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June 29, 2017 9:22 PM

Russian jury finds five Chechen men guilty of Boris Nemtsov murder

A Russian jury has found five ethnic Chechen men guilty of murdering leading opposition politician Boris Nemtsov. Zaur Dadayev shot the former deputy prime minister, a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin, in February 2015 near the Kremlin. Four others acted as their accomplices. The group were ...

June 29, 2017 9:21 PM

Iraqi forces enter site of destroyed Mosul Great Mosque of al-Nuri

Iraqi security forces have entered the site of the destroyed Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul after driving back militants from Islamic State. BBC Correspondent who is embedded with troops there, says the complex has not yet been secured and is exposed to IS sniper and mortar fire.<br/><br/...

June 29, 2017 8:21 PM

Ex-LTTE leader's wife sworn in as north Lanka minister

In Sri Lanka the wife of a former top LTTE leader was on Thursday sworn in as a Minister in northern provincial council. Ananthi Saseetharan was appointed as the Minister of Rehabilitation and Women's Affairs by Chief Minister C V Wigneswaran in the reshuffle. <br/><br/>Saseetharan&...

June 29, 2017 8:02 PM

11 killed as cable car lift falls near Pakistan's mountain resort

A cable car lift set up illegally by villagers at a popular Pakistani mountain resort broke and plunged into a ravine killing at least 11 people and injuring three others. The accident occurred some 30 kilometres north of Islamabad between Banwari and Charra Pani village in the tourist hill resort o...

June 29, 2017 6:44 PM

EU determined to make Paris Accord a success: Angela Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says, European Union is determined to make Paris accord on climate change a success following U.S. decision to withdraw from the agreement. In a speech to German Parliament on Thursday, Merkel stressed that EU stands fully behind its commitment to the agreement. She s...

June 29, 2017 2:29 PM

IS facing its end game in Mosul, says Britain

Britain says Islamic State terror group is facing its end game in the Iraqi city of Mosul where its campaign of violence began in 2014.<br/><br/>Speaking before a NATO meeting, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said that British air force had hit more than 700 targets in support of the li...

June 29, 2017 2:11 PM

Theresa May's govt to face vote of confidence in parliament today

British Prime Minister Theresa May's government faces a vote of confidence today, three weeks after a disastrous election left her authority in tatters and her Brexit strategy in doubt.<br/><br/>Members of the House of Commons will vote on the Conservative leader's legislative ...

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