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January 15, 2019 3:09 PM

Nigeria: Terrorists attack military base in remote northeast part of country

In Nigeria, terrorists attacked a military base in remote northeast part of the country, setting fire to shelters for those made homeless by the conflict. The attack in Rann, some 175 kilometres northeast of the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, forced civilians to flee.<br />'&apos...

January 14, 2019 9:03 PM

Qatar sees no need to re-open embassy in Syria

<div>Qatar has ruled out the possibility of re-opening an embassy in Damascus, calling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a war criminal. <br />''</div>''<div><br />''</div>''&am...

January 14, 2019 9:02 PM

British PM makes last-ditch appeal to save Brexit deal

British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that she is against delaying Britain's exit from the European Union, insisting the March 29 departure date was still her target. In her speech ahead of Tuesday's crucial vote by MPs in the House of Commons, May today warned that if her deal is vo...

January 14, 2019 8:58 PM

15 people feared killed in a cargo plane crash in Iran

An Iranian cargo plane coming from Kyrgyzstan crashed today while trying to land west of Iran's capital Tehran. An emergency official said only one person of the 16 on board was known to have survived.<br />''  <br />''The Boeing 707 ...

January 14, 2019 7:51 PM

Pakistan SC dismisses appeal against suspension of Nawaz Sharif's jail term

Pakistan Supreme Court has dismissed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)'s appeal against the suspension of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's jail sentence. In July last year, the Islamabad accountability court had handed Sharif 10 years as jail time in Avenfield corruption case. T...

January 14, 2019 5:54 PM

Thailand set to deploy rainmaking planes as pollution chokes Bangkok

Thailand is set to deploy rainmaking planes to seed clouds in an effort to tackle the increasing levels of pollution that has choked the capital in recent weeks. The weather modification technique involves dispersing chemicals into the air to aid cloud condensation, which should in theory result in ...

January 14, 2019 5:52 PM

Turkey vows to continue to fight Kurdish militia

Turkey has vowed to continue fighting US-backed Kurdish militia after US President Donald Trump warned Ankara of economic devastation if it attacks Kurdish forces as American troops withdraw from Syria. <br />''<br />''In a tweet, Turkish President Rec...

January 14, 2019 2:26 PM

Iranian cargo plane coming from Kyrgyzstan crashed

An Iranian cargo plane coming from Kyrgyzstan crashed today while trying to land west of Iran's capital Tehran. An emergency official said only one person of the 16 on board was known to have survived.<br />''<br />''The state media said, fire imm...

January 14, 2019 12:57 PM

Saudi Arabia must hold Khashoggi killers accountable: Pompeo

The United states has said, it will ask Saudi Arabia to ensure the killers of journalist Jamal Khashoggi are held accountable for their crime. The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on an extensive Middle East tour, spoke about the politically sensitive visit to Saudi Arabia, which has faced intense...

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