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November 8, 2017 8:10 AM
India has said that in the absence of long-due reform and expansion of its permanent and non-permanent members, the UN Security Council remains dysfunctional as it no longer reflects contemporary realities and confronts a crisis of legitimacy and credibility. <br/><br/>Indian Ambassador ...
November 8, 2017 7:37 AM
A magnitude 6(point)5 quake hit Papua New Guinea today. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.4, struck 83 kilometre south of the coastal city of Wewak but it was fairly deep, some 112 kilometre underground, which would have mitigated the shaking.<br/>&...
November 8, 2017 7:25 AM
US Vice-President Mike Pence spoke over phone with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and discussed the security situation in the war-torn country. <br/><br/>The White House said today, the two leaders also discussed the impact of President Donald Trump's South Asia strategy on the ...
November 8, 2017 7:23 AM
The US is set to become isolated in its stance on the Paris climate agreement, after Syria said it was preparing to join the deal. The Paris deal unites the world's nations in tackling climate change. Syria and Nicaragua were the only nations outside the deal when it was agreed in 2015. Nicarag...
November 8, 2017 6:47 AM
A magnitude 6.5 quake hit Papua New Guinea today. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.4, struck 83 kilometre south of the coastal city of Wewak but it was fairly deep, some 112 kilometre underground, which would have mitigated the shaking.<br/><br/...
November 7, 2017 8:38 PM
In Afghanistan, at least two people were killed and several others were wounded in an attack on journalists today. <br/><br/>Gunmen, disguised as policemen, had stormed a Kabul television station while several members of staff were still inside the building. <br/><br/>The ass...
November 7, 2017 3:02 PM
A Papua New Guinea (PNG) court has ruled against restoring basic services to refugees staying in a closed Australian-run detention centre. <br/><br/>Rejecting an application filed on behalf of one of the detainees, the PNG Supreme Court said, power, water and food were available at the t...
November 7, 2017 3:02 PM
United States has reiterated its plan to withdraw from the Paris agreement on global warming. <br/><br/>A senior US delegate attending the 23rd conference of the parties (CoP23) in Bonn, Germany on Monday said Washington's position has not changed since the president's announce...
November 7, 2017 3:01 PM
The US government has partially resumed issuing visas in Turkey after visa services were suspended last month. <br/><br/>The announcement of the resumption of limited visa services for Turks was made by the US embassy in Ankara on Monday. <br/><br/>In a statement the US Embas...
November 7, 2017 3:01 PM
Lanka IOC, a subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in Sri Lanka has refuted claims that delay in its shipment was the reason behind fuel shortage in the island nation. <br/><br/>LIOC said in a statement late night that it caters to only 16 percent of country's fuel supply and h...
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