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December 17, 2019 6:16 PM

White Island: NZ Police complete identification of volcano victims

<span style="color: #222222;">New Zealand police have completed the identification of the 18 victims of the White Island volcano, more than a week after it erupted.<br />''<br />''The names and nationalities of 17 people...

December 17, 2019 11:40 AM

Dubai Police arrests Interpol-listed international fugitive Ridouan Taghi

<span style="color: #222222;">Dubai Police has announced the arrest of Interpol-listed international fugitive Ridouan Taghi. Described as a dangerous criminal by Dutch police, Taghi is the leader of 'Angels of Death', a criminal cartel operating in Europe an...

December 17, 2019 11:11 AM

US wants explanation for Turkey threat to close two bases

<span style="color: #222222;">US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has said, he wants an explanation from Ankara over threats to close two strategic military bases used by the United States in Turkey. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday had threatened to...

December 17, 2019 9:03 AM

Iraq warns against 'escalation' after attacks on US interests

<span style="color: #222222;">Baghdad cautioned on Monday against an escalation after a flurry of attacks on US interests in Iraq prompted Washington to warn of a decisive response against Iran. Since October 28, ten rocket attacks have targeted areas where US soldier...

December 17, 2019 8:50 AM

Seven African migrants dead, 70 rescued from Morocco shipwreck

<span style="color: #222222;">Seven African migrants died on Monday and 70 other people were rescued when their boat sank while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Morocco to Spain. According to a military official, the rescued migrants, including 10 women and ...

December 16, 2019 7:47 PM

US urges North Korea to come to negotiating table

<span style="color: #222222;">The US special representative for North Korea, Stephen Biegun today urged Pyongyang to come to the negotiating table. He slammed Pyongyang's demands as hostile and unnecessary, adding that the US had a goal not a deadline. His commen...

December 16, 2019 4:38 PM

Bangladesh celebrates Victory Day

Bangladesh is celebrating Victory Day today. It marks the day the country attained liberation from Pakistan and became an independent nation in 1971 under the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.<br />''<br />''President Abdul Hamid and Pri...

December 16, 2019 12:14 PM

Death toll climbs to three in southern Philippines earthquake

<span style="color: #222222;">The death toll climbed to three from the powerful quake that hit the southern Philippines yesterday. Rescuers used heavy equipment and their bare hands to hunt for survivors in a collapsed building. Searchers pulled the bodies of two vict...

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