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August 5, 2017 7:42 PM

Vietnam challenges China at security talks

Vietnam urged other Southeast Asian nations to take a stronger stand against Chinese expansionism in the South China Sea. As a tense regional security forum began today with North Korea also under fire over its nuclear programme. <br/><br/>Ahead of the launch of the annual gathering of F...

August 5, 2017 7:42 PM

Hassan Rouhani sworn in as Iran's president for second term

President Hassan Rouhani is sworn in as Iran's president for another four-year term in an official ceremony held at the Iranian parliament in Tehran this evening. Rouhani was re-elected for a second term in office on May 19, sweeping over 23 million or 57 percent of the votes.<br/><br/...

August 5, 2017 6:39 PM

NASA's Curiosity rover marks 5 years of Mars exploration

NASA's Curiosity rover which found evidence that ancient Mars had the right conditions to support microbial life has marked five years of exploring the red planet. <br/><br/>Curiosity, which landed near Mount Sharp five years ago, is examining clues on that mountain about long-ago l...

August 5, 2017 6:31 PM

Indo-Canadian named Canada's consul general in San Francisco

Rana Sarkar, an Indo-Canadian entrepreneur, has been appointed as Canada's Consul General in San Francisco as well as a member of the Canadian official team tasked with renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA with the US and Mexico. Sarkar was till recently national directo...

August 5, 2017 5:28 PM

Indian Navy band joins historic Edinburgh Military Tattoo

A 66-member Indian Navy band has joined the historic Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in the UK for this year's musical event where they will mark the 70th year of India's Independence. The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an annual series of military tattoos -- performance of music -- by...

August 5, 2017 2:03 PM

9 killed in road accident in Nepal

In Nepal, nine persons killed and seven injured after a jeep skidded off and fell 400 meter below the road in Doti district last night. <br/><br/>The ill fated jeep with 16 passengers on board was on its way from from Dipayal to Chawara Chautara. <br/><br/>Deputy Superintende...

August 5, 2017 1:56 PM

United Nations to vote on tougher North Korea sanctions today

The UN Security Council will vote today on a US-drafted resolution toughening sanctions on North Korea. Backed by its European allies, Japan and South Korea, the United States has been leading the push at the United Nations, UN for tougher sanctions in response to North Korea's launch of an int...

August 5, 2017 1:35 PM

Rwanda election: President Paul Kagame wins by landslide

The Electoral Commission in Rwanda has announced that President Paul Kagame has won a third term in office with a landslide. <br/><br/>The Commission said partial results of yesterday's election had given him 98 per cent of the votes. Mr Kagame's supporters began celebrating be...

August 5, 2017 12:18 PM

Southeast Asian Foreign Ministers open talks in Manila

The Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have begun talks in the Philippine capital Manila. <br/><br/>In an opening speech today, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Cayetano talked about the significance and contribution of ASEAN, which marks its 50th...

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