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November 13, 2017 5:48 AM

7.3 magnitude earthquake jolts Iran-Iraq northern border region; 65 killed

A strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake has rattled the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, killing 65 people. State media said at least 61 people died in western Iran, with four more reported dead in Iraq. The death toll is likely to rise. <br/><br/><br/>The earthquake sparked...

November 13, 2017 5:10 AM

8 dead in Democratic Republic of Congo train accident

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, at least eight people died in an accident involving a freight train carrying flammable material. An official and the UN's radio Okapi said the train, in which the victims were travelling illegally, was running between the country's second city Lubumbash...

November 13, 2017 4:35 AM

Pakistan suspends licenses for automatic weapons

Pakistan has suspended licences for all automatic weapons as part of a commitment by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to ban deadly firearms in the country. <br/><br/>Prime Minister Abbasi in his inaugural speech in Parliament after assuming office in August had promised that he would...

November 13, 2017 4:33 AM

Spanish PM Mariano urges businesses not to abandon Catalonia

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy today urged businesses not to abandon Catalonia after hundreds of firms moved their legal headquarters away as uncertainty over the region's independence drive drags on. <br/><br/>Prime Minister Rajoy said this during his first visit to Catalonia...

November 12, 2017 9:02 PM

Israel hints to continue military strikes across its frontier with Syria

Israel on Sunday signalled that it would keep up military strikes across its frontier with Syria to prevent any encroachment by Iranian-allied forces, even as the United States and Russia try to build up a ceasefire in the area. <br/><br/>U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President...

November 12, 2017 6:27 PM

Trump, Putin agree on political solution to Syrian conflict

US President Donald Trump agreed that there was no military solution to the conflict. Stating this in a joint statement on Syria yesterday both the leaders said that political solution to Syria's conflict and would save tremendous number of lives. <br/><br/>Both the leaders confirme...

November 12, 2017 6:24 PM

US President Donald Trump reaches Manila to attend APEC Summit

US President Donald Trump reached the Philippine capital Manila on Sunday to attend the annual gathering of leaders from East and Southeast Asian countries. <br/><br/>Mr Trump reached Manila from Vietnam, where he attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. <br/>&...

November 12, 2017 6:23 PM

Roadside bomb injures seven people in NW Pakistan

In Pakistan, seven persons, including three security personnel, were injured today when a roadside explosive device went off near their vehicle at northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. <br/><br/>Officials said, the explosive planted in a motorcycle parked along the road in Bannu dist...

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