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Iraqi cleric sets conditions for dealing with US if he takes office
Baghdad, Oct 17 : Iraq's prominent Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has set several conditions to deal with the US if his Sadrist Movement takes office.
One of the conditions is that the diplomatic relations between the US and Iraq should be…
Taliban rejects Putin’s claim of IS presence in Afghanistan
Kabul, Oct 17 : The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim that Islamic State (IS) terror group was present in the north of the country, saying it was "baseless", the media reported.…
IS says it will target Shia Muslims everywhere
New Delhi, Oct 17 : The Islamic State (IS) terror group has said that they will attack Shia Muslims everywhere, Khaama Press reported.
The group's Al-Naba weekly has published the warning on Saturday, which adds that Shia Muslims will be…
Warning in China of twindemic of Covid combined with influenza in winter
New Delhi, Oct 17 : China's National Health Commission has warned of a potential "twindemic" this winter and it stresses influenza prevention as flu activity in the southern provinces has increased since September with the flu season…
House fire kills 7 in Pakistan
Lahore, Oct 17 : Seven members of a family were killed in a fire that erupted in their house located in Muzaffargarh district of Pakistan's Punjab province on Sunday, local officials said.
The family members were asleep when the big fire…
4 arrested in B’desh over vandalising Hindu temple
Dhaka, Oct 17 : Four people, including an Imam, were arrested in Bangladesh's Kishoreganj district in association with the vandalisation and looting of a Hindu temple.
According to the police, the arrested persons -- Mamunur Rashid, 22,…
5.0 magnitude quake hits Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
Beijing, Oct 17 : An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted 160 km south of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia at 12.05 GMT on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.
The epicentre, with a depth of 54.2 km, was initially…
Bill Clinton to receive treatment in hospital: Spokesperson
Washington, Oct 16 : Former US President Bill Clinton's health indicators are "trending in the right direction", but he will continue to receive treatment at a Southern California hospital for one more night, his spokesperson said.…
Biden govt to ask SC to block Texas abortion law
Washington, Oct 16 : US President Joe Biden's administration is planning to ask the Supreme Court to block Texas' highly controversial near-total abortion ban.
"The Justice Department (DOJ) intends to ask the Supreme Court to vacate the…
Palestine warns against Israeli settlement plans in Jerusalem
Ramallah, Oct 16 : Palestine has warned that the consequences of more Israeli settlement plans in Jerusalem "will be dangerous", the official WAFA news agency reported.
"The Israeli plans to build hundreds of housing units for Israeli…