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April 11, 2017 8:22 PM

UN warns risk of mass starvation rapidly rising in Africa, Yemen

The United Nations has warned of a rapidly rising risk of mass starvation in northeast Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, due to drought and conflict. <br/><br/>A UNHCR spokesman said today, some twenty million people live in hard-hit areas where harvests have failed and malnutriti...

April 11, 2017 8:01 PM

Syria war: G7 rejects sanctions on Russia after 'chemical attack'

G7 nations have rejected a call by Britain for sanctions against Russia in the wake of a deadly chemical attack. They say the attack was carried out by Moscow's ally, Syria. Italy's Foreign Minister said the group did not want to back Russia into a corner and preferred dialogue. <br/&gt...

April 11, 2017 7:56 PM

Nepal govt withdraws 2nd Constitution Amendment Bill

Nepal government has withdrawn the second Constitution Amendment Bill. Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ajaya Shankar Nayak submitted the proposal in the parliament today to withdraw the bill and house endorsed it. <br/><br/>In a cabinet meeting held yesterday it was d...

April 11, 2017 7:52 PM

Syrian students protest outside UN headquarters over US strike

Hundreds of Syrian students gathered today outside the United Nations headquarters in Damascus to protest last week's US strike on a government air base. <br/><br/>Demonstrators waved the two-star flag of the Syrian Government and pictures of President Bashar al-Assad outside the UN...

April 11, 2017 6:52 PM

Mexico: 7 killed in collapse of partially built car park

The collapse of a partially-built car park in the Mexican capital has killed seven construction workers. At least 10 people were hurt in the accident in Mexico City. <br/><br/>An official blamed a flaw in the construction process on the collapse. He said a heavy load had been placed inco...

April 11, 2017 5:36 PM

Talks aims to reunifying ethnically divided Cyprus restarts today

Talks aimed at reunifying ethnically divided Cyprus were restarted today with rival leaders hoping to claw back diminished trust and lost momentum after a two-month halt. <br/><br/>But the United Nations-mediated negotiations still face difficult challenges, with the island's Greek ...

April 11, 2017 5:21 PM

Turkey: Large explosion strucks police headquarters

A large explosion has struck a police headquarters in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir in south-eastern Turkey. Reports speak of at least four people injured. The city is at the heart of the conflict between the Turkish Government and Kurdish separatists. <br/><br/>Interior Minister...

April 11, 2017 5:13 PM

Syria war: G7 rejects sanctions on Russia after 'chemical attack'

The G7 group of nations has failed to reach agreement over threatening new sanctions against Russia and Syria. Foreign Ministers were seeking a common position on the Syrian conflict, before the US Secretary of State flies to Russia to try to persuade it to abandon its Syrian ally. <br/><br...

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