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June 16, 2019 1:08 PM

Guatemala set to elect new President today

<span style="color: #222222;">Guatemala is set to elect a new President today after a tumultuous campaign.<br />'' <br />'' A total of 19 candidates are vying to succeed outgoing President Jimmy Morales. Former First lad...

June 16, 2019 1:05 PM

Powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes in New Zealand

<span style="color: #222222;">In New Zealand, a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck near the remote Kermadec Islands northeast of New Zealand today, briefly prompting a tsunami warning.<br />'' <br />'' After initia...

June 16, 2019 12:41 PM

150th Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi celebrated in Dhaka

<span style="color: #222222;">The 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated in Dhaka.<br />'' <br />'' The High Commission of India organised a bi-Cycle Rally at the Dhaka University campus on Saturday mor...

June 16, 2019 8:27 AM

Zuzana Caputova sworn in as president of Slovakia

<span style="color: #222222;">In Slovakia, anti-corruption campaigner Zuzana Caputova was sworn in as country's first female president today.<br />'' <br />'' In her inauguration speech, she pledged to make the just...

June 16, 2019 8:22 AM

11 People killed, 25 injured in explosions in Somalia

<span style="color: #222222;">In Somalia, 11 people have been dead and 25 other wounded in a pair of explosions rocked in the capital city Mogadishu.<br />'' <br />'' The al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab claimed...

June 15, 2019 7:31 PM

China backs Hong Kongs decision to suspend extradition bill

China today said it supported the decision of Hong Kong's  Chief Executive Carrie Lam to suspend an unpopular bill that would allow extraditions to China and which sparked a week of protests. <br />'' <br />'' <span style=&...

June 15, 2019 5:11 PM

Venezuela crisis: Migrants dash to cross Peru border

<span style="color: #222222;">Thousands of Venezuelans have rushed to cross into Peru in a bid to beat the introduction of tougher migration laws. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color...

June 15, 2019 5:10 PM

Gulf of Oman tanker attacks: Donald Trump dismisses Iran denials

<span style="color: #222222;">US President Donald Trump has dismissed Iran's insistence it had no involvement with the attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. </span><br />'' <br />'' <s...

June 15, 2019 2:24 PM

Hong Kong leader says divisive extradition law will be 'suspended'

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam today said, a divisive bill that wouldallow extraditi...

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