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September 28, 2017 5:58 PM

China operationalises stealth fighter J-20

China today announced commissioning the radar-evading J-20 stealth fighter jets into military service. <br/><br/>Spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defence, Col Wu Qian told a media briefing in Beijing that the flight tests of J-20 jets are being conducted as scheduled. <br/&gt...

September 28, 2017 5:18 PM

North Korean firms in China ordered to close by January

China has ordered North Korean companies in the country to shut down by January as it applies UN sanctions imposed following Pyongyang's sixth nuclear test. <br/><br/>China's commerce ministry said today that the companies, including joint ventures with Chinese firms, have 120 ...

September 28, 2017 4:41 PM

Zuckerberg hits back at Trump over allegations of Facebook bias

Mark Zuckerberg has hit back at US President Donald Trump for accusing Facebook of being "anti-Trump", saying the social networking site is a platform for all ideas. <br/><br/>Responding to Trump's tweet labeling the leading social network platform "anti-Trump", ...

September 28, 2017 4:38 PM

Saudi Arabia names first woman to senior government post

A Saudi woman has been named to a senior government post for the first time, shortly after a ban on women drivers was lifted. <br/><br/>Twenty-four hours after King Salman issued a decree to end the ban on woman drivers, the government announced that a woman had been appointed as assista...

September 28, 2017 4:35 PM

All foreign flights to Iraq Kurd capital to stop from tomorrow

All foreign flights to and from the Iraqi Kurdish regional capital Arbil will be suspended from tomorrow evening on Baghdad's orders. <br/><br/>Arbil airport director Talar Faiq Salih told AFP today that following a controversial independence referendum all international flights wit...

September 28, 2017 4:34 PM

Nepal: Election result of all 136 local bodies declared

The election result of all 136 local bodies in Nepal has been declared. <br/><br/>Sanghiya Samajwadi Forum Nepal has won the mayor post of Birgunj, the only metropolitan city of province 2. <br/><br/>Nepali Congress has emerged as leading party in final phase of local polls. ...

September 28, 2017 3:57 PM

India sends 700 tonnes aid for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Indian Navy's INS Ghariwal carrying relief material under operation Insaniyat for the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh arrived in Chittagong today. <br/><br/>Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Sringla handed over 700 tonnes of aid material to Chittagong Deputy High Commissioner Z...

September 28, 2017 2:53 PM

12 Afghan security forces killed in southern Kandahar province

Twelve Afghan security forces have been killed and four others wounded when Taliban fighters stormed the compounds of the Maruf district governor in southern Kandahar province.<br/><br/>Spokesman for the provincial chief of police Zia Durani said today, the attack happened the previous e...

September 28, 2017 2:53 PM

Aid groups call for access to Myanmar conflict zone

International aid groups in Myanmar have urged the government to allow free access to Rakhine State, where an army offensive has sent 480,000 people fleeing to Bangladesh but hundreds of thousands remain cut off from food, shelter and medical care.<br/><br/>The latest army campaign in th...

September 28, 2017 2:53 PM

Japan PM dissolves lower house of parliament, calls election on Oct 22

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today dissolved the lower house of Parliament and called a general election. The general election will be held on October 22, with official campaigning set to start on October 10. Abe dissolved the lower house as soon as it convened at noon local time for an extrao...

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