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October 31, 2017 12:48 PM

World Cities Day being celebrated today

Today is World Cities Day. The United Nations General Assembly designated the 31st of October as World Cities Day to promote the international community's interest in global urbanization, push forward cooperation among countries in meeting opportunities and addressing challenges of urbanization...

October 31, 2017 12:48 PM

Nine bodies, 2 severed heads, found in Tokyo flat

Japanese police have found nine bodies, including two with their heads severed and dumped in a cool box, in a flat in Tokyo. <br/><br/>Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department said, they were investigating the disappearance of a woman and during the search on Monday, police found a cooler bo...

October 31, 2017 12:47 PM

NATO chief urges UN members to implement sanctions against North Korea

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) chief, Jens Stoltenberg, today urged all United Nation members to fully and transparently implement sanctions against North Korea. <br/><br/>In a joint statement with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, NATO chief said in Tokyo that North Korea p...

October 31, 2017 12:47 PM

Seven militants killed as Israel destroys tunnel

In Palestine, seven militants were killed and several others injured when Israel destroyed a tunnel running from Gaza into Israel. <br/><br/>Palestinian officials five of those who died were members of Islamic Jihad. The Hamas military wing said two of its members were killed in a rescue...

October 31, 2017 10:57 AM

6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of New Caledonia

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New Caledonia today in the tectonically active Pacific region. <br/><br/>Seismologists said, the tremor hit at a depth of 29 kilometres some 253 kilometres from the capital Noumea and 109 kilometres from Tadine in the lightly populated L...

October 31, 2017 8:31 AM

Iceland's President launches talks to determine next govt

Iceland's President has launched talks to determine who could form the next government after an inconclusive general election in which a record eight political parties won seats. <br/><br/>Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson called the snap election a month ago after a junior member ...

October 31, 2017 8:31 AM

US captures key militant involved in Benghazi consulate attack

US President Donald Trump has said, American forces have captured a key militant, Mustafa Al-Imam, believed to have involved in the deadly attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya in 2012. <br/><br/>Four Americans, including a diplomat named Christopher Stevens, were killed in the a...

October 31, 2017 7:09 AM

Uhuru Kenyatta wins controversial Kenyan poll rerun

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has been declared the winner of a controversial re-run of the Presidential election. <br/><br/>The country's Election Commission said, he won 98 per cent of the votes with a turnout at just under 39 per cent - less than half that was recorded in Augus...

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