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March 3, 2017 6:15 PM

UN denounces Sri Lankas slow pace in addressing war crimes

The UN today denounced Sri Lanka's slow pace in addressing war crimes and warned that it may derail the momentum towards lasting peace and econciliation with the minority Tamil community. The UN human rights office also asked the country to appoint international judges to investigate allegation...

March 3, 2017 6:14 PM

Russian military chief speaks to NATO counterpart

The Russian Defence Ministry says, the nation's top military officer has spoken to his NATO counterpart for the first time in several years. The Ministry said Gen Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the General Staff of the Russian armed forces, had a phone call today with Czech Army Gen Petr Pavel,...

March 3, 2017 6:11 PM

Mozambique's opposition extends ceasefire to allow peace talks

Mozambique's Renamo opposition party and rebel movement extended a ceasefire by two months today to allow further peace talks with President Filipe Nyusi's government. A long-term deal would strengthen Nyusi's position ahead of a conference of the ruling Frelimo party in September at ...

March 3, 2017 6:00 PM

Russia ready to help unify Libya

Russia said today that it is ready to help unify Libya and wanted to foster dialogue between rival authorities in Tripoli and factions in the east of the country. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks in Moscow with Fayez Seraj, the head of the U.N.-backed government in Tripoli yesterday...

March 3, 2017 5:16 PM

World Wildlife Day being observed

World Wildlife Day is being observed today, the day is celebrated on 3rd of March every year to mark the signing of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. The theme for this year is Listen to the young voices'. In the national capital, the day was observed by destroying co...

March 3, 2017 5:14 PM

World Wildlife Day being observed

World Wildlife Day is being observed today. The day is celebrated on 3rd of March every year to mark the signing of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. The theme for this year is Listen to the young voices'. In the national capital, the day was observed by destroying co...

March 3, 2017 2:24 PM

UN Security Council strongly condemns twin terror attack in Kabul

UN Security Council has strongly condemned the twin terror attack in Kabul. In a statement the 15-member Security Council stressed that terrorism in all its forms is criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of its motivation and wherever, whenever and by whomsoever it is committed. It said that there ...

March 3, 2017 1:58 PM

Re-captured town of Palmyra from IS militants, says Syrian military

In Syria, military says, it had re-captured the town of Palmyra from Islamic State (IS) militants for the second time in a year. A statement from the army said the government is in control of the whole city. State news agency SANA said the army with the support of Syrian and Russian Airforce and oth...

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