Attackers killed five people at a police station in Herat, Afghanistan, on Saturday evening, Herat police Chief Aminullah Amarkhel told CNN.


Five dead in Afghanistan attack


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A Huawei executive arrested in Poland on charges of spying for China has been fired by the Chinese tech company.


Huawei fires employee arrested in Poland on spying charges


The young Saudi woman who has been granted asylum after fleeing from her reported abusive family arrived in Canada's Toronto on Saturday morning, media reported.


Fleeing Saudi woman arrives in Canada


Coal India's subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) on Saturday said production and dispatches at its Talcher unit in Angul district of Odisha came to a "grinding halt" in the last few days due to a stir by local activists.


Coal output halted in MCL's Talcher coalfields, losses mount


The real reason behind the decline in tourist footfall in Goa is the rapes, murders, random killings and crimes targeted against visiting tourists, Minna Pirhonen, mother of a Finnish tourist, Felix Dahl, who was found dead on a Goa beach in 2015, said on Saturday.


Corrupt police, crimes against tourists causing Goa tourism's declne: Mother of dead Finnish tourist


A top Nissan Motor Co. executive and ally of Carlos Ghosn has resigned, the company said, in a first shake-up at the Japanese auto maker since the arrest of the former Chairman.


Top Nissan executive Jose Munoz resigns


The partial shutdown of the US government has become the longest on record, overtaking the previous record of the 21-day impasse in 1995-96 under then President Bill Clinton.


US shutdown becomes longest on record


The publisher of the "Choose Your Own Adventure" book series has sued Netflix, alleging that the film "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch" infringes on its trademarks.


Netflix hit with lawsuit over '...Bandersnatch'


A 31-year-old Indian man was sentenced to 13 years in jail and 12 strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to one charge of sexual assault of a minor and two charges of attempted statutory rape, the media reported.


Indian gets 13 years jail for sex with minor in Singapore


Rome, Jan 12 (IANS/AKI) The populist government is planning a series of new laws to kick-start Italy's ailing economy, premier Giuseppe Conte said.


Govt working to relaunch Italy's economy: Conte


Union Minister and senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Friday said the NDA would come back to power again with the "blessings" of poor people who have received food and houses at affordable prices and medicine for free in Modi government's rule.


Poor's blessing to bring NDA back to power: Swaraj


Acclaimed historian Sugata Bose on Friday said politicians are abusing history and one should guard against the instrumental use of it.


One should guard against abuse of history by politicians: Bose


The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Friday granted an eight-week bail with certain conditions to jailed Rotomac chairman Vikram Kothari.


Vikram Kothari granted eight-week conditional bail


Modifying its earlier order, the Madras High Court on Friday allowed distribution of Rs 1,000 as gift by Tamil Nadu government on Pongal festival to those holding ration cards on which only sugar can be purchased.


Sweet news to holders of sugar only ration card holders in TN


The Supreme Court on Friday directed that wide publicity be given to a committee and the principles for grant of compensation to those who were implanted with Johnson & Johnson's faulty hip implants.


Give wide publicity to panel formed on faulty hip implant compensation: SC


In a first, farm widow Vaishali S. Yede on Friday evening inaugurated the controversy-ridden 92nd Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (ABMSS), amid a protest by a section of invitees.


In a first, farm widow inaugurates top Marathi literary meet


US President Donald Trump said Friday that he will change the H1-B visa system for professionals to ensure "certainty" and a path to citizenship for those on the visa.


Trump assures 'certainty' path to citizenship for H1-B visa-holders


The Supreme Court on Friday asked what action has been taken against the owner of the illegal coal mine located in East Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya in which 15 miners are trapped since December 13.


SC asks what action taken against person indulging in illegal mining in Meghalaya


The Gauhati High Court on Friday granted interim bail to renowned intellectual Hiren Gohain, activist Akhil Gogoi and journalist Manjit Mahanta, against whom a case of sedition was registered by police.


Hiren Gohain, two others get interim bail


In a setback to Special CBI Director Rakesh Asthana, the Delhi High Court on Friday refused to quash the FIR against him in a case involving bribery allegations filed by the agency.


HC refuses to quash FIR against Asthana


The Supreme Court on Friday allowed continuation of work on the projects in progress under the Centre's Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna plan for connecting four holy towns Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kdarnath and Badrinath by an all-weather road.

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