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August 18, 2017 8:02 AM

Haiti: Boat overturned off; 6 dead and at least 10 missing

In Haiti, at least six people were drowned and about 10 are missing after a boat overturned off the northern coast. Local Civil Protection agency representative Jose Rethone said 23 people have been rescued and a search is continuing for more survivors near the city of Port-de-Paix. <br/><b...

August 18, 2017 7:49 AM

Saudi coalition attacks killed children in Yemen: UN Chief Guterres

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said, in a draft report, that the Saudi-led coalition was responsible for more than half the children killed and injured in Yemen's civil war last year. The report, obtained yesterday, said the United Nations verified 1,340 casualties and attributed 683, r...

August 18, 2017 7:28 AM

Barcelona attack: Police shoot dead 4 terror suspects in Cambrils

Spanish police said they had shot dead four suspected terrorists and left another injured early today in Cambrils, in connection with the Barcelona terror attack. The regional government of Catalonia, where both Barcelona and Cambrils are located, also confirmed the incident.

August 18, 2017 7:27 AM

109 children among 300 person killed in Sierra Leone mudslides

At least 109 children were among more than 300 people were killed in the deadly floods and mudslides that swept through Sierra Leone earlier in the week. A UN agency said, the number could grow as search and rescue operations are going on and over 600 people remain missing after heavy rain lashed th...

August 17, 2017 8:21 PM

US analyst lauds PM Narendra Modi's pace of economic reforms

A senior analyst at a top American think tank has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pace of economic reforms, saying his government has made 37 sector reforms in just over three years. <br/><br/>Richard M Rossow, senior adviser and Wadhwani Chair in US-India Policy Studies at th...

August 17, 2017 8:00 PM

Saudi border to open for Qatari pilgrims attending Hajj

Saudi Arabia will open its border with Qatar to allow Muslim pilgrims to attend the annual Hajj in Mecca beginning this month. <br/><br/>According to Saudi Press Agency, based on the mediation of Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Jassem Al Thani of Qatar, the Saudi King Salman has...

August 17, 2017 7:29 PM

Britain to allow visa-free travel for EU nationals after Brexit

The UK government is planning to keep travel visa-free to Britain for European Union (EU) visitors after Brexit. <br/><br/>A media report said today that under proposals being considered, if visitors from (EU) countries wanted to work, study or settle in the UK they would have to apply f...

August 17, 2017 7:26 PM

Malala Yousafzai gains place at Oxford University with A Level results

Malala Yousafzai has gained a place at Oxford University after getting her A-level results. <br/><br/>The Nobel Peace Prize winner, who lives in Birmingham, confirmed the news in a tweet congratulating all students getting their results today. <br/><br/>Malala will be studyin...

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