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November 26, 2018 5:05 PM

Queensland bushfire conditions expected to worsen as hundreds evacuate

In Australia, hundreds of residents of Queensland have evacuated their homes as about 40 bushfires are burning across the state following a heatwave. <br />''<br />'' The most serious blaze, 450 kilometres north of Brisbane, has destroyed at least two ...

November 26, 2018 4:54 PM

Sri Lanka's SC forms bench to decide upon President's proclamation

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has constituted a seven-judge bench to decide upon President's proclamation to dissolve the parliament while a court of appeal will hear on Friday the petition challenging holding of PM post by Mahinda Rajapaksa. <br />''<br /&gt...

November 26, 2018 4:52 PM

22 police killed in Taliban ambush in Afghanistan

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In Afghanistan, the death toll in the attack on a policeconvoy has climbed to 22.</span></p>''<p class=&amp...

November 26, 2018 2:28 PM

Catastrophic Northern California fire is finally contained

<h3><br />''</h3>In the United States, a massive wildfire that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes in Northern California has been fully contained after burning for more than two weeks. The California Department of Forestry and...

November 26, 2018 1:49 PM

UNSC calls emergency meeting Monday over Ukraine: Haley

US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has said that the Security Council will hold an emergency meeting today over the issue of  Russia seizing three Ukrainian naval ships by force in a strait near Crimea.  <br />''<br />''In a ...

November 26, 2018 7:58 AM

US announces USD 5 million reward for information on 26/11 perpetrators

The United States has announced a 5 million dollar reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual who committed, conspired, aided or abetted the 2008 Mumbai attack. <br />'' <br />''The move com...

November 26, 2018 7:20 AM

Ukraine says Russia opened fire on its naval vessels

Ukraine's navy accused Russia of opening fire on and seizing three of its vessels yesterday in a strait near Moscow-annexed Crimea, escalation of tensions between the two countries.<br />''<br />''<br />''The incident occur...

November 26, 2018 7:14 AM

Egypt upholds 9 death sentences over prosecutor killing

In Egypt, a court upheld death sentences for nine people convicted of the murder of a top prosecutor in a car bombing three years ago.<br />''  <br />''Judicial source said in Cairo yesterday that Hisham Barakat was killed in June 2015 whe...

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