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July 6, 2017 7:26 AM

Mexico: 14 died in gun-battles between two drug gangs in Chihuahua

In Mexico, at least 14 people were dead in a series of raging gun-battles between two drug gangs in the northern Mexican border state of Chihuahua.<br/><br/>Felix Gonzalez, a spokesman for Chihuahua state prosecutors said, two armed groups clashed near the mountainous community of Las Va...

July 5, 2017 9:17 PM

Seven killed in fire at South Africa apartment block

In South Africa, at least 7 people died in a high-rise apartment block fire in Johannesburg today. Emergency services said there could be more bodies inside the Cape York building in South Africa's commercial capital and that they had launched a search operation. <br/><br/>Emergency...

July 5, 2017 6:21 PM

European Parliament approves first ever EU-Cuba pact

The European Parliament overwhelmingly approved today a first-ever cooperation deal between the EU and Cuba, despite lingering concerns about human rights violations in the communist-ruled country. MEPs in the eastern French city of Strasbourg approved the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreemen...

July 5, 2017 2:26 PM

Ukrainian police seize software company's servers

Ukraine's national cyber crime unit seized servers belonging to a small company at the center of a global outbreak of malicious software after new activity was detected there. <br/><br/>The move raised the possibility that the hackers behind last week's wide-ranging cyber attac...

July 5, 2017 2:26 PM

UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on N Korea's ICBM

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting today after North Korea said it had successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile. <br/><br/>The United States - which confirmed it was an ICBM launch - backed by Japan and South Korea, requested the urgent meeting...

July 5, 2017 1:35 PM

Gulf crisis: Saudi Arabia to discuss Qatar crisis with allies

Saudi Arabia and Arab allies that have cut ties with Qatar will hold talks in Egypt today on the Gulf diplomatic crisis, after Doha said their demands are impossible to meet. <br/><br/>The four Arab nations, which also include the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, accuse Qatar of ...

July 5, 2017 12:54 PM

At least 10 killed in as bus collides with tractor-trolley in Pakistan

In Pakistan, at least 10 people were killed in a collision between a passenger bus and tractor-trolley in Punjab's Layyah district early today. Police said, as many as 23 people were also injured. The bus was carrying passengers from Karachi. Women and children are among the 10 people killed in...

July 5, 2017 12:47 PM

Libya rocket attack kills five on Tripoli beach

A rocket hit a beach in Tripoli killing five people and wounding 25 others. The Libyan Health Ministry said, the blast yesterday hit the beach in front of Mitiga airport in the east of the Libyan capital. An interior ministry source said there were clashes inside the airport perimeter between securi...

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