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March 28, 2017 2:14 PM

US vows to end 'Israel-bashing' at United Nations

The US ambassador to the United Nations has vowed never to allow Israel-bashing at the world body. Nikki Haley was addressing the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conference, Washington's biggest pro-Israel forum, for the first time yesterday since President Donald Trump n...

March 28, 2017 12:40 PM

Maldives: Opposition bid to impeach Parliamentary speaker fails

In Maldives, a bid by the opposition parties to impeach Parliamentary speaker has failed as several MPs were either evicted or walked out from the vote. The government defeated the no confidence motion against the speaker yesterday by 48 votes with none opposing. <br/><br/>The dispute ar...

March 28, 2017 12:34 PM

Cyclone Debbie Makes Landfall in Australia's Northeast Coast

A powerful cyclone has made landfall in Queensland, northeastern Australia this morning. Cyclone Debbie, a category four storm, has left at least 45,000 homes without power and damaged buildings. More than 25,000 people were asked to evacuate their homes ahead of predictions that the cyclone would b...

March 28, 2017 12:33 PM

Dhaka court warns former PM Khaleda Zia of framing charges against her

In Bangladesh, a Dhaka court has warned former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia of framing charges against her in 11 cases including a sedition case if she fails to appear before it on the next date scheduled for April 10. The Metropolitan Sessions Court Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah pas...

March 28, 2017 11:38 AM

Donald Trump to sign order sweeping away Obama-era climate policies

US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order today to undo a slew of Obama-era climate change regulations. The move is meant to bolster domestic energy production, but environmentalists have vowed to challenge it in court. <br/><br/>The decree, dubbed the "Energy Independe...

March 28, 2017 9:07 AM

Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny Gets 15 Days In Jail After Protest

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to 15 days behind bars and fined after staging the biggest anti-corruption protests in years.<br/><br/>A Moscow district court yesterday ordered Navalny to serve 15 days in jail after finding him guilty of disobeying police orders. H...

March 28, 2017 8:33 AM

Cyclone Debbie lashes Australian coastal resorts

In Australia, coastal areas in northeast were battered by high winds and heavy rainfall today as a powerful cyclone, which prompted authorities to urge some 30,000 people to evacuate, hit island resorts along the Great Barrier Reef. Cyclone Debbie was upgraded overnight to a category four storm, jus...

March 28, 2017 8:29 AM

Worldwide nuclear ban is simply not realistic: US Ambassador to UN

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has said that worldwide nuclear ban is simply not realistic, as nearly 40 countries stayed away from talks on the subject. The US, Britain and France were among the countries that skipped a UN meeting to discuss a new treaty.<br/><br/>More than 120 oth...

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