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Protesters set Congressional building in Paraguay ablaze
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Asuncion [Paraguay], April. 1 (ANI): Protesters in Paraguay's capital set the country's congressional building on fire Friday night over the ruling party's decision to create an alternative Senate with the purpose of passing a law that would allow President Horacio Cartes to s
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Russia probe: 20 people to be questioned in Senate Intelligence Committee&
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Mar. 30 (ANI): The Senate Intelligence Committee has asked 20 people to be questioned in its investigation of Russian interference in last year's presidential election.
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Trump's son-in-law volunteers to meet with Senate Intel Committee ove
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Mar. 28 (ANI): U. S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, has volunteered to speak to the Senate Intelligence Committee as part of its investigation into Russian meddling in the US election.
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Justice Department report doesn't confirm Trump's wiretap claim:
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [U.S.A.], Mar. 18 (ANI): A classified report delivered by the U.S. Justice Department to House and Senate investigators does not confirm President Donald Trump's allegations that the former president Barack Obama wiretapped him during last year's presidential campa
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Pak Senate leader regrets accord on military courts' revival
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar. 18 (ANI): Pakistan Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani has termed the accord reached between political parties on the revival of military courts unfortunate, fearing that the term of extension might go beyond 2019.
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Despite Senate's assertion on lack of evidence, Trump 'stands by
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Mar. 17 (ANI): Despite several members of Congressional intelligence committees saying there is no evidence whatsoever, the White House has stated that President Trump has not backed down from his claims that former president Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower.
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Trump holds first Cabinet meeting minus four members, alleges 'partis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Mar. 14 (ANI): President Donald Trump convened his first Cabinet meeting, in which four prospective members were missing, and blamed the Senate Democrats for the delay saying that the American public was the 'victim of this partisan obstruction'.
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Trump's choice Seema Verma to head Medicare & Medicaid
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Mar. 14 (ANI): President Donald Trump's nominee for administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Seema Verma was approved by the Senate in a 55-43 vote.
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Pak Senate told 84 pct population lacks access to safe drinking water
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar.8 (ANI): Pakistan's Senate has been told that 84 percent of the country's population does not have access to safe drinking water.
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Trump says 'pathetic' that Democrats haven't still approved
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 4 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Friday lambasted Senate Democrats for allegedly slow-walking his Cabinet picks, pressing them to allow his last remaining nominees through.
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Trump for investigating 'hypocrite' Senator Chuck Schumer's
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 3 (ANI): Posting a photo of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump called Schumer a 'hypocrite' and suggested an immediate investigation against him.
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Pak Govt. not planning to extradite Kulbhushan Jadhav: Sartaz Aziz
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar. 3 (ANI): Adviser to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz informed the Senate on Friday that the government is not planning to extradite the alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav.
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