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Afghan govt head urges SCO nations to devise joint counter-terrorism strategy Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah proposed that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states develop a joint “regional counter-terrorism strategy” to combat “the evolving menace of terrorism in our region through collective and concrete measures.” Abdullah made his comments at the SCO heads of governments summit in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Saturday. He said that peace and stability in Afghanistan is important for the prosperity of other countries in the region. Therefore, it is “incumbent upon us to work closely” to address security threats, he said. Launched in 1996, the SCO includes Russia, China, India, Pakistan, as well as the Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzst...

3 killed in flash fire & blast on Russian crude oil tanker (VIDEOS) A powerful blast aboard an oil tanker off the Russian coast killed three people on Saturday. The explosion popped the upper deck open like a stomped milk carton, sending sailors flying into the sea. The deadly incident affected the Zaliv Amerika, an Aframax-size oil tanker, off the port of Nakhodka in Russia’s Far East. Preliminary reports indicate there was a flash fire that produced a blast inside its midsection. //www.instagram.com/p/B4WjEivgDOH Eyewitnesses said crew members who were in that part of the ship were thrown off the ship by the explosion. The first mate and two sailors were killed, one of them drowning before the others could rescue him. A rescue operation to r...

‘Gorbachev of Pakistan must go!’ Radical opposition cleric gives ‘puppet’ PM Khan 2 days to resign amid massive protest (VIDEOS) Hardline Islamist cleric Maulana Fazlur Rehman has presented Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan with a two-day ultimatum, demanding his resignation and threatening continued demonstrations against the Khan government. Addressing a crowd of anti-government protesters in Islamabad on Friday –  many from the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Party – Rehman asserted “the Gorbachev of Pakistan must go,” calling Khran a traitor and a puppet. We give him two days to resign, otherwise, we will decide about the future. Khurram Dastagir & a huge crowd. #Azadi_March_Updates pic.twitter.com/dtdIoGt2Ef— Reham Khan (@RehamKhan1) ...

‘USA ROCKS! Enjoy!’ National debt surpasses terrifying TRILLION as Trump praises ‘greater than expected’ jobs & stock surge President Trump has applauded the latest jobs report and its positive effect on stock markets as critics unleashed on him for his failed promise to tame the US government spending spree that pushed the national debt over $23tn. Prompting the president’s boast, Friday’s employment figures showed the US economy surpassed expectations and gained some 128,000 jobs in October, triggering a significant boost on several market indices. The DOW climbed 1.11 percent, while both the NASDAQ and S&P saw record gains, rising by 1.13 and 0.97 percent, respectively. US Debt up BIG to $23 Trillion Dollars, the highest in ...