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September 18, 2017 2:09 PM

US considering closing its embassy in Cuba

The US is considering closing its embassy in Cuba after diplomatic staff reported health problems which Washington blames on a "sonic attack". Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said a decision whether to shut to the mission in Havana was under evaluation. More than 20 staff suffered conditi...

September 18, 2017 2:09 PM

China, Russia begin naval drills near North Korea

China and Russia began naval drills near North Korea today amid continuing tensions over the isolated state&apos;s nuclear ambitions and ahead of a United Nations General Assembly meeting this week. <br/><br/>China's official Xinhua news agency said the joint exercises will take pla...

September 18, 2017 2:09 PM

Britain downgrades nation's terrorism threat after 2nd arrest

Britain has downgraded the nation's terrorism threat from its highest level, after police made a second arrest in their probe days after the bombing of a London Underground train. Interior minister Amber Rudd said in a televised statement yesterday that the Joint Terrorist Analysis Centre, whic...

September 18, 2017 1:55 PM

China, Russia begin naval drills near North Korea

China and Russia began naval drills near North Korea today amid continuing tensions over the isolated state&apos;s nuclear ambitions and ahead of a United Nations General Assembly meeting this week. <br/><br/>China's official Xinhua news agency said the joint exercises will take pla...

September 18, 2017 1:54 PM

Polling underway peacefully for third & final phase of Nepal local polls

Polling for third and final phase of local elections in Nepal is underway peacefully. More than twenty six lakh voters are expected to exercise their franchise to elect 136 local bodies in province 2. AIR correspondent reports that 35 percent voting has been recorded till 12 noon.<br/><br/&...

September 18, 2017 1:30 PM

2 dead, 3 others missing after powerful Typhoon hits Japan

In Japan, a powerful typhoon ripped through four islands today leaving two people dead and three others missing. Japan Meteorological Agency said, Talim has made landfall on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido, after passing by the western coast of the country. Police and fire officials sa...

September 18, 2017 1:28 PM

Polling underway peacefully for third & final phase of Nepal local polls

Polling for third and final phase of local elections in Nepal is underway peacefully. 35 percent voting has been recorded in 8 districts of province 2 till 12 noon. More than twenty six lakh voters are expected to exercise their franchise to elect 136 local bodies. <br/><br/>AIR correspo...

September 18, 2017 1:27 PM

Google Doodle honours lexicographer Samuel Johnson

Google Doodle today decided to honour Samuel Johnson, the man who compiled a mammoth dictionary of the English language 150 years before the Oxford English Dictionary appeared.<br/>Son of a bookseller, Johnson published "A Dictionary of the English Language" in 1755 after nine years ...

September 18, 2017 12:39 PM

World leaders reach New York for UN General Assembly

Facing an escalating nuclear threat from North Korea and the mass flight of minority Muslims from Myanmar, world leaders gather at the United Nations starting tomorrow to tackle these and other tough challenges, from the spread of terrorism to a warming planet.<br/>The spotlight will be on US ...

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