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October 11, 2017 11:01 AM

Japan's Shinmoe volcano alert level raised after small eruption

The alert level for Shinmoe, a volcano in Japan's southwestern Kyushu region, has been raised to 3 on a scale 5 after a small-scale eruption. The Japan Meteorological Agency said that the eruption at 5:34 a.m. at 0200 hrs IST yesterday was the first in about six years at Shinmoe, which is part ...

October 11, 2017 9:51 AM

13 dead in prison riot in northern Mexico

A security official in the state of Nuevo Leon in northern Mexico says 13 inmates have died in a prison riot. Spokesman Aldo Fasci says the riot occurred at the state prison in Cadereyta, saying that the death toll could climb because eight people are in critical condition.<br/><br/>All ...

October 11, 2017 8:26 AM

Nisha Desai Biswal appointed as president of USIBC

Nisha Desai Biswal, former Indian-American assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia has been appointed as the new president of US India Business Council (USIBC). <br/><br/>Biswal was the assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, in which capacity she spearhe...

October 11, 2017 8:25 AM

Catalan leaders sign independence declaration but put it on hold

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and other regional leaders have put on hold the implementation of declaration of independence for several weeks after signing it. <br/><br/>They signed the declaration of independence from Spain yesterday, calling for Catalonia to be recognised as a so...

October 11, 2017 8:20 AM

Iraqi forces free Hawijah area from IS

Iraqi security forces have fully liberated Hawijah area from Islamic State, IS terrorists in west of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. <br/><br/>Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Yarallah, Commander of Hawijah Operations, said in a statement yesterday that the Iraqi Army, Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS), f...

October 11, 2017 8:15 AM

Today is International Day of the Girl Child

Today is International Day of the Girl Child. On December 2011 the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution to declare 11th October as the International Day of the Girl Child to recognize girls&apos; rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. <br/><br/>On the...

October 11, 2017 7:12 AM

Wildfires in California's wine region claim 15 lives

In the US, firefighters battled wildfires in California's wine region as the death toll rose to 15, with 200 missing and thousands left homeless in neighborhoods reduced to ashes. <br/><br/>President Donald Trump declared a major disaster in California, freeing up federal funding an...

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