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September 30, 2017 6:06 PM

Syrian war monitor: 28 civilians killed in safe zone

In Syria, at least 28 civilians were killed today in air attacks in the opposition stronghold of Idlib province. <br/><br/>The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, four children are among the dead in the overnight air strikes on the town of Armanaz, a few kilometres from th...

September 30, 2017 6:06 PM

US secretary of state meets Chinese President

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson today met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other officials on issues including trade, North Korea and preparations for an anticipated visit by President Donald Trump to China in November. <br/><br/>Tillerson told top Chinese foreign policy adviser...

September 30, 2017 2:19 PM

Nawaz Sharif may regain PML-N's leadership

Pakistan's ousted premier Nawaz Sharif is expected to regain the leadership of his Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) party next week. <br/><br/>PML-N central information secretary and Minister for Climate Change Mushahidullah Khan said in Islamabad that a meeting of the General Counc...

September 30, 2017 1:22 PM

Quake of magnitude 5.5 strikes in China's Sichuan province

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5(point)5 struck 78 kilometres west of the Chinese city of Guanyuang in Sichuan province today. <br/><br/>United States Geological Survey, USGS said, depth of the tremor was 10 km (6 miles). <br/><br/>There were no immediate reports of damage...

September 30, 2017 12:36 PM

UN agrees to send war crime experts in Yemen

The United Nations has agreed to send war crimes investigators to Yemen to examine alleged violations committed by all parties to country's civil war. <br/><br/>The resolution was approved yesterday in Geneva after a proposal from some European Union states and Canada for a more rob...

September 30, 2017 8:17 AM

IS claims responsibility for suicide attack in Kabul

Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack near a large Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital yesterday that killed at least one person and wounded five others. <br/><br/>The blast hit the Qala-e Fatehullah area of the city, near the Hussainya mosque, and ca...

September 30, 2017 7:58 AM

Boko Haram leaves 3 million kids out of school in N Nigeria

Boko Haram's ongoing insurgency in northern Nigeria has forced the closure of more than 57 per cent of schools in Borno state, leaving about 3 million children without an education as the school year begins. <br/><br/>The United Nations Children's Fund said that Children in nor...

September 30, 2017 7:56 AM

U.S. does not recognize Kurdish independence vote in Iraq: Tillerson

The United States does not recognize the independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan and urged an end to threats of reciprocal actions. <br/><br/>The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a statement that the United States does not recognize the Kurdistan Regional Government's ...

September 30, 2017 7:03 AM

US will admit up to 45,000 refugees during fiscal 2018: Trump

The United States will admit a maximum of 45,000 refugees during the 2018 fiscal year. <br/><br/>This was stated by President Donald Trump in a memorandum to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. <br/><br/>The cap, the lowest since at least 1980, was proposed by the Trump adminis...

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