Modi embarks on 2-day visit to attend SCO summit in Bishkek

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NEW DELHI– Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit meeting, India's External Affairs Ministry said Thursday. This would...

Japan PM meets Iran supreme leader seeking to ease US tensions

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TEHRAN–Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Thursday, seeking to ease tensions between Tehran and Washington during the first visit by a Japanese premier since...

Man sentenced to death for killing one, injuring 14 in Beijing shopping mall

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BEIJING–A Beijing court Thursday sentenced a man to death for killing one and injuring 14 in a shopping mall in downtown Beijing last year. Beijing No.2 Intermediate People's Court...

Two people dead in U.S. Long Island plane crash

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NEW YORK–Two people were killed after a small plane crashed in Long Island, New York, on Saturday morning, said local police. The Federal Aviation Authority said the Beechcraft A36...

4 dead in shootout between rival Indian political parties

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KOLKATA– Three supporters of India's ruling right-wing party and another from a rival regional party have been killed in a gun battle in West Bengal state, police and a local...

Xi to visit Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, attend SCO, CICA summits

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BEIJING–Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan from June 12 to 16, a foreign ministry spokesperson announced Sunday. From June 12 to 14, Xi...

Bride among 13 killed in Philippine truck accident: police

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MANILA– Thirteen people including a bride-to-be and two children were killed when the truck they were riding on after attending a traditional pre-wedding ceremony rolled over on a mountain road, police...

PM Modi first foreign leader to visit Sri Lanka after Easter terror attacks

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Colombo,Sri Lanka– Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will be making a brief stopover in Sri Lanka on his way back to India from the Maldives, becomes the first foreign leader...

Xi, Putin meet in St. Petersburg

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RUSSIA–Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Thursday here in the latter's hometown. Putin invited Xi to a cruise tour on the Neva River....

Millions of Chinese students sit national college entrance exam

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BEIJING–China's annual college entrance exam began Friday as an estimated 10 million students sat the critical exam needed to pursue their higher education. The exam will last two days...

281 people die in Malawi road accidents in 2019 first quarter

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LILONGWE–At least 281 people died in road accidents in Malawi in the first quarter of 2019, up from 234 in 2018 during the same period. Malawi Police Deputy Spokesperson...

Death toll in north India due to storm, lightning goes up to 19: official

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NEW DELHI–The number of deaths in Thursday's high-intensity thunderstorm and heavy rains, coupled with lightning, in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh has gone up to 19, and 48 persons...

quits as party leader, starting succession race

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LONDON–British Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of her Conservative Party on Friday, formally triggering the race for a successor who will try where she failed to deliver...

Sudan protesters reject talks after 108 killed in crackdown

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KHARTOUM–Sudanese protest leaders on Wednesday turned down an offer by the ruling military council for talks and demanded justice for a crackdown that doctors said has left 108 people dead....

First captive panda cub of the year born in China

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CHENGDU–A captive-bred giant panda gave birth to the first cub of the year in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said Thursday. It is the world's...