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January 15, 2018 8:05 PM

Winter Olympics: North and South Korea holds further talks today

North and South Korea held further talks today on the North's plan to attend the Winter Olympics Games. Last week North Korea agreed to send a delegation to the Games in the South, easing months of tensions between the neighbours.<br/><br/>Today's latest talks were focusing on ...

January 15, 2018 8:02 PM

Philippine: Authorities raise alert level over Mount Mayon

In the Philippine, authorities have raised the alert level over Mount Mayon, an active volcano known for its deadly eruptions. The volcano began spewing ash and rocks over the weekend and today morning magma could be seen in its crater. Thousands of villagers living nearby have been evacuated from t...

January 15, 2018 6:01 PM

Jakarta stock exchange building collapses; several people injured

A mezzanine ceiling collapsed at the Jakarta stock exchange building today with reports that dozens of people were injured. Images on social media show pieces of ceiling and broken furniture in the lobby of the building in the Indonesian capital, amid clouds of dust.<br/><br/>Witnesses s...

January 15, 2018 2:24 PM

Iraq: 26 killed, 90 injured in Twin explosions in Baghdad

In Iraq, at least 26 people were killed and 90 injured in Twin explosions in the capital Baghdad. Iraq's interior ministry said today's attacks were carried out by two suicide bombers, who detonated their belts in a crowd of workers at the al-Tayyaran square in central Baghdad.<br/>&...

January 15, 2018 2:16 PM

Iraq: 35 people killed in twin suicide attack in Baghdad

In Iraq, at least 35 people were today killed and over 90 injured in twin attacks in capital Baghdad. The country's Interior Ministry said, the attacks were carried out by two suicide bombers, who detonated their belts in a crowd of workers at the al-Tayyaran square. <br/><br/>Medic...

January 15, 2018 12:51 PM

Structure inside Jakarta stock exchange tower collapses, injures 28

A structure inside the Jakarta Stock Exchange tower collapsed today, injuring several people and forcing a chaotic evacuation. TV footages showed the lobby strewn with debris and people being helped out of the building while others lay on the grass or steps outside the tower. <br/><br/>I...

January 15, 2018 12:08 PM

26 dead in central Baghdad double suicide attack

In Iraq, 26 people were killed and more than 90 injured in a twin suicide attack in the capital Baghdad today. <br/><br/>Interior Ministry said the toll could rise as more bodies are being recovered from the site. <br/><br/>Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in the al-Tay...

January 15, 2018 11:45 AM

North and South Korea discuss sending art troupe to Winter Olympics

North and South Korea have begun talks on Pyongyang's plan to send an art troupe to the Winter Olympics taking place next month in the South. The talks began today, on the northern side of the Panmunjom truce village on the military demarcation line that divides the Korean Peninsula. Lee Woo-su...

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