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October 8, 2017 5:13 PM

Afghanistan: 7 militants killed in attacks

In Afghanistan, at least seven Taliban insurgents have been killed and eleven others were wounded during an airstrike by Afghan security forces in northern Sari Pul province. <br/><br/>A spokesman for the Army Corps in the northern region said forces targeted a militant training center i...

October 8, 2017 4:54 PM

Saudi Aramco&apos;s India office inaugurated in Gurugram

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated Saudi Aramco&apos;s India office jointly with the company's President Amin H Al-Nasser in Gurugram today.<br/><br/>Speaking on the occasion Mr Pradhan said, India is one of the biggest markets for Saudi oil and LPG. He said the Saudi...

October 8, 2017 2:10 PM

Three charged for plotting New York attacks for IS in 2016

Three people have been charged with plotting attacks in New York City last year for the militant Islamic State (IS) group. <br/><br/>According to the office of Acting US Attorney Joon Kim in Manhattan, the planned attacks, which were thwarted by law enforcement, incl&apos;uded detonating...

October 8, 2017 2:10 PM

Hurricane Nate makes second landfall near Biloxi, Mississippi

Hurricane Nate made its second US landfall near Biloxi, Mississippi, shortly after midnight local time Sunday as a Category one hurricane. The National Hurricane Center said just hours earlier, Nate had made its first US landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River in southeast Louisiana. The Ce...

October 8, 2017 12:59 PM

Catalan independence declaration will have no effect, says Spanish PM

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has warned that any declaration of independence by Catalonia will have no effect, adding that he is not ruling out suspending the region's autonomy. <br/><br/>In an interview with El Pais newspaper published today, Mr Rajoy also rejected any medi...

October 8, 2017 12:03 PM

Hurricane Nate makes landfall at mouth of Mississippi River

In the United States, hurricane Nate has come ashore on a sparsely populated area at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Nate was forecast to make its second landfall near Biloxi, Mississippi, and threatened to inundate homes and businesses. The center of the storm passed to the east of New Orleans,...

October 8, 2017 8:38 AM

Ghana's capital rocked by huge gas blasts, one dead

In Ghana, huge explosions have rocked a natural gas station in capital Accra, killing at least one person. The blasts sent a giant fireball into the sky and forced residents to flee the Atomic Junction area, in the north-east of the city yesterday. Reports suggest a tanker delivering natural gas cau...

October 8, 2017 8:37 AM

At least 11 injured after car tits pedestrians near London Museum

In United Kingdom, at least 11 people were injured yesterday when a car jumped on to a pavement and hit pedestrians near the Natural History Museum in London. <br/><br/>Officials said the incident has been confirmed by the police as a road accident which is not terror related. A man has ...

October 8, 2017 8:36 AM

Palace guards killed in Saudi shooting in Jeddah

In Saudi Arabia, a shooting at a Royal Palace has left two security guards dead and three others injured yesterday. The attack occurred at a checkpoint outside the western gate to the Al Salam Palace in Jeddah, where the royal family conducts official business during the summer months. Saudi King Sa...

October 8, 2017 8:35 AM

Hurricane Nate moves toward second landfall on Gulf Coast

In the United States, hurricane Nate has made landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana. According to the US National Hurricane Center, the storm with maximum sustained winds of 137 kilometres per hour is moving north and a second landfall is expected on the Mississippi coast lat...

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