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Bangladesh Polling Closes Amid Clashes, Opposition Boycott
Polling stations in Bangladesh closed on Sunday after a day of violent clashes in which at least 12 people have died as well as a boycott by the main Muslim opposition party, reported EFE.....
Trump Ridicules Modi Over Funding 'library' In Afghanistan
US President Donald Trump has mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over funding a "library" in war-torn Afghanistan, saying it is of no use there as he criticized India and others for not doing enough for the nation's security.....
China Passes Law To Have Its Own Version Of Islam
China has passed a law that seeks to "Sinicize" Islam within five years and might do that with other four religions in the country, according to the state media.....
Trump Says He 'never Worked For Russia'
US President Donald Trump on Monday said he "never worked for Russia," directly responding to a media report that the FBI once opened a counterintelligence probe into whether the president was working on Russia's behalf.....
Top US Diplomat On Europe Policy Resigns
The US State Department's top diplomat focused on Europe policy has resigned his post, effective February 15, media reported.....
UN Urges India, Pakistan To Defuse Tensions
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on India and Pakistan to exercise "maximum restraint" and offered to mediate in the face of rising tensions following the attack at Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir that claimed the lives of 40 CRPF troopers.....
Guterres Welcomes Release Of Indian Pilot, Calls For Keeping Up 'positive Momentum'
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the release of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman by Pakistan and asked both countries to keep up the "positive momentum".....
Pakistan Reinstates Ban On Airing Of Indian Content
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated a ban on the airing of Indian content on local television channels.....
US Intelligence Won't Report Civilian Deaths In Airstrikes
US President Donald Trump has issued a new executive order according to which American intelligence officials will no longer be required to publicly disclose the number of civilians killed in airstrikes against terrorist targets.....
Hafiz Saeed Barred From Leading Prayers In Lahore
Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) leader Hafiz Saeed has been barred from leading prayers at Lahore's Jamia Masjid Qadsia as part of the Pakistan government's crackdown on terror groups, the media reported on Friday.....
