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October 6, 2017 7:48 PM

Ukraine Parliament extends insurgents' self-rule by one year

A raucous Ukrainian Parliament on Friday extended by another year the self-rule of its two Russian-backed insurgent regions of Lugansk and Donetsk under a set of strict conditions. <br/><br/>The vote has been welcomed by Ukraine's Western partners but bitterly opposed by hard-core n...

October 6, 2017 6:43 PM

6.0-magnitude earthquake hits off coast of Fukushima in Japan

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hits off the coast of Fukushima in Japan on Friday. Officials said the quake hit at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres, its epicentre 255 kilometres east of Ishinomaki. <br/><br/>According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake posed no tsunami ...

October 6, 2017 3:39 PM

Russia: 19 people killed in train-bus collision in east of Moscow

In Russia, at least 19 people were killed when a train collided with a bus in the east of Moscow. The accident occurred during the night near the city of Vladimir, about 110 kilometres east of the Russian capital. <br/><br/>The Moscow railway authority said in a statement that the train ...

October 6, 2017 1:26 PM

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull says 51,000 illegal firearms surrendered

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said about 51,000 illegal firearms, a fifth of all illegal guns in the country, were surrendered in a three-month amnesty ending today. <br/><br/>Speaking to reporters in Sydney, Turnbull said, Australia&apos;s tough gun ownership laws, whic...

October 6, 2017 1:25 PM

Australian PM says 51,000 illegal firearms surrendered

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said about 51,000 illegal firearms, a fifth of all illegal guns in the country, were surrendered in a three-month amnesty ending today. <br/><br/>Speaking to reporters in Sydney, Turnbull said, Australia&apos;s tough gun ownership laws, whic...

October 6, 2017 1:19 PM

US: Legislation introduced for Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange

In United States, a legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives advocating educational, scholarly, and professional exchange programmes between the US and India with a focus on the work of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.<br/>&apos;<br/>America's legenda...

October 6, 2017 12:11 PM

Tropical Storm NATE killed 22 people in Central America

Newly formed tropical Storm NATE has killed at least 22 people in Central America as it pummeled the region with heavy rain while heading toward Mexico&apos;s Caribbean resorts and the US Gulf Coast.<br/><br/>Vice President of Nicaragua, Rosario Murillo said, at least 11 people died, sev...

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