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August 24, 2017 7:18 AM
A Pakistani-origin man, Nadeem Muhammad, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison by a UK Court for trying to smuggle a pipe bomb on to a flight from Manchester to Italy. <br/><br/>The Manchester Crown Court said Muhammad's actions have shown an intention to cause harm to life and t...
August 23, 2017 7:49 PM
Hato, the 13th typhoon to hit China this year, made landfall today in the city of Zhuhai in the southern Guangdong Province, bringing gales of up to 45 metres per second.<br/><br/>The National Meteorological Center said Hato will move west and scale down to a tropical storm passing throu...
August 23, 2017 6:52 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today said Iran wielded growing influence in Syria that was a threat to his country as he met Russian President Vladimir Putin, a figure in the Syrian crisis. <br/><br/>Netanyahu said Iran is putting in great efforts to fortify its presence in Sy...
August 23, 2017 5:51 PM
In Yemen, at least 35 people were killed and 13 others injured in air strikes that hit a small hotel near a Houthi-run checkpoint north of the capital Sanaa today. <br/><br/>A local television channel run by the country's Huthi rebels, who control Sanaa, reported the roof of the hot...
August 23, 2017 2:29 PM
Typhoon Hato, a maximum category 10 storm, slammed into Hong Kong today lashing destructive winds and waves which uprooted trees and flooded streets. The government said a total of 420 airline flights to and from Hong Kong have been cancelled and Hato forced most businesses and schools closed. <b...
August 23, 2017 2:03 PM
In Afghanistan, five civilians were killed and 25 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack in the southern Helmand province today. <br/><br/>A spokesman for the governor of Helmand province said a suicide bomber detonated an explosive-filled car in a parking lot near the main police headq...
August 23, 2017 1:30 PM
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena today removed Justice minister Wijedasa Rajapakse from his post following recommendations from latter's party. United National Party (UNP) led by Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had urged the President to remove the Minister following unanimou...
August 23, 2017 12:21 PM
US officials have said the Navy is to dismiss Vice Adm Joseph Aucoin as commander of the Seventh Fleet following a string of collisions involving warships in Asia. Ten sailors are still missing after the USS John S McCain collided with an oil tanker near Singapore on Monday. <br/><br/>Th...
August 23, 2017 11:49 AM
Typhoon Hato, a maximum category 10 storm, slammed into Hong Kong today lashing destructive winds and waves which uprooted trees and flooded streets. The government said a total of 420 airline flights to and from Hong Kong have been cancelled and Hato forced most businesses and schools closed. <b...
August 23, 2017 11:45 AM
Dismissing concerns over Indian development activities in Afghanistan, a Trump administration official has said Pakistan is using a perceived threat of encirclement by India as an "excuse" to continue its support to terrorists. <br/><br/>National Security Council spokesman Mich...
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