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April 15, 2017 1:50 PM

Syria: Thousands evacuated from besieged towns

In Syria, several thousand people have been evacuated from four besieged towns under a deal between the Government and rebels. Individuals from 2 pro-government towns in the northwestern province of Idlib are being transported to Government-held areas, while People from 2 pro-opposition towns near t...

April 15, 2017 11:51 AM

Terrorism one of gravest threats to religious freedom: US President Trump

US President Donald Trump has said, terrorism is one of the gravest threats to religious freedom around the world. In his weekly radio and web address, the President said, he is hopeful for a better tomorrow when people of all faiths, can worship according to their conscience. <br/><br/>...

April 15, 2017 8:20 AM

Sri Lanka rubbish dump landslide kills at least 10, engulfs dozens of houses

In Sri Lanka, at least 10 people have been killed and several injured when a garbage dump in capital Colombo fell on a group of houses nearby. The 91-metre-high garbage dump collapsed yesterday when a fire broke out at its top, triggering a landslide that swamped the homes below. <br/><br/&...

April 15, 2017 7:50 AM

Syria: Senior Islamic State leader killed in airstrike in western Mosul

In Iraq, a senior leader of Islamic State terror group has been killed in an airstrike in western Mosul, Iraqi government forces said. Senior mufti Abdullah al-Badrani, also known as Abu Ayub al-Atar, reportedly died after his location was bombed by the US-led coalition, which was backing government...

April 15, 2017 7:02 AM

More than 2,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean

More than 2,000 migrants trying to reach Europe were plucked from the Mediterranean yesterday in a series of dramatic rescues and one person was found dead, officials and witnesses said. <br/><br/>An Italian coast guard spokesman said 19 rescue operations by the coast guard or ships oper...

April 15, 2017 7:02 AM

North Korea warns US to end military hysteria or face consequences

North Korea warned the United States to end its military hysteria today or face retaliation as a US aircraft carrier group steamed toward the region amid fears the North may conduct a sixth nuclear weapons test. <br/><br/>Hundreds of military trucks carrying cheering and singing people h...

April 15, 2017 7:02 AM

Yemen: 14 Houthi militants killed in Saudi-Led Coalition strike

In western Yemen, fourteen Houthi movement militants were killed in the city of Midi in an airstrike launched by the Saudi-Led Arab coalition. The Yemeni government military forces said yesterday, as quoted by the Anadolu news agency, that the militiamen were killed late Thursday when coalition airc...

April 15, 2017 6:29 AM

More than 80 terrorists killed in MOAB bomb in Afghanistan

An Afghan official has said that more than 80 terrorists were killed when US military aircraft dropped Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb in Afghanistan in Thursday. <br/><br/>Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the Nangarhar provincial governor&apos;s office said that at least 82 t...

April 15, 2017 5:57 AM

Fully-airconditioned Dhaka-Kolkata Maitree Express inaugurated

In Bangladesh, a fully-airconditioned Dhaka-Kolkata Maitree Express with improved coaches was inaugurated in Dhaka yesterday. <br/><br/>Bangladesh Railways Minister Mazibul Hoque and Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla inaugurated the train on the first day of Bangla New Year...

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