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Indian PM to launch metro rail in Hyderabad Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will Tuesday inaugurate first phase of the 30 km-long metro network in southern city of Hyderabad, India's official broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) said. According to officials, during its inaugural run, Modi and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will travel by the metro from Miyapur to Kukatpally.Officials said the stretch will be thrown open for commercial operations from Wednesday. "The inauguration will be made this afternoon with Modi unveiling a pylon at Miyapur metro railway station on the outskirts of Hyderabad," an official said.The Hyderabad metro from Miyapur to Nagole - a stretch of 30 km - will have 24 metro stations. "The Hyderabad metro rail project will cover a distance of 72 km across three corridors," the official said. "Its second and final phase is expected to be completed by the end of next year." According to officials, the ser...

Pope to meet Myanmar's leader Suu Kyi Pope Francis will hold talks with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday, a key moment of a tour aimed at soothing religious and ethnic hatreds that have driven huge numbers of Muslim Rohingya from the country. The keenly-watched meet in Naypyidaw comes as Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has been frozen out by a global rights community that once adored her, outraged at her tepid reaction to plight of the Rohingya.After the talks, the pontiff will address Suu Kyi and diplomats in the capital -- his first opportunity to speak on a conflict that looms over his trip. The 80-year-old late Monday received a "courtesy visit" from the powerful army chief Min Aung Hlaing -- whose troops the UN and US believe have prosecuted a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya from Rakhine state. General Min Aung Hlaing has firmly denied allegations of widespread brutality by his forces, despite the flight of 620,000 Rohingya ...

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Evacuation centres, hotels fill up as Bali eruption looms Evacuation centres and hotels in Bali filled up Tuesday with tens of thousands seeking refuge as a volcano on the Indonesian resort island threatened to erupt, forcing the closure of the main airport for a second day. Stranded tourists hunted for accommodation while frightened villagers living in Mount Agung's shadow made their way to more than 200 evacuation centres as the mountain gushed smoke and ash. The rumbling volcano -- which last erupted in 1963 killing around 1,600 people - forced Indonesian authorities to close Bali's airport for a second day Tuesday as experts raised the alert level to maximum. Towering columns of thick grey smoke have been rising from the mountain since last week, and in the last few days have begun shooting into the sky, forcing all flights to be grounded until at least Wednesday morning. Ash is dangerous for planes as it makes runways slippery and can be sucked into their eng...

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Pakistan minister resigns after violent Islamist protests: state media Pakistan's law minister Zahid Hamid has resigned, state media reported Monday, meeting a key demand of Islamist protesters who have clashed violently with security forces and blockaded the capital Islamabad for weeks.             Hamid "has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to steer the country out of crisis," the state-run news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) said in a report citing unnamed official sources, without giving further details.             State television station PTV also reported the minister's resignation, without citing any sources. There was no immediate confirmation or comment from government officials.             Hamid's resignation was a key demand of the little known Islamist gro...

Pope arrives in Myanmar on high-stakes visit Pope Francis arrived in mainly Buddhist Myanmar Monday on a highly sensitive visit to a country facing sharp global criticism for the alleged ethnic cleansing of its Rohingya Muslim minority. Catholics in colourful ethnic traditional dress waved flags and danced at Yangon's airport in a joyful welcome for the pope, making the first visit to the country by a pontiff.             The visit comes as Myanmar's military stands accused of waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya Muslims. More than 620,000 have fled a crackdown in northern Rakhine state for neighbouring Bangladesh over the past three months.             The pope's four-day visit intensifies pressure on Myanmar over its treatment of the stateless minority, a group he has called his "brothers and sisters" in repeated entreaties to ease their pligh...

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Basaisarai  A villager moves his houseware into a truck during the evacuation in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 27, 2017. Indonesia has raised alert for Mount Agung volcano to the highest level 4, disaster management sources said on Monday.

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ICC Women's World T-20 Asia Qualifier: Nepal defeats China by 50 runs Nepal has defeated China by 50 runs in today's final game under ICC Women's World T-20 Asia Qualifier held in Thailand. Although Nepal won the competition held in Thailand, it did not make through for the global selection as it failed to finish in top two positions after UAE defeated Malaysia. Nepal had the compulsion to defeat China while Malaysia had to defeat UAE and Thailand defeat Hong Kong for it to remain in top two positions. But UAE won the match. In the match today, put into bat after losing the toss, Nepal garnered 102 runs in 20 overs at the loss of eight wickets.    Captain Rubina Chhetri garnered 18 runs (not out) while Kajol Shrestha and Neri Thapa made 16 and 11 runs respectively. In reply, China could muster only 52 runs after losing all wickets in 18.2 overs. Captain Chhetri and Sabanam Rai took three wickets each while Sita Rana Magar took two wickets.

