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May 19, 2017 5:19 PM

Climate change is turning Antarctica green

Plant life on Antarctica is growing rapidly due to climate change. A team including scientists from the University of Exeter in the UK has found a sharp increase in biological activity on the continent in the last 50 years. They tested five cores from three sites and found major biological changes h...

May 19, 2017 2:04 PM

China, ASEAN agree on framework for South China Sea code of conduct

China and Southeast Asian countries have agreed to a draft framework for a long-mooted code of conduct for the disputed South China Sea. <br/><br/>China's foreign ministry today said after a meeting between Chinese and ASEAN officials in the southern city of Guiyan, the draft framew...

May 19, 2017 1:55 PM

Nepal: Counting of votes for 1st phase of local elections underway

In Nepal, counting of votes for the first phase of local elections is underway. According to Election Commission counting of votes has been completed in 161 local bodies out of 281. <br/><br/>So far 5960 local representatives have been declared winners. Communist Party of Nepal (UML) has...

May 19, 2017 1:37 PM

Policeman kills five colleagues in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, a policeman has shot and killed five of his colleagues as they slept in eastern Nangarhar province. District Governor, Abdul Wahab Momand, today said the policeman turned his rifle on colleagues last night at an outpost in the district of Ghanikhil in the province. <br/><br/...

May 19, 2017 12:55 PM

Musharraf wants to appear in person in Benazir murder case

Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf wants to appear in person rather than testify through video link in the Benazir Bhutto murder case. <br/><br/>Musharraf has been charged with involvement in the murder of the former two-time prime minister in 2007. <br/><br/>During t...

May 19, 2017 11:31 AM

Ferry service opens between North Korea and Russia

North Korea and Russia have started passenger ferry service aiming to develop links and boost economic cooperation despite United Nations sanctions. <br/><br/>The first ever ferry service linking the two countries was launched today with North Korean passenger ferry docking in Russia&#03...

May 19, 2017 11:02 AM

Polling underway in Iran to elect 12th President

Polling is underway in Iran to elect its 12th President. Mr. Hassan Rouhani, 68, a moderate cleric who negotiated a landmark nuclear deal with world powers in 2015, is standing against three other candidates. <br/><br/>His main challenger is seen as Ebrahim Raisi, 56, a hardline cleric a...

May 19, 2017 10:55 AM

Indian detained at Atlanta airport dies in custody

A 58-year-old Indian man, who was in the US customs' custody for entering the country illegally, has died last Tuesday, after being hospitalised for shortness of breath. <br/><br/>The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, said in a statement that Atul Kumar Babubhai Patel arr...

May 19, 2017 10:46 AM

Chinese jets intercept US aircraft over East China Sea, US says

Two Chinese Su-30 fighter jets intercepted a US Air Force radiation detection plane over the East China Sea in international airspace on Wednesday according to a US official. <br/><br/>The US, today, deemed the incident unprofessional and is addressing its concerns to China about the inc...

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