News brief: Big stories of the day

Pakistan suspends phone networks in major cities as protests over Asia Bibi's acquittal enter third day

Pakistan authorities on Friday suspended mobile phone networks across major cities amid protests over the acquittal of a Christian woman facing the death penalty for blasphemy, news agency Reuters reported. 

Birthright citizenship has created an entire industry, called birth tourism, says Trump at election rally

Ahead of the midterm elections on November 6th, President Trump at a rally in Columbia, Missouri said birthright citizenship has created an "entire industry".

US to give Iran oil sanctions waiver to eight countries, including India, South Korea & Japan: Report

The US government has agreed to let eight countries, including close allies South Korea and Japan, as well as India, keep buying Iranian oil after it reimposes sanctions on Tehran next week, Bloomberg cited a US official as saying. 

Jamal Khashoggi's body was 'dissolved' after murder: Erdogan advisor

The body of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was "dissolved" after he was murdered and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul a month ago, an advisor to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday.

Willing to work together to build new era of China-Pakistan destiny: Xi Jinping to Imran Khan

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is currently on a five-day official visit to China, met with Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier in the day and discussed his country's "very difficult" economic situation, news agency Reuters reported.