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June 16, 2017 5:48 AM

UN Security Council urges warring Yemen parties to agree port control

UN Security Council has urged the warring parties in Yemen to reach a UN brokered deal on management of the strategic port and city of Hodeidah and resumption of government salary payments as the country slides closer to famine. <br/><br/>It warned a Saudi Arabia-led Arab coalition fight...

June 16, 2017 5:45 AM

British PM May urges Qatar, Saudi and Bahrain to ease Gulf tensions

British Prime Minister Theresa May has urged the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar to take steps to reduce tensions that have led the Arab world's biggest powers to cut ties with Qatar. <br/><br/>An official spokesperson said that the Prime Minister spoke with the kings of ...

June 16, 2017 2:08 AM

4 dead as suicide bombers hit Kabul Shiite mosque

Suicide bombers struck a crowded Shiite mosque in Kabul late today, killing at least four and wounded eight others. The bombers blew themselves up in the kitchen of Al Zahra mosque after police prevented them from entering the prayer hall packed with worshippers. No group has so far claimed responsi...

June 16, 2017 2:04 AM

Jihadist arrests in Europe nearly double in two years: Europol

The numbers arrested in Europe on suspicion of jihadist activities nearly doubled over the last two years, Europe's policing agency said today, with an alarming rise among women and young adults. <br/><br/>Europol in its annual EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report said today, som...

June 15, 2017 8:20 PM

Nepal postpones local-level polls in Madhesi-stronghold province

The Nepal government on Thursday postponed the date of local-level elections in the disputed Madhesi-stronghold province number two by nearly three months, adding a third phase in the polls. With the move, which came following a Cabinet meeting, the polls will now be held in three phases of which th...

June 15, 2017 7:16 PM

Pak PM Nawaz Sharif appears before JIT probing Panama leaks

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today appeared before a Supreme Court-appointed Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the Panama Papers graft case. <br/><br/>It is for the first time that a sitting Prime Minister is deposing before a high-level probe team traditionally constituted ...

June 15, 2017 7:07 PM

Death toll in London fire rises to 17

In Britain, the death toll in yesterday's devastating fire that engulfed the 24-storey residential block in west London has risen to rose to 17. Many people were still unaccounted for with police saying there was little chance of finding any survivors from the smoldering building.<br/>&lt...

June 15, 2017 7:04 PM

7 killed, 59 injured in explosion at China kindergarten

In China, at least 7 people were killed and 59 others injured in an explosion struck a kindergarten in eastern Province. <br/><br/>According to the state-run Xinhua, the blast happened today at the gate of the kindergarten in Fengxian County in east Jiangsu Province when children were le...

June 15, 2017 2:14 PM

London fire: Many people remain unaccounted

In Britain, many people remain unaccounted for following the deadly fire at a west London block of flats that killed 12 people on Wednesday. <br/><br/>Police have warned that the number of deaths is expected to rise. <br/><br/>London Fire Brigade chief on Thursday said firefi...

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