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July 4, 2017 12:43 AM

British teen jailed for plotting London bomb attack

A British teenager has been sentenced to at least 16 1/2 years in prison for plotting a bombing whose potential targets included an Elton John concert on the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.<br/>&apos;<br/>Judge Michael Topolski said 19-year-old Syed had been intent on carry...

July 4, 2017 12:24 AM

NDB announces 5-year strategy, to focus on infra development

The New Development Bank (NDB), set up by the BRICS countries, will devote about two-third of its loans to sustainable infrastructure development in the next five years.<br/>&apos; <br/>Announcing this in Beijing the bank in its General Strategy 2017-2021 said the physical infrastructure...

July 4, 2017 12:24 AM

8 killed after boiler exploded at garment factory in Dhaka

In Bangladesh, at least eight people were killed and 50 injured after a boiler exploded at a garment factory in Dhaka today. <br/><br/>Police said dozens of labourers were on site at the factory in an industrial district outside the capital Dhaka when a blast tore through the six-storey ...

July 3, 2017 11:23 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Russia

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Russia for talks focusing on expanding cooperation with Moscow just as tensions have flared up in US-China ties.<br/>&apos; <br/>President Vladimir Putin's foreign affairs adviser, Yuri Ushakov said Moscow and Beijing will sign dozens of a...

July 3, 2017 11:23 PM

French President Macron says European Union has lost its way

French President Emmanuel Macron today said the European Union has lost its way, calling for a new generation of leaders to revive the bloc. <br/><br/>In an address to both houses of parliament Macron said the building of Europe has been weakened by the spread of bureaucracy and by the g...

July 3, 2017 9:04 PM

Syrian army announces ceasefire in southern Syria until Thursday

Syrian Army has announced ceasefire in south of the country till Thursday. According to a statement carried by state television, the army general command said the ceasefire took effect from midday yesterday and is being done to support reconciliation efforts. <br/><br/>The latest announc...

July 3, 2017 7:30 PM

Iraq: Operation to recapture Mosul from IS enters final phase

An operation to recapture Iraq's second largest city Mosul from Islamic State terrorists has entered its final phase. <br/><br/>The Iraqi military launched the offensive against the terrorist group in the Old City last month and is advancing carefully to avoid civilian casualties. &...

July 3, 2017 7:22 PM

Qatar hands response to Saudi-led demands to Kuwait

Qatar today handed its official response to a list of demands by Saudi Arabia and its allies to the emir of Kuwait. <br/><br/>A Gulf official said, the response was delivered by Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani who made a short visit to Kuwait. He is actin...

July 3, 2017 5:41 PM

Arab nations give Qatar further 48 hours to accept demands

Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states have extended the deadline for Qatar to accept a list of demands, or face further sanctions, by 48 hours. <br/><br/>The initial deadline for Qatar to agree to the group's 13 demands, including the shutting down of the Al Jazeera news network,...

July 3, 2017 5:30 PM

17 people killed, 31 Injured in German bus crash

In Germany, 17 people were killed and 31 injured when a bus burst into flames after colliding with a lorry on a motorway in the state of Bavaria today. <br/><br/>Some have been critically injured. Rescue helicopters joined emergency workers at the scene. Police said, the tourists are Ger...

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