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January 28, 2018 11:46 AM

Cyprus election: Voters go to polls to pick president

Cypriots are voting today choose a president with incumbent Nicos Anastasiades, of the right-wing Democratic Rally party, is projected to win the first round, after leading all opinion polls in the run-up to the vote.<br/><br/>Polling stations opened at 7am local time and will close at 6...

January 28, 2018 11:45 AM

World leaders condemn suicide attack in Afghan capital

World leaders and the UN have condemned the suicide blast in Afghan capital Kabul that killed at least 95 people and injured over 150 yesterday. India termed it as barbaric and dastardly saying that there can be no justification for such reprehensible attacks. In a statement, the External Affairs Mi...

January 28, 2018 7:41 AM

Honduran president takes oath amid protests

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been sworn-in for a new term. At a ceremony in capital Tegucigalpa, the President promised to begin a process of reconciliation to unite the Honduran family.<br/><br/>The inauguration came after soldiers and riot police fired tear gas to bloc...

January 28, 2018 7:41 AM

Steve Wynn resigns as RNC finance chairman

In the United States, Steve Wynn has stepped down as the Finance Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), following allegations of decades of sexual misconduct. <br/><br/>The 76-year-old former business rival turned political ally of Donald Trump had assumed the RNC position ...

January 28, 2018 7:32 AM

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal released from detention

Saudi billionaire Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal has been released after nearly three months in detention following a settlement with authorities. The Prince, whose net worth has been estimated by Forbes magazine at 17 billion US dollars, was released yesterday. <br/><br/>Hours earlier, in a...

January 28, 2018 7:31 AM

World leaders condemn suicide attack in Afghan capital

World leaders have condemned the suicide blast in Afghan capital Kabul that killed at least 95 people and injured over 150 yesterday. <br/><br/>India termed it as barbaric and dastardly saying that there can be no justification for such reprehensible attacks. <br/><br/>In a s...

January 27, 2018 9:15 PM

Heavy snow causes travel chaos in China

Heavy snow continued to affect parts of China today, closing highways, causing train and flight cancellations, and even interrupting a soccer match between Vietnam and Uzbekistan in a southern Chinese province. <br/><br/>The official Xinhua news agency said, in central Hubei province, se...

January 27, 2018 8:50 PM

New Delhi condemns terror attack in Kabul; terms it barbaric & dastardly

India has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Kabul today calling it barbaric and dastardly. <br/><br/>In a statement, the External Affairs Ministry said, there can be no justification for such reprehensible attacks and the perpetrators and their supporters should be brought to ju...

January 27, 2018 8:49 PM

95 killed, 158 injured in terror attack in Kabul

In Afghanistan, at least 95 people were killed and 158 others injured in a powerful suicide terror blast in the capital, Kabul today. Officials said, attackers drove an ambulance laden with explosives past a police checkpoint into a street that was only open to government workers. <br/><br/...

January 27, 2018 6:58 PM

63 killed, 151 others injured in terror attack in Kabul

In Afghanistan, a suicide bombing has killed at least 63 people and injured 151 others in the centre of capital, Kabul. <br/><br/>Officials say, attackers drove an ambulance laden with explosives past a police checkpoint into a street that was closed to public transport. <br/><b...

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