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January 16, 2018 9:26 PM

Sri Lankan President walks out of Cabinet meeting

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena walked out of the Cabinet meeting held this morning after making an emotional speech over the personal attacks against him by certain members of United National Party. <br/><br/><br/>A senior Cabinet Minister told local media that President...

January 16, 2018 7:34 PM

Tractor carrying Indian pilgrims meets with an accident in Nepal

A tractor carrying Indian pilgrims today met with an accident in Nepal's Nawalparasi district, killing one person and injuring 13 others. <br/><br/>The accident in Triveni Village Council took place when the tractor was heading towards Trivenidham on the occasion of Hindu festival M...

January 16, 2018 7:20 PM

DAC clears procurement of 72,400 assault rifles, 93,895 carbines

Defence Acquisition Council has cleared procurement of 72 thousand 400 assault rifles and 93 thousand 895 carbines on a fast-track basis to meet the immediate requirement of the troops deployed along the borders. <br/><br/>The procurement involves the expenditure of three thousand 547 cr...

January 16, 2018 7:19 PM

Xi Jinping holds telephonic talks with Donald Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping today held telephonic talks with his US counterpart Donald Trump to resume a suspended dialogue aimed at improving bilateral economic ties, amid tensions over their huge trade imbalance. <br/><br/>The phone call between the two leaders came as the Trump Admin...

January 16, 2018 5:38 PM

Fire rips through Dutch colonial building in Jakarta

A fire ripped through a 17th century Dutch colonial building that houses a maritime museum in the Indonesian capital Jakarta today, causing extensive damage to its historical collections. <br/><br/>Museum head Husnizon Nizar said there are no casualties from the fire that swept through o...

January 16, 2018 5:31 PM

Bangladesh to return Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar within 2 years

Bangladesh has agreed to complete the process of returning Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar within two years after repatriation begins. <br/><br/>In a statement today, following a meeting of the neighbours at Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw, Bangladesh Foreign Ministry said, the return effor...

January 16, 2018 5:20 PM

Israeli military reopens key border crossing with Gaza Strip

The Israeli military says, it has reopened a key border crossing with the Gaza Strip after destroying a tunnel built under it by the Hamas militant group. <br/><br/>Today's opening restores Gaza's main point of entry of humanitarian aid. Israel temporarily closed the Kerem Shal...

January 16, 2018 5:14 PM

Foreign Ministers from 20 countries set to meet in Canada

Foreign Ministers from 20 countries are set to meet in Canada to discuss North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes. The United States and Canada will host the meeting today in Vancouver. The gathering will be attended by countries that sent troops to the UN forces in the Korean War, as well ...

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