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January 6, 2018 7:20 PM

11 Saudi Arabian princes arrested over palace protes

Saudi officials have arrested 11 princes for staging a protest against the kingdom's austerity measures. <br/><br/>According to a report from the Saudi news website Sabq, the princes, who gathered in the historical Palace of Government area in the capital Riyadh today, were demonstr...

January 6, 2018 2:25 PM

All party meet to discuss bond commission report in Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, an all party meeting has been convened on Tuesday to determine a date for the parliamentary debate on the bond commission report.<br/><br/>Several opposition parties had demanded a parliamentary debate on the report holding former finance minister and central bank governor ...

January 6, 2018 2:23 PM

All party meet to discuss debate on bond commission report in Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, an all party meeting has been convened on Tuesday to determine a date for the parliamentary debate on the bond commission report.<br/><br/>Several opposition parties had demanded a parliamentary debate on the report holding former finance minister and central bank governor ...

January 6, 2018 2:14 PM

Snowstorms in China claim 13 lives in last three days

In China, 13 people have been killed in heavy snowstorms in the eastern Anhui Province in the last three days. According to state-run Xinhua news agency, the worst snowstorms since 2008 have so far affected 1.06 million people in the province. The storms caused direct economic losses of 1.26 billion...

January 6, 2018 2:14 PM

UN to investigate DR Congo attack on peacekeepers

The United Nations has set up a special investigation of the attack that killed 15 UN peacekeepers and wounded 43 others in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month. The December 7 attack in the Beni territory of North Kivu province was one of the worst to target UN peacekeepers in recent history...

January 6, 2018 11:53 AM

UN sets up investigation of DRC attack that killed 15 peacekeepers

The United Nations has set up a special investigation of the attack that killed 15 UN peacekeepers and wounded 43 others in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month. The December 7 attack in the Beni territory of North Kivu province was one of the worst to target UN peacekeepers in recent history...

January 6, 2018 11:30 AM

18 killed as minibus, truck collide in Guinea-Bissau

Eighteen people were killed and another 14 injured in the small west African state of Guinea-Bissau when a minibus collided with a truck last night.<br/><br/>Police said the truck appeared to have been speeding when the driver lost control and collided head-on with the minibus near Bissa...

January 6, 2018 11:29 AM

Trump seeks $18 billion to extend border wall over 10 years

The Trump administration has proposed spending 18 billion US Dollar over 10 years to significantly extend the border wall with Mexico. According to a US official, the proposal by Customs and Border Protection calls for 505 kilometres of the additional barrier by September 2027, bringing total covera...

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