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July 20, 2017 8:27 AM

Trump nominating Mark Esper to be next secretary of Army: White House

The White House says President Donald Trump is nominating Raytheon lobbyist Mark Esper to be the next secretary of the Army. Esper has been the top lobbyist for major defence contractor Raytheon since 2010. He also has experience working in the House and Senate, at the Pentagon and at the Heritage F...

July 20, 2017 8:21 AM

World's 1st child to have double hand transplant plays baseball

A US boy who made history as the world's first child to have a double hand transplant is now swinging a baseball bat well. It is two years since Zion Harvey, who is now 10, was given new hands, and his doctors say they are amazed by and incredibly proud of his progress. <br/><br/>Dr...

July 19, 2017 8:52 PM

Syria: 30 civilians killed in bombing raids

In Syria, at least 30 civilians were killed today in separate bombing raids by the US-led coalition and pro-regime warplanes on militants held territory. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, fifteen of the victims died in coalition air strikes on a village near the Islamic State gro...

July 19, 2017 8:39 PM

Iran remains committed to its nuclear deal with world powers: Rouhani

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said today that Tehran would respond appropriately to new US sanctions but that Iran remained committed to its nuclear deal with world powers. <br/><br/>His comments came a day after the US and Iran traded tit-for-tat sanctions over the Islamic republic&#...

July 19, 2017 8:03 PM

US laptop ban lifted says Saudi Arabia's national carrier

Saudi Arabia's national carrier said a US ban on laptops and tablets in the cabins of its US-bound planes had been lifted today. The kingdom's civil aviation authorities informed Saudia that the ban had been lifted after a US team inspected security measures at airports in Riyadh and Jedda...

July 19, 2017 7:29 PM

Former King of Nepal Gyanendra Shah underwent an angioplasty

Former King of Nepal Gyanendra Shah underwent an angioplasty at a private hospital in Kathmandu today. A team of doctors successfully reopened his blocked arteries. <br/><br/>Shah was admitted to the hospital this morning after chest pain complain. His condition is stable now. A medical ...

July 19, 2017 6:57 PM

China, Tunisia call for new efforts to negotiated peace in Libya

The Foreign Ministers of China and Tunisia today called for new efforts to reach a negotiated peace in Libya and prevent the unstable North African nation from dissolving into a humanitarian disaster on a level with Syria. <br/><br/>China's Wang Yi said Libya is attracting militants...

July 19, 2017 6:25 PM

US laptop ban lifted says Saudi Arabia's national carrier

Saudi Arabia's national carrier said a US ban on laptops and tablets in the cabins of its US-bound planes had been lifted today. The kingdom's civil aviation authorities informed Saudia that the ban had been lifted after a US team inspected security measures at airports in Riyadh and Jedda...

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