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Donald Trump Appoints Indian-American to Key Position in White House
Raj Shah will serve as Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Press Secretary, the White House said in a statement.
Nine Dead, Including Suspect, at Suburban Dallas Home: Police
Plano police Chief Gregory W Rushin said at a last afternoon news conference that one of two people hospitalised after the Sunday night shooting had died.
Hurricane Irma Lost Some Oomph Over Cuba Before Its Assault on Florida
Winds dropped to a quite potent 115 mph (185 kph) by the time Irma made landfall on Marco Island, on the Florida peninsula, still a major and dangerous hurricane yet not near its 185 mph (297 kph) former self when it set a record Tuesday for the most powe...
Angela Merkel Warns of Consequences for EU Asylum Laggards
Countries that fail to take part in the quota scheme for assigning asylum seekers around the European Union could themselves be denied help in other areas, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday.
North Korea's 'Global Threat' Requires Global Response: NATO Chief
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday that North Korea's nuclear and missile programme represented a "global threat and requires a global response".
Death Toll Rises to 61 in Powerful Mexico Earthquake
The worst-hit city was Juchitan, on the narrow waist of Oaxaca known as the Isthmus, where 36 quake victims died.
Rohingya Say Their Village is Lost to Myanmar's Spiralling Conflict
Myanmar does not recognise the 1.1 million Rohingya as citizens, labelling them illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.
Kenya's Raila Odinga Rejects Election Re-run Date Without 'Guarantees'
Kenya's Supreme Court ordered on Friday that the August 8 vote be re-run within 60 days, saying President Uhuru Kenyatta's victory by 1.4 million votes was undermined by irregularities in the process.
North Korea's Nuclear Tech Better Than Ours, Says Father of Pakistan Nuclear Bomb
Nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan said that North Korea was a self-reliant nuclear power and attributed it to a highly qualified group of scientists, in an interview to BBC Urdu.
Frankfurt Defuses Massive WWII Bomb After Evacuating 60,000
British and American warplanes had pummelled Germany with 1.5 million tonnes of bombs during World War II but 15 percent of the bombs failed to explode, some burrowing six metres (20 feet) deep.
South Korea, US Plan More Drills After North Korea Nuclear Test Rattles Globe
The United Nations Security Council was set to meet later on Monday to discuss fresh sanctions against the isolated regime.
After Nuclear Test, US Defence Secretary James Mattis Warns North Korea of 'Massive Military Response'
North Korea claimed on Sunday it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb meant to be loaded onto an intercontinental ballistic missile. It was Pyongyang's sixth, and the most powerful nuclear test, which was set to raise tension in the region.
Xi Jinping Opens BRICS Summit, Asks Members to Shelve Differences
The opening ceremony of the three-day BRICS summit started with BRICS Business Council in Xiamen in Fujian province amid a downpour triggered by typhoon Mawar which had caused widespread disruption to the summit preparations and the city's traffic.
Russian Diplomats Vacate Three Properties on US Orders
Russian diplomats vacated three properties in the United States on Saturday including the six-story consulate in San Francisco, complying with a U.S. order issued in retaliation for Moscow cutting the American diplomatic presence in Russia.
Huge Blaze Forces Hundreds to Evacuate in Los Angeles
The blaze has so far destroyed one house and forced the evacuation of nearly 500 homes in various parts of the city and neighboring Glendale.
Muslims at Haj Are Worried About Donald Trump's Policies Towards Them
Saudi Arabia, which stakes its reputation on organising the haj, has urged pilgrims to put aside political concerns and focus on spirituality.
