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March 31, 2017 5:59 AM

South Korea's ousted President Park Geun-hye arrested

Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been arrested and taken into custody over a corruption scandal that led to her dismissal.The 65-year-old leader was driven to a detention centre south of Seoul after a court approved her arrest. <br/><br/>She is accused of allowing her clos...

March 31, 2017 3:51 AM

Petroleum engineers abducted by South Sudanese rebels released

Three foreign petroleum engineers abducted by South Sudanese rebels have been released after negotiations brokered by Sudan and Ethiopia. Security officials in the war-torn country said this today.<br/>&apos;<br/>Indians Midhun Ganesh and Edward Ambrose and Pakistani Ayaz Hussein Jamali,...

March 31, 2017 3:45 AM

UN denies India preventing UNMOGIP from presenting reports

The UN today denied that India was preventing the UN observer group, monitoring the ceasefire line between India and Pakistan, from presenting its reports on the ground situation.<br/>It also rejected claims that the role of United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP...

March 31, 2017 3:44 AM

Russian military delegation visits restive Waziristan in Pak

A high-level Russian military delegation for the first time visited former strongholds of militants in restive tribal region along the Afghan border to get firsthand account of Pakistan's counter-terror gains. The delegation visited Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency, and Wana in South Waziri...

March 31, 2017 3:41 AM

Putin says climate change not caused by emissions

Russian President Vladimir Putin today said climate change was unstoppable and not caused by human activity and urged countries to adapt to global warming. One day after he visited the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the Arctic, Putin claimed that icebergs had been melting for decades and suggested ...

March 31, 2017 3:27 AM

King Abdullah to visit White House

Jordan's King Abdullah will visit the White House next week for his second meeting with Donald Trump since the US president took office. A US official said this in Washington today.<br/>&apos;<br/>Abdullah's visit comes amid burgeoning diplomatic efforts to get the Palestinian-...

March 30, 2017 9:08 PM

Bangladesh police storm militant den, find eight bodies

In Bangladesh, following a two-day stand-off, police today launched 'Operation Hit Back' to flush out militants from their hideouts after they failed to convince them to surrender. <br/>Bangladesh police storm militant den, find eight bodies<br/><br/>A family of eight, in...

March 30, 2017 9:07 PM

Ethiopia extends state of emergency by four months

Ethiopia's parliament today approved a four month extension of a state of emergency that was first imposed in October to quell nearly a year of anti-government protests. <br/><br/>A report carried by state media said, The House unanimously voted to extend the state of emergency. Def...

March 30, 2017 8:33 PM

US astronaut breaks record for most spacewalks by a woman

American astronaut Peggy Whitson made history when she floated outside the International Space Station today, breaking the record for the most spacewalks by a woman. <br/><br/>Whitson, 57, is making her eighth career spacewalk, surpassing the record of seven previously held by American S...

March 30, 2017 7:52 PM

UK publishes White Paper to replace EU law after Brexit

The UK government today published a White Paper on the Great Repeal Bill, which will convert the EU law into British law to give businesses, workers and consumers certainty after Britain leaves the economic bloc.<br/><br/>Britain's Minister for exiting the European Union, David Davi...

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