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October 5, 2017 8:44 AM

US: Pentagon pumping millions more into missile defence

In the United States, the Pentagon is seeking 440 million US dollars more into missile defence, including yet another expansion of its fleet of missile interceptors. This is being done to counter North Korea's accelerating push for a nuclear-armed missile capable of hitting the United States.&l...

October 5, 2017 8:09 AM

Three US special forces commandos killed in Niger

In western African country of Niger, three US military service members were killed and two others were wounded yesterday in an ambush. According to a US official the American troops came under fire when they were on a regular joint patrol along with Nigerian soldiers. <br/><br/>'The...

October 5, 2017 8:07 AM

Amnesty International condemns forced returns of Afghan asylum seekers

Amnesty International condemns forced return of Afghan asylum seekers from Europe. Amensty International said in Kabul that forced return of Afghan are at risk of torture, kidnapping and death in war-torn Afghanistan.<br/><br/>Almost 9,500 Afghans went back to their homeland in 2016 afte...

October 5, 2017 7:27 AM

Scientists say extreme storms will be new normal: UN chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that scientists predict the extreme storm during this year's Atlantic hurricane season will be 'new normal' of the warming world. <br/><br/>Stating this during his hurricane-battered Caribbean today, Mr. Guterres said that sci...

October 4, 2017 8:47 PM

Bomb kills 3 in court in west Libyan city; IS claims attack

In Libya, at least three people were killed in a bomb explosion at a court house complex in the western city of Misrata on Wednesday. <br/><br/>The city's hospital said that at least 35 people were wounded in the blast. Akram Qalawan, hospital spokesman, said the casualties are most...

October 4, 2017 8:12 PM

2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for Cryo-Electron Microscopy

The 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for improving images made of biological molecules.<br/><br/>Jacques Dubochet from Switzerland, Joachim Frank of US and Richard Henderson from UK will share the nine million prize. They were named at a press conference...

October 4, 2017 7:59 PM

Pro-independence Catalans defy King Felipe VI's warning

Pro-independence Catalan leaders are pressing ahead despite an emphatic warning from King Felipe VI. Catalan President Carles Puigdemont said he would declare independence at the end of this week or the beginning of next. <br/><br/>The king branded Sunday's referendum illegal and un...

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