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April 18, 2017 7:14 AM

US warns N Korea not to continue missile, nuclear tests

US Vice President Mike Pence warned North Korea not to continue missile and nuclear tests. Pence, who is in Japan, also said his country's era of strategic patience with North Korea was over. <br/><br/>Mr Pence arrived in Seoul on Sunday hours after North Korea carried out a failed ...

April 18, 2017 7:03 AM

Trump congratulates Erdogan on referendum win

US President Donald Trump called his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to congratulate him on winning the referendum boosting his powers, Turkish state media reported.<br/><br/>Trump called Erdogan tonight and congratulated him on his success in the referendum, Turkish presidentia...

April 18, 2017 6:54 AM

Turkey cabinet agrees to extend emergency after referendum

In Turkey, cabinet agreed to extend for another three months the state of emergency imposed after last July's failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. <br/><br/>The decision came yesterday after a meeting of the National Security Council, chaired by Erdogan, to recommend ...

April 18, 2017 6:54 AM

Trump advisers to meet to discuss Paris climate agreement today

In US, Advisers to President Donald Trump will meet today to discuss whether to recommend that he withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord, a White House official said. The meeting comes before a summit of the Group of Seven industrial nations in late May, the deadline for the White ...

April 17, 2017 9:21 PM

Sri Lanka: Death toll due to garbage dump rises to 29; 30 still missing

In Sri Lanka, the death toll due to collapse of garbage dump in capital Colombo has risen up to 29 even as at least 30 are still missing. Rescue efforts are continuing as hope for finding survivors are fading. <br/><br/>The 91-metre-high garbage dump collapsed on Friday and swamped the h...

April 17, 2017 9:21 PM

New police unit to monitor prison drones in UK

The UK has set up a new specialist police unit to monitor growing incidents of unmanned drones dropping contrabands like drugs and mobile phones into prisons. <br/><br/>According to official figures, there has been a sharp increase in incidents involving drones in the recent years, with ...

April 17, 2017 9:21 PM

Turkey referendum: Vote expanding Erdogan powers 'valid'

The head of the electoral body says, the result of the referendum that grants sweeping new powers to the President of Turkey is valid. Sadi Guven was speaking after the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) cited irregularities, including the use of unstamped ballot papers. President ...

April 17, 2017 9:04 PM

Portugal: Swiss-registered plane crashes

In Portugal, a small Swiss-registered plane has crashed near a Lidl supermarket in Tires, just west of the capital Lisbon, killing five people. Portuguese media say the victims were the pilot, three passengers and a lorry driver, whose vehicle was hit. <br/><br/>Three of the dead were re...

April 17, 2017 8:29 PM

Sri Lanka: Death toll due to garbage dump rises to 29; 30 still missing

In Sri Lanka, the death toll due to collapse of garbage dump in capital Colombo has risen up to 29 even as at least 30 are still missing. Rescue efforts are continuing as hope for finding survivors are fading. <br/><br/>The 91-metre-high garbage dump collapsed on Friday and swamped the h...

April 17, 2017 8:26 PM

New police unit to monitor prison drones in UK

The UK has set up a new specialist police unit to monitor growing incidents of unmanned drones dropping contrabands like drugs and mobile phones into prisons. <br/><br/>According to official figures, there has been a sharp increase in incidents involving drones in the recent years, with ...

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