<a href="http://cmsuat.wionews.com/world/donald-trump-sacks-veterans-affairs-secretary-nominates-white-house-doctor-to-replace-him-126893">Donald Trump sacks Veterans Affairs </a><a href="http://cmsuat.wionews.com/world/donald-trump-sacks-veterans-affairs-secretary-nominates-white-house-doctor-to-replace-him-126893">Secretary,</a><a href="http://cmsuat.wionews.com/world/donald-trump-sacks-veterans-affairs-secretary-nominates-white-house-doctor-to-replace-him-126893"> nominates White House doctor to replace him</a>

US President Donald Trump announced another change to his cabinet on Wednesday by sacking embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and nominating White House doctor Ronny Jackson as his successor.

"I am pleased to announce that I intend to nominate highly respected Admiral Ronny L. Jackson, MD, as the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs," said Trump, who has also replaced his secretary of state and national security advisor in the last month.

<a href="http://cmsuat.wionews.com/world/facebook-overhauls-privacy-settings-to-try-and-give-users-more-control-over-their-info-126892">Facebook overhauls privacy settings to try and give users more control over their info</a>

Facebook on Wednesday launched a fresh effort to quell the firestorm over the hijacking of personal data, unveiling new privacy tools and settings to give users more control over how their information is shared.

The new features follow fierce criticism of the social network giant after it was revealed that the personal data of tens of millions of users was harvested by a British firm linked to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

<a href="http://cmsuat.wionews.com/south-asia/itinerary-kept-secret-but-malala-returns-to-pakistan-six-years-after-she-was-shot-by-taliban-126885">Itinerary 'kept secret' but Malala returns to Pakistan six years after she was shot by Taliban</a>

Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai returned to Pakistan on Thursday, officials said, in her first visit to her native country since she was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman for advocating education for girls in 2012.

Precise details of her itinerary have been "kept secret in view of the sensitivity surrounding the visit," a government official said of the trip, which is expected to last four days and include a meeting with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

<a href="http://cmsuat.wionews.com/south-asia/al-qaeda-has-been-dismantled-claims-pakistan-military-126898">Al-Qaeda has been 'dismantled', claims Pakistan military</a>

Pakistan's military on Wednesday claimed that the terrorist organisation, the Al-Qaeda has been "dismantled".

Pakistan military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor said the Al-Qaeda threat would have reached India had Pakistan not dismantled the terrorist organisation.

<a href="http://cmsuat.wionews.com/sports/ball-tampering-cricket-australia-loses-major-sponsor-126896">Ball tampering: Cricket Australia loses </a><a href="http://cmsuat.wionews.com/sports/ball-tampering-cricket-australia-loses-major-sponsor-126896">major</a><a href="http://cmsuat.wionews.com/sports/ball-tampering-cricket-australia-loses-major-sponsor-126896"> sponsor</a>

Wealth-management company Magellan has terminated its three-year sponsorship agreement with Cricket Australia in response to the ball-tampering scandal.

Magellan's co-founder and chief executive Hamish Douglass said the ball-tampering in South Africa was "so inconsistent with our values that we are left with no option but to terminate our ongoing partnership with Cricket Australia".

Donald Trump sacks Veterans Affairs Secretary, nominates White House doctor to replace him US President Donald Trump announced another change to his cabinet on Wednesday by sacking embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and nominating White House doctor Ronny Jackson as his successor. "I am pleased to announce that I intend to nominate highly respected Admiral Ronny L. Jackson, MD, as the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs," said Trump, who has also replaced his secretary of state and national security advisor in the last month. Facebook overhauls privacy settings to try and give users more control over their info Facebook on Wednesday launched a fresh effort to quell the firestorm over the hijacking of personal data, unveiling new privacy tools and settings to give users more control over how their information is shared. The new features follow fierce criticism of the social network giant after it was revealed that the personal data of tens of millions of users was harvested by a British firm linked to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Itinerary 'kept secret' but Malala returns to Pakistan six years after she was shot by Taliban Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai returned to Pakistan on Thursday, officials said, in her first visit to her native country since she was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman for advocating education for girls in 2012. Precise details of her itinerary have been "kept secret in view of the sensitivity surrounding the visit," a government official said of the trip, which is expected to last four days and include a meeting with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Al-Qaeda has been 'dismantled', claims Pakistan military Pakistan's military on Wednesday claimed that the terrorist organisation, the Al-Qaeda has been "dismantled". Pakistan military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor said the Al-Qaeda threat would have reached India had Pakistan not dismantled the terrorist organisation. Ball tampering: Cricket Australia loses major sponsor Wealth-management company Magellan has terminated its three-year sponsorship agreement with Cricket Australia in response to the ball-tampering scandal. Magellan's co-founder and chief executive Hamish Douglass said the ball-tampering in South Africa was "so inconsistent with our values that we are left with no option but to terminate our ongoing partnership with Cricket Australia".

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