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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, June 10 (Xinhua) — At least three Afghan Border Police (ABP) personnel were killed and two others wounded after a U.S.-led air raid struck their position in southern Helmand province overnight, a local official said on Saturday. “The incident occurred in surrounding areas of Nad Ali district, west of provincial capital Lashkar […]
Read MoreDHAKA, June 10 (NsNewsWire) — A six-member trade delegation of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) led by its Vice President Hossain A Sikder left Dhaka on Saturday upon invitation from the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), to attend the 12th China-South Asia Business Forum to be held from 11-14 […]
Read MorePARIS, June 9 (Xinhua) — With one win away from her maiden Grand Slam trophy and world No. 1 position, Simona Halep still kept a cool head against the history-making Latvian underdog Jelena Ostapenko. “Of course it’s going to be a great thing if I can win tomorrow, but I would like not to think […]
Read MoreANKARA, June 9 (Xinhua) — Turkey’s national team captain and Barcelona star Arda Turan has announced his retirement from international football after he allegedly abused a journalist on the Turkish team’s plane. The 30-year-old Barcelona midfielder was reported to have verbally and physically abused Bilal Mese from the local daily Milliyet on a flight following […]
Read MoreBAGHDAD, June 9 (Xinhua) — The Iraqi government on Friday criticized announcement by the Kurdish regional government to set a date to hold a referendum on independence in the autonomous region of Kurdistan and the disputed areas. The government’s first critic came two days after Masoud Barzani, the president of the Kurdish region, announced the […]
Read MoreBERLIN, June 9 (Xinhua) — The leader of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) Martin Schulz has described the failure of conservative Prime Minister Theresa May to defend her party’s outright majority in the British parliamentary election as a “catastrophic defeat” on Friday. At the same time, he praised the leader of the opposition Labour […]
Read MoreKOLKATA, India, June 9 (Xinhua) — A senior Chinese diplomat on Friday called for more efforts to increase economic interactions between China and East India. State governments in East India are expected to take more pro-business attitude and policies to attract investment from China, Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Ma Zhanwu said during a release […]
Read MoreSRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 9 (Xinhua) — At least five militants were killed Friday in a gunfight near Line of Control (LoC), dividing Kashmir, officials said. The gunfight, according to Indian army officials, broke out in Uri sector of frontier Baramulla district, about 110 km northwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. […]
Read MoreLONDON, June 9 (Xinhua) — As British Prime Minister Theresa May gambled her political future on calling a snap general election seven weeks ago, results from Thursday’s election show that her party can not form a majority government. With 647 out of 650 seats declared, the Conservatives won 316 seats, but failed to hit the […]
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