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June 21, 2017 7:48 AM

Clashes in Central Africa after ceasefire deal, 40 dead

At least 40 people were today killed in clashes in the Central African Republic, the day after the signing of a ceasefire deal. <br/><br/>Aid and security sources said the violence in the central town of Bria was between members of Christian anti-balaka militias and ex-Seleka fighters. &...

June 21, 2017 7:06 AM

3rd International Yoga Day being celebrated world-wide

The third International Yoga Day is being celebrated world-wide. From New Delhi to New York and Paris to Panama, the stage is set for the Yoga Day celebrations as About 5,000 events will be held across 180 countries to mark the day.<br/><br/>The celebrations are taking place across all t...

June 20, 2017 6:26 PM

Car bomb in Somalia capital kills 15: Police

In Somalia, at least 15 people were killed after a suicide car bomber posing as a milk delivery van detonated at a district headquarters in capital Mogadishu today. <br/><br/>Police said the death toll may rise, as some of the nine wounded were badly hurt in the explosion at Wadajir dist...

June 20, 2017 6:24 PM

French Defence Minister resigns over fake jobs scandal

French Defence Minister Sylvie Goulard has announced her resignation today over a fake jobs scandal that has hit her small centrist MoDem party, allied with President Emmanuel Macron's party.<br/><br/> Goulard, who was previously a member of the European Parliament, said she could n...

June 20, 2017 2:55 PM

Self-proclaimed sorcerer sentenced to death by Yangon court

In Myanmar, a self-proclaimed sorcerer was sentenced to death by a Yangon court today for killing three children in an exorcism ritual he believed would banish evil spirits that possessed them. <br/><br/>Black magic practitioner Tun Naing was convicted of beating to death two toddlers an...

June 20, 2017 2:54 PM

UNICEF appoints Syrian refugee Muzoon Almellehan as Goodwill Ambassador

Today is World Refugee Day. The day is observed on 20th June each year to honor the courage, strength and determination of women, men and children who are forced to flee their homeland under threat of persecution, conflict and violence. <br/>&apos;<br/>UN children's agency UNICEF ha...

June 20, 2017 2:53 PM

Pak: Two naval officers killed in restive Baluchistan province

In Pakistan, separatists riding motorcycles killed two naval officers in the restive Baluchistan province near the site of a major Chinese-funded project. <br/><br/>Police said, four armed men on Monday attacked a vehicle taking food to a naval base in the costal town of Jewani, about 80...

June 20, 2017 2:52 PM

Cholesterol-lowering vaccine could prevent heart attacks

Human trials of a cholesterol-lowering vaccine to help prevent heart disease are underway after successful studies on mice. <br/><br/>Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna are testing the safety of their experimental treatment in 72 volunteers. <br/><br/>The jab is ...

June 20, 2017 2:52 PM

Australia suspends its air strikes into Syria

Australia has suspended its air strikes into Syria following the US downing of a Syrian military jet on Sunday and Russia's subsequent threat against US-led coalition aircraft. <br/><br/>Local media cited the Australian Defense Department as saying that as a precautionary measure, A...

June 20, 2017 1:33 PM

Otto Warmbier dies days after being returned from North Korea

Otto Warmbier, the American student held in captivity in North Korea for more than 15 months, has died a week after returning home. <br/><br/>Announcing his death, Warmbier's family said in a statement that he received awful torturous mistreatment at the hands of the North Koreans. ...

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