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July 21, 2017 7:28 PM

Blast in China's Hangzhou city kills 2, injures 45

In China, at least two people were killed and 45 others injured after a blast occurred in a shop near West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east Zhejiang Province on Friday. The official Xinhua news agency said the huge blast damaged passing buses and cars and wounded pedestrians in the vicinity. <br...

July 21, 2017 7:28 PM

UN blames Saudi-led coalition for air strike on civilians in Yemen

The United Nations on Friday blamed a Saudi-led coalition for a deadly air strike on civilians in Yemen this week. It said, there were no military targets in the air struck area.<br/>The UN human rights office, which put the death toll at 18, said the strikes hit three families who were stayin...

July 21, 2017 7:11 PM

Germany reviews arms shipments to Turkey amid row

Germany said today it was reviewing all arms sales to Turkey amid a bitter row between the NATO partners that has sharply worsened since Ankara arrested several human rights activists.&apos;<br/><br/>As part of Germany's sweeping overhaul of bilateral ties, the top-circulation Bild ...

July 21, 2017 5:56 PM

UN lauds Sri Lanka for setting up Office of Missing Persons

The UN on Friday lauded Sri Lanka for setting up the Office of Missing Persons (OMP), terming it a significant milestone for all searching for nearly 20,000 people who are still missing eight years after the end of nearly three-decade-long brutal civil war. <br/><br/>Sri Lankan President...

July 21, 2017 2:04 PM

Venezuela strike:3 people killed in clashes between police, protesters

In Venezuela at least three people were killed in clashes between police and protesters, as millions of Venezuelans have joined a general strike called by the opposition to cancel elections for a new constituent assembly. <br/><br/>In several cities, police fired tear gas at protesters m...

July 21, 2017 12:02 PM

Israeli police bans Muslim men under age of 50 from Jerusalem shrine

Israeli police said, they are banning for today Muslim men under the age of 50 from a contested Jerusalem shrine ahead of feared mass protests over the installation of metal detectors there.<br/><br/>Police spokesman, Micky Rosenfeld today said reinforcements are being deployed in and ar...

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