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Pakistan to deport 'heartbroken' National Geographic 'Afghan girl'

Published On: November 5, 2016 04:44 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 5: The Afghan woman immortalised on a National Geographic cover says she is "heartbroken" at news she will be deported from Pakistan to the war-torn homeland she first fled decades ago.

U.S. authorities warn of al Qaeda threat to election

Published On: November 5, 2016 04:01 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, Nov 5: Federal officials have warned authorities in New York City, Texas and Virginia about an unspecific threat of attacks by al Qaeda militants around Election Day, putting local law enforcement on alert days before the vote, officials said on Friday.

Clinton, Trump clash over economy in final campaign stretch

Published On: November 5, 2016 02:37 PM NPT By: Reuters

CLEVELAND/HERSHEY, PA. Nov 5: Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump battled over the strength of the economy in the final stretch of their race for the White House on Friday, with Clinton praising the latest U.S. jobs report and Trump dismissing it as a fraudulent disaster.

China pledges 18-percent carbon emissions cut by 2020

Published On: November 5, 2016 11:46 AM NPT By: Republica

BEIJING, Nov 5: China's cabinet issued a new climate plan targeting an 18-percent cut in carbon emissions by 2020 compared to 2015 levels, the same day that the Paris Agreement of nearly 200 countries took effect.

Clinton holds slim lead over Trump in presidential race: Polls

Published On: November 3, 2016 07:28 PM NPT By: Reuters

Democrat Hillary Clinton maintained her narrow lead over Republican rival Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential race just days ahead of the Nov. 8 election, according to two polls released on Thursday.

UK court says parliament must have Brexit say, dealing blow to government

Published On: November 3, 2016 06:48 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Nov 3: England's High Court ruled on Thursday that the British government requires parliamentary approval to trigger the process of exiting the European Union, upsetting Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plans.

U.N. says 239 migrants die in two shipwrecks off Libya

Published On: November 3, 2016 06:29 PM NPT By: Reuters

At least 239 migrants have died in two shipwrecks off Libya, the United Nations said on Thursday.

Pakistan accuses eight Indian diplomats of espionage, terrorism

Published On: November 3, 2016 05:56 PM NPT By: Reuters

ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: Pakistan on Thursday named eight Indian diplomats it accuses of espionage and terrorism, as tension mounted between the nuclear-armed rivals following days of artillery duels and skirmishes on the border dividing the disputed Kashmir region.

Giant Donald Trump to be torched in UK bonfire party

Published On: November 3, 2016 04:16 PM NPT By: Agencies

A giant effigy of US presidential candidate Donald Trump wielding the head of rival Hillary Clinton is to go up in flames during traditional British bonfire celebrations this week.

Campaigning gets fierce as election day looms

Published On: November 3, 2016 01:00 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE (USA), Nov 3: With less than a week left for the United States presidential election on November 8, Democrat Party candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are crisscrossing the battleground states to seal the outcome.