August2017
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Shakib’s five-wicket haul saw Bangladesh take 88 runs lead on first innings
Aug 28, 2017News Hour A five-wicket haul by Shakib Al Hasan and well supported by Mehedi Hasan Miraz saw Tigers bowlers restricts Australia to 217 in their first innings in the first Test the first Test of Rocket... -
Katy Perry, Taylor Swift set to steal show at Video Music Awards
Aug 27, 2017News Hour Rapper Kendrick Lamar should be the big winner at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), but long-time rivals Katy Perry and Taylor Swift are expected to steal the limelight at a show that thrives... -
Gunfire heard near Bangladesh border as thousands flee Myanmar violence
Aug 27, 2017News Hour: Myanmar’s government said it had evacuated at least 4,000 non-Muslim villagers amid ongoing clashes in northwestern Rakhine state, as thousands more Rohingya Muslims sought to flee across the border to Bangladesh on Sunday. The... -
Merkel has no regrets over refugee policy despite political cost
Aug 27, 2017News Hour: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she has no regrets about her 2015 decision to open the country’s borders to hundreds of thousands of refugees and added she will not be deterred from campaigning by... -
Storm Pakhar hits Hong Kong and Macau days after deadly Hato
Aug 27, 2017News Hour: Tropical storm Pakhar brought strong winds and heavy rain to Hong Kong and Macau on Sunday, just four days after one of the strongest typhoons on record, Hato, caused serious flooding and damage in... -
U.S. will keep up ‘peaceful pressure’ on North Korea, Tillerson says
Aug 27, 2017News Hour: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday the firing of three ballistic missiles by North Korea this week was a provocative act but that the United States will continue to seek a... -
Hurricane Harvey forces Coldplay to postpone Houston show
Aug 27, 2017News Hour British rock band Coldplay was forced to postpone a concert in Houston scheduled for Friday night as the most powerful hurricane in a dozen years bore down on Texas, the band said on Friday.... -
After decades of war, Colombia’s FARC rebels to debut political party
Aug 27, 2017News Hour: Colombia’s leftist FARC rebel group will debut its political party at a conference beginning on Sunday, a key step in its transition into a civilian organization after more than 50 years of war and... -
Thousands evacuated from ram rahim’s base, sentencing tomorrow [VIDEO]
Aug 27, 2017News Hour: The estimated 30,000 followers of self-styled guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who were inside the headquarters of his sect, the Dera Sacha Sauda in Haryana’s Sirsa, started moving out this evening. Around 6 pm,... -
Iraqi forces retake most of Tal Afar from Islamic State
Aug 27, 2017News Hour: Iraqi forces have retaken almost all of Tal Afar, Islamic State’s stronghold in the country’s northwest, the Iraqi military said on Sunday. After just eight days of fighting, all 29 neighborhoods in Tal Afar...
