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May 31, 2017 7:17 AM

Panama case: JIT questions Hussain Nawaz for six hours

In Pakistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif&apos;s son Hussain Nawaz recorded his statement before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT).<br/><br/>This is the second appearance of the premier&apos;s son before the JIT yesterday, probing the premier&apos;s family&apos;s financial dealings abroa...

May 31, 2017 6:59 AM

Panama Leaks case: Hussain Nawaz appears before JIT

In Pakistan, Hussain Nawaz, the elder son of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appeared again before the joint investigation team (JIT) probing the Panama Papers case. <br/><br/>Yesterday Hussain Nawaz was grilled by the JIT members for almost five hours at the National Judicial Academy. The p...

May 31, 2017 6:58 AM

Yemen facing 'total collapse' as fighting continues, UN warns

The United Nation's top humanitarian co-ordinator has said Yemen is facing total social, economic and institutional collapse. <br/><br/>Stephen O'Brien was speaking to the UN Security Council, telling them urgent action is required. Yemen is in the midst of a humanitarian crisi...

May 31, 2017 6:58 AM

UN chief says 'absolutely essential' that Paris climate deal implemented

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said it was absolutely essential that the Paris climate agreement be implemented, as the United States weighed pulling out of the emissions-cutting deal. <br/><br/>In his first major address on climate, Guterres yesterday said at New York Univers...

May 31, 2017 6:57 AM

Pentagon successfully tests ICBM defense system for first time

United States has for the first time successfully tested its defence system against an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). <br/><br/>The Missile Defense Agency said that a ground-based interceptor was launched at a California air base and shot down a mock ballistic missile. <br...

May 31, 2017 5:52 AM

US, China could decide this week on North Korea sanctions

The United States and China are discussing next steps in response to North Korea's missile tests and could reach a decision on new sanctions this week. <br/><br/>Washington's UN envoy Nikki Haley has said yesterday that China is pushing Pyongyang through back channels to change...

May 31, 2017 5:46 AM

Today is World No Tobacco Day

Today is World No Tobacco Day. The day, is observed around the world every year on May 31. This year World No Tobacco Day, WNTD, is focusing on the theme tobacco as a threat to development. This theme has been set by the World Health Organization, WHO. <br/><br/>The campaign aims to demo...

May 31, 2017 1:11 AM

No laptop ban on US flights from Europe for now: US

The United States will not impose a ban on carry-on laptops on flights coming from Europe for now. The statement came days after America underlined the need to raise the bar on airline security.<br/>&apos;<br/>Homeland Security Secretary Dave Lapan said, the ban is already in place for f...

May 30, 2017 11:00 PM

Iraq: 26 killed, dozens wounded in car bomb attacks

Two car bomb attacks in the heart of the Iraqi capital Baghdad by Islamic State have killed at least 26 people and wounded dozens. Sources say, the first happened just after midnight yesterday at an ice cream shop in the Karrada district, where a crowd had broken their Ramadan fasts. <br/><...

May 30, 2017 8:51 PM

Russia's Putin to meet influential Saudi prince in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin today discussed cooperation on oil and the conflict in Syria with powerful Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at a meeting in the Kremlin. Oil producers within and outside the OPEC cartel last week agreed to extend a November accord to cut crude production...

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