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May 30, 2017 7:28 PM

White House communications director Mike Dubke resigns

The White House Communications Director has resigned only three months after being hired by President Donald Trump. Mike Dubke, an experienced Republican strategist, was hired to revamp the White House media strategy.<br/><br/>As part of the shake-up, White House Press Secretary Sean Spi...

May 30, 2017 7:28 PM

Manuel Noriega, Dictator Ousted by US in Panama, Dies at 83

General Manuel Antonio Noriega, the former military leader of Panama, has died. He was 83. Noriega recently underwent an operation after suffering a haemorrhage following brain surgery.<br/><br/>Noriega had been a key US ally but was forcibly removed when American troops invaded in 1989 ...

May 30, 2017 7:28 PM

Pilot killed in Nepal Army plane crash

In Nepal, a pilot was killed and two other crew members wounded when a small army plane crashed in district Bajura today. The plane was carrying food supplies to the remote western part of the country.

May 30, 2017 7:27 PM

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince leaves for Russia

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud along with Minister of Defence left for Russia today on the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. <br/><br/>During the visit to Moscow, the Saudi Deputy Crown Prince will meet President Vladimir Putin and a num...

May 30, 2017 6:02 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 2:03 PM

Philippine army makes gains in Marawi Islamist battle

The Philippine military says it has made gains retaking Marawi city from Islamic State militants (IS) amid clashes that have left about 100 people dead. <br/><br/>Spokesman for the Philippines' Armed Forces Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said troops were in complete control of ...

May 30, 2017 2:03 PM

New way to slow down cancer growth found

Scientists have identified a new way to slow down the growth of cancer cells, an advance that may lead to novel treatment options against the deadly disease. Researchers from the University of Rochester in the US identified a protein called Tudor-SN that is important in the "preparatory" p...

May 30, 2017 1:43 PM

Iraq: 15 people killed, 25 wounded in car bomb blast

In Iraq, 15 people were killed and 25 injured in a car bomb explosion in Baghdad. <br/><br/>Security officials said, a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle outside an ice cream shop in the Karrada district in central Baghdad last night. <br/><br/>The bomber s...

May 30, 2017 1:30 PM

Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh coast

Cyclone Mora carrying the most severe danger warning signal number 10 hit Bangladesh coast at Kutubdia on Cox's Bazar coast early this morning. <br/><br/>Heavy rainfall have been reported in Cox's Bazar, Patuakhali, Bagerhat and nearby areas. Hundreds of homes and trees have be...

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