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March 24, 2017 1:46 PM

US House of Representatives to vote today on new healthcare legislation

US President Donald Trump has demanded a make-or-break vote today on a new health care legislation in the US House of Representatives. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, told Republican lawmakers last night that negotiations are finished and Trump wants a vote on the American Health...

March 24, 2017 12:27 PM

Bangladesh: 10 people killed as truck overturned in Mymensingh district

In yet another tragic accident in Bangladesh, 10 people were killed and several others injured when a truck carrying them overturned at Bhaluka upazilla of Mymensingh district, northern part of the country, in the early hours today.<br/><br/>Police sources said, the cement-laden truck ca...

March 24, 2017 12:09 PM

British police identifies perpetrator of attack near Parliament in London

British police have identified the perpetrator of Wednesday's deadly attack near Parliament in London. Police say the attacker was British-born Khalid Masood and suspect he carried out the attack under the influence of Islamist ideology. <br/><br/>They said Masood had previous convi...

March 24, 2017 7:38 AM

250 African migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean sea

Around 250 African migrants are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean sea after a rescue boat found two partially submerged rubber dinghies off Libya. Laura Lanuza of Spanish charity Proactiva Open Arms said in Rome that its boat Golfo Azzuro had recovered five floating corpses close to the di...

March 24, 2017 7:32 AM

10 people died in violent clashes between two ethnic groups in Mali

In Mali, 10 people have died and 14 wounded in violent clashes between two ethnic groups in the central region. Agency reports say as tensions grow over land use and food scarcity in the region, increased availability of arms from Libya has also contributed to inter-communal violence in the west Afr...

March 24, 2017 7:17 AM

Mexico: Group of 29 inmates tunneled out of prison in Tamaulipas

In Mexico, a group of 29 inmates tunneled their way out of a prison in the northern border state of Tamaulipas. One of the inmates shot to death a passing motorist in an apparent carjacking as part of the mass escape in the state capital, Ciudad Victoria.<br/><br/>The Tamaulipas state se...

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