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News brief: Big stories of the day

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Take action against terrorists without distinction: Pompeo to Pak Army chief General Bajwa

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo called up Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Bajwa and asked him to take action against terrorists "without any distinction".

Watch: Major fire in 5-star hotel in central London

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A major fire broke out in a hotel in central London with 25 fire tenders at the scene. The luxury hotel in Knightsbridge in central London had recently undergone extensive restoration.

IPL betting scandal: Filmmaker Sajid Khan to be questioned by police?

After Arbaaz Khan, another Bollywood name has emerged in the IPL betting scandal. Filmmaker Sajid Khan's name has emerged in connection to the IPL betting racket. 

Zardari welcomed Osama bin Laden's killing by US: Book

When the then US President Barack Obama called his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari to inform him about the killing of Osama bin Laden by the US forces in a raid in Abbottabad, the latter, according to a book, told him that this was a "good news".

Death toll rises to 99 in Guatemala's volcanic eruption

Explosions boomed from Guatemala's fearsome Fuego volcano Wednesday, unleashing fresh torrents of molten mud and ash down slopes, as the death toll from a previous eruption rose to at least 99.