6.0 quake shakes Puerto Rico; no damage immediately reported

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SAN JUAN– A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Puerto Rico late Monday, rousing and scaring many from their sleep in the U.S. territory. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck...

Trump says Rouhani meeting not scheduled as speculation swirls

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UNITED NATIONSUS– President Donald Trump said Monday he could not rule out a meeting with Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani at the United Nations this week, but no encounter was yet...

As Modi, Trump echo similar sentiments, US-India relations touch new heights at Howdy Modi! event

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WASHINGTON–India and US relations soared on Sunday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump together addressed the Howdy Modi! event at Houston. The two leaders echoed...

Iran vows to lead Gulf security, as US sends more troops

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TEHRAN–Iran's president said Sunday his country should lead regional security in the strategic Persian Gulf and criticized the presence of foreign forces, as the country's nuclear deal with world powers...

26 dead, 12 injured in bus accident

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GILGIT,BALTISTAN–As many as 26 people were killed and 12 injured in a bus accident near the Babusar Top here on Sunday.Children and women were among those who were dead or...

Pak PM reaches US in Saudi Crown Prince's 'special' plane

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ISLAMABAD,PAKISTAN–Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan reached the US on Saturday on a "special aircraft" of Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammad bin Salman.Dunya News quoting sources said Khan was barred from using...

Trump heads to UN with long list of deals he's yet to close

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WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump, a self-described deal-maker, is saddled with a long list of unresolved foreign policy deals he has yet to close heading into his U.N. visit this coming week. ...

One dead, five injured in Washington D.C. shooting - police

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WASHINGTON–One person was killed and five others injured in a shooting Thursday night in northern Washington D.C., police said. A police commander told reporters on the scene that there is...

Priyanka continues to question govt policies amid economic slowdown

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NEW DELHI–Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday continued attacking the Central government in the wake of economic slowdown and questioned its policies to tackle the situation. Citing a...

10 killed in car bomb attack in southern Afghanistan: governor

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KABUL– A car bomb attack targeting an intelligence services building in the southern Afghan city of Qalat on Thursday left at least 10 people dead and 85 wounded, the governor of...

Korea, Japan to hold diplomatic talks amid bilateral trade spat

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SEOUL– Director general-level diplomats from South Korea and Japan will hold talks this week amid the ongoing trade spat between the two countries, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday. Kim...

Pakistani PM embarks on two-day visit to Saudi Arabia

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ISLAMABAD– Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan left for Saudi Arabia on Thursday on a two-day visit before going to New York to attend the 74th session of the United Nations General...

6.1-magnitude quake strikes off western Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued

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JAKARTA–An earthquake measuring 6.1-magnitude rocked Indonesia's western East Java province on Thursday with no potential for tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. The quake was upgraded from 5.6...

Iran says 'no plans' for Rouhani-Trump meet on UN sidelines

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TEHRAN–Iran has not made any plans for President Hassan Rouhani to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the upcoming UN General Assembly, a spokesman said Monday. ...

Ex-PM Cameron slams Johnson over Brexit

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LONDON–Former British prime minister David Cameron launched a blistering attack on the UK's current leader Boris Johnson in extracts of his memoirs published Sunday, accusing him of only backing Brexit...