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June 18, 2017 5:41 PM

25 killed in Saudi air strikes on Yemen market

At least 25 Yemenis were killed when Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck a market in the northern Saada province. A local health official said today that this is the latest in a string of deadly incidents in the 27-month-old conflict. Officials from the Saudi-led coalition could not immediately be r...

June 18, 2017 5:11 PM

Dubai to host 5th Arab Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect

Dubai will host the 5th Arab Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, ArabCAN, under the theme, "From Legislation to Implementation" from 19th to 22nd November 2017. This was announced by the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, ISPCAN, and the Arab S...

June 18, 2017 5:11 PM

Hundreds gather in US to mark International Yoga Day

In US, hundreds of Yoga enthusiasts have gathered at the historic National Mall in Washington ahead of the third International Yoga Day to mark the event. The Indian Ambassador to the US, Navtej Sarna, said it was a moving sight to see people turning up in large numbers at the heart of the US capita...

June 18, 2017 5:10 PM

Singapore celebrates International Day of Yoga

In Singapore, hundreds of yoga enthusiasts across the country were today joined by Singaporean leaders, envoys of Cambodia and Israel to celebrate the third International Day of Yoga in the city-state.<br/>Addressing the participants on the benefits of the yoga, Parliamentarian Gan Thiam Poh, ...

June 18, 2017 5:02 PM

Death toll in Portugal forest fires rises to 57

Raging forest fires in central Portugal have killed at least 57 people, most of whom burnt to death in their cars, and injured scores of others. The government said that nearly 600 firefighters and 160 vehicles were dispatched late yesterday to tackle the blaze, which broke out in the afternoon in t...

June 18, 2017 5:00 PM

5 killed in fresh landslides in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, 5 people were killed in fresh landslides today in Khagrachchari and Moulvibazar districts of Bangladesh due to heavy rains in the area since yesterday. In the southeastern hilly district of Khagrachchari 3 children including 2 siblings were killed when their house was destroyed in the...

June 18, 2017 4:50 PM

V K Singh meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh today met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and discussed improvement of bilateral relations. Singh met Wang on the sidelines of the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting being held IN Beijing to finalise the agenda for this year's BRICS Summit to...

June 18, 2017 4:30 PM

Missing USS Fitzgerald sailors found dead

The US Navy has said its divers have accessed a flooded compartment on the USS Fitzgerald and found the bodies of number of sailors missing in a collision between the Navy destroyer and a merchant vessel. It is not clear how many bodies were recovered. <br/><br/>According to the Navy, th...

June 18, 2017 4:30 PM

Five policemen killed in Afghanistan suicide attacks

In Afghanistan, 5 policemen were killed and eight others injured after suicide bombers attacked the police headquarters in the eastern province of Paktia today. <br/><br/>Interior Ministry Spokesman Najibullah Danish said, a suicide car bomber first detonated his vehicle at the entrance ...

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