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Man sentenced to 8 years for wife's death on honeymoon

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Iran says does not 'presently' believe in mediation with US

Iran's foreign ministry on Tuesday insisted it did not currently see the need for mediation with the United States, as it played down the chances of a military clash with Washington. Spokesman Abbas Mousavi told a press conference that Tehran "does not feel any tension or (the possibility of) clashes" and said concerns had been "created by others" from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2EEtK0r

Desperate Rohingya caught on cross-border narcotics runs: Police

Growing numbers of outcast Rohingya refugees are risking their lives by crossing the closed Myanmar-Bangladesh border with narcotics pills packed into their stomachs, police said Tuesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2I8jtdQ

Netanyahu could face election rematch after ballot he said he won

The man at the centre of the crisis in Netanyahu’s coalition-building, former Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman, is sticking to his guns in a stalemate over military draft exemptions for Jewish seminary students. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Kbayey

Climate activists on trial for taking down Macron portraits

The first of several trials targeting the activists opens Tuesday in the eastern town of Bourg-en-Bresse. Some 300 activists showed up to support the six defendants, chanting "We're all portrait-removers!" from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2EDLZ6c

Mother, daughter sue France over ill health from air pollution

A Paris court on Tuesday began hearing a case brought by a mother and daughter who, in a legal first in France, are suing the state for damages over ill health caused by air pollution. The mother and the daughter are asking for $179,000 in damages from the state at the administrative court of Montreuil in the east of Paris. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2I4FWIG

China rejects US envoy's call for talks with Dalai Lama

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Chinese V-P Wang visits Lahore to promote trade cooperation

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UN agency: Attacks on schools in Afghanistan tripled in 2018

The United Nations children's agency said attacks on schools in Afghanistan tripled in 2018, compared to the year before. UNICEF on Tuesday said the number of attacks on schools went from 68 in 2017, to 192 in 2018. The agency says one of the reasons for the spike was that schools were used as voter registration and polling centers in last year elections. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2X9IYlu

Angela Merkel's successor sparks freedom of speech uproar

The CDU chief's comment came after her party and its centre-left coalition partner SPD suffered their worst scores in Sunday's European election -- a result partly blamed on the fact that some 70 YouTube stars had urged Germans not to vote for either party. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2HGuS5K

Angela Merkel's successor sparks freedom of speech uproar

The CDU chief's comment came after her party and its centre-left coalition partner SPD suffered their worst scores in Sunday's European election -- a result partly blamed on the fact that some 70 YouTube stars had urged Germans not to vote for either party. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2HGuS5K

Serbia puts forces on alert after Kosovo police operation in Serb-populated north

The move came amid rising tension in four Serb-populated municipalities in Kosovo's north, which remains largely outside control of Pristina and pledges allegiance to Belgrade. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Monday acknowledged Belgrade had lost control over Kosovo, its former southern province, but warned it would react if Kosovo attacked Serbs there. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2YUjKb1

France increases pressure on Iraq not to execute ISIS convicts

An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced three French nationals to death for joining the Islamic State group, the first IS members from France to be sentenced to capital punishment. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2HFC424

Merkel warns of populists' rise in Europe

Merkel, who was interviewed by CNN's Christiane Amanpour in Berlin, said in excerpts released Tuesday that Germany has to face up to populists who are finding mainstream support and recount "what history has brought." from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2W9Gwio

US climber becomes 11th Everest fatality

A US climber has died after descending from Everest, officials said Tuesday, taking this season's toll to 11 including several deaths blamed on overcrowding on the world's highest mountain. Christopher John Kulish, 61, had already climbed the 8,848-metre (29,029-feet) peak, and was safely back at a camp below the summit on Monday evening. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2X8nfdy

Pak downplays India's decision not to invite Imran Khan for Modi's swearing-in

Pakistan has tried to downplay India's decision not to invite Imran Khan for Modi's swearing-in on Thursday, saying the Indian PM's "internal politics" does not permit him to extend an invitation to his Pakistan counterpart. The government on Monday announced it has invited leaders from BIMSTEC countries to Modi's swearing-in ceremony, leaving out Pakistan.​ from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2I1Ca33

Iran tensions overshadow Mecca summits

The three summits in Mecca, Islam's holiest city, allow US ally Riyadh the chance to present unified Islamic, Arab and Gulf fronts against its arch-rival Tehran. Iran itself has not yet confirmed whether it will attend the meeting of the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), of which it is a member. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2I3UfgC

Russian space sector plagued by astronomical corruption

For years, Moscow has tried to fix the industry that was a source of immense pride in the USSR. While it has bounced back from its post-Soviet collapse and once again become a major world player, the Russian space sector has recently suffered a series of humiliating failures. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2MeoZkv

Taiwan lands aircraft on highway as part of military drills

Taiwan has landed war planes on a normally busy highway to simulate a response to a Chinese attack on its airfields. President Tsai Ing-wen presided at the exercise in the southern county of Changhua. China considers the island its own territory, to be annexed by force if necessary. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2HFfyGs

Swiss men have worst sperm in Europe: Study

Atl least 17% of Swiss men are considered “subfertile” and likely to struggle to have children, according to thresholds set by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The median concentration of sperm ranges between 41 to 67 million per ml of semen for young European men. Swiss men have an average of 47 million per ml, according to the study, published in the journal Andrology. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2wmFdxn

Europe polls show growing split in union

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'FBI tapes claim Martin Luther King Jr had 45 affairs'

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Trump and Japan's Abe at odds over North Korea missile tests

President Donald Trump said Monday he is not "personally" bothered by recent short-range North Korean missile tests and doesn't believe they violated U.N. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2XajX9M