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After breaching 80 mark in Delhi, petrol prices rise again opposition calls for nationwide strike

Fuel prices continued to go up on Sunday. After crossing the Rs 80 mark in Delhi on Saturday, petrol prices went up 12 paise a litre on Sunday.

US Open: Japan's Naomi Osaka wins women's final after Serena calls umpire 'thief'

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Japan's Naomi Osaka has defeated Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 in the final of US Open 2018 to win her maiden Grand Slam title.

North Korea turns 70, will hold huge military parade to celebrate

Hundreds of trucks carrying thousands of troops lined a Pyongyang riverbank in the pale light of dawn early Sunday, as nuclear-armed North Korea prepared to celebrate its birthday with a huge show of military strength.

Syria's last rebel bastion of Idlib hit by 'most violent' Russian air strikes

Syria's last major rebel bastion Idlib was Saturday targeted by the "most violent" Russian air strikes in a month, a monitor said, after the failure of a three-way summit on the Syrian conflict.

Iraq PM Haider al-Abadi urged to quit as key ally deserts him over unrest

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi faced calls to resign Saturday as his alliance with a populist cleric who won May elections crumbled over deadly unrest shaking the country's oil-rich south.