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March 10, 2017 7:04 AM

US additional troops enter Syria to help fight against ISIS

United States has sent 400 additional troops to Syria to support an allied local force aiming to capture the Islamic State terror group's stronghold of Raqqa. They include Marines, who arrived in the past few days. US special forces are already in Syria.<br/><br/>Defence officials t...

March 10, 2017 6:11 AM

Trump administration wants deeper ties with India : White House

White House says Trump administration wants to build a deeper relationship with India. At his daily news conference, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer expressed confidence that the two countries will continue to grow their ties. <br/><br/>He said Trump Administration always favoure...

March 10, 2017 5:33 AM

Nepal : 24 killed, dozens injured as veers off mountain road

In Nepal, at least 24 people have been killed and dozens injured after an overcrowded bus veered off a mountain road and crashed into a stream 200 meters downhill. <br/><br/>An official at the country's northwestern Jajarkot district said that 16 people were killed instantly, while ...

March 10, 2017 5:29 AM

US deploys 400 troops to defeat Islamic State group in Raqa

United States has sent 400 additional troops to Syria to support an allied local force aiming to capture the Islamic State terror group's stronghold of Raqqa. They include Marines, who arrived in the past few days. <br/><br/><br/>US Special Forces are already in Syria. Defence...

March 10, 2017 2:59 AM

Hatred, prejudice on rise in Trump's regime

Nearly two-thirds of US voters say hatred and prejudice in the United States have risen since Donald Trump was elected president, an opinion poll revealed today.<br/><br/>Sixty-three per cent of subjects polled by Quinnipiac University said hatred and prejudice have increased since Trump...

March 10, 2017 1:53 AM

EU confirms Tusk for 2nd term as council president

European Union leaders confirmed Donald Tusk for a second term as council president today, overcoming weeks of strong opposition from his native Poland, which immediately retorted by seeking to hold up proceedings at their joint summit.&apos;<br/><br/>Poland refused to approve some summi...

March 10, 2017 1:47 AM

US deploys 400 troops to defeat Islamic State group in Raqa

The United States is deploying an additional 400 troops to help defeat the Islamic State group in Raqa, the jihadists' self-proclaimed capital in Syria. A spokesman for the US-led coalition said on today. "They are temporary forces," US Colonel John Dorrian told reporters in Baghdad, ...

March 10, 2017 1:29 AM

Iran successfully tests ballistic missile

Iran's Revolutionary Guard has successfully tested a ballistic missile. Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported this today. The report quotes Gen Amir Ali Hajizadeh, chief of the Guard's aerospace division, as saying the missile destroyed a target from a distance of 250 kilomet...

March 9, 2017 11:31 PM

Putin hosts Netanyahu for talks focusing on Syria, Iran

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today for talks focusing on the situation in Syria and Israeli concerns about the role of Iran and its proxies there. <br/><br/>Greeting Netanyahu at the start of their Kremlin negotiations, Putin emphasize...

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