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July 31, 2017 8:57 PM

IS attacks Iraqi embassy in Kabul; all attackers killed

In Afghanistan, two Afghan embassy employees were killed, and three people, including a police officer, were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Iraqi Embassy in Kabul today. <br/><br/>Afghan officials said, terrorists breached the compound, in a complex hours-long ...

July 31, 2017 8:53 PM

UK court suspends Indian-origin doctor's sentence for medical negligence

A 35-year-old Indian-origin optometrist in the UK today won an appeal against her two-year suspended jail sentence for failing to spot a life-threatening condition on a little boy that resulted in his death. <br/><br/>Honey Rose had performed a routine eye test on eight-year-old Vincent ...

July 31, 2017 7:35 PM

ISIS claims attack on Iraqi embassy in Kabul

In Afghanistan, a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Iraqi Embassy in Kabul today. <br/><br/>Afghan officials said, terrorists breached the compound, in a complex hours-long attack claimed by Islamic State group. <br/><br/>Afghanistan's interior ministry said, al...

July 31, 2017 7:34 PM

Anti-Qatar bloc opens 'emergency routes' to Qatari planes

Four Arab states that have cut diplomatic and transport ties with Qatar said today that they have opened up air routes that Qatari planes can use in case of emergency. <br/><br/>The United Arab Emirates' Foreign Ministry said that nine corridors were being opened in coordination wit...

July 31, 2017 2:25 PM

Afghanistan: Car bomb exploded outside Iraqi embassy in Kabul

In Afghanistan, a car bomb exploded outside the Iraqi embassy in Kabul today. Police said the bomb exploded outside the embassy, followed by an attempt by gunmen to enter the building. <br/><br/>They said the attack is still underway and civilians are being evacuated from the area. Polic...

July 31, 2017 2:04 PM

Russia asks 755 US diplomats to leave country following American sanctions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked 755 US diplomats to leave the country under new sanctions. Putin's statement follows US Senate's approval of a bill to toughen sanctions on Russia for allegedly meddling in the 2016 US presidential election and for its annexation of Crimea in 2014...

July 31, 2017 12:50 PM

Turnout in election for constituent assembly was 41.5%: Venezuela EC

Electoral Commission of Venezuela says, turnout in the election for a constituent assembly was 41(point)5 percent. Commission President, Tibisay Lucena told in a news conference that just over eight million people voted in the yesterday's election. He said despite the violence, the election was...

July 31, 2017 11:38 AM

Time for talk with North Korea is over: US

The United States (US) has said that the time for talk with North Korea is over and there was no point in holding a fruitless emergency Security Council session. US envoy to the United Nations, Nikki Haley said such a meeting would send a message to North Korea that the international community is un...

July 31, 2017 11:37 AM

Pakistan Lawmakers will elect new Prime Minister tomorrow

In Pakistan, lawmakers will elect a new Prime Minister tomorrow to replace ousted leader Nawaz Sharif. President Mamnoon Hussain has convened a special session of the Parliament to elect new leader of the house. <br/><br/>Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has nomin...

July 31, 2017 9:34 AM

Venezuela: Nine killed during polling of Constitutional Assembly election

In Venezuela, at least nine people were killed during the polling of the Constitutional Assembly election yesterday. The winners among the 5,500 candidates running for 545 seats in the new Assembly will be tasked with rewriting the country's constitution. They will have powers above and beyond ...

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