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United States diplomat Col Joseph flown out of Pakistan
Pakistani newspapers reported that the American, identified as a military attaché, was blocked on Saturday from leaving Pakistan, forcing the USA military aircraft sent on his behalf to depart without him. On Friday, an Islamabad court ruled that the American's diplomatic immunity might not apply in the traffic accident in which his vehicle hit a motorcycle, killing the 22-year-old driver, the... [Full Article...]
DR Congo: Kidnapped Brits 'very grateful' after release
They paid tribute to the "excellent support" they had received and said they would not comment any further. A pair of British hikers looking for adventure in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been freed after being kidnapped, but a 25-year-old park ranger is dead. [Full Article...]
Australian breaks world record with Mt Everest summit
Xia had lost his legs to frostbite during his first Everest ascent in 1975. But even after he lost his legs, he didn't lose his desire to summit the world's highest peak. "Climbing Mount Everest is my dream". Since the weather is clear, scores of climbers are expected to follow in the next couple of days. Nepal has issued 346 permits to mountaineers for this year's spring climbing season, ... [Full Article...]
Trump Will Meet North Korea's Kim In Singapore In June
President Trump says his historic summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un will take place in Singapore next month. "The release of these three citizens helps set the conditions for a successful meeting", Pompeo said. "We will both try to make it a very special moment for World Peace!" "We had good conversations about the histories of our two nations", he added. [Full Article...]
Theresa May pays tribute to Tessa Jowell's 'compassion and determination'
She had been diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2017. He said: "She was a very warm, very committed person". Speaking in the Commons, shadow education secretary Angela Rayner hailed her role in establishing Sure Start centres, saying: 'When I was a young mum, it was the Sure Start centre that really helped me and my son. [Full Article...]
Shashi Tharoor named in his wife's death charges
Sunanda was Shashi Tharoor's wife, and on January 17, 2014, she was found dead in a room at a luxury hotel in Delhi. In a series of tweets, he said, "I have taken note of the filing of this preposterous charge sheet &intend to contest it vigorously". [Full Article...]
Actor John Dumelo To Marry This Weekend
I wish them well and can't wait to see them on Saturday. Well, this statement has not gone done well with some Ghanian celebrities especially Yvonne Okoro Has not taken it kindly at all. Broadcaster and showbiz personality Kofi Okyere Darko, popularly known as KOD has come under huge attack in the last 24 hours following an infamous post he made on Facebook. [Full Article...]
Indian PM Modi to visit Russian Federation for informal summit with Putin
India's deep military and strategic ties with Russian Federation date back to the beginning of the Cold War even as New Delhi led a movement of "non-aligned" countries that declared their tilt with neither Washington nor Moscow. The Sochi meeting comes in the wake of Washington pulling out of the nuclear deal signed between Iran and six world powers (Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and... [Full Article...]