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Indonesia's Parliament was sworn in Tuesday for a new session that comes amid sometimes violent protests against several new or proposed laws, including one that critics say has crippled the country's anti-corruption agency and another that would criminalize premarital sex. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2muQNVP

Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has claimed that there are reports of violence, torture and blockage of medical aid and communication in Jammu and Kashmir ever since the region was stripped of its special status by the Indian government in August. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mtGBNb

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Japan has raised its national sales tax to 10% from 8%, amid concerns that it could derail the tenuous growth of the past several years. The increase covers most goods and services from clothes, electronics to transportation and medical fees, but the government has sought to soften its impact with tax breaks for home and car purchases. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2oONFF2

The nationally televised event opened with a military honor guard carrying the Chinese flag through Tiananmen Square. The event marks the anniversary of the October 1, 1949, announcement of the founding of the People's Republic of China by then-leader Mao Zedong following a civil war. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mrYPi5

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The protests first erupted on September 20 after an exiled Egyptian businessman in a series of online videos called for people to demonstrate against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, accusing him of wasting taxpayers' money on vanity building projects. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mkc8kz

Police public relations chief Tse Chun-chung said police intelligence suggested hard-line protesters were inciting others to commit "extreme acts'' such as killing police, posing as police officials to kill civilians, and large-scale arson including at gas stations during Tuesday's holiday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2oBheJX

Johnson sought to energize Conservative members and lawmakers weary after three years of gridlock over Britain's stalled departure from the European Union at the party's annual conference, but he was forced to deny a journalist's claim that he had grabbed her thigh at a private lunch two decades ago. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2oEnmBo

The word is Juche (pronounced ju-chay), and while it's technically a political ideology, it can seem more like a religion in its ability to inspire devotion among North Koreans and its ubiquity as a symbol of state power. Though the usual English translation is "self-reliance,'' the concept flummoxes many outsiders. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2oBhecV

Afghans are awaiting the results of a presidential election Saturday, and waiting to see what follows the recent collapse of peace talks between the US and Taliban extremists. The negotiations were aimed at ending America's longest war. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2nUZMzQ

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The parties, including the Labour Party and the Scottish National Party, are concerned that Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the Conservative Party may not adhere to a new law requiring him to seek a Brexit extension if no divorce deal is reached with the European Union. Finland's prime minister Antti Rinne said Britain is running out of time to present a new and credible Brexit proposal. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2nQSGMU

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A Pakistani court on Monday accepted the plea of Mumbai attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed to transfer a terrorism financing case against him from the anti-terrorism court Gujranwala district of Punjab province to a court here on the ground that there is a "threat to his life". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2oyWhPT

The emerging clash between a rising power and the world's dominant one is front and center in a new set of challenges that the Chinese Communist Party faces as it celebrates 70 years in power on Tuesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2oxoHK5

The Lahore High Court on Monday allowed a plea by Mumbai attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed to shift a terrorism financing case against him from a Gujranwala anti-terrorism court to one here in Pakistan's Punjab province, citing security reasons, according to a media report. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2n12io9

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A parade on Tuesday by China's military will be a rare look at its rapidly developing arsenal, including possibly a nuclear-capable missile that could reach the US in 30 minutes, as Beijing gets closer to matching Washington and other powers in weapons technology. The parade will include 15,000 troops, more than 160 aircraft and 580 pieces of military equipment. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mMOvla

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman denied allegations that he ordered the grisly murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. "This was a heinous crime," he said in an interview that aired Sunday. "But I take full responsibility as a leader in Saudi Arabia, especially since it was committed by individuals working for the Saudi government." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mM0qQd

President Donald Trump said Sunday he wants to meet the anonymous whistleblower at the center of the scandal threatening his presidency. Trump has been relatively quiet this weekend but in a series of evening tweets he also blasted Democratic lawmakers and the media as he railed against the impeachment inquiry launched last week. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mf2Eaq

Austrian conservatives won most seats in snap elections Sunday, putting their leader Sebastian Kurz on track to retake power but forcing him into tough coalition negotiations after a corruption scandal sent his far-right former allies tumbling. Kurz's People's Party (OeVP) won 37 per cent, up almost six percentage points from the last election two years ago, but not enough to form a government on its own, according to projections. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2nE9ias

Hungary has no plans to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Sunday, adding however that eastern and western members of the bloc must find a compromise over the bloc's future. Orban, in power for nearly a decade, has often been at loggerheads with Brussels, for example over his refusal to take in migrants under an EU quota scheme and his efforts to tighten control over the media, the judiciary and academic institutions. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mQdIuR