3 killed, 30 injured in bus accident in central India At least three persons were killed and more than 30 others injured in a road accident in central Indian state of Chhattisgarh on Sunday, police said. "The accident occurred when a private bus, carrying 35 passengers, overturned in the state's Pendra district," a senior police official said. While three persons died on the spot, those injured have been rushed to a local hospital, where the condition of some are said to be serious, he said. Eye-witnesses said the bus was travelling at a high speed and the driver lost control of the vehicle, leading to the accident. A probe has been ordered into the incident, the official added.

Drone kills 7 Qaeda suspects in Yemen  A drone strike has killed seven suspected members of Al-Qaeda in southern Yemen, a security official said on Sunday. The United States is the only force known to operate armed drones over Yemen. "A drone likely to be American" killed all seven overnight as they were aboard three vehicles on the road from the southern province of Shabwa to the central province of Bayda, the official said. Washington considers the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to be the radical group's most dangerous branch. A long-running drone war against AQAP has intensified since US President Donald Trump took office in January. AQAP has flourished in the chaos of the country's civil war, which pits the Saudi-backed government against the Huthi rebels. More than 8,700 people have been killed in the conflict since a Saudi-led military coalition intervened on the government's side in March 2015. Al-Qaeda's jihadist rivals, th...

Seven killed in shootout with police in Rio de Janeiro favela   Seven suspected drug traffickers died Saturday in the port area of Rio de Janeiro in two clashes with a rival criminal gang and the police, official sources announced. The events took place in the favela of Caju, close to the port of Rio de Janeiro, when a drug trafficking tried to encroach on territory controlled by a rival group, producing an intense firefight. Upon being notified, military police officers arrived on the scene, and took on both armed gangs. The shootouts left seven people killed, while the police arrested 11 people, and seized 14 firearms, 37 charges, 790 rounds of ammunition, four grenades, two radio communicators and a number of bulletproof jackets. Violence has increased sharply in Rio de Janeiro this year, as the state is close to economic collapse, which has translated to a smaller police presence on the streets. The state, Brazil's tourism hotspot, has counted more than 4,000 homi...

Egypt reeling from attack on mosque in Sinai that killed 305 Egypt was reeling Monday from the horrific militant attack on a mosque in northern Sinai that killed 305 people two days earlier - the deadliest assault by Islamic extremists in its modern history and a grim milestone in a long-running fight against the insurgency led by an Islamic State affiliate. Survivors and Egypt's top prosecutor have given accounts of the massacre that unfolded as more than two dozen assailants, carrying a black IS banner, unleashed gunfire and explosions during Friday prayers at the Al-Rawdah Mosque in a sleepy village by the same name near the small town of Bir al-Abd. The attackers arrived in five SUVs, took positions across from the mosque's door and windows, and just as the imam was about to deliver his sermon from the pulpit, they opened fire and tossed grenades at the estimated 500 people inside. The worshippers screamed and cried out in pain. A stampede broke out in the rush ...

Egypt mourns more than 300 killed in mosque attack  Egypt mourned on Saturday as the death toll from a gun and bomb assault on a mosque in the Sinai Peninsula soared above 300, including children, in the deadliest attack the country has witnessed. The army said warplanes had struck militant hideouts in the insurgency-wracked North Sinai in retaliation. According to the state prosecution, up to 30 militants in camouflage flying the Islamic State group's black banner had surrounded the mosque and massacred the worshippers during weekly Friday prayers. Twenty-seven children were among the dead, it said. IS has not claimed responsibility for the attack, but it is the main suspect as the mosque is associated with followers of the mystical Sufi branch of Sunni Islam whom it has branded heretics. Funerals for the victims were held overnight and many were buried unwashed in their bloodied clothes, according to the Islamic burial practices for martyrs, security and medical off...

