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March 17, 2017 7:19 AM

UN warns against 'abrupt funding cuts' stemming from US budget

United Nations has warned that its operations could suffer if the United States were to slash funding to the world body as called for in President Donald Trump's first budget proposal. Spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is totally committed to ref...

March 17, 2017 7:18 AM

42 killed, 100 injured in raids on Aleppo mosque

In Syria, at least 42 people were killed and more than 100 injured in air raids on a village mosque in Aleppo province. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the raids by unidentified warplanes yesterday targeted the mosque during evening prayers. <br/><br/>Many were stil...

March 16, 2017 9:22 PM

France: 2 people injured in shooting at school in southern town of Grasse

In France, a shooting at a school in the southern town of Grasse has injured two people today. Police said the boy of 17, who is said to have been heavily armed, launched the attack at Tocqueville high school at lunchtime, firing at the headmaster, have arrested. <br/><br/>The government...

March 16, 2017 8:48 PM

Libya: Armed groups in Tripoli sign ceasefire deal ending 4-day battle

Armed groups in Tripoli have signed a ceasefire deal ending a four-day battle for control of the Libyan capital. The unity government said today the city has been paralysed amid exchanges of rocket and artillery fire between pro-unity government forces and rival militias including groups allied with...

March 16, 2017 8:17 PM

France: Shooting at school in Grasse injured several people

In France, a shooting at a school in the southern town of Grasse has injured several people today. Police sources said a man carrying several weapons attacked the Tocqueville school during the morning, firing at the headmaster and injuring two people lightly. <br/><br/>Local emergency se...

March 16, 2017 7:52 PM

Letter bomb explodes at IMF's Paris office, 1 person injured

In France, a letter exploded when it was opened at the offices in central Paris of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today and one person was slightly injured. <br/><br/>The Paris police department said an operation was ongoing at the offices of the IMF and World Bank after a person ...

March 16, 2017 2:14 PM

Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal calls on Home Minister Rajnath Singh

Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of Nepal Bimalendra Nidhi called on Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi today. Mr Singh expressed grief on the recent death of a Nepalese national at the Indo-Nepal border in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh. He stated that India will carry out a...

March 16, 2017 1:47 PM

Four terrorists killed as Bangladesh police storm Islamist hideout

In Bangladesh, four Islamist terrorists, including a woman, were killed today when security forces stormed their hideout in the port city of Chittagong. Police said, while two terrorists died in their suicide vests blast, two others were killed by police. Three policemen have also been injured after...

March 16, 2017 1:30 PM

Bangladesh: Three militants die in 'suicide explosions

At least three Islamic militants blew themselves today in Bangladesh when police raided their hideout outside the port city of Chittagong as part of an intensified crackdown on militants. The gunfight began after police stormed a two-storey building where militants were staying as tenants.<br/&gt...

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