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May 4, 2017 6:40 PM

Russia, Iran, Turkey agree on Syria safe zones

Russia, Turkey and Iran today signed a memorandum on creating safe zones in Syria, while the delegation of the armed Syrian opposition walked out and shouted angrily after a new round of peace talks held in the Kazakh capital Astana. <br/><br/>Russia, Turkey and Iran act as guarantors of...

May 4, 2017 6:06 PM

Iraqi forces launch new operation northwest of Mosul

An Iraqi offensive to take back Mosul from ISIL gained new momentum with an armoured division trying to advance into the city from the northern side. <br/><br/>The Iraqi army's 9th Armoured Division and Rapid Response units of the interior ministry opened a new front today in the no...

May 4, 2017 6:03 PM

Spain: Chemical factory fire injures 15

A fire at a chemical factory near the Spanish capital, Madrid, has injured at least 15 people, three of them seriously. <br/><br/>Officials say, several explosions were reported in the factory in Arganda del Rey, 27 kms from Madrid. The cause of the fire is still unclear. <br/><...

May 4, 2017 5:32 PM

Somalia attack: Minister Abdullahi Sheikh Abas killed in Mogadishu

Somalia Security Forces shot dead 31-year-old minister Somalia's security forces have shot dead a 31-year-old government minister after mistaking him for a militant Islamist. <br/><br/>Officials have said he was killed in his vehicle near the presidential palace in the capital, Moga...

May 4, 2017 5:13 PM

UK Queen''s husband Prince Philip to retire from royal duties

Prince Philip, the 95-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, will step down from carrying out royal engagements from September. The Buckingham Palace announced this today, that Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh will no longer carry out public engagements from September. <br/&gt...

May 4, 2017 5:02 PM

Afghan warlord Hekmatyar returns to Kabul after peace deal

Veteran warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has returned to the Afghan capital, eight months after signing a peace deal with the government.<br/><br/> Mr Hekmatyar, an Islamist warlord accused of numerous atrocities, leads Hezb-e-Islami, the country's second largest militant group. Under th...

May 4, 2017 2:17 PM

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declines invitation for Pakistan visit

Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani has declined invitations extended by top civil and military officials to visit Pakistan. Quoting the president's Deputy Spokesman Dawa Khan Minapal, BBC Urdu reported that Ghani had rejected the invitations, saying he would not visit Pakistan until Islamabad hands...

May 4, 2017 2:17 PM

US lawmakers to vote today to replace Obamacare

In US, lawmakers will vote today to repeal and replace Obamacare which makes quality health insurance more affordable and available to the Americans. House Majority Leader, Kevin McCarthy said the lawmakers will be voting on the health care bill and it would be passed.<br/><br/>The annou...

May 4, 2017 2:10 PM

Nepal Dy PM Bimalendera Nidhi withdraws his resignation

Nepal Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bimalendera Nidhi has withdrawn his resignation. He decided to take back his resignation after a meeting the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba at Kathmandu today.<br/><br/>Mr. Dahal and Mr. Deu...

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