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December 30, 2017 12:23 PM

Iran govt should respect rights of its citizens: US

The US has said that the Iranian government should respect the rights of its citizens to protest peacefully. <br/><br/>White House Press Secretary, Sarah Sanders said in a statement in Washington that there are many reports of peaceful protests by Iranian citizens against the regime&#039...

December 30, 2017 10:46 AM

Mystery writer Sue Grafton dies aged 77

Sue Grafton, the mystery writer who penned best-selling novels with alphabet-based titles, starting with "A Is for Alibi" and ending with "Y Is for Yesterday," has died. She was 77. <br/><br/>Grafton died at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, after battlin...

December 30, 2017 6:40 AM

Iran: Anti-govt demonstrations against rising prices spread to cities

In Iran, anti-government demonstrations, which began in Mashhad city on Thursday against rising prices have now spread to several major cities. Large numbers reportedly turned out in Rasht, in the north, and Kermanshah, in the west, with smaller protests in Isfahan, Hamadan and elsewhere. <br/&gt...

December 30, 2017 6:35 AM

Egypt:10 people killed in terrorist attack on church near Cairo

In Egypt, at least ten people were killed and eight others injured in a terrorist attack on a church near the capital Cairo today. <br/><br/>A health ministry spokesman said the attack took place when gunmen on a motorbike opened fire outside Mar Mina church in Helwan area. <br/>&l...

December 30, 2017 6:34 AM

US: Child playing with stove caused deadly New York City apartment fire

In United States, an unattended three-year-old boy playing with the burners on a kitchen stove started a fire in a New York City apartment that killed 12 people yesterday, Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. <br/><br/>Children aged 1, 2 and 7 as well as a boy whose age was unknown died,...

December 30, 2017 6:31 AM

Iran: Anti-govt demonstrations against rising prices spread to major cities

In Iran, anti-government demonstrations, which began in Mashhad city on Thursday against rising prices have now spread to several major cities. Large numbers reportedly turned out in Rasht, in the north, and Kermanshah, in the west, with smaller protests in Isfahan, Hamadan and elsewhere. <br/&gt...

December 30, 2017 6:29 AM

Israeli tanks & aircraft strike Gaza Strip

Israeli tanks and aircraft struck the Gaza Strip after three rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave towards Israel. <br/><br/>Voice of America reports that the attacks occurred yesterday as thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of Gaza and the occupied West Bank to prote...

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