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March 18, 2017 6:57 AM

No Sign of Democracy in Europe: Turkish PM

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says there is no sign of Democracy in Europe. Yildirim said yesterday that the European countries have been acting undemocratic amid the diplomatic scandal with the Netherlands. Today, Dutch authorities refused to let Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu&#...

March 18, 2017 6:10 AM

New drug breakthrough dramatically cuts cholesterol: UK Doctors

In UK doctors say that an innovative new drug can prevent heart attacks and strokes by cutting bad cholesterol to unprecedented levels. The results of the large international trial on 27,000 patients means the drug could soon be used by millions. <br/><br/>The British Heart Foundation sa...

March 18, 2017 6:02 AM

Morocco's king appoints Othmani as new PM

Morocco's king has named Saad Eddine El Othmani from Islamist PJD Party as the country's new Prime Minister and asked him to form a government. <br/><br/>Othmani served as Foreign Minister between 2011-2013 and had since served as the head of the PJD's parliamentary group....

March 18, 2017 5:33 AM

Peru: Death toll climbs to 67 due to intense rains and mudslides

In Peru, the death toll due to intense rains and mudslides wreaking havoc around the Andean nation climbed to 67. Thousands more displaced from destroyed homes and others waiting on rooftops for rescue. <br/><br/>Across the country overflowing rivers caused by El Nino rains damaged 1.15 ...

March 18, 2017 5:32 AM

US President Trump welcomes German Chancellor Merkel in White House

US President Donald Trump has welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the White House for the first face-to-face meeting between two leaders known for holding opposing views on a host of issues. <br/><br/>Items on the agenda for yesterday's meeting included the fight against Isl...

March 18, 2017 1:26 AM

Morocco's king appoints Othmani as new PM

Morocco's king today appointed a new prime minister to end a political deadlock that left the North African country without a government for five months.<br/><br/>King Mohammed VI named Saad-Eddine El Othmani, a former foreign minister who belongs to the Islamist Justice and Develop...

March 17, 2017 11:24 PM

Iraqi forces seizes ground inside Mosul's Old City

Iraqi forces today seized ground inside Mosul's Old City, a district expected to see some of the fiercest clashes in the battle for the jihadist stronghold.<br/><br/>Federal police commander Lieutenant General Raed Shakir Jawdat said today that Iraqi forces backed by artillery and d...

March 17, 2017 11:22 PM

Yemen: 26 pro-government forces killed in rebel missile attack

In Yemen, a rebel missile attack killed at least 26 members of pro-government forces in a camp east of the capital Sanaa today. <br/><br/>A loyalist military source said the attack, which was claimed by a rebel news agency, targeted the mosque at Kofel camp in Marib province during weekl...

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