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December 31, 2017 8:12 PM

New Year celebrations begin in various of parts of globe

New Zealand has become the first country in the world to usher in the year 2018. <br/><br/>Tens of thousands of New Zealanders took to streets and beaches, as the new year dawned in this southern hemisphere nation, fireworks boomed and crackled above city centres and harbours. <br/&gt...

December 31, 2017 8:12 PM

17 killed in suicide attack on funeral in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city

A bombing targeted the funeral of a local official in eastern Afghanistan today, killing at least 17 people. <br/><br/>Noor Ahmad Habibi, deputy spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province, said a rickshaw rigged with explosives went off among people gathered in the provincial capit...

December 31, 2017 7:40 PM

Bombing targeted funeral of local official in Afghanistan, killing 17 people

A bombing targeted the funeral of a local official in eastern Afghanistan today, killing at least 17 people. <br/><br/>Noor Ahmad Habibi, deputy spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province, said a rickshaw rigged with explosives went off among people gathered in the provincial capit...

December 31, 2017 7:22 PM

Iran: Iron fist threatened if unrest continues

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have warned anti-government protesters they will face the nation's iron fist if political unrest continues. Three days of demonstrations over falling living standards have become the biggest show of dissent since pro-reform rallies in 2009. <br/><br/&gt...

December 31, 2017 7:22 PM

New Zealand becomes 1st country in world to usher in year 2018

New Zealand has become the first country in the world to usher in the year 2018. <br/><br/>Tens of thousands of New Zealanders took to streets and beaches, as the new year dawned in this southern hemisphere nation, fireworks boomed and crackled above city centres and harbours. <br/&gt...

December 31, 2017 6:11 PM

Afghanistan: Suicide attack at funeral in Jalalabad, killed 15 people

In Afghanistan, a suicide attack at a funeral in the eastern city of Jalalabad today killed at least 15 people and injured 13 others. <br/><br/>Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the blast hit people gathered for the funeral of a former district governor. &lt...

December 31, 2017 2:31 PM

Syria: 115 bodies unearthed from mass grave in Raqqa

State news agency SANA said the bodies are of civilians and soldiers killed by the Islamic State (IS) terrorists, who had been controlling the city before their downfall late this year. <br/><br/>SANA said the IS killed those people in mid-2014 near the town of Dibsi Afnan in the souther...

December 31, 2017 2:29 PM

Sri Lankan navy arrested 13 Indian fishermen

Sri Lankan navy today arrested 13 Indian fishermen along with two boats for allegedly poaching in Sri Lankan waters. <br/><br/>A navy spokesman said the arrests happened near Kachhateevu island early this morning. He said the arrested fishermen will be handed over to the fisheries depart...

December 31, 2017 2:28 PM

4.6 magnitude earthquake strikes central Greece

An earthquake of 4(point)6 magnitude today struck central Greece and was felt in the capital Athens. <br/><br/>According to a preliminary estimation by the Athens Geodynamic Institute, the tremor occurred at 6:02 AM local time at a depth of 5 kilometre on the coast of the Corinth Gulf, i...

December 31, 2017 2:28 PM

South Korean authorities seize Panama-flagged vessel

South Korean authorities have seized a Panama-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil products to North Korea in violation of international sanctions.<br/><br/>A customs official said that the ship was seized at Pyeongtaek-Dangjin port without elaborating. The port is on the west co...

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