OSLO, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for its "efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons," the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced.
"The organization is receiving the award for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic ... Read More
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August 31, 2017M Ashraf Siddiqui
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Seoul ... Read More
August 11, 2017M Ashraf Siddiqui
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Bengaluru, India
02 August 2017
(NDTV)
Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar was raided by taxmen today and picked up for questioning from a luxury resort in Bengaluru where he was staying with 43 lawmakers flown in from Gujarat by the Congress to check a rash of defections.
The minister was at the Eagleton Golf Resort ... Read More
August 2, 2017M Ashraf Siddiqui
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Doha
29 July 2017
(NHRC)
Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of politicising Qatari nationals in practicing their religious rituals which is severe violations of international laws and agreements that 'guarantee the right to worship". The NHRC said it was "extremely concerned over politicising religious rituals and using Haj to achieve political gains".
Qatar's National ... Read More
July 29, 2017M Ashraf Siddiqui
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Beijing
09 July 2017
The bullet train D2685 leaves Xi'an North Railway Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 9, 2017.
LANZHOU, July 9 (Xinhua) -- A new high speed railway linking Baoji city in northwest China's Shaanxi Province with Lanzhou, capital of neighboring Gansu Province, started operation Sunday.
Thanks to the ... Read More
July 9, 2017M Ashraf Siddiqui
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Doha
08 June 2017
(NHRC)
Mariam Bint Abdullah Al-Attiyah, Secretary General, National Human Rights Committee Qatar (NHRC) has said that NHRC is organizing an international conference on freedom of opinion and expression on 24 and 25 of July. She told that over 200 organizations around the world will be participating.
In a ... Read More
July 8, 2017M Ashraf Siddiqui
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Bahawalpur, Pakistan
25 June 2017
Pakistani Media
At least 140 people were burnt alive and dozens injured when an oil tanker caught fire and exploded near Bahawalpur where a large number of people had gathered to collect petrol from the overturned tanker, rescue services said.
According to details, people from nearby areas were ... Read More
June 25, 2017M Ashraf Siddiqui