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Thousands protest in Britain for Kashmir outside Indian High Commission
Published On: August 15, 2019 06:09 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, August 15: Thousands of people, many waving Pakistani and Kashmiri flags, protested outside the Indian High Commission in London on Thursday in support of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
London teen lost at Malaysian resort died from ulcer bleed
Published On: August 15, 2019 04:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEREMBAN, Aug 15: Malaysian police said Thursday there were no signs of foul play in the death of a 15-year-old London girl who mysteriously disappeared from a nature resort, with an autopsy showing she succumbed to intestinal bleeding due to starvation and stress.
9-year-old girl sues German boys choir over gender bias
Published On: August 15, 2019 04:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BERLIN, Aug 15: A 9-year-old girl is suing a centuries-old Berlin boys choir, arguing that her bid to join was only rejected because of her gender, in a case that has sparked debate over equal rights versus artistic freedom.
U.S. presidential candidate Cory Booker proposes office to fight white supremacy
Published On: August 15, 2019 04:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW YORK, August 15: U.S. Senator Cory Booker on Thursday said he would create a White House office to combat white supremacy and hate crimes if elected, becoming the latest Democratic presidential candidate to call for action after a racially motivated massacre in Texas.
United States seeks to seize the Iranian vessel in Gibraltar: newspaper
Published On: August 15, 2019 03:17 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON/GIBRALTAR, August 15: The United States has applied to seize the Iranian Grace 1 tanker in Gibraltar commandeered by British Royal Marines in the Mediterranean last month, complicating a possible tanker swap between Britain and the Islamic Republic.
In 'clear warning', Chinese paramilitary forces exercise near Hong Kong
Published On: August 15, 2019 03:13 PM NPT By: Reuters
SHENZHEN, China/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hundreds of members of China’s People’s Armed Police could be seen conducting exercises on Thursday at a sports stadium in Shenzhen, as the U.S. State Department expressed concern that they could be deployed across the border in Hong Kong to break up protests wracking the city.
Philadelphia gunman in custody after hourslong standoff
Published On: August 15, 2019 01:58 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, Aug 15: A gunman who opened fire on police Wednesday as they were serving a drug warrant in Philadelphia, wounding six officers and triggering a standoff that extended into the night, is in police custody, authorities said.
Russia hails miracle after plane makes emergency landing near Moscow
Published On: August 15, 2019 01:09 PM NPT By: Reuters
MOSCOW, Aug 15: Russians hailed a miracle on Thursday after a passenger plane carrying 233 people made an emergency landing in a corn field on the outskirts of Moscow after striking a flock of birds shortly after take-off.
India's Modi trumpets Kashmir, Muslim marriage moves in Independence Day speech
Published On: August 15, 2019 12:51 PM NPT By: Reuters
MUMBAI, August 15: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered an Independence Day speech on Thursday that spotlighted a decision to remove the special rights of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir among the bold moves of his second term.
Kashmiri reporter finds fear, chaos in locked-down hometown
Published On: August 15, 2019 12:44 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BARAMULLA, Aug 15: My car moved within a column of Indian army vehicles and a cloud of dust. On a normal day, it would have been a smooth journey from the airport in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir state, to my family home in the northern town of Baramulla.
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