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Unsatisfied with Chinese money, Imran looks at other countries

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Pak PM Khan meets IMF chief, WB CEO in Beijing; seeks bailout package for Pak

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IMmKT5

Commission asks US to punish Saudi Arabia over Shia executions

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Sri Lanka fears up to $1.5 billion tourism losses

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Qatar to abolish exit visa system by year's end: UN

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Trump denies paying North Korea $2 million for US detainee's care

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Trump denies paying N Korea $2 mn for US detainee's care

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Resigned to 'protect' political bosses, says ex-Lankan defence secretary

Lankan President Sirisena on Wednesday sought the resignation of the defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando as well as the inspector general of police. He said the intelligence supplied by a friendly nation was not shared with him by senior officials. But in a statement prior to tendering his resignation, Fernando said he had forwarded all intelligence inputs on the attacks to the relevant institutions for action. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2ILL3jO

Russia testing Ukraine's new leader with passport move: Lithuania

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the order on facilitating passports on Wednesday, three days after comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a political novice, won a landslide victory in Ukraine's presidential election. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VA3gHr

North Korea's Kim says US acting in 'bad faith'

Kim's armoured train departed the Far Eastern port city of Vladivostok a day after talks that saw Putin back the North's need for "security guarantees" in its standoff with the United States. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2UI0qLV

North Korea's Kim says US acting in 'bad faith'

Kim's armoured train departed the Far Eastern port city of Vladivostok a day after talks that saw Putin back the North's need for "security guarantees" in its standoff with the United States. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2UI0qLV

Sri Lanka's Muslims hold subdued prayers amid tight security

Some mosques cancelled prayers, and Sri Lanka's Muslim affairs minister called on Muslims to pray at home instead, in solidarity with churches that have closed over security fears. Other Muslims have expressed fears that they could be targeted by Islamist hardliners, after the community's religious leadership said the attackers would not be buried at mosques in the country. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2L3Kdkq

Over 130 IS-linked suspects in Sri Lanka: Sirisena

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena said that around 130-140 ISIS suspects linked to the terror network are in Sri Lanka. "Around 70 are arrested, we will arrest them all very soon ending this (terror)," he said. The President added that he and the entire government will also take the full responsibility for the attacks. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2PuUAwk

North Korea: Kim's right-hand man sidelined

The demotion of Kim Yong Chol, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's point man for nuclear talks with the US, signals he has taken the fall for the failed second summit between the two countries, diplomats in Seoul and regional experts said. Chol remains a formidable force in Pyongyang but there is no word whether he has been given a new role. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2vp33b2

China tries to allay fears over BRI, says it's not an exclusive club

In his inaugural address to the 2nd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) attended by 37 heads of state and governments besides officials from 150 countries and international organisations, Xi said China wants to build its trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) based on "open, green and clean cooperation" from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2ZzQ18D

Sri Lanka police chief resigns over bombings

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Sri Lanka police chief resigns over bombings: President

Sri Lanka's top police official, Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara, has resigned over failures that led to the deadly Easter bomb attacks, the country's president said Friday. "The IGP has resigned. He has sent his resignation to the acting defence secretary. I'll nominate a new IGP soon," President Maithripala Sirisena told reporters. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IISzw8

Why Americans are the world’s most stressed-out people

​Last year, Americans reported feeling stress, anger and worry at the highest levels in a decade, according to the survey, part of an annual Gallup poll of more than 1,50,000 people around the world, released on Thursday. “What really stood out for the US is the increase in the negative experiences,” said Julie Ray, Gallup’s managing editor for world news. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WaTtEA

'I spy with my little eye': CIA launches Instagram account

The Central Intelligence Agency opened its own account on Instagram with a picture of a desk of mysteries teased by the children's game prompt "I spy with my little eye."The photo tempts with intrigues and adventure: a wig suggesting disguises, maps of China and the Gulf -- mostly real operation souvenirs of CIA officers. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2GK2hfy

'I spy with my little eye': CIA launches Instagram account

The Central Intelligence Agency opened its own account on Instagram with a picture of a desk of mysteries teased by the children's game prompt "I spy with my little eye."The photo tempts with intrigues and adventure: a wig suggesting disguises, maps of China and the Gulf -- mostly real operation souvenirs of CIA officers. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2GK2hfy

China's Xi defends Belt and Road, says 'not exclusive club'

China has rejected accusations that Belt and Road is a "debt trap" and a geopolitical tool for Beijing's ambitions of becoming a global superpower. "The Belt and Road is not an exclusive club," Xi said. BRI aims to reinvent the ancient Silk Road to connect Asia to Europe and Africa through massive investments in maritime, road and rail projects. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VvwtTu

Fake heiress who fooled New York convicted of multiple felonies

Fake heiress who fooled New York convicted of multiple felonies invented a new identity upon her 2016 arrival in US, presenting herself as an heiress when she was in fact the daughter of a Russian truck driver. Sorokin received tens of thousands of dollars in loans from several banks. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IHIdfS

Trump cracks down on overstay by visa holders

A memo issued by the US President has ordered the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reduce overstays of business and tourist visitors and of other non-immigrant visa holders. "The Presidential Memo refers to all classes of non-immigrant visas, which is all encompassing," said a global firm specialising in immigration laws. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2ZBIp5p

Sri Lankans in blast-ravaged city target refugees from Pakistan, force hundreds to flee

The first disturbing sign of communal backlash surfaced in grief-soaked Negombo when several Pakistani refugees were violently attacked by locals. At least 800 men, women and children, all asylum seekers living in small rental homes were asked to get out of their temporary homes by their landlords, who feared they may have terrorist links. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2UA2lC4

Trump cracks down on overstay by visa holders

A memo issued by the US President has ordered the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reduce overstays of business and tourist visitors and of other non-immigrant visa holders. "The Presidential Memo refers to all classes of non-immigrant visas, which is all encompassing," said a global firm specialising in immigration laws. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2ZBIp5p