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March 30, 2017 7:40 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 6:16 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 5:51 PM

US Senate intelligence leaders pledge bipartisan Russia probe

The leaders of the US Senate Intelligence Committee have pledged that their investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 US election campaign would be bipartisan. This is in sharp contrast to bitter partisan disagreement surrounding a similar probe in the House of Representatives.<br/><br/...

March 30, 2017 5:50 PM

Maiden flight of China-built amphibious aircraft set for May

China's amphibious aircraft, stated to be the world's largest, will embark on its maiden flight in May from southern Chinese city of Zhuhai. <br/><br/>The Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) officials today said, the AG600 will conduct a full resonance test before its maiden...

March 30, 2017 5:01 PM

Trump-Russia ties: Senate pledges thorough inquiry

The Republican and Democrat leaders of a Senate panel investigating alleged Russian interference in the US election have vowed a thorough inquiry. The pledge comes as a similar inquiry in the House remains mired in acrimony. <br/><br/>The Senate hearing begins today. Jared Kushner, Presi...

March 30, 2017 4:15 PM

SpaceX poised to launch first recycled rocket

SpaceX is poised to launch its first recycled rocket today, using a booster that sent food and supplies to the astronauts living at the International Space Station in April. The goal of the launch, scheduled for 6:27 pm from Cape Canaveral, Florida, is to send a communications satellite for Luxembou...

March 30, 2017 2:29 PM

India calls for overhauling electoral processes in UN General Assembly

India has called for overhauling the electoral processes in the UN General Assembly as an initial step towards reforming and revitalising the working methods of the 193-member UN organ.<br/><br/>Counsellor in India's Permanent Mission to the UN, Anjani Kumar said, the quality of wor...

March 30, 2017 1:55 PM

Turkey ends its military campaign in northern Syria

Turkey has announced its military campaign inside northern Syria was over, without specifying whether it will pull its troops out from the neighbouring country. Turkey's top advisory national security council chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, the half-year long offensive in Syria ...

March 30, 2017 1:18 PM

China will step up campaign against religious extremism in Xinjiang

China will step up a campaign against religious extremism in the far western region of Xinjiang on Saturday. It will implement a range of measures, including prohibiting abnormal beards, wearing of veils in public places and the refusal to watch state television. New legislation, passed by Xinjiang ...

March 30, 2017 1:01 PM

Texas: Shuttle bus collided with pickup truck, 12 people killed

In US, a shuttle bus carrying Texas church members home from a retreat collided head-on with a pickup truck, killing 12 people and injuring three others on a highway in southwestern Texas. Officials said, the accident occurred yesterday outside Garner State Park in northern Uvalde County.

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