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May 14, 2017 8:08 PM

Nepal: Voting in first local election in 20 years ends peacefully

In Nepal polling for local elections after 20 years concluded peacefully. In the first phase today, polling was held for 281 local bodies out of 283 of 3 provinces. <br/><br/>Representatives for two local bodies have been elected unopposed. As per preliminary reports 71 percent voters ex...

May 14, 2017 7:19 PM

Cholera outbreak kills 115 in Yemen

A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen has killed 115 people and left 8,500 ill as hospitals struggle to cope with an influx of patients. At a news conference in the capital Sanaa, Director of Operations of International Committee of Red Cross, Dominik Stillhart said they are now facing a serious outb...

May 14, 2017 6:18 PM

Capsule robot performs intricate manoeuvres inside large intestine

Scientists have used a tiny capsule robot to successfully perform intricate manoeuvres inside the large intestine. <br/><br/>The capsule is guided by an external magnet attached to an 18-millimetre robotic arm.<br/><br/>Researchers hope the capsule robot could be used safely ...

May 14, 2017 6:12 PM

Emmanuel Macron to sworn-in as youngest President of France

Emmanuel Macron has been sworn-in as the youngest President of France at the age of 39. President Macron said at the elaborate &apos;lys&apos;e Palace ceremony that his mandate will give the French back the confidence to believe in themselves. He vowed to see the EU reformed and relaunched during hi...

May 14, 2017 2:23 PM

Pakistan: Hafiz Saeed detained for spreading terrorism in name of jihad

Pakistan's interior ministry has told a judicial review board that Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamat-ud Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed and his four aides have been detained for spreading terrorism in the name of jihad. Saeed appeared before the board yesterday to appeal against his detention. ...

May 14, 2017 1:56 PM

Pakistan says Hafiz Saeed detained for spreading terrorism in name of jihad

Pakistan's interior ministry has told a judicial review board that Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamat-ud Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed and his four aides have been detained for spreading terrorism in the name of jihad. Saeed appeared before the board yesterday to appeal against his detention. ...

May 14, 2017 12:55 PM

Earthquake kills two near Iran's border with Turkmenistan

A 5 point 7 magnitude earthquake near Iran's border with Turkmenistan<br/>killed two people, injured hundreds and caused widespread damage.<br/><br/>State media reported today that the quake struck last night in and around the city of Bojnurd, North Khorasan province. <br/&...

May 14, 2017 11:40 AM

Next cyber-attack could be imminent, warn Security experts

Security experts have warned that another major cyber-attack could be imminent after Friday's global hit that infected more than 125,000 computer systems. <br/><br/>UK security researcher, MalwareTech, who helped to limit the ransomware attack, predicted another one coming likely to...

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