Blast rocks Chinese megaport city, two dead A major explosion hit China's megaport city of Ningbo on Sunday, killing at least two people, injuring dozens and wrecking buildings, state media and local authorities said. The Ningbo government said on a social media account that the blast occurred in a "vacant lot" but it did not provide details about what may have caused it. Local authorities said two people died, two were seriously injured and an unidentified number were being treated for injuries in the major port city. State media said more than 30 people were hospitalised, with the Xinhua news agency reporting that the explosion had taken place in a demolished factory at around 9:00 am (0100 GMT). Industrial accidents are common in China, where safety standards are often lax.Television images showed cars twisted and mangled by the force of the explosion, a plume of grey smoke rising in the sky, and debris scattered for dozens of metres (yards) around the site...

Electionization

Candidates and cadres busy canvassing voters Wi th the election date for the House of Representatives and State Assemblies coming near, the candidates and cadres of Lalitpur constituency-1 are busy in poll publicity to win hearts of voters. Leaders of major political parties have intensified their voter door-to-door visit programme when there is only two weeks to go for the election here. Candidates are reaching out to the houses of the voters no matter how far the area is. Geographically, the constituency has highly covered rural area which is far-flung and not accessible. In the rural areas, voters have raised the problems of transport facilities, water, fertilizers and seeds, among others. Candidates have also pledged to take initiatives for resolving the key problems. Minister of State for Finance Udaya Shumsher Rana is the candidate from Nepali Congress in the constituency. Earlier too, he had won the Constituent Assembly election from this constituency. Young lead...

2074 B.S., a year of elections in Nepal The year 2074 in the lunar calendar will be remembered as the year of elections for Nepal, with all three tiers of election being held in the same year. It is also first time in the history of Nepal that so many elections were held in the same year. The local level elections have already been held and the provincial and federal level elections are starting from tomorrow, to be concluded within 2074 B.S. The three tiers' elections are being held since Nepal adopted a new federal structure with the promulgation of the new Constitution of Nepal in 2072 B.S. As per the new constitution, elections in all three levels of governance were supposed to be held within the next two years. And the first elections i.e. to the local level assembly began in Baisakh i.e. the first month of the year, 2074. It was however held in three phases in Baisakh, Asar and Asoj. And that led to a foundation for the election to the House of Representatives a...

Mayo r murdered in Mexico's violent Veracruz state A municipal mayor in Mexico's violent eastern state of Veracruz was killed Friday, local authorities said, just four days after a mayor-elect was murdered in the same state. Victor Manuel Espinoza -- mayor of Ixhuatlan de Madero, located some 270 kilometers (168 miles) northeast of Mexico City -- "was killed with four others including his wife" in the attack, the state prosecutor's office said in a statement. Authorities did not provide details concerning a possible motive for the attack, which occurred Friday night on a dirt road in a neighboring municipality near the state's capital Xalapa. The murders came days after a group of at least 30 armed men murdered Santana Cruz Bahena, mayor-elect of the municipality of Hidalgotitlan. That act was allegedly linked to a criminal gang that traffics stolen fuel. Three more mayors were assassinated in other Mexican states last month, while nearly 50 have b...

Indian Journalist killed amid exposing stories: editor The editor of slain journalist Sudip Datta Bhaumick in India's northeastern state of Tripura claimed his reporter was killed because he had written a series of reports on "financial irregularities and corruption cases" involving a police force commandant. The alleged police force chief is Tapan Debbarma, commander of the Tripura State Rifles (TSR). "He (Bhaumick) was called by Tapan Debbarma, the commandant of 2nd battalion of TSR, and murdered in cold blood," Subal Kumar Dey, editor and owner of a Bengali newspaper Syandan Patrika said. "Bhaumick's only crime was that he had exposed a number of financial irregularities and corruption cases in which Debbarma was involved." Bhaumick was gunned down Tuesday by a constable inside headquarters of TSR at R K Nagar in West Tripura, about 20 km from Agartala, the capital city of Tripura.  Following the murder, police arrested the constable...

Argentina's Macri orders probe for 'truth' about missing submarine President Mauricio Macri on Friday ordered an inquiry to "know the truth" about what happened to Argentina's missing submarine, the San Juan, which disappeared with the loss of its 44 crew. The 34-year-old submarine had gone through a refit and was "in perfect condition," Macri told reporters at the Argentine navy headquarters. "My commitment is with the truth," he said, adding the tragedy "will require a serious, in-depth investigation that will yield certainty about what has happened." Argentina's navy has been fiercely criticized for its handling of the operation since first reporting the submarine overdue at its Mar del Plata base on November 16. The navy took several days to say that the San Juan had reported a problem with its batteries in its final communication on November 15. Only on Thursday did the navy confirm there had been an explo...