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Imran to take oath on August 18, ex-Indian cricketers invited
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan will take over as Prime Minister on August 18 and Indian cricket legends Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Navjot Sidhu have been invited for the swearing-in ceremony, a party spokesperson said on Friday. 
Melania Trump's parents become naturalised US citizens
New York: US First Lady Melania Trumps parents became American citizens in a naturalisation ceremony here, completing a year-long immigration process even as President Donald Trump called for new laws to bar Americans from sponsoring parents and other relatives.
Nepal to imprison, fine people writing on currency notes
Kathmandu: Any damage caused to currency notes and coins by tearing, burning, writing and drawing lines on them will be a crime in Nepal as per a new law coming into force from August 17.
Space Force: Trump 2020 asks supporters to vote on logo
Washington: US President Donald Trump's goal of creating a new military branch has yet to take off, but his campaign is hoping it will fill their coffers to infinity and beyond.
Washington D.C. braces for far-right rally
Washington: Washington D.C. is bracing for a far-right rally and counter-protests, marking the first anniversary of a white nationalist rally that erupted in deadly violence a year ago.
Unicef chief 'horrified' at airstrike hitting school bus
United Nations: The chief of the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) has strongly condemned the airstrike against a school bus in Yemen which killed more than two dozen children.
Russia slams 'unacceptable' US sanctions
Moscow: Russia on Thursday, August 9, slammed as "categorically unacceptable" and "illegal", the Trump administration's decision to impose tough new US sanctions on Moscow following the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the UK earlier this year. 
New quake jolts Indonesia's Lombok
Jakarta: An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's Lombok Island on Thursday, less than a week after a major earthquake in the region left at least 168 people dead, more than 1,500 injured and 156,000 affected.
Argentina Senate rejects bill legalizing abortion
Buenos Aires: The Argentine Senate has narrowly rejected a bill to legalize abortion, dashing hopes of pro-abortion rights advocates in the predominantly Catholic country and the homeland of Pope Francis.
Giant prehistoric shark teeth found in Australia
Canberra: A group of Australian researchers discovered a set of teeth that belonged to a giant prehistoric shark from about 25 million years ago, authorities announced on Thursday.
US to impose more sanctions on Moscow over ex-Russian spy's poisoning
Washington: The US is set to impose more sanctions on Moscow over the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter using a Soviet-era nerve agent in the UK earlier this year, the State Department announced here.
Iran rejects talks with US over 'erratic policies'
Tehran: Iran has again ruled out any negotiation with the US, accusing it of pursuing "erratic policies" in dealing with the Islamic republic.
Indonesia earthquake toll reaches 131, thousands await aid
Jakarta: Indonesian authorities on Wednesday raised to 131 the death toll in the magnitude-6.9 earthquake that shook the island of Lombok, where thousands still await food, water and shelter.
Former Malaysian PM charged with money laundering
Bangkok: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was on Wednesday charged in a Kuala Lumpur court on three new counts related to a corruption scandal linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad state fund.
Former Argentina vice president convicted in corruption case
Buenos Aires: An Argentine court has sentenced former Vice President Amado Boudou to five years and seven months in prison for corruption in connection with the purchase of a currency-printing firm.
Two schools burnt down in Balochistan
Islamabad: Two girls schools have been set ablaze in Pakistan's Balochistan province, police said on Wednesday. No casualty was reported.
US navy veteran gets 3 life sentences for killing Srinivas Kuchibhotla
New York: A US Navy veteran was on Tuesday awarded three consecutive life sentences on federal hate crime charges for killing Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla and wounding two others at a suburban Kansas City bar last year.
California wildfire explodes in size, largest in state's history
San Francisco: Catastrophic wildfires continue to ravage California, as one blaze nearly doubled in size over the last three days, making it the largest in the US state's history, according to authorities.
US President urged to stop tweeting on Trump Tower meeting
Washington: US President Donald Trump has been urged to stop tweeting about the 2016 Trump Tower meeting between his top advisers and several Russians, a media report said.
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