Category: INTERNATIONAL

In California, Fires So Fast Hesitation Proved Lethal

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Fire in California

(NewyorkTimes) — With towering flames bearing down, one victim delayed escape in hopes of saving his new truck — but he could not find the keys. An elderly couple slept as danger erupted, not waking until it was too late to flee down their one-lane road. Another couple, who barely missed their chance to drive away, huddled in a pool, surrounded by fire and choking smoke; he survived, but she did not. As widely varied stories emerged of how people died in the wind-driven fires that have ravaged Northern California,…

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Florida bank robber googled ‘how to rob a bank’ before committing crime

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William Joe Johnson Florida Bank robber Googled before robbery

CALIFORNIA: In one of the weirdest revelation involving a bank robbery, a suspect of the crime revealed before the police in Florida that he did  a Google search for “how to rob a bank” prior to the incident. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said an undisclosed amount of cash was taken from the Achieva Credit Union in Largo on Oct. 5. The suspect was identified as William Joe Johnson, 26, who was arrested Monday at the Express Inn in Pinellas Park. “Detectives interviewed Johnson and he admitted to the bank robbery. Johnson informed detectives he was…

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Kashmir EU Week at EU parliament gives a productive outcome on Kashmir cause, Says PM Raja Farooq Haider

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Raja Farooq Haider Khan in Belgium

Brussels (PR) Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan has said, Kashmir EU Week at EU parliament is an effective platform and it started to give productive outcome on Kashmir cause. He said, he felt that ice is being mild now and EU’s people started to listen the Kashmiris. The Prime Minister gave this statement at conclusion of Kashmir EU Week at European Parliament. Raja Farooq Haider said, it was a successful program at European Parliament including conferences, seminars, debates, an exhibition of photos from occupied Kashmir…

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Family freed from Taliban in Pakistan arrives in Canada; says 1 child killed in captivity

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Joshua Boyle at Pearson International Airport Toronto

Joshua Boyle, his American wife and three children arrived in Toronto on Friday after being freed from captivity in Pakistan, the Canadian government announced. Boyle and his wife Caitlan Coleman were captured by the Taliban while hiking in Afghanistan in 2012, and then turned over to the affiliated militant Haqqani network in Pakistan. Boyle said upon arriving back in Canada that the Haqqani network in Afghanistan had killed his infant daughter and raped his wife during the years they were held in captivity. The couple was rescued on Wednesday, five years after…

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Brussels: Ambassador Anthony receives a shield from AJK’s PM Raja Farooq Haider

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Brussels: Ambassador Anthony receives a shield from AJK’s PM Raja Farooq Haider

Brussels (PR) The Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Raja Mohammad Farooq Haider Khan met Ambassador Anthony Crasner, the former EU’s diplomat at his residence in Brussels, the capital city of Belgium. Raja Farooq Haider appreciated services rendered by the EU’s former Ambassador for highlighting Kashmir issue in Europe. Also Read:AJK’s PM for role of EU based Kashmiri youth on Kashmir cause The Prime Minister also presented a shield to the Ambassador Anthony who is currently serving as senior advisor at Kashmir Council EU in EU headquarters Brussels. It…

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Turkish forces launch incursion into Syria

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Turkish Forces in Syria

BEIRUT: Turkish forces have entered northwest Syria’s largely jihadist-controlled Idlib province, observers said, where Ankara said this week it planned to create a “de-escalation zone” as part of efforts to end the Syrian war. “A military convoy of Turkish forces… entered Idlib province before heading towards the western part of Aleppo province,” the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a statement late Thursday. It did not elaborate on the size of the deployment. Turkish officials were not immediately available to confirm the report but the official Anadolu news…

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British police get a new weapon to fight corruption

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Police gets a new weapon to fight Corruption in Britain

FOR successful crooks and corrupt foreign officials, Britain has long been a popular place to stash dodgy cash. Investing a few million pounds in a house in a discreet London neighbourhood is a neat way to hide stolen money. But Britain is getting tougher on such ruses. The government hopes that “unexplained-wealth orders”, part of the Criminal Finances Act 2017, which comes into effect on September 30th, will make it easier to seize the loot of crooked bureaucrats and con artists. The National Crime Agency reckons that up to £90bn…

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AJK’s PM for role of EU based Kashmiri youth on Kashmir cause

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AJK PM Raja Farooq Haider Adresses Youth Gathering in Brussels Belgium

Brussels (PR) Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider has said, EU based Kashmiri and Pakistani youth can play a valuable role in the context of Kashmir cause in the region of Europe. He was addressing a gathering of Kashmiri and Pakistan youth specially students from different universities in Brussels. It is important to mention that the PM Raja Farooq Haider and senior Minister Tariq Farooq are  currently on a visit to Belgium in connection with Kashmir EU Week at European Parliament in Brussels. The Kashmir EU Week…

