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April 13, 2017 8:15 PM

New Zealanders evacuated from parts of coast as storm hits

In New Zealand, hundreds of people have been evacuated from some coastal areas as the second major storm in just over a week made landfall near the North Island town of Whakatane. <br/><br/>Weather authorities had said the country is potentially facing the worst storm since 1968, but res...

April 13, 2017 7:13 PM

At least 11 killed in Indonesian boat accidents

At least 11 people were killed today in two separate boat accidents on Indonesia's main island of Java. Officials said, five others were reported missing. <br/><br/>In the first incident, a wooden boat in Majalengka district flipped over on a river as it carried 22 people who were m...

April 13, 2017 7:09 PM

Mahmoud Abbas seeks 'unprecedented' steps to end Palestinian split

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas has said that he is taking unprecedented steps to end the political division in Palestine. <br/><br/>Quoting the statement of Mr Abbas, official WAFA news agency said, the President is going to take these steps in coming days to end the division betwe...

April 13, 2017 6:21 PM

Diarrhoea kills more than 500 in Somalia since January: UN

In Somalia, Cholera and acute diarrhoea have killed more than 500 people and left tens of thousands of others sick in drought-hit parts of the country since January. The United Nations health agency said the epidemic had left more than 25,000 people sick, warning that number is likely to double by t...

April 13, 2017 5:56 PM

At least 22 dead in fire at Senegal religious retreat

Senegal's government says, at least 22 people were killed and 87 injured in a fire while attending a Muslim spiritual retreat in the eastern part of the country. 20 of the injured are in a serious state.<br/><br/>Government spokesman Seydou Gueye said today that several others were ...

April 13, 2017 5:42 PM

Abbas Mahmoud seeks 'unprecedented' steps to end Palestinian split

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas has said that he is taking unprecedented steps to end the political division in Palestine. <br/><br/>Quoting the statement of Mr Abbas, official WAFA news agency said, the President is going to take these steps in coming days to end the division betwe...

April 13, 2017 5:42 PM

Two billion people drinking contaminated water: WHO

World Health Organization, WHO says, nearly two billion people currently use contaminated water. <br/><br/>Head of WHO's public health department,Maria Neira, said in a statement that almost two billion people use a source of drinking-water contaminated with faeces, putting them at ...

April 13, 2017 5:41 PM

Dubai: Breakfast for Diversity enters Guinness World Record

On the auspicious day of Baisakhi, the Gurudwara in Dubai today entered the Guinness Book of Records for hosting Breakfast for people of 101 nationalities. Officially called "Breakfast for Diversity" , the occasion exemplified the spirit of charity, religious and cultural tolerance amongst...

April 13, 2017 5:41 PM

Beslan school siege: Russia 'failed' in 2004 massacre

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russia failed to protect the hostages of the Beslan school siege in which about 330 people died in 2004. It also said that officials knew an attack was imminent but did not act. In the siege, Chechen rebels took more than 1,000 hostages, mostly child...

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