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Citing a press statement released by the Makkah police department, Arab News reported that Maj. Gen. Abdulaziz Al-Fagham, who was frequently seen by the king's side, died Saturday evening in the western city of Jeddah. Al-Fagham was visiting his friend Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al-Sabti at his home in Jeddah when a mutual friend called Mamdouh Bin Mishaal Al-Ali arrived at the address. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mTYQf1

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China says its top trade negotiator will lead an upcoming 13th round of talks aimed at resolving a trade war with the United States. Vice commerce minister Wang Shouwen said Sunday that Vice-Premier Liu He would travel to Washington for the talks sometime after China's National Day holiday, which ends October 7. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2m5fmIB

Sri Lanka's former Army Commander General Mahesh Senanayake on Sunday announced his candidacy for the presidential election to be held in November. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa from the Sri Lanka People's Party (SLPP), Sajith Premadasa from the ruling United National Party (UNP) and Anura Kumara Dissanayake from the new left front of the Marxist JVP are already in the fray. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mamhAs

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The charge was brought by the China Tribunal, an independent global group initiated by the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in the Communist country, The Hill reported. Hamid Sabi, a lawyer for the Tribunal, told the United Nations on Tuesday that Beijing was taking hearts, kidneys, lungs and skin from minority groups, including Uighur Muslims and members of the Falun Gong religious group. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2okY0IA

Thousands of Russians rallied in Moscow on Sunday to demand the release of protesters jailed in what Kremlin opponents says is a campaign to stifle dissent. The protesters were arrested during demonstrations since July against the exclusion of many opposition candidates from a local election and allegations of police brutality. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2nDAHcy

A prominent bodyguard of Saudi Arabia's King Salman has been shot and killed at a friend's house in what has been described as a personal dispute. Major General Abdelaziz al-Fagham's death triggered an outpouring of emotion on Twitter, with some condemning the killing of the Saudi ruler's "guardian angel". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mMUjLa

The Dongfeng 41 is one of a series of new weapons Chinese media say might be unveiled during the parade marking the ruling Communist Party's 70th anniversary in power. Others include a supersonic drone and a robot submarine. The parade will highlight Beijing's ambition to enforce claims to Taiwan, the South China Sea and other disputed territories — and to challenge Washington as the region's dominant force. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mOm3PI

The 82-year-old Argentine pope, whose parents were of Italian immigrant stock, has made the defence of migrants and refugees a plank of his pontificate and he has often clashed over immigration policy with US President Donald Trump and populist anti-immigrant politicians in Europe. Francis said the world is becoming increasingly "elitist and cruel towards the excluded". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ofEmgV

The Bangladeshi govt in June unveiled a record $62 billion proposed national budget, targeting economic growth of 8.2% for the current 2019-20 fiscal year. Bangladesh's economy grew 8.13% this fiscal year, the highest in its history. Implementation of mega infrastructure projects will also help the country generate the rest of the expected growth from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mDXOUr

His mother, Laila Soueif, tells The Associated Press that Abdel-Fattah was arrested on Sunday from Dokki police station in Cairo, where authorities have required him to spend the night since his release in March after serving a five-year sentence for taking part in protests in 2013. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2okT2vz

Al-Saadi, who in recent years led the fight against the Islamic State group, said he did not know the reason for the proposed transfer and would prefer to retire rather than be moved to the defense ministry. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2m2047z

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Andrew Howard, a managing editor of The State Press student paper at Arizona State University, broke the news late Friday that Kurt Volker quit his position at the State Department after Congress ordered him to answer questions in an impeachment investigation of Trump. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2o9yoy6

At least 36 people died in east China when a packed coach with a flat tyre collided with a truck, authorities said Sunday. The bus was carrying 69 people - its maximum capacity - when it crossed into oncoming traffic and hit the freight truck on an expressway in eastern Jiangsu province on Saturday morning, the Yixing public security bureau said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2nCehby

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China's tightly choreographed 70th birthday bash next week risks being upstaged by pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, which offer a starkly different take on the strength and power of the Communist Party being feted in Beijing. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2nA9jMz

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Malaysia does not want to take a confrontational stance towards China over the disputed South China Sea and Beijing's alleged mistreatment of its minority Uighur Muslims, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said in an interview published on Saturday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2o7XWfa

The election was marred by numerous small-scale Taliban attacks, but only one confirmed death. Turnout was low, however, with the violence - plus earlier Taliban threats against polling stations - likely contributing factors. Voting was extended by two hours, as the start of polling was delayed around the country with stations failing to open on time amid technical problems. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mAUMA8