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May 14, 2017 11:07 AM

North Korea carries out new ballistic missile test

North Korea has carried out another ballistic missile test today, days after a new President took office in South Korea. <br/><br/>Pentagon has confirmed that the missile was launched near north-western Kusong, flying hundreds of miles then landing in the Sea of Japan. It puts immediate ...

May 14, 2017 9:14 AM

WHO announces two more suspected Ebola cases in Congo

The World Health Organization has identified two more suspected cases of the deadly Ebola virus a day after declaring an outbreak in Congo. <br/><br/>The UN agency said yesterday there are now 11 suspected cases, including three reported deaths, in Likati in Congo's northern Bas-Uel...

May 14, 2017 9:13 AM

Portugal wins Eurovision 2017 Song Contest for the first time

Portugal won the Eurovision-2017 Song Contest for the first time ever with a melancholy ballad performed by a singer who suffers from a serious heart condition. <br/><br/>The fado-tinged song "Amar Pelos Dois" was performed by 27-year old Salvador Sobral, who is awaiting a hear...

May 14, 2017 8:50 AM

Polling begins for local elections in Nepal

Polling has begun for local elections in Nepal and in the first phase, polling is being held for 283 local bodies in 3 provinces today. Around 50 lakh voters are expected to exercise their franchise in 34 districts including Kathmandu. More than 49,000 candidates are trying their luck for 13,556 loc...

May 14, 2017 7:52 AM

US to discuss with EU possible laptop ban on flights

US and EU officials are due to discuss the possible extension of a US ban on laptops and tablets in cabin baggage when they meet in Brussels next week. <br/><br/>It comes after US Homeland Security said it was considering extending to Europe an existing ban for flights from eight mostly ...

May 14, 2017 7:52 AM

Financial leaders of G-7 pledges cooperation against cybercrime

Financial leaders of seven leading world economies pledged stronger cooperation against cyber crime and not to use foreign exchange to gain competitive advantage. <br/><br/>But stuck to their cautious wording on trade, their final communique showed. Finance ministers and central bank gov...

May 14, 2017 7:49 AM

Polling begins for local elections in Nepal

Polling has begun for local elections in Nepal and in the first phase, polling is being held for 283 local bodies in 3 provinces today. Around 50 lakh voters are expected to exercise their franchise in 34 districts including Kathmandu. More than 49,000 candidates are trying their luck for 13,556 loc...

May 14, 2017 7:49 AM

17 mummies found at burial site in Egypt

Egypt has unearthed an ancient burial site replete with at least 17 mostly intact mummies. It is the latest in a string of discoveries that the country's antiquities minister described as a helping hand for its struggling tourism sector. <br/><br/>The necropolis, uncovered eight met...

May 14, 2017 6:10 AM

4 dead as passenger train derails in Greece

In Greece, at least four people died and five more were injured when a passenger train derailed in northern Greece last night, railway company TRAINOSE said. The train was heading from Athens to the second-biggest city of Thessaloniki when it derailed in the town of Adendro, some 37 kilometers away....

May 14, 2017 6:00 AM

4 dead as Greek passenger train derails

In Greece, at least four people died and five more were injured when a passenger train derailed in northern Greece last night, railway company TRAINOSE said. The train was heading from Athens to the second-biggest city of Thessaloniki when it derailed in the town of Adendro, some 37 kilometers away....

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