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April 9, 2017 2:09 PM

Egypt: 13 killed in explosion at church

At least 13 people were killed in an explosion at a church in Egypt. State media reported that the blast targeted the St George Coptic church in the city of Tanta, north of Cairo. <br/><br/>A private news channel said, at least 42 people had been injured.

April 9, 2017 2:09 PM

Syria: 18 killed in airstrikes in Idib province

In Syria, air strikes killed at least 18 people, including five children, in a town in rebel-controlled Idlib province yesterday. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the civil defence rescue service said the death toll from the air strikes in Urum al-Joz was expected to rise. <br/><br/&...

April 9, 2017 2:05 PM

Indonesia's police kill 6 suspected Islamic State militants

In Indonesia, six Islamic State linked militants were shot dead in a gunfight on Java island. Police said, seven men drove up to a traffic police post yesterday and fired shots at the officers which led to the gunfight.<br/><br/>Police arrested one member of the group alive. It said, the...

April 9, 2017 2:05 PM

Hundreds leave Syria Homs rebel district under deal

In Syria, hundreds of more rebels and their families have left the last opposition-held Waer neighbourhood in Homs city, for opposition-held territory elsewhere in the country. <br/><br/>The evacuation is part of a Russian-supervised deal to give safe passage to the rebels and bring the ...

April 9, 2017 2:04 PM

Yemen: 13 killed, 26 injured in fire broke out

In Yemen, thirteen people were killed and twenty-six injured when fire broke out near an oil pipeline in Hodeida city. <br/><br/>A government official said, dozens of people had gathered at the site with bowls and other containers to fill with petrol, spilling from the pipeline. He said ...

April 9, 2017 1:28 PM

US Navy carrier strike group heads toward Korean Peninsula

A US Navy carrier strike group is heading toward the Korean Peninsula as the United States boosts its defenses against North Korea's nuclear ambitions. The Carl Vinson Strike Group comprises an aircraft carrier and other warships.<br/><br/>US Pacific Command said the deployment was ...

April 9, 2017 7:24 AM

Bangladesh welcomes PM Modi's commitment to early solution to Teesta

Bangladesh has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to ensuring the early solution to Teesta water issue. Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque in a media interaction in New Delhi last evening said Mr Modi's comment in the joint statement with visiting Prime Minister Sh...

April 9, 2017 7:22 AM

Saudi Arabia unveils plans for entertainment city near Riyadh

Saudi Arabia has unveiled plans for an entertainment city on the edge of Riyadh which will be 50 times the size of Gibraltar once completed. The 334-sq km attraction - about the same as Las Vegas - will offer cultural, sporting and entertainment activities - including a Six Flags park and a safari p...

April 9, 2017 5:44 AM

Two killed in aircraft crash in France

In France, two people were killed when a light aircraft crashed into a field in the northeastern part of the country yesterday. <br/><br/>Strasbourg Council said the accident happened shortly after the plane took off from a strip 70 kilometres from the city of Metz in the Moselle region....

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