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September 28, 2017 6:01 AM

15 killed in attack on drug rehabilitation center in Chihuahua

Gunmen killed 15 people in a mass shooting at a drug rehabilitation center in the northern border state of Chihuahua. The Chihuahua state prosecutor's office said, initial investigations prove that the attack was related to drug distribution and the feud between the Mexicles and Aztecas drug ga...

September 28, 2017 5:28 AM

Russia completes chemical weapons destruction

Russia has liquidated the last arsenals of chemical weapons in the Southwest of Russia. Mikhail Babich, Chairman of the State Commission on Chemical Disarmament, informed the Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday that the elimination process was completed ahead of schedule.<br/>&apos;<...

September 28, 2017 5:27 AM

US President Trump unveils Republican framework for tax reform

US President Donald Trump has unveiled a Republican framework for tax reform that calls for sweeping tax cuts and a simplification of the tax code. Speaking to hundreds of supports at the Indiana State Fair grounds after the White House and congressional Republicans released a framework for sweeping...

September 28, 2017 2:21 AM

Fulpati, 7th day of Dashain festival celebrated across Nepal

Fulpati, the seventh day of Dashain festival was celebrated with traditional gaiety and religious fervour in various parts of Nepal today (Wednesday). The main function was held at Basantpur Durbar Square in Kathmandu. The Fulpati was brought to Dashainghar in Basantpur from Jamal in a traditional p...

September 27, 2017 9:15 PM

Taliban launch volley of rockets near Kabul's international airport

The Taliban launched a volley of rockets near Kabul's international airport today, shortly after US Defence Secretary James Mattis arrived in the Afghan capital for talks. <br/><br/>Interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish said the volley of missiles struck near the military section...

September 27, 2017 9:00 PM

Rocket attacks on Kabul International airport in Afghanistan

The Taliban launched a volley of rockets near Kabul's international airport today, shortly after US Defence Secretary James Mattis arrived in the Afghan capital for talks. <br/><br/>Interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish said the volley of missiles struck near the military section...

September 27, 2017 7:41 PM

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off northern Japan

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck off northern Japan. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no risk of tsunami.<br/><br/>The Japan Meteorological Agency says the quake struck at 5:22 a.m. or 1:52 India time off Iwate prefecture at a depth of about 30 kilometers.&l...

September 27, 2017 7:40 PM

Pakistan: House arrest of Hafiz Saeed extended by another month

The house arrest of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed has been extended by another month by authorities in Pakistan's Punjab province, saying his activities pose a threat to the peace and tranquillity in the country. <br/><br/>Saeed, the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief, has bee...

September 27, 2017 7:40 PM

Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra found guilty of criminal negligence

Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been found guilty of criminal negligence and sentenced in absentia to five years in prison. <br/><br/>The Supreme Court convicted her of mishandling a rice subsidy scheme which allegedly cost Thailand at least eight billion dollars. Oust...

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