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February 19, 2018 1:14 PM
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen today asked Parliament to extend the ongoing emergency in the country for an additional 15 days even as opposition MPs boycotted the session. <br/><br/>MPs loyal to the President voted to send the proposal to the national security committee for debate, w...
February 19, 2018 1:10 PM
Syrian Kurdish forces and the Damascus government have reached an agreement for the Syrian Army to enter the Afrin region to help repel a Turkish offensive. <br/><br/>Quoting a senior Kurdish official, news agency Reuters reports that the government soldiers could enter the Afrin region ...
February 19, 2018 1:05 PM
Iran has said, it has no military bases or military presence in Syria. Talking to reporters, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, however, said Iran sends military advisors to help the Syrian government fight terrorists.<br/><br/>The statement comes amid Israeli and US officials' ...
February 19, 2018 12:03 PM
In the United States, survivors of last week's school shooting in Florida have announced a national march on Washington to demand political action on gun control. <br/><br/>Student organisers told US media that the "March for Our Lives" is scheduled on Saturday, with siste...
February 19, 2018 8:06 AM
In the Maldives, the Supreme Court has put a stay on its earlier ruling of 1st February to reinstate 12 Parliamentarians who have lost their seats. The decision of three-member court came last evening as Parliament is to meet for an extraordinary session today to deliberate on the state of emergency...
February 19, 2018 8:05 AM
In the Maldives, the Supreme Court has put a stay on its earlier ruling of 1st February to reinstate 12 Parliamentarians who have lost their seats. The decision of three-member court came last evening as Parliament is to meet for an extraordinary session today to deliberate on the state of emergency...
February 19, 2018 7:33 AM
Nearly 500 Boko Haram suspects have been released by a Nigerian court citing a lack of evidence, with some detainees held for years without charge. A Justice Ministry statement yesterday said the 475 suspects will be returned to their home states for proper rehabilitation before being sent back to t...
February 19, 2018 7:32 AM
Facebook will soon rely on centuries-old technology, the post office, to try to prevent foreign meddling in US elections. Baffled in 2016 by Russian agents who bought ads to sway the US Presidential campaign, Facebook's global politics and government outreach director, Katie Harbath, told the N...
February 19, 2018 7:30 AM
Women in Saudi Arabia can now open their own businesses without the consent of a husband or male relative. The policy change, announced by the Saudi government on Thursday, also marks a major step away from the strict guardianship system that has ruled the country for decades. <br/><br/>...
February 19, 2018 6:53 AM
In the Maldives, the Supreme Court has put a stay on its earlier ruling of 1st February to reinstate 12 Parliamentarians who have lost their seats. The decision of three-member court came last evening as Parliament is to meet for an extraordinary session today to deliberate on the state of emergency...
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