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Kashmir crackdown victims overwhelm region's hospital

Friday, 19 August 2016 5:23 PM [ Last Update: Friday, 19 August 2016 5:23 PM ]

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Here is a round-up of global news developments:

Indian-controlled Kashmir’s hospital has been overwhelmed with people wounded during the crackdown on pro-independence protests by security forces. Indian troops are now conducting a house-to-house search for organizers of the demonstrations. A strict curfew and a series of communication blackouts have failed to stop six weeks of protests against Indian rule.
Four civilians have lost their lives in fresh Saudi airstrikes against Yemen. Two Yemenis were killed when a vehicle was targeted in Sa’ada province. A separate attack on a market in Jawf province left two people dead and nine others injured. 9,600 people have so far been killed in the Saudi war.
The Russian president has accused Ukraine of sabotaging the Minsk accord peace accord between Kiev and pro-Russia fighters. Vladimir Putin said Ukraine is looking for a pretext not to comply with the deal. He made the remarks during a visit to Crimea that joined Russia in 2014.
The German interior minister has called for a partial ban on burqa in the country. Thomas de Maiziere says full face veil has no place in Germany which is a cosmopolitan country. His demand comes amid an intense national debate on the integration of refugees in Germany.
Iran says the United States has failed to fulfill its commitments under the nuclear deal. Iranian foreign minister says Tehran is set to raise the issue during the upcoming meeting of a joint commission with the P5+1 group of countries. According to Mohamamd Javad Zarif the meeting will be held soon.
Turkey's foreign minister has paid a surprise short visit to Iran. Mevlut Chavushoglu told Turkish state media that he stopped in Tehran on his way to India on Thursday. Chavushoglu added that he discussed the Syrian crisis with Iranian officials during the visit.
US Olympic authorities have apologized to Brazil after four US swimmers retracted their fabricated story about being mugged in Rio. The apology came after two of the swimmers were allowed to leave Brazil. According to Brazilian police, the athletes were not robbed and had instead vandalized part of a gas station.
The United Nations has warned that the food crisis in north-east Nigeria could worsen rapidly. The world body says the number of people in a state of food insecurity in the area could rise to five-point-five million within a month due to the Boko Haram militancy and economic problems.

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