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August 15, 2017 8:49 PM

Italy to host fall G-7 interior ministers summit on security

Italy will host a summit of Group of Seven Interior Ministers centered on security issues in the fall. Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti said, the meeting is being organised at the request of Italy's G-7 partners- Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan and the United States. &...

August 15, 2017 8:49 PM

Algeria PM sacked after less than three months in office

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika sacked Prime Minister Abdelmajid Tebboune today, less than three months after appointing him. <br/><br/>State media and official APS news agency said, the President appointed his chief of staff Ahmed Ouyahia as the new Prime Minister.

August 15, 2017 8:22 PM

Ousted PM Nawaz Sharif gets notice for insulting SC Judges

A Pakistani court today issued notices to ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and 13 senior leaders of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, including federal ministers, for insulting the Supreme Court judges. <br/><br/>The petitioner's lawyer filed the plea in the Lahore High Cou...

August 15, 2017 8:06 PM

Egypt archaeologists discover three ancient tombs

Egypt archaeologists have discovered three ancient tombs containing sarcophagi in the south of the country in a cemetery dating back about 2,000 years. The antiquities ministry today said the tombs excavated in the Al-Kamin al-Sahrawi area in Minya province south of Cairo were in burial grounds cons...

August 15, 2017 6:08 PM

Nawaz Sharif files 3 separate appeals in SC to review its Panama verdict

Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today filed three separate appeals in the Supreme Court to review its verdict in the Panama Papers case that resulted in his disqualification. <br/><br/>A five-member Supreme Court bench last month disqualified Sharif for dishonesty and ...

August 15, 2017 5:07 PM

Strong typhoon Noru makes landfall in western Japan

Strong typhoon Noru made landfall in western Japan today after killing two people on outlying islands, as authorities warned against landslides and floods. <br/><br/>The typhoon with gusts up to 162 kilometres per hour hit the northern part of Wakayama prefecture after whipping up waves ...

August 15, 2017 4:24 PM

Death toll in Nepal floods climbs to 115

The death toll from widespread flooding and landslides in Nepal today climbed to 115 with nearly 40 people still unaccounted for and over six million affected by incessant rainfall across the Himalayan country. More than 2,800 houses have been completely destroyed.<br/><br/>Normal life i...

August 15, 2017 2:07 PM

Indian community in Sri Lanka celebrates 71st Independence Day

Indian community in Sri Lanka celebrated the nation&apos;s 71st Independence Day with nationalistic fervor. <br/><br/>The main ceremony was held at the India House in Colombo this morning where Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, Taranjit Singh Sandhu unfurled the Indian tricolor and ...

August 15, 2017 1:45 PM

More than 300 killed in Sierra Leone mudslides and flooding

In Sierra Leone, more than 300 people were killed in the capital Freetown following mudslides and torrential flooding. Red Cross spokesman Patrick Massaquoi said 312 people were confirmed dead and warned the toll could rise further. <br/><br/>According to Redcross, homes in Freetown were...

August 15, 2017 1:09 PM

More than 300 killed in Sierra Leone mudslides and flooding

In Sierra Leone, more than 300 people were killed in the capital Freewon following mudslides and torrential flooding. Red Cross spokesman Patrick Massaquoi said 312 people were confirmed dead and warned the toll could rise further. <br/><br/>According to Redcross, homes in Freetown were ...

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