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April 2, 2017 12:22 PM

Pakistan: 20 people killed by shrine custodian in Sargodha in Punjab

In Pakistan, at least 20 people were killed and 3 others injured last night by the custodian of a shrine in Sargodha in Punjab province. Deputy Commissioner of Sargodha, Liaquat Ali Chatta said the custodian, Abdul Waheed, is mentally unstable and used a dagger and a stick to kill his victims.<br...

April 2, 2017 12:22 PM

Country's economy burdened by previous govt loans: Sri Lankan PM

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said the country's economy has been burdened by the loans taken by the previous government. Speaking at an event in eastern province last evening, the Prime Minister said, if they as a country get buried under loans, they'll become s...

April 2, 2017 10:55 AM

Pakistan: 19 people killed at dargah in Punjab province

In Pakistan, at least 19 people, including six members of a family, were killed at a dargah in Punjab province last night. A police Officer said, the incident took place in a village in Sargodha district, some 200 km from Lahore. He said, it appeared that the caretakers of the dargah had first drugg...

April 2, 2017 9:04 AM

Venezuela moves to defuse Supreme Court powers dispute

Venezuela's authorities have urged the Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling stripping congress of its powers, which critics have called a "coup". Speaking after a high-level meeting called to discuss the move, the vice-president said the review was needed to maintain institutional sta...

April 2, 2017 8:33 AM

American singer & song writer Bob Dylan accepts Nobel literature award

American singer and song writer Bob Dylan has finally accepted his Nobel Prize for literature, more than three months after the awards ceremony. <br/><br/>Swedish media reported he received his medal at a private event in Stockholm before a scheduled concert in the city. No further detai...

April 2, 2017 7:54 AM

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina calls for united fight against terrorism

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for a united fight against terrorism terming it a new global vice. Speaking at the inauguration of the 136th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Dhaka last night, Hasina said humanity is facing new vices. Militancy and Terrorism costs lives...

April 2, 2017 7:46 AM

American singer & song writer Bob Dylan accepts his Nobel literature award

American singer and song writer Bob Dylan has finally accepted his Nobel Prize for literature, more than three months after the awards ceremony. <br/><br/>Swedish media reported he received his medal at a private event in Stockholm before a scheduled concert in the city. No further detai...

April 2, 2017 7:43 AM

Colombia: Mudslides kill 200 people; more than 400 missing

Landslides have killed at least 206 people in south-west Colombia and left many more injured. Aid officials said hours of heavy rains overnight caused rivers to burst their banks, flooding homes with mud in Putumayo province. <br/><br/>According to the Red Cross, at least 220 are missing...

April 2, 2017 7:32 AM

Colombia: 206 people killed in Landslides

Landslides have killed at least 206 people in south-west Colombia and left many more injured. Aid officials said, hours of heavy rains overnight caused rivers to burst their banks, flooding homes with mud in Putumayo province. <br/><br/>According to the Red Cross, at least 220 are missin...

April 2, 2017 6:29 AM

Armenians to elect new Parliament today

Armenians will elect a new Parliament today in a closely fought race between the ruling party and a former coalition partner that heralds the start of a parliamentary system of government. <br/><br/>Under controversial constitutional reforms, parliament, rather than voters, will elect th...

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