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November 18, 2017 12:07 PM

Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes southern China

A strong intensity earthquake measuring 6.9 on Richter Scale today hit Tibet's Nyingchi prefecture, located close to Arunachal Pradesh border. <br/><br/>According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the quake struck at 6:34 a.m Beijing Time at a depth of about 10 Kilometre. &lt...

November 18, 2017 12:04 PM

Russia casts 11th UN Syria veto, again blocking inquiry

Russia has again cast a veto to block a UN Security Council resolution that would have extended an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria. Russia rejected a Japanese draft resolution to prolong by 30 days the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM), whose mandate ended at midnight ...

November 18, 2017 10:20 AM

Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes southern China

A strong intensity earthquake measuring 6.9 on Richter Scale hit Tibet's Nyingchi prefecture, located close to border of Arunachal Pradesh, in the early hours of today. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the quake struck at 6:34 AM Beijing Time, at a depth of about 10 km....

November 18, 2017 10:13 AM

Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes southern China

A strong intensity earthquake measuring 6.9 on Richter Scale hit Tibet's Nyingchi prefecture, located close to border of Arunachal Pradesh, in the early hours of today. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the quake struck at 6:34 AM Beijing Time, at a depth of about 10 km....

November 18, 2017 10:11 AM

Lebanon's PM Saad Hariri leaves Riyadh for France

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri today left Saudi Arabia for France. Lebanon's Future TV, owned by Hariri's family said, the Prime Minister left Riyadh airport on his private jet with his wife and is headed for Le Bourget airport. <br/><br/>Earlier Hariri had tweeted that he...

November 18, 2017 10:10 AM

Argentine navy loses contact with submarine carrying 44

The Argentine navy has said, one of its submarine is missing off the country's south coast with a crew of 44 on board. <br/><br/>Navy spokesman, Enrique Balbi said at a news conference that they are searching the South Atlantic for submarine that has not made contact for 48 hours. H...

November 18, 2017 8:21 AM

Iraqi forces retake last town under Islamic State control

Iraqi government forces retook the last town in the country still held by the Islamic State terror group. <br/><br/>Iraq's Joint Operations Command (JOC), General Abdelamir Yarallah said in a statement that Government troops and paramilitary units liberated the whole of Rawa yesterd...

November 18, 2017 8:20 AM

Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes southern China

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck southern China near the Indian border today. <br/><br/>United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, the quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.7, struck at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers in the Xizang region of southern China close to the India...

November 18, 2017 8:19 AM

Zimbabwe's ruling party Zanu-PF urges Mugabe to step down

In Zimbabwe, Regional branches of ruling ZANU-PF party called for President Robert Mugabe to resign. <br/><br/>According to Zimbabwe&apos;s official newspaper, the Herald, at least eight out of 10 regional party branches voted yesterday evening for Mr Mugabe to resign as president and pa...

November 18, 2017 8:19 AM

China's special envoy meets closest aide of Kim Jong Un

China's presidential envoy, Song Ta, yesterday met with a close aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. <br/><br/>The head of the Chinese Communist Party's international department, arrived in Pyongyang yesterday and held talks with Korean Workers' Party Vice Chairman Cho...

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