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Trump administration finalizes birth control opt-out policy

WASHINGTON : A day after Republicans expanded their Senate majority, the Trump administration on Wednesday finalized a policy change that allows some employers with religious or moral objections to opt out of providing no-cost birth control for female workers. The new regulations from several federal agencies apply mainly […]

With eye on aid, Pakistan PM meets Chinese counterpart

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang in Beijing Saturday, as he seeks aid and investment from the world’s second largest economy in hopes of staving off a financial crisis. Before travelling to China — one of Pakistan’s firmest allies — Khan said […]

120 rescued as heavy snowfall blocks Mughal road in J-K

Jammu, Nov 3:  Over 120 persons, mostly truckers, were rescued from Peer Ki Gali along the Mughal road, which recorded the season’s first heavy snowfall over the past couple of days, a senior traffic police officer said Saturday. Some of the rescued people, including an aged woman, were sick […]

All 189 on board crashed Indonesian jet feared dead

All 189 passengers and crew aboard a crashed Indonesian Lion Air jet were “likely” killed in the accident, the search and rescue agency said Monday, as it announced it had found human remains.  The Boeing-737 MAX, which went into service just months ago, vanished from radar 13 minutes […]

Sri Lanka’s crisis deepens as president suspends Parliament

Sri Lanka’s sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe interacts with his supporters at his residence in Colombo/AP COLOMBO, Sri Lanka— Sri Lanka’s president suspended Parliament even as the prime minister he fired the previous day claimed he has majority support, adding to a growing political crisis in the South […]

Central Bureau of Investigation hit by infighting, government orders probe

NEW DELHI – India’s government on Wednesday ordered a probe at the country’s top crime fighting bureau after its two senior officers accused each other of bribery and interference in police investigations. The weeks-long public spat between Alok Verma, director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and […]

Bomb threats highlight risk of violent political rhetoric

NEW YORK— The discovery of pipe bombs targeting prominent Democratic politicians and CNN is raising the threat of election-season violence largely unknown in the U.S. — and prompting uncomfortable questions about the consequences of leaders’ increasingly vitriolic rhetoric. Coming two weeks before midterm elections, the thwarted attacks Wednesday […]

As political strain grows, pipe bombs target Democrats, CNN

WASHINGTON— Pipe bombs packed with shards of glass were intercepted en route to several prominent Democrats, including former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, in an unnerving wave that deepened political tensions and fears two weeks before national midterm elections. None of the seven bombs detonated, and nobody […]

The Latest: NYC offices of CNN evacuated over package

WASHINGTON — The Latest on possible explosive devices sent to former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton (all times local): 10:33 a.m. CNN says its offices in Manhattan have been evacuated because of a suspicious package. The news network reported on Wednesday morning that a police bomb squad […]

Explosive devices sent to Obama, Clintons; CNN evacuated

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Secret Service has intercepted a bomb that was addressed to Hillary Clinton and also discovered a possible explosive that was sent to former President Barack Obama. Also Wednesday, a police bomb squad was sent to CNN’s offices in New York City and the newsroom was […]

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