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September 24, 2017 10:14 AM

Germany goes to polls today to elect new Parliament

Germany goes to the polls today to elect a new Parliament. Chancellor Angela Merkel and her main challenger, Martin Schulz have made their final appeals to voters ahead of the elections. Both have urged Germans not to back the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.<br/><br...

September 24, 2017 7:30 AM

Six people injured in suspected London acid attack

In UK, six people were injured yesterday after a group of males reportedly sprayed a noxious substance in a number of attacks in an area around a shopping centre in east London. <br/><br/>Police said, the incident was not being treated as terror-related. A police spokesman said, the atta...

September 24, 2017 6:16 AM

US bombers flew off east coast of North Korea in show of strength: Pentagon

US bombers flew off the east coast of North Korea in a show of strength carried out to demonstrate American military prowess amid escalated tensions between the two countries due to Pyongyang's weapons programs. <br/><br/>Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Dana W White said that this missi...

September 24, 2017 1:38 AM

Puerto Rico rushes to evacuate thousands of people amid fears dam will burst

Authorities in Puerto Rico rushed today to evacuate tens of thousands of people living downriver from a dam said to be in danger of collapsing because of flooding from Hurricane Maria. The 1920's era earthen dam on the Guajataca River in northwest Puerto Rico cracked yesterday, prompting the go...

September 23, 2017 8:53 PM

6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Mexico city

A powerful 6 point 2-magnitude earthquake today hit Mexico City just days after a 7.1 magnitude quake hit Mexico City, destroying buildings, and killing nearly 300 people. <br/><br/>A Mexican monitoring body has said that there are reports of buildings shaking. It is not immediately clea...

September 23, 2017 8:47 PM

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to address UN General Assembly shortly

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is expected to raise issues like the global fight against terrorism, climate change and the Security Council's reform in her address to the United Nations General Assembly tonight. She would be addressing the UN General Assembly for the second consecutive...

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