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US calls to end internet blackout in Myanmar's two states
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 30 (ANI): The United States on Saturday called for an end to a mobile internet shutdown in two strife-torn states in Myanmar, saying that the restoration would help provide transparency to what the government says are law enforcement actions to avert unrest.
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Hong Kong to suspend controversial extradition bill
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Jun 15 (ANI): The embattled government of Hong Kong on Saturday is expected to announce a suspension to the efforts to pass a controversial China extradition bill, in an apparent bid to quell further unrest and mass demonstrations that have been building up pressure on the city's
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Mamata-led govt machinery is completely 'defunct': Congress MP to WB Gover
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 13 (ANI): In the wake of ongoing unrest in West Bengal, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary on Thursday wrote a letter to Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi stating that the Mamata Banerjee-led government machinery is completely "defunct" and "total anarchy" prevailed in
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Amid unrest flights between US and Venezuela suspended
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 16 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday suspended all flights between US and Venezuela in the wake of a severe political crisis in the Latin American nation, as per the US Department of Transportation.
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Nationwide curfew imposed in Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka has imposed a nationwide night curfew beginning from 9 pm on Monday to curtail escalated communal unrest in the country, one of the worst outbreaks since the deadly Easter suicide bombings.
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Top Russian, Venezuelan diplomats to meet today
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 5 (ANI): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to meet his Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza today amid mounting political and civil unrest in Venezuela.
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Venezuela standoff: Top diplomats of Russia, US likely to meet on May 6
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 3 (ANI): Amid mounting political and civil unrest in Venezuela, US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is likely to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on May 6, state media reported on Thursday.
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US increases travel alert in Maldives due to terrorism, civil unrest
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): The US Department of State on Thursday increased travel alert in the Maldives to Level 2, adding that terrorist groups may conduct "attacks with little or no warnings" targeting crowded places located across the country.
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Nepal PM promises to make public report on Terai-Madhesh unrest
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 24 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has promised to unveil the report from Terai-Madhesh unrest probe committee after the government goes through it.
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Amid Venezuela unrest, Pence to meet Guaido today
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 25 (ANI): US Vice President Mike Pence is on his way to Colombia to meet Venezuela's self-declared interim president Juan Guaido, amidst the violent clashes along the borders of the South American nation over aid supplies to its citizens.
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Tipu Jayanti triggers unrest in Karnataka, security beefed up
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Kodagu (Karnataka) [India], Nov 9 (ANI): Anger ran high here on Saturday on the occasion of birth anniversary of Tipu Sultan as scores of people took to streets to oppose Karnataka government's decision to go ahead with the celebration, which was introduced by then Congress Chief Minister Si
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Sirisena dissolves Sri Lankan Parliament, UNP cries foul
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 9 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved the Parliament on Friday night after days of political unrest in the Asian island-nation according to Sri Lanka's national broadcaster.
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