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Guwahati: Assam police detained Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed on Saturday over the "provocative" remarks he allegedly made in reference to the recent eviction drive in Darrang district, the PTI quoted a senior police officer as saying.Ahmed was picked...

Aden: The intense armed confrontations erupted between Yemeni security forces and unknown gunmen in the country's southern port city of Aden on Saturday, a government official told Xinhua."A series of street battles struck the residential neighbourhoods of Crater district...

Manila: Glorified boxer Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao, known as Manny Pacquiao, has become the first contender to formally apply to run for president of the Philippines in the 2022 elections.In September, 42-year-old Pacquiao, who occupies a seat in the country's...

Tokyo: Haneda Airport in Tokyo canceled 357 flights on Friday due to powerful typhoon Mindulle approaching the country, according to the international airport's schedule.Since early Friday, 264 flights departing Haneda and 93 arriving at the airport have been canceled,...

Canberra: The European Union has postponed for a month the 12th round of negotiations on a free trade agreement with Australia amid the diplomatic row over the US submarine contract with Australia under the recently-established AUKUS alliance.In mid-September, the...

United Nations: Russia expects the United States to abandon not only the use of force but any methods of imposing its model of development on other countries, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday.Speaking at the UN General Assembly...

Washington: Several fatalities occurred as a result of the Amtrak passenger train derailment in the US state of Montana, and dozens of people were injured, US media reported on Sunday.Amtrak said that five cars on the Empire Builder train...

Beijing: Chinese tech giant Huawei said on Saturday that it will continue asserting its rights in the judicial proceeding in the United States after its CFO, Meng Wanzhou, was released."We look forward to seeing Meng Wanzhou returning home safely...

Brussels: The European Union and the United States have created a new partnership to get 70% of the global population vaccinated against COVID-19 by the next UN General Assembly, the chief EU commissioner said on Wednesday."Glad to announce a...

Itanagar: An engineer of the public works department (PWD) allegedly involved in a multi-crore road scam in Arunachal Pradesh, surrendered before a court in West Kameng district on Wednesday, after evading arrest since August 31, a police officer said...