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March 14, 2017 7:11 AM

Scottish Nationalists seek new independence referendum

Scotland&apos;s first minister took a step closer to breaking up the United Kingdom by announcing she intends to begin the legal process of holding a new independence referendum for Scots. <br/><br/>At a news conference in Edinburgh yesterday, Nicola Sturgeon said it is the right thing t...

March 14, 2017 7:04 AM

Trump gave CIA power to launch drone strikes: Wall Street Journal

US President Donald Trump gave the CIA the green signal to conduct drone strikes against suspected terrorists, according to the Wall Street Journal. This new authority is a shift from a policy under former President Barack Obama that limited the CIA&apos;s ability to engage in paramilitary activity....

March 13, 2017 9:18 PM

British PM Theresa May gets closer to invoke Article 50

British Prime Minister Theresa May is getting closer to invoking Article 50 to trigger negotiations for Britain's exit from the European Union as the Brexit Bill comes for its final vote in the parliament later today.<br/><br/>If the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill ...

March 13, 2017 8:32 PM

CAS upholds lifetime ban on Sergei Portugalov

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) today upheld a lifetime ban levied against Sergei Portugalov, former chief of the Russian Athletics Federation's Medical Commission for his role in providing illicit substances to Russian athletes. <br/><br/>The Lausanne-based court said in a...

March 13, 2017 8:21 PM

Powerful explosion strucks bus in Kabul

A powerful explosion struck a bus in downtown Kabul during rush hour today, sending smoke rising in the sky just days after a deadly insurgent assault on Afghanistan's biggest military hospital. <br/><br/>No group has so far claimed responsibility for the blast, but it comes as the ...

March 13, 2017 8:20 PM

Ready to resume contacts with US on Syria: Russia

Russia says, it is ready to resume contacts with the United States on Syria. According to Interfax news agency, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said this in Moscow today.<br/><br/>He said Russia is ready to resume consultations with Washington on Syrian matters.

March 13, 2017 8:09 PM

Nigeria: 35 killed, 28 others in truck accident on highway

In Nigeria, 35 people have died and 28 others injured after a truck lost control on a highway between Yola and Ngurore. <br/><br/>Police say the speeding truck had been loaded with cattle and merchants. Fifteen cattle also died in the crash.

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