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Libya central banks to reunite after 7-year split

Tripoli, Dec 6 (AFP/APP):Libya’s rival central banks said on Monday they had reached a reunification deal, seven years after they divided as conflict tore the country apart. The original bank, which manages the North African state’s vast oil revenues, had been severed in 2014 when […]

Pope cautions over ‘interpretation’ of abuse report

Aboard the Papal Plane, Dec 6 (AFP/APP):Pope Francis urged caution Monday in the “interpretation” of a damning report into child sexual abuse by French Catholic clergy, saying a “historical situation” must be viewed in context. A landmark inquiry overseen by an independent commission confirmed in […]

Venezuela opposition heavyweight calls for end to interim govt

Caracas, Dec 6 (AFP/APP):One of Venezuela’s opposition heavyweights called Sunday for an end to the country’s interim government that was formed in 2019 to try to oust President Nicolas Maduro, two weeks after a crushing defeat in regional elections. “The interim government should disappear completely,” […]

Pakistani community in UK demand exemplary punishment to accused in Sialkot incident

LONDON (PNI) The Pakistani community in the UK has demanded exemplary punishment to accused in the horrific incident of lynching of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot area of Pakistan. Fahim Kayani, president Tehreek-e-Kashmir (TeK) UK, called an emergency meeting on Saturday where Pakistani Muslim […]

Gambians await presidential result in test for young democracy

Banjul, Gambia, Dec 5 (AFP/APP):Gambians were waiting Sunday to find out the winner of the first presidential election in the tiny West African nation since former dictator Yahya Jammeh fled into exile, with incumbent Adama Barrow enjoying the advantage in partial results. Results from less […]

UNHRC calls for humanitarian aid for 3.5 million Afghans to avoid starvation

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 04 (APP):The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has launched a global fundraising winter campaign to help forcibly displaced families to avert a “crisis of hunger and starvation” in Afghanistan as winter sets in. “People don’t have enough to eat, and […]

Israeli wounded in Jerusalem stabbing, assailant killed: police, medics

Jerusalem, Dec 5 (AFP/APP):Israeli security forces shot dead a Palestinian in annexed east Jerusalem on Saturday after he stabbed an Israeli civilian and tried to attack police, Israeli police and Palestinian medics said. Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service said the stabbing victim was a […]

Azad demands restoration of statehood for IIOJK

ISLAMABAD, Dec 5 (APP):Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad has reiterated the demand for restoration of the statehood of the territory before assembly elections, In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Ghulam Nabi Azad addressing a public rally in Ramban, Jammu, said the people of Kashmir […]

13 civilians killed by security forces in India’s northeast

New Delhi, Dec 5 (AFP/APP):Indian security forces killed 13 civilians in the northeastern state of Nagaland when they fired on a truck and later shot at a crowd that had gathered to protest the attack, police said Sunday. “The situation in the entire Mon district […]

CNN fires Chris Cuomo over help he gave to governor brother

Washington, Dec 5 (AFP/APP):CNN fired veteran anchor and correspondent Chris Cuomo, the cable news channel said Saturday, during an investigation into his involvement with helping defend his brother, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, against sexual misconduct allegations. Chris Cuomo had been suspended from CNN […]

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