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Enraged protestors storm Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 9 (ANI): After thousands of enraged protestors on Saturday barged into his residence in Colombo, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa reportedly fled his home, according to local media.
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Who is Tetsuya Yamagami, the gunman suspected in Shinzo Abe assassination?
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 9 (ANI): As an investigation into the assassination of Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe continues, local media reports revealed that the man who was detained after Abe was shot served in the Japanese Navy for three years.
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Telecom giant's network outage impacts cellphones, internet in Canada
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], July 9 (ANI): A huge network outage of Canadian telecom giant Rogers caused problems with mobile services and internet connectivity nationwide since Friday morning, local media reported.
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Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe confirmed dead after tragic shooting inciden
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 8 (ANI): Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was on Friday confirmed dead after he was shot at during a campaign speech in Nara City, western Japan, local media reported citing officials.
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Man who shot at former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe identified
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 8 (ANI): Japanese Police have identified the suspect arrested for shooting former prime minister Shinzo Abe on Friday as Tetsuya Yamagami, a 41-year-old resident of Nara City, according to local media.
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Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe unconscious after being shot; attacker in custo
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 8 (ANI): Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe collapsed in the western Japan city of Nara on Friday after being attacked by an unidentified man and gunshots were heard in the vicinity, local media reported adding that police has seized the attacker.
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Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif blames Imran Khan-led PTI govt for delay in Gwadar b
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 7 (ANI): Pakistani Prime minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered an inquiry into the "criminal delay" despite ample funds avaliable and blamed previous Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government for the slow pace in the Gwadar breakwater project, local media reported. Read More
One policeman killed, 4 others injured in explosion at police check post i
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], July 7 (ANI): One policeman was killed and four others including two other policemen were injured in a blast that occurred inside a police check post in the Mardan district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported citing police officials.
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15 killed in rain related incidents in Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], July 7 (ANI): At least 15 people were killed in rain-related incidents in Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan in the last 48 hours, local media stated on Thursday.
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Iran arrests British Deputy Ambassador on spying charges
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 7 (ANI): Iran has arrested the deputy head of the United Kingdom's mission in Iran, Giles Whitaker, and several other academics on charges of espionage, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Over 50 Afghan children contract unknown disease: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 6 (ANI): More than 50 children in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province have contracted an unknown disease, according to local media.
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Pakistan: 17 killed in heavy rainfall, Balochistan declares emergency in Q
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): Pakistan's Provincial Disaster Management Authority has imposed an emergency in Quetta, Balochistan after heavy rainfall due to which close to 20 people, including women and children were killed, local media reported.
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