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Rahul Gandhi seen as last hope for India’s opposition Congress party

NEW DELHI, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) — With Rahul Gandhi formally taking over the reins of India’s main opposition Congress party last week, the oldest party in India has placed its best bet on the last Gandhi dynast to stay relevant.
Political experts feel that 47-year-old Gandhi has finally...

Nepali Student  student Binisha Shah committed suicid

India, 20 Dec. : A Nepali Student  student of Pioneer Dental College (non-government) of Bangladesh Binisha Shah committed suicide on Tuesday.The girl committed suicide by hanging herself in the hostel of the College at Bhatara area in Dhaka.
In this connection, Officer-in-charge of Bhatara Police...

NFL: Aussie rugby player Hayne accused of 2015 sex assault: reports

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20 (AFP) – Australian Rugby League veteran Jarryd Hayne, who played the 2015 NFL season for San Francisco, was accused of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday, according to multiple reports.
The San Jose Mercury-News and sports news website Deadspin reported...

Trump sends mixed message with ‘America First’ security strategy

WASHINGTON, Dec 18, 2017 (AFP) – President Donald Trump used the launch of his first National Security Strategy on Monday to laud the benefits of cooperation with Russia, a striking departure from the document’s more combative tone toward the Kremlin. Unveiling a text that pilloried...

Campaign begins for Russia’s presidential election

MOSCOW, Dec 18, 2017 (AFP) – Campaigning officially started on Monday for Russia’s presidential election in March, in which President Vladimir Putin is widely expected to win a fourth term that would keep him in power until 2024. Russian government newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta...

Vote counting for local elections begins in 2 Indian states

NEW DELHI, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) he counting of votes for recently held local elections in two Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat began Monday morning amid tight security, officials said. “Counting is on in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat,” an official said. “All arrangements...

N. Korea ‘agent’ charged with WMD sale plot in Australia

SYDNEY, Dec. 17 (AFP) – A Sydney-based “loyal agent of North Korea” has been charged with trying to sell missile parts and technology on the black market to raise money for Pyongyang in breach of international sanctions, Australian police said Sunday. The 59-year-old naturalised...

Three dead, 77,000 flee as storm pounds Philippines

TACLOBAN, Philippines, Dec 16, 2017 (AFP) – At least three people were killed and tens of thousands were driven from their homes by floods as Tropical Storm Kai-Tak pounded the eastern Philippines on Saturday, cutting off power and triggering landslides, officials said.
Kai-Tak, packing gusts...

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