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May 18, 2017 7:30 AM

China on yellow alert for heat wave

In China, meteorological authority issued a yellow alert, as a heat wave is expected to sweep across many regions of the country from today. The National Meteorological Center said temperatures are expected to rise above 35 degrees Celsius in Beijing and Tianjin and other areas. Some regions will se...

May 18, 2017 7:30 AM

US maintains Iran nuclear deal sanctions relief

United States has decided not to reimpose sanctions on Iran's nuclear program despite President Donald Trump's criticism of the deal Tehran signed with the previous US administration. <br/><br/>However, while the waiver on the nuclear-related sanctions was renewed, the US Treas...

May 17, 2017 8:52 PM

Afghanistan: 10 killed, 18 injured in attack on Jalalabad TV station

At least 6 people and all four gunmen were killed and 18 others injured in a battle at the Afghan state television building in the city of Jalalabad today. <br/><br/>Four of the dead worked for the broadcaster RTA, Afghanistan's national broadcaster and two policemen also died. Afgh...

May 17, 2017 7:56 PM

Islamic State mining Mosul to stop families fleeing as Iraqi forces advance

Islamic State militants are planting bombs near front doors in Mosul to prevent civilians leaving, as Iraqi forces make their final push against the jihadists after seven months of fighting.<br/><br/>A Federal Police Commander today said, the militants, trapped in a shrinking area of the...

May 17, 2017 7:45 PM

Iran votes in head-to-head between diplomacy and resistance

Iranian voters will decide the fate of moderate President Hassan Rouhani and his policy of engagement with the West on Friday as he goes head-to-head with hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi.<br/><br/>Rouhani has spent four years trying to pull Iran out of its global isolation, reaching a 2015...

May 17, 2017 7:28 PM

Afghanistan: Six killed, 18 injured in attack on Jalalabad TV station

At least 6 people and all four gunmen were killed and 18 others injured in a battle at the Afghan state television building in the city of Jalalabad today. <br/><br/>Four of the dead worked for the broadcaster RTA, Afghanistan's national broadcaster and two policemen also died. Afgh...

May 17, 2017 7:03 PM

Yemen cholera death toll mounts to 209: UNICEF

In Yemen, cholera outbreak has killed 209 people in recent weeks with 17,200 suspected cases across the war-torn country. <br/><br/>United Nations children's agency, UNICEF, today said that there had been an alarming increase in cholera-related deaths. <br/><br/>The agen...

May 17, 2017 6:59 PM

Sri Lanka police break up protest against private university

In Sri Lanka, police have fired tear gas at University students in Colombo today when they were protesting against a private medical university. <br/><br/>More than 5,000 university students defied an official ban on the protest and marched to a city park. Police had to use tear gas to d...

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