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August 15, 2017 12:31 PM

First-ever Freedom Run marks Independence Day in London

Hundreds of members of the Indian diaspora in the UK took part in the first ever Freedom Run to mark India's 71st Independence Day with the one-mile journey beginning from the historic Parliament Square in London. <br/><br/>The runners, sporting 'India@70' T-shirts and wav...

August 15, 2017 11:57 AM

Nepal: Ambassador unfurls tri colour at Indian Embassy

In Nepal, India's Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri unfurled the tri colour at Indian Embassy in Kathmandu. <br/><br/>After unfurling the national flag Ambassador Puri read out the President&apos;s message. <br/><br/>On this occasion, 30 ambulances and 6 buses were gifted to...

August 15, 2017 11:55 AM

Indian community in Dhaka celebrates 71st Independence day

The Indian community in Dhaka celebrated the 71st Independence day today with traditional patriotism and fervour. <br/><br/>The function was organised by the Indian High Commission in the New Chancery in Baridhara area of the capital, and was attended by an enthusiastic expatriate crowd....

August 15, 2017 11:55 AM

Yemen cholera epidemic: Cases exceed 500000 in four months

World Health Organization (WHO) has said the number of suspected cases of cholera resulting from an epidemic in war-torn Yemen has reached 500,000. <br/><br/>It said at least 1,975 people have died since the waterborne disease began to spread rapidly at the end of April. According to the...

August 15, 2017 11:21 AM

Death toll in Nepal floods climbs to 91

The death toll in rain-triggered floods and landslides in Nepal has climbed to 91 with 38 persons still missing and over six million people affected by natural calamity. <br/><br/>Ram Krishna Subedi, spokesperson of the Home Ministry said, normal life in different parts of the country wa...

August 15, 2017 9:22 AM

EU urges 'peaceful, not military' approach to Korean crisis

The European Union's foreign policy chief has called for peaceful, not military means to resolve the Korean peninsula crisis, urging Pyongyang to avoid any further provocative action that could stoke tensions. <br/><br/>Federica Mogherini said in a statement yesterday that at such a...

August 15, 2017 6:33 AM

Road side blast kills 6 soldiers in Pakistan

In Pakistan, a powerful road side bomb blast targeting security forces killed at least six paramilitary troops and injured three others in country's southwestern restive Balochistan province yesterday.<br/><br/>The vehicle of the Frontier Corps was on a routine patrol in Khost area ...

August 15, 2017 6:32 AM

17 Yemeni civilians killed in roadside bomb blast

In Yemen, at least 17 Yemeni civilians were killed and seven others injured in a roadside bomb blast in the country's southern province of al-Dhalea yesterday. <br/><br/>Xinhua reports that the blast occurred in Qatabah district of al-Dhalea province when civilian vehicles running a...

August 15, 2017 6:14 AM

Gunmen attack UN base in Mali, killing 7 and wounding 7

In Mali, unidentified gunmen attacked the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping force in the northern city of Timbuktu, killing seven people and injuring seven others. The UN peacekeeping chief called it a terrorist attack.<br/><br/>Earlier yesterday, gunmen attacked two neighbouring UN ca...

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