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May 3, 2017 6:01 PM

Le Pen and Macron to face off in French election debate

The two contenders for the French Presidency go head to head today in a TV debate seen as the climax of a long and bitter campaign. <br/><br/>The aim for centrist Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen is to win the votes of large numbers of undecided or reluctant voters. ...

May 3, 2017 5:35 PM

White House welcomes Infosys decision to hire 10000 Americans

The Trump administration today welcomed IT giant Infosys' decision to hire 10,000 Americans<br/>in the next two years as a political victory, saying it is a result of the US government's pro-growth economic agenda. <br/><br/>Infosys yesterday announced it will hire 10,000...

May 3, 2017 5:28 PM

Ballistic missile test-fired from California coastal base

An unarmed missile capable of sending a nuclear bomb across the world was launched today from California amid rising tensions between the US and North Korea. <br/><br/>The Air Force Global Strike Command said the unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile blasted off from a s...

May 3, 2017 5:23 PM

Bomb in northern Syria kills five people

A car bomb killed at least five people and wounded several others in a rebel-held town in northern Syria today. <br/><br/>The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, the dead were four civilians and a police officer. Toll could rise because a number of those wounded are in serious cond...

May 3, 2017 2:26 PM

2 day international meeting on Syria starts in Kazakhstan capital Astana

The two day international meeting on Syria starts in the Kazakhstan capital, Astana today. A high level delegation of guarantors of the Syrian ceasefire, Russia, Turkey and Iran, UN special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura and representative from Jordan as well as US Assistant Secretary of State ...

May 3, 2017 2:04 PM

Afghanistan: 8 people killed in suicide bombing near US embassy in Kabul

In Afghanistan, 8 people were killed and 22 injured in a suicide bombing near the US embassy in Kabul today. Deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry said, the blast hit the NATO coalition convoy of armored personnel carriers. <br/><br/>Security officials said the blast destroyed a num...

May 3, 2017 1:47 PM

China: 12 people killed after Methane gas explosion in railway tunnel

In China, 12 people were killed and another 12 suffered injuries after a suspected methane gas explosion. The blast hit an under-construction railway tunnel in the southern province of Guizhou. <br/><br/>Officials said those killed had been trapped inside the tunnel after yesterday'...

May 3, 2017 1:43 PM

5.9 magnitude earthquake hits Central Asia

A 5(point)9-magnitude earthquake hits Central Asia today. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, the tremor occurred at the depth of 24 kilometers with its epicenter in Tajikistan. The quake was felt in Kyrgyzstan, Eastern Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. <br/><br/>According to ...

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