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March 25, 2017 8:19 AM

1116 million African children to get polio vaccines: WHO

World Health Organization has said, 116 million children in 13 countries in west and central Africa are to receive polio vaccines as part of its efforts to eradicate the disease from the continent. The WHO said that the synchronised vaccination campaign programme will see all children under the age ...

March 25, 2017 7:03 AM

India asks US to provide details of 271 illegal immigrants

The government has asked the US to provide details of the 271 illegal immigrants it wants New Delhi to take back. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay said in New Delhi that the US authorities had conveyed to India sometime back that out of certain statistics provided by them earlier,...

March 25, 2017 7:02 AM

Donald Trump withdraws healthcare bill

US President Donald Trump has withdrawn his healthcare bill after it failed to gain enough support to pass in Congress. Trump expressed his disappointment and surprise after House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan withdrew the bill due to lack of support. Trump said that the Republicans only lack...

March 25, 2017 7:02 AM

UN Security Council adopts resolution protecting heritage

United Nations Security Council strengthened its protection of global cultural heritage sites threatened by armed conflicts, saying perpetrators of unlawful destruction could be prosecuted for war crimes. From the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan to the ancient shrines of Timbuktu, deliberate attacks ...

March 25, 2017 7:01 AM

Bangladesh attack: Suicide bomber blows himself up near Dhaka airport

In Bangladesh, a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Dhaka international airport yesterday evening. Police said the man, in his thirties, blew the explosives tied to his waist around 7 PM local time at a police post at the airport. Police said no one was injured in the blast.<br/><br/>...

March 24, 2017 8:49 PM

UN rights council approves fact-finding mission in Myanmar

In Geneva, UN-backed Human Rights Council has approved a resolution by consensus to dispatch urgently an international fact-finding mission to Myanmar to probe alleged abuses by military and security forces, particularly in Rakhine State. The 47-member body threw its weight today behind existing eff...

March 24, 2017 7:54 PM

Boat carrying migrants sinks off Turkey's coast; 12 dead

At least twelve migrants have died as a result of a boat sinking off Turkey's western Aegean coast today. Seven people have been rescued from the boat, which sank near Turkey's resort town of Kusadasi, while a further four are listed as missing, as the search and rescue operation continues...

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