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February 12, 2020 5:31 PM

Iran denies military dimension in satellite programme

Iran's government today rejected US allegations that Tehran's satellite programme has a military dimension, days after the failed launch of its latest satellite.<br />'' <br />'' Quoting Defence Minister Amir Hatami, State news agency IRNA sa...

February 12, 2020 12:39 PM

UNSC to conduct vote on resolution supporting ceasefire in Libya

<span style="color: #222222;">The United Nations Security Council( UNSC )will conduct vote today on a resolution supporting a ceasefire in Libya. Britain recently called vote on the subject. It will be the first binding text adopted since fighting flared up in Libya i...

February 12, 2020 10:26 AM

39 more people on board Japan cruise ship tested positive for Covid-2019

<span style="color: #222222;">An additional 39 people on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the Japan coast have tested positive for the Covid-2019 bringing the total to 174. Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu Kato told reporters today that out of 53 new test ...

February 12, 2020 8:56 AM

Iraqi capital Baghdad receives 2nd snowfall in a century

<span style="color: #222222;">Residents of Baghdad rushed to have snowball fights or take photographs today as the Iraqi capital woke carpeted in white by only its second snowfall in a century.<br />''<br />''The last re...

February 12, 2020 8:54 AM

Egyptian police killed 17 militants in shootout in restive northern Sinai

<span style="color: #222222;">Egyptian police killed 17 militants in a shootout in the restive northern Sinai. The interior ministry said yesterday that the shootout flared as police, acting on intelligence, raided a hideout in North Sinai's provincial capital of...

February 12, 2020 8:25 AM

Covid 2019: Death toll rises to 1,110 in China

<span style="color: #222222;">The number of fatalities from Covid 2019 epidemic jumped to 1,110 in China today after hard-hit Hubei province reported 94 new deaths.<br />''<br />'' In its daily , Hubei's health comm...

February 12, 2020 8:17 AM

Covid-2019 is official name for disease caused by new coronavirus says WHO

<span style="color: #222222;">The World Health Organization(WHO) says the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus is Covid-2019. It comes after the death toll from the virus passed one thousand. Tens of thousands of people have been infected.&l...

February 12, 2020 7:50 AM

Sudan to hand over Ex-Prez Omar al-Bashir to International Criminal Court

<span style="color: #222222;">Sudan's rulers have agreed to hand over ex-President Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face genocide and war crimes charges. Bashir is accused of serious crimes in a conflict that broke out in Darfur in 2003...

February 11, 2020 9:00 PM

United States accuses Iran of building missiles through satellite bid

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today accused Iran of honing its ballistic missile skills through a satellite launch.<br />''<br />''In a statement, Mr Pompeo said that the United States will continue to build support around the world to confront the...

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