Indian-origin Anita Bhatia appointed UN Deputy Executive Director

She has been appointed the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships
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On Akram Ul-Haq’s plucks, thumps and melody

Look to Akram Ul-Haq for some mesmeric percussive fingerstyle guitar
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N.Korea ‘executed’ officials after failed Trump summit: report

The Chosun Ilbo said Kim Hyok Chol, who laid the groundwork for the Hanoi meeting and accompanied Mr. Kim on his private train, was executed by firing squad for "betraying the supreme leader" after he was turned by the US.
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Pakistan authorities arrest 3 JuD members from Punjab province

Last week, the Pakistani authorities arrested over 10 members of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror group in Punjab on similar charges.
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Arab leaders meet in Mecca to unify ranks amid Iran tensions

Saudi Arabia accuses Tehran of helping arm the rebel Houthis and being behind a Houthi drone attack on a key Saudi oil pipeline earlier this month.
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A house in Chennai is off the grid

This home in Kilpauk has managed to generate its own power, water and gas, shrugging off the dependence on government and private agencies that usually provide these utilities.
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‘Despite stop memos, work on park near lake continuing’

Ombudsman to hear complaint; MLA to take up issue
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