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Kabul hit by 3 bombings, at least 10 killed

Three bombings struck the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least ten people including five women and one child, officials said. The morning's first attack in Kabul was carried out by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle who blew himself up in front of a bus carrying ministry of mines employees, said Nasrat Rahim, a spokesman for the interior ministry. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Mew5Ee

At least seven killed as three blasts rock Kabul

At least seven people were killed and 21 wounded by three blasts that rocked the Afghan capital Thursday ahead of the election season. The bombings came amid a wider surge in violence in Kabul and around Afghanistan, where the war is taking a brutal toll even amid a US-led push for a peace deal with the Taliban. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Oh1AA3

China to fund 85% of Malaysia's revived rail project

China's Export-Import Bank is expected to finance 85% of a 44 billion ringgit ($10.7 billion) rail link project in Malaysia that will bolster economic development in rural eastern states, transport minister Loke Siew Fook said on Thursday. The East Coast Rail Link across peninsular Malaysia was suspended a year ago shortly after Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's alliance won a historic election. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YgKqCh

Grannies for future: 100-year-old German enters politics

German great-grandmother Lisel Heise's ambition to enter politics crystalised a few years before her 100th birthday when organisers of a public hearing cut off her microphone while she was arguing for the reopening of an outdoor pool. The pool galvanised Heise and her political career started with her election as the town council member of Kirchheimbolanden, Germany. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2GqrNG4

'Trump committed 'diplomatic malpractice of a high order' by volunteering to mediate on Kashmir'

US President Donald Trump is undoing the achievements of his predecessors on India by "blundering" to volunteer to mediate over the Kashmir issue and has committed "diplomatic malpractice of a high order" that could further alienate an important country, according to a top American daily. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MbSpOE

Grannies for future: 100-year-old German enters politics

"When I started out, some people really didn't want to listen to me apparently -- they even pulled the plug! Now people from around the world are coming to talk to me. Who's laughing now?," she said. What changed was Heise's election, against the odds, to the town council of Kirchheimbolanden in southwestern Germany from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2GqrNG4

At least five killed as three blasts rock Kabul: Official

At least five people were killed Thursday in a suicide bombing in Kabul, an official said, adding that two other blasts had also hit the Afghan capital. The bombing comes amid an increase in violence in Kabul and around Afghanistan, where the war is taking a continued toll even amid a US-led effort to make a peace deal with the Taliban. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Mem61l

Puerto Rico governor says he is resigning Aug 2

Puerto Rico governor Ricardo Rossello said on late Wednesday that he will resign on Aug 2, after nearly two weeks of furious protests and political upheaval touched off by a leak of crude and insulting chat messages between him and his top advisers. A crowd of demonstrators outside the governor's mansion in Old San Juan erupted into cheers and singing after his announcement on Facebook just before midnight from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JZW8w2

US warship sails through strategic Taiwan Strait amid China tension

The US military said on Wednesday it sent a Navy warship through the Taiwan Strait, which separates Taiwan from China, a move likely to anger China during a period of tense relations between Washington and Beijing. The warship sent to the 112-mile-wide (180km) Taiwan Strait was identified as the Antietam. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32ONwAO

US warship sails through strategic Taiwan Strait amid China tension

The US military said on Wednesday it sent a Navy warship through the Taiwan Strait, which separates Taiwan from China, a move likely to anger China during a period of tense relations between Washington and Beijing. The warship sent to the 112-mile-wide (180km) Taiwan Strait was identified as the Antietam. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32ONwAO

Human sacrifice bridge rumours spark Bangladesh lynchings

Eight people have been killed in vigilante lynchings in Bangladesh sparked by rumours on social media of children being kidnapped and sacrificed as offerings for the construction of a mega-bridge, police said Wednesday. The victims — which include two women — were targeted by angry mobs over the rumours, spread mostly on Facebook, that said human heads were required for the massive $3 billion project, police chief Javed Patwary said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MfR0GL

North Korea fires missiles into sea in apparent pressure tactic

North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea Thursday, South Korea's military said, the first weapons launches in more than two months and an apparent pressuring tactic aimed at Washington as North Korean and US officials struggle to restart nuclear negotiations. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2GqXIGa