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Xi Jinping called on the two countries to keep deepening mutual trust, focusing on cooperation, and properly handling their disputes so as to turn the bilateral relationship into a positive element for their respective development.

Essop, author of 'The Hajji and Other Stories', was buried in his hometown of Lenasia, a mostly Indian township south of Johannesburg.

Brig Gen Laura Yeager currently commands Joint Task Force North, U.S. Northern Command at Fort Bliss, Texas. Yeager was commissioned in 1986 as a second lieutenant from the Reserve Officer Training Corps at California State University, Long Beach.

Syria's Russian-backed military has been pressing an assault on rebels in their last major stronghold, with air attacks and ground battles, that have already forced tens of thousands to leave their homes.

As Kalash minority women celebrate spring's arrival, the tourists with an attempt to click pictures with their phones, jostle to get close to them and threaten their unique traditions.

London's Metropolitan Police arrested five teens aged between 15 and 18 on suspicion of involvement in a homophobic attack on a lesbian couple.

The move puts to an end for now a threat that had sparked dire warnings from members of Trump's own party, who warned the tariffs would damage the economy, drive up prices for consumers and imperil an updated North American trade pact.

India has so far rejected Pakistan's offer of talks, maintaining that terror and talks cannot go together.

The Iraqi fire service says that in a single month, 236 fires destroyed 5,183 hectares (more than 12,800 acres) of farmland -- the equivalent of more than 7,000 football pitches.

Authorities said the seized 'ice' had a street value of Aus $1.2 billion and was the equivalent of 10 per cent of all the drugs seized by the border force in the previous year.

Airman Harpreetinder Singh, who joined the Air Force in 2017, was unable to follow the practice due to the military branch's grooming and dress codes.

Xi unveiled the pandas - Ru Yi and Ding Ding - after talks with Putin whom he called his 'best friend' at the start of a three-day visit that will see him attend Russia's flagship economic forum in St Petersburg later this week.

Hong Kong does not recognise same-sex marriage or civil unions and only decriminalised homosexuality in 1991.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said he was grateful for the move that came 'despite multiple security challenges' that the country faces.

Eleven people died during the climbing season that ended this week, as record numbers lined the route to the summit.

The retired bureaucrat told investigators that he had feared his reclusive son might harm others.