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March 1, 2017 5:25 PM

Twin bomb blasts rock Kabul

Explosions and gunfire echoed through Kabul in two separate Taliban assaults on security buildings today. <br/><br/>The interior ministry said, a suicide car bomber struck an Afghan police precinct in western Kabul. Minutes later a suicide bomber blew himself up while trying to enter the...

March 1, 2017 1:52 PM

Italy sacks diplomat in Iraq after visa selling probe

Italy had dismissed the head of its visa office in Erbil, Iraq, following reports that visas were sold for thousands of euros, some to people rejected by other countries as security risks. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that an investigation of its consulate in the capital of Iraq's K...

March 1, 2017 1:37 PM

US President Donald Trump condemns killing of Indian engineer in Kansas

The US President Donald Trump has condemned the killing of an Indian Engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla in a shootout in Kansas city last week. In his first address to the US Congress, Trump said America stands united in condemning hate and evil in all its forms. <br/><br/>On terrorism, Trump...

March 1, 2017 12:35 PM

EU citizens won't lose rights without Parliament's Nod: UK

British Government says it will not strip European Union (EU) nationals of any rights without lawmakers' approval. Home Secretary Amber Rudd in a letter to the members of the House of Lords said nothing will change for any EU citizen, whether already resident in the UK or moving from the EU, wi...

March 1, 2017 11:41 AM

Taiwan marks crackdown anniversary amid China tensions

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen says, she will seek the truth about a crackdown on anti-government protesters 70 years ago. Speaking at a memorial service to mark the 70th anniversary of the incident known as "228 incident", Tsai said the past will not stay in the past without the truth. ...

March 1, 2017 10:32 AM

South Korea gains land to deploy THAAD

South Korea says, it has acquired land to deploy an advanced US missile defence system. South Korean Defence Ministry spokesperson Moon Sang-gyun told a news conference that the ministry signed a land swap deal with the Lotte Group. Under the deal, the ministry has acquired a golf course in Seongju ...

March 1, 2017 10:18 AM

Malaysia charges two women with murder in Kim Jong Nam death

In Malaysia, two women were charged by a Kuala Lumpur court today with the murder of Kim Jong-Nam, the the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader. <br/><br/>The women, Doan Thi Huong from Vietnam and Siti Aisyah from Indonesia, allegedly smeared deadly VX nerve agent on Kim&...

March 1, 2017 7:59 AM

Russia & China veto UN resolution to impose sanctions on Syria

Russia and China today vetoed a UN resolution that would have imposed sanctions on Syria over chemical weapons use. <br/><br/>The measure drafted by Britain, France and the US won nine votes in favour at the Security Council while three countries opposed it- China, Russia and Bolivia. Ka...

March 1, 2017 7:55 AM

Indian killing in Kansas was racially motivated: White House

The White House has condemned the fatal attack on the Indian engineer, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, in Kansas City last week as racially-motivated hatred. <br/><br/>Deputy White House Press Sarah Sanders told reporters that as more facts come to light it looks like the Kansas shooting last week...

March 1, 2017 6:54 AM

Donald Trump signs executive order on black colleges

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at signaling his commitment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, HBCU, saying that those schools will be an absolute priority for the White House. Thurgood Marshall College Fund President Johnny Taylor said outside the White H...

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