 15, 1989. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2GkmFEV

Snow slams Northwest again and even Hawaii gets some

Seattle's metro area had already been hit by three snow storms this month and the National Weather Service reports that Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has received 20.2 inches (51 centimeters) of snow so far in February, the snowiest month in more than 50 years. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IkQ6Zt

Russia seeks to vindicate Afghan war, 30 years after pullout

After a decade of military intervention to bolster Kabul's embattled Communist government against Islamist fighters, the USSR finally pulled out its last units on On February 15, 1989. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2GkmFEV

Snow slams Northwest again and even Hawaii gets some

Seattle's metro area had already been hit by three snow storms this month and the National Weather Service reports that Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has received 20.2 inches (51 centimeters) of snow so far in February, the snowiest month in more than 50 years. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IkQ6Zt

Catalonia: Key dates in fight for independence

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