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September 17, 2017 12:13 PM

Japan PM eyes snap election this year: reports

Reports today said Japanese premier Shinzo Abe is considering a snap election as early as next month, as he sees recovering public support with attention focused on tensions over North Korea. <br/><br/>Jiji Press and the Asahi Shimbun reported, citing unnamed government and ruling party ...

September 17, 2017 8:37 AM

Car bomb kills 3 in Iraq's Kirkuk

In Iraq, a car bomb explosion targeting shops selling alcohol in northern city of Kirkuk yesterday killed three civilians and wounded nine. <br/><br/>A security official said the blast damaged the shops and sparked a fire in three vehicles. <br/><br/>Kirkuk is the capital of ...

September 17, 2017 8:00 AM

UN reforms need to be broad-based, all encompassing: India

India has said that the UN reforms need to be 'broad-based' and 'all-encompassing' and the changes should not be restricted to its Secretariat only. <br/><br/>Addressing a press conference, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin said India fee...

September 17, 2017 7:04 AM

London attack: 18-year-old man arrested

In the United Kingdom, an 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the terror attack on a packed London Tube train. <br/><br/>Calling it a significant development in the ongoing investigation, police said, the man was arrested from port area of Dover yesterday under the UK&#0...

September 17, 2017 7:00 AM

Fate of 39 Indians captured by IS still unknown: Iraqi Prime Minister

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says the fate of 39 Indians captured by the Islamic State group when the extremists initially overran Mosul three years ago is still unknown. <br/><br/>In an interview with the Associated Press today, he said the situation is "still under investi...

September 16, 2017 8:57 PM

UN to hold ministerial-level meet on enforcing North Korea sanctions

The UN Security Council will hold a ministerial-level meeting on Thursday on the threat from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that will focus on enforcing sanctions on North Korea. <br/><br/>The United States called the meeting that will be held during the annual General ...

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