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December 28, 2017 7:11 AM

Ugandan army claims 100 rebels killed in DR Congo strikes

Uganda's army has claimed that over 100 rebels were killed in its operations in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The rebels belonged to a Ugandan group, Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) who killed 14 UN peacekeepers earlier this month, considered as the deadliest attack on UN forces in 2...

December 28, 2017 6:57 AM

Iceland: One killed, 12 critically injured in tourist bus crash

In Iceland, one person was killed and 12 critically injured after a bus carrying 46 Chinese tourists skidded off the road after a rear-end collision with a compact car yesterday. The car and bus crashed near the Eldhraun lava field about 250 kilometres east of Reykjavik, Iceland's capital.<b...

December 28, 2017 2:30 AM

Ugandan army claims 100 rebels killed in DR Congo strikes

Uganda's army has claimed that over 100 rebels were killed in its operations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. <br/>&apos;<br/>The rebels belonged to a Ugandan group, Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) who killed 14 UN peacekeepers earlier this month, considered as the deadliest ...

December 28, 2017 2:29 AM

Russia: 10 people injured in explosion at supermarket in Saint Petersburg

In Russia, at least 10 people were injured in an explosion at a supermarket in Saint Petersburg.<br/><br/>Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko said, <br/>the blast was caused by a homemade device containing 200 grams of explosives at a storage area for customers&#0...

December 27, 2017 8:15 PM

Suicide car bombing kills two soldiers in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, at least two soldiers were killed and 15 others injured in a suicide car bombing at a military base in southern province on Wednesday. <br/><br/>The attack happened in Lashkargah, capital of restive Helmand province and targeted a contingent of Afghan National Army soldie...

December 27, 2017 8:14 PM

CPEC not directed against India, says China

China on Wednesday said that its ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is not directed against India and the project should not be influenced or disturbed by any third country, a day after Beijing offered to extend the 50 billion dollar project to Afghanistan. <br/><br/>At the first...

December 27, 2017 6:17 PM

Storm brings record snow to US city Erie on Christmas Day

A heavy storm has brought a record amount of snow to the US city of Erie on Christmas Day, forcing officials to declare a state of emergency. <br/><br/>A total of 34in of snow blanketed the city and surrounding areas in the Pennsylvania state. <br/><br/>There was no respite o...

December 27, 2017 6:17 PM

Vote counting underway in Liberia presidential elections

Vote counting has begun in Liberia in a run-off presidential election between Vice-President Joseph Boakai and former international footballer George Weah. <br/><br/>Mr Weah, 51, won the first round, but did not secure the required 50 per cent of the vote for an outright victory. <br/...

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