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December 24, 2017 11:30 AM

North Korea slams new UN sanctions as 'act of war'

North Korea today slammed the latest UN sanctions imposed on it over the widely-condemned intercontinental ballistic missile tests. In a statement, the country's Foreign Ministry described the move as an act of war.<br/><br/>The UN Security Council had unanimously passed new US-draf...

December 24, 2017 9:11 AM

Philippines storm leaves 182 dead & tens of thousands displaced

In the southern Philippines, tens of thousands have been forced from their homes by a tropical storm that battered the country leaving at least 182 dead. <br/><br/>According to police and aid agencies, tropical Storm Tembin, which triggered flash floods and mudslides as it lashed the nat...

December 24, 2017 9:11 AM

Germany & France urge end to renewed fighting in east Ukraine

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron have urged both sides in eastern Ukraine to live up to cease-fire agreements amid a recent upswing in clashes between Russia-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces.<br/><br/>The statement comes a day after US officials...

December 24, 2017 7:14 AM

37 feared dead in Philippines shopping mall blaze

Thirty-seven people were killed in a fire that engulfed a shopping mall in the southern Philippine city of Davao. According to police, the blaze started at the four-storey NCCC Mall yesterday morning and people were trapped inside, including in a call centre on the top floor. <br/><br/>T...

December 24, 2017 3:06 AM

Philippines: Death toll from tropical storm climbs to 182

In the Philippines, the death toll from a tropical storm has risen to 182 with over 150 people still missing. Police said, rescuers pulled dozens of bodies from a swollen river. <br/><br/>Tropical Storm Tembin has lashed the nation's second-largest island of Mindanao since yesterday...

December 23, 2017 5:30 PM

Pak govt requests court to deny clearance to Hafiz Saeed's political party

The Pakistan Government has requested a court in Islamabad not to consider Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-backed Milli Muslim League's (MML) plea seeking its registration as a political party, saying the group would breed violence and extremism in politics. <br/><br/>Saeed ear...

December 23, 2017 5:28 PM

Philippines: Death toll from tropical storm climbs to 133

In the Philippines, the death toll from a tropical storm climbed swiftly to 133 today. Police said, rescuers pulled dozens of bodies from a swollen river. <br/><br/>Tropical Storm Tembin has lashed the nation's second-largest island of Mindanao since yesterday, triggering flash floo...

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