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March 22, 2017 4:05 PM

68 nations meet in Washington to discuss steps to defeat IS terror group

Foreign ministers and senior officials from 68 countries will meet today in Washington to discuss the next steps to defeat Islamic State. The State Department said, the goal of the conference is to accelerate international efforts to defeat IS in the remaining areas it holds in Iraq and Syria and ma...

March 22, 2017 12:57 PM

US President Donald Trump to travel to Brussels for NATO summit in May

US President Donald Trump will travel to Brussels on May 25 on his first foreign trip to attend a meeting with leaders from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) countries. <br/><br/>White House in a statement said that the President looks forward to meeting with his NATO counter...

March 22, 2017 12:56 PM

North Korean missile launch fails: South Korea ading

South Korea says, North Korea has fired a missile today, but the launch have been unsuccessful. South Korea's defense ministry said the launch came from the eastern coastal town of Wonsan. <br/><br/>The US military also confirmed that it detected a failed North Korean missile launch...

March 22, 2017 9:38 AM

Wastewater key to solving global water crisis: UN

The World Water Day is being observed today.UN General Assembly in 1993 designated March 22nd as the World Water Day. United Nations say recycling world's wastewater, almost all of which goes untreated, would ease global water shortages while protecting the environment. Irina Bokova, Director G...

March 22, 2017 9:35 AM

Rebels,jihadists begin new offensive in central Syria

In Syria, Islamic State groups and allied rebels seized a key town from the government forces in a new offensive in the central province of Hama. The surprise offensive was announced yesterday by the Tahrir al-Sham alliance, which is dominated by the IS Fateh al-Sham Front, once linked to Al-Qaeda. ...

March 22, 2017 8:43 AM

US exploring range of new measures to respond to North Korea

The United States says it is exploring new diplomatic, security and economic measures in response to the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. White House press secretary Sean Spicer says the US is coordinating with allies.&apos;<br/>&apos;<br/>Nort...

March 22, 2017 8:16 AM

Earthquake hits Indonesia's Bali island

An earthquake has hit Indonesia's resort island of Bali, causing some panic among resident, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The United States Geological Survey says the magnitude 5.5 earthquake that struck at 7:10 am local time today was centered 2 kilometers northe...

March 22, 2017 8:16 AM

Wastewater key to solving global water crisis: UN

United Nations say recycling world's wastewater, almost all of which goes untreated, would ease global water shortages while protecting the environment. Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO has said this in a major report issued on the eve of the World Water Day. The report said for decades...

March 22, 2017 8:15 AM

Afghanistan wants more US help in fight against Taliban, IS

Afghanistan wants the United States to send more forces to help meet shortfalls in the battle against the Taliban and the Islamic State group. Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani welcomed a recent call by US Gen John Nicholson, the top American commander in Afghanistan, for a few thousand more troop...

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