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June 15, 2017 2:09 PM

12 dead after huge fire engulfs London high-rise

In Britain, many people remain unaccounted for following the deadly fire at a west London block of flats that killed 12 people yesterday. Police have warned that the number of deaths is expected to rise. <br/><br/>London Fire Brigade chief today said firefighters have not been able to co...

June 15, 2017 1:37 PM

&apos;US: Senate approves sanctions against Russia for election meddling

In the US, the Republican-led Senate has approved wide-ranging sanctions against Russia for interfering in last year's Presidential elections.<br/><br/>Underscoring broad support among Republicans and Democrats, the Senators passed the bipartisan sanctions legislation 97-2, after US...

June 15, 2017 12:51 PM

Pak PM Nawaz Sharif appers 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 11:47 AM

North Korea releases American citizen Otto Frederick Warmbier

North Korea today said it had released American citizen Otto Frederick Warmbier on humanitarian grounds. <br/><br/>Warmbier was detained in January last year and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for trying to steal an item with a propaganda slogan. <br/><br/>According to a...

June 15, 2017 11:40 AM

One in five children in developed world in relative poverty: UN

UNICEF says, one in five children in rich countries lives in relative poverty. <br/>According to a UNICEF report published on Thursday, United States and New Zealand are among the world's worst performers for youth well-being. <br/><br/>The report also said, twenty per cent of...

June 15, 2017 11:00 AM

ISIS militants killed nine people in Iraq

In Iraq, at least nine people including six police personnel were killed in clashes when more than one hundred Islamic State militants launched attack in Mosul on Wednesday.<br/><br/>According to security officials, the militants sneaked into the western Dandan neighborhood where they al...

June 15, 2017 11:00 AM

US: Five people, including two gunmen killed in shooting incidents

In the United States, five people, including two gunmen, were killed and several injured in two separate shooting incidents.<br/><br/>In San Francisco, a man shot dead three people and wounded two at a warehouse facility before killing himself. <br/>The facility is used by global p...

June 15, 2017 8:02 AM

US: Senate approves sanctions against Russia for election meddling

In the US, the Republican-led Senate has approved wide-ranging sanctions against Russia for interfering in last year's Presidential elections. <br/><br/>Underscoring broad support among Republicans and Democrats, the Senators passed the bipartisan sanctions legislation 97-2, after U...

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