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December 1, 2017 6:53 AM

World AIDS day being observed today

World AIDS day is being observed today. The day is celebrated every year all over the world on December 1st to raise the public awareness about Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome, AIDS.<br/><br/>It is a pandemic disease caused due to the infection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). ...

November 30, 2017 7:12 PM

Russia accuses US of provoking North Korea

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today accused the United States of seeking to provoke North Korea into stepping up its nuclear missile programme. <br/><br/>He rejected a call by the American envoy to the UN Security Council to sever ties with the North after its latest ballistic m...

November 30, 2017 5:16 PM

Volcano ash-hit Bali airport reopens, flights resume

Thousands of foreign tourists are leaving Bali by plane today following a nearly three-day airport shutdown sparked by a rumbling volcano on the Indonesian holiday island. <br/><br/>The alert level on Mount Agung remains at maximum, but a change in wind direction blew towering columns of...

November 30, 2017 2:25 PM

Libya allows emergency migrant evacuations after slavery uproar

French President Emmanuel Macron has said, Libya has agreed to allow migrants facing abuse in detention camps to be evacuated within days or weeks, mostly to their home countries.<br/><br/>Speaking to media after an emergency talks on the sidelines of European Union -Africa summit in Abi...

November 30, 2017 1:52 PM

Peace talks begin in Geneva to end the civil war in Syria

Peace talks have begun in Geneva to end the civil war in Syria, but there has been no breakthrough in the standoff between government and rebel forces. UN Special Envoy, Staffan de Mistura met on Tuesday with delegates from the Syrian opposition. He also met delegates from the government of Presiden...

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