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January 7, 2018 7:03 PM

Two injured in explosion outside underground station in Stockholm

Two people were injured in an explosion outside an underground station in southern Stockholm today. A police spokesman said an object exploded after it was picked up, adding there was no reason to believe the event was terrorism-related. Authorities said, the underground station of Varby Gard and an...

January 7, 2018 5:21 PM

One killed, thousands displaced after Madagascar cyclone

One person was killed, three are missing and thousands have been displaced after tropical cyclone Ava tore through Madagascar. Authorities have said, the cyclone, which made landfall on Friday morning, lashed the eastern part of the African island off Mozambique with violent winds and heavy rains be...

January 7, 2018 5:20 PM

Eight refugees die in shipwreck off Libya coast

At least eight refugees have died and 86 others were rescued off the coast of Libya after a rubber dinghy ran into trouble in what is believed to be the first Mediterranean shipwreck of 2018. Italy's coastguard said an aircraft on patrol for a European anti-smuggling operation spotted the dingh...

January 7, 2018 2:28 PM

Saudi Arabia confirms 11 princes arrested over protest

Saudi Arabia's Attorney General today confirmed that 11 princes have been arrested after protesting the kingdom's austerity measures and would face trial for 'disrupting public peace and order'. <br/><br/>In a statement issued by the Information Ministry, Saud al-Moje...

January 7, 2018 2:27 PM

32 crew members missing after two vessels collide off east China coast

Thirty-two crew members, including 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis, have gone missing after two vessels collided off China's east coast last night. <br/><br/>China's Ministry of Transport today said the collision, between a Panama-registered oil tanker and a Hong Kong-register...

January 7, 2018 2:27 PM

Severe snow blast freezes United States & Canada

The eastern United States and Canada are shivering under record-breaking low temperatures following as Arctic blasts followed a deadly winter storm.<br/><br/>In Canada, temperatures approaching minus 50 degrees Celsius were forecast in northern Ontario and Quebec. Authorities warned Arct...

January 7, 2018 1:44 PM

Would like to see North Korea get involved in Winter Olympics : US Prez

US President Donald Trump has said, he would like to see North Korea get involved in next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea. Mr Trump was responding to a question on the move in this regard between Pyongyang and Seoul who are scheduled to hold their first talks on Tuesday. <br/><b...

January 7, 2018 1:40 PM

US seeks China's support to eliminate terror havens in Pakistan

A senior White House official has said, China shares US concerns about the terrorism problem in Pakistan. <br/><br/>He said in Washington that US is seeking to work with Beijing and other regional players to convince Islamabad about the need to crackdown on terror safe havens. <br/&gt...

January 7, 2018 1:34 PM

North Korea sends list of delegates for inter-Korean talks

North Korea has sent a list of its delegation for a rare high-level meeting with the South this week. South Korea's unification ministry today said the North Korean delegation for Tuesday's meeting in the truce village of Panmunjom will be led by Ri Son-Gwon, the head of the North's a...

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