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April 28, 2017 6:32 PM

Germany urges EU not to break off Turkey accession talks

Germany today urged fellow EU nations not to end membership talks with Turkey despite deep misgivings over its rights record because the country is key to European interests. <br/><br/>Austria has led calls for the negotiations to be ditched, saying President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vio...

April 28, 2017 11:39 AM

Fierce air attacks in north-western Syria killed 19 people

Fierce air attacks in north-western Syria yesterday killed 19 people, including 9 children. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the airstrikes hit wide areas of the opposition-held Idlib province. The monitors believe the attacks were carried out by Russia or the Syrian govern...

April 28, 2017 11:37 AM

Won&apos;t be able to ratify BBIN motor vehicles agreement: Bhutan

Bhutan has announced that it would not be able to ratify the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal motor vehicles agreement for the time being and asked the other stakeholders to go ahead with the plan without it.<br/>A Foreign Ministry statement said in Thimpu yesterday that while the other three ...

April 28, 2017 11:18 AM

El Salvador becomes 1st country in world to ban metals mining

El Salvador has became the first country in the world to ban the mining of metals in what campaigners called a landmark move for environmental protection. <br/><br/>According to the text published yesterday in the official journal the law bans prospection, exploration, exploitation, extr...

April 28, 2017 11:16 AM

China warned North Korea of sanctions after any nuclear test: Tillerson

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said that China has warned North Korea of sanctions if the reclusive nation went ahead with another nuclear test. The US Secretary of State praised China of its role in North Korea. Tillerson, however, said he does not seek a regime change in North Korea. Till...

April 28, 2017 11:02 AM

NASA's Cassini successfully executes dive in between Saturn, its rings

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has successful executed its historic first-ever dive through the narrow gap between the planet Saturn and its rings, marking the beginning of the 'Grand Finale' of the 20-year-long journey. <br/><br/>The spacecraft is in the process of beaming bac...

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