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August 3, 2017 6:39 AM

US sanctions 'dangerous' and 'short-sighted': Russia

Russia's has said, the new US sanctions, signed into law by President Donald Trump, are a dangerous and short-sighted policy.<br/><br/>In a statement, the foreign ministry said, the sanctions against Russia has put global stability at risk and Moscow reserves the right to take retal...

August 3, 2017 6:38 AM

Human embryos edited to stop disease

Scientists have, for the first time, successfully freed embryos of a piece of faulty DNA that causes deadly heart disease to run in families. <br/><br/>It potentially opens the door to preventing 10,000 disorders that are passed down the generations. The US and South Korean team allowed ...

August 2, 2017 9:16 PM

Panamagate case: Justice Ijazul Ahsan to oversee proceedings by NAB

Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar has appointed Justice Ijazul Ahsan as the monitoring judge to supervise and monitor the implementation of the Panamagate case and oversee the proceedings by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and accountability courts. <br/><br/>This appointmen...

August 2, 2017 9:15 PM

US military: Suicide bomber strikes NATO convoy in Afghanistan

The US military said, a suicide bomber struck a NATO convoy near the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Wednesday causing casualties. <br/><br/>The Taliban promptly took responsibility for the attack. A spokesman for the insurgents said the bombing allegedly killed 15 soldiers. A milita...

August 2, 2017 9:14 PM

US Prez signs Russia sanctions bill into law

Us President Donald Trump has signed into a law a bill which imposes new sanctions on Russia for their alleged meddling in the 2016 election. <br/><br/>The bill, which was signed in private at the White House, also imposes sanctions on Iran and North Korea. The legislation handcuffs the ...

August 2, 2017 9:01 PM

US Prez signs Russia sanctions bill into law

US President Donald Trump has signed into a law a bill which imposes new sanctions on Russia for their alleged meddling in the 2016 election. <br/><br/>The White House had indicated that Mr Trump would sign the bill after it had passed through both houses of Congress. But yesterday, US S...

August 2, 2017 8:30 PM

Italy parliament approves Libya naval mission

The Italian Parliament gave the go-ahead on Wednesday to a naval mission aimed at boosting the Libyan coastguard in its fight against human traffickers and further reducing the number of migrant arrivals on Italy's coasts. <br/><br/>Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti said Italy would ...

August 2, 2017 8:29 PM

Venezuela vote: Turnout figure 'tampered with'

Turnout numbers for Sunday's controversial vote in Venezuela have been tampered with, the company that provided the voting system alleges. Venezuela's electoral authorities said more than eight million people voted in the elections for a new constituent assembly. But the CEO of Smartmatic,...

August 2, 2017 8:29 PM

Shia protesters chant anti-Islamic State slogans against Afghan mosque attack

Thousands of Shiite protesters chanted slogans against the Islamic State (IS) group on Wednesday as they carried the coffins of victims of a mosque attack that killed 33 people in the western Afghan city of Herat. Up to 5,000 angry mourners, including relatives of the dead, congregated near the site...

August 2, 2017 8:06 PM

US conducts test of unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile

The US military on Wednesday conducted a test of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile, just days after North Korea conducted its own ICBM launch. <br/><br/>Tests at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California are typically scheduled weeks or even months in advance, but this one came...

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