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Trump hails recovery of Canadian-American family as ‘positive moment’ in Pak-US relations

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donald trump

United States President Donald Trump on Thursday said the recovery of the Canadian-American couple from Taliban captivity by Pakistan’s was a “positive moment” for US relations with Pakistan. The Pakistan government’s cooperation is a sign that “it is honouring America’s wishes for it to do more to provide security in the region”, Trump said in a White House statement. Earlier, the army had announced that it had recovered “safe and sound” a family of foreign hostages — an American woman, her Canadian husband and their three children — from the Taliban captivity…

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Kashmir needs serious attention of world community, Says AJK’s PM Farooq Haider

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Raja Farooq Haider Khan| European Parliament | Seminar EU Week 2017 in Brussels Belgium

Brussels (PR) The Azad Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Raja Farooq Haider said, Kashmir is an international issue and it needs serious attention of international communities. He was addressing a seminar titled, “The Internatiaonl Community and Protection of Human Rights in South Asia” in connection with annual Kashmir EU Week organized by Kashmir Council EU at European parliament in Brussels. The seminar was also addressed by Senior Misiter AJK Ch Tariq Farooq, Chairman Kashmir Council Europe Ali Raza Syed, former EU’s Ambassador Anthony Crasner, Member Brussels Parliament Dr…

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International community must help peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue, Says AJK’s PM Farooq Haider, Sajjad Karim, Tariq Farooq, Ali Raza Syed and other speakers of a conference in EU parliament

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PM AJK Raja Farooq Haider Khan, Ali Raza Syed, Sajjad Karim Adressed at Conference in European Parliament by Kashmir Council EU

Brussels (PR) Speakers of a conference in connection with Kashmir EU Week at EU parliament urged the International community to help peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue. The conference titled, “What Can the European Parliament Do about the Situation in Kashmir?” was moderated by former Ambassador of EU Mr Anthony Crasner.  Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider, MEP Dr Sajjad Karim, Senior Minister Ch Tariq Farooq, Chairman Kashmir Council EU Ali Raza Syed, MEP Wajid Khan, MLA Raja Javed Iqbal and other people addressed the conference in the…

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AJK’s PM Raja Farooq Haider arrives in Belgium in order to participate in ‘Kashmir-EU Week’ at EU parliament in Brussels

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PM AJK Raja Farooq Haider Khan Arrives in Brussels Belgium, Ali Raza Syed welcomes him

Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Raja Farooq Haider Khan has arrived in Belgium, the EU headquarters in order to participate in the programs during Kashmir EU Week in Brussels, the capital.  Kashmir Council EU has arranged the week long events of EU Week on Kashmir which would be continued till 12th October at European Parliament in Brussels.  The Prime Minister who is accompanied by senior Minister AJK Ch Tariq Farooq and MLA Raja Javed Iqbal, was warmly welcomed by Chairman Kashmir Council EU Ali Raza Syed and other leading…

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US approves sale of $15bn missile system to S. Arabia

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US Sale $15bn missile system to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON: The US State Department has approved the sale of an anti-missile defence system to Saudi Arabia at an estimated cost of $15 billion to enhance the kingdom’s military capabilities, the Pentagon announced. The approval opens the way for Saudi Arabia to purchase 44 Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (Thaad) launchers and 360 missiles, as well as fire control stations and radars. This sale, valued at up to $15 billion, is part of the $110 Billion package of defence equipment and services initially announced during President Donald Trump’s visit to…

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Norway doesn’t support nuclear abolishing treaty for which ICAN to get Nobel Prize

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Norwegian Government Nobel Peace Prize to ICAN

Report by Syed Sibtain Shah This year of Noble Prize became critically debated even in Norway where government has declared that it will not support abolishing of nuclear treaty at United Nation. Norwegian Nobel Prize Committee has announced that it has decided to give Nobel Peace Prize 2017 to ICAN for its struggle against nuclear weapons. ICAN has so far proposed a treaty at UN for ban on productions and use of nuclear weapons. At least 50 member countries of UN agreed to sign the agreement. The International Campaign for…

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Denmark will forbid face-covering (Niqab) in Public

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Ban on Naqab in Denmark | Ban on wearing Burka in Denmark

Overseas Tribune Report: Denmark will introduce bill in the parliament for banning on use of face-covering cloth (Niqab), as Austria, France and Belgium have done it before. The proposal for such a ban is promoted by extreme right wing group Danish People’s Party which will primarily target Muslims’ garments like nikab and burka. Also Read:Kashmir Council EU to hold ‘Kashmir-EU Week’ at EU parliament next week Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke of Rasmussen of Centre Right-Liberal Party Left supports the proposal, but emphasizes that it will only effect cover clothing…

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