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Over 50 men and boys ‘beheaded’ after insurgents storm traditional ceremony in Mozambique

In a recent riot-stricken northeastern violence, militants led more than 50 men and teens to attend a men’s admission ceremony in Mozambique, according to local media. The dismemberment corpse was found on Monday and was scattered in the deforested areas of the Muidumbe district.

Donald Trump fires Defence Secretary Mark Esper

President Donald Trump has sacked Defence Secretary Mark Esper, announcing on Twitter that the top US official has been "terminated". Christopher Miller, the current head of the National Counterterrorism Center, will take on the role immediately. It follows a public

US election: Trump camp vows legal fight just began

US President Donald Trump's spokeswoman has vowed the legal battle to contest Joe Biden's White House election victory is only just beginning. "This election is not over," White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told a news conference. "Far from it."

Suu Kyi’s party claims to have won majority in Myanmar polls

Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy party claimed on Monday that it has won enough seats in Parliament to constitute an absolute majority and retain power. It made the claim even though the state Union Election Commission has not yet completed releasing results from

Weakening China's pretext for Uyghur crackdown, US drops ETIM from terrorist outfit list

Washington: The US government has removed the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) from its list of terrorist organisations after nearly two decades that has led to the weakening of China's anti-terror pretext for a draconian crackdown on Uyghurs in its Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous

All This Bloodshed Is A Sham: J-K Terrorist After Surrendering During Encounter

Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 6 (ANI): Thanking the security forces for sparing his life during an encounter in Pulwama's Pampore on Friday, a local terrorist, after surrendering, appealed to his fellow terrorists to follow his footsteps, saying "all this

COAS of Indian Army conferred honorary rank of General of Nepali Army

KATHMANDU: The Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army, General MM Naravane was conferred the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army by Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Thursday. According to a statement released by the Embassy of India in Kathmandu, General Naravane was

Biden plans for office as Trump refuses to concede

As the Trump campaign continued to pursue long-shot legal challenges and top Republicans remained split on whether to congratulate President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. on his projected victory, Democrats took steps on Sunday toward planning for a Biden administration. Mr. Biden unveiled

India launches earth observation satellite EOS-01, nine others

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): India on Saturday successfully placed into orbit one more eye in the sky -- a radar imaging earth observation satellite EOS-01 (formerly RISAT-2BR2) -- and nine other foreign satellites in a text book style. India's new earth observation satellite up

Chinese agents in Pakistan, Turkey target Uyghurs overseas, alleges scholar

Chinese national security personnel frequently operate in Pakistan, Dubai, Turkey, and Cairo and retaliate against Uyghur Muslims living overseas, revealed an Uyghur scholar Abduweli Ayup. In an interview with Radio Free Asia, Ayup, a scholar living in Norway, has exposed the Chinese

Sher-e-Kashmir University organises 'Saffron Day' to promote world famous spice in Kashmir

Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 7 (ANI): Sheri Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology (SKUAST) on Friday organised the 'Saffron Day' at Dusu in Pampore to promote Kashmiri saffron. As the varsity organises an annual event focusing on a particular

Voting begins in Myanmar's general elections

Myanmar kicked off its multi-party general elections on Sunday as over 37 million eligible voters went to the polls across the country. A total of 42,047 polling stations, which are being operated in consistent with health precautions against the COVID-19 pandemic, opened at 6:00 a.m.

US election: Joe Biden vows to 'unify' country in victory speech

Joe Biden has said it is "time to heal" the US in his first speech as president-elect, vowing "not to divide but to unify" the country. "Let's give each other a chance," he said at an event in Delaware addressing those who did not vote for him. Mr

Biden defeats Trump to win US presidency

America has chosen Democrat Joe Biden as its 46th president, CNN projects, turning at a time of national crisis to a man whose character was forged by aching personal tragedy and who is pledging to restore calm and truth after Donald Trump's exhausting and manic single term. In a

J-K govt starts beautification of Shalimar-Dal Lake water channel

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has decided to beautify the Shalimar-Dal Lake water channel which has been in disrepair for the last few years. The Shalimar Channel is one of the oldest water channels which connects the Shalimar Garden to Dal Lake in Srinagar. This channel once

Journalist questions silence of Islamic nations over Uyghur issue

Istanbul: Journalist Kunwar Khuldune Shahid has questioned several Islamic nations' silence on Uyghur issue. He feels that several Muslim nations have defended China on the issue of treatment of Uyghur people, showing a 'hypocrisy' in their stand against France.

Discontent among Chinese people rises amid CCP’s draconian COVID-19 measures

A researcher at the Human Rights Watch has said that the citizens of China are “discontent” with President Xi Jinping’s measures to control coronavirus have pushed the country further into a surveillance state. Yaqiu Wang said that though the Chinese people are

Biden Expands Lead In Battleground States, Trump Digs In

Democrat Joe Biden moved closer to winning the White House on Friday as he expanded his lead over President Donald Trump in battleground states, but television networks held off from declaring him the victor as officials continued to count votes. Trump remained defiant, vowing to press

Storm Eta: Around 150 feared dead in Guatemala

Guatemala's army has reached a remote village where dozens of houses were buried by mudslides triggered by Storm Eta's torrential rains. President Alejandro Giammattei said around 100 people were feared dead in Quejá in the central region of Alta Verapaz. Bad weather

Biden calls for unity as his lead over Trump grows

Democratic candidate Joe Biden said on Friday (Nov 6) night that he was confident he would win the presidential election with a clear majority, although he stopped short of declaring victory in a speech that came as the race remained undeclared three nights after Election Day. Mr Biden