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February 23, 2017 6:03 PM

Talk with India 'positive', China says

China said today that the recent strategic dialogue with India is of positive significance to ties as extensive agreements were reached. <br/><br/>Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Geng Shuang told a media briefing in Beijing that the dialogue has reached the goal as expected and is of ...

February 23, 2017 5:38 PM

Iraqi security forces recapture Mosul airport

Iraqi security forces have recaptured Mosul airport, a key part of the government's offensive to drive the Islamic State (IS) from the western half of the city. <br/><br/>The operation took four hours. IS continued to fire mortars at the airport from further inside the city after lo...

February 23, 2017 5:21 PM

Iraqi forces begin operation to retake IS-held Mosul airport

Iraq's special forces say they have begun an assault against the Islamic State group on a military base south of Mosul which is adjacent to the city's airport. <br/><br/>According to special forces officers the troops have reached the edge of the Ghazlani base on Mosul's s...

February 23, 2017 5:13 PM

Cambridge University to launch Indian admissions programme

Britain's prestigious University of Cambridge has unveiled plans to launch a new admissions programme for India this year as part of UK-India Year of Culture celebrations. <br/><br/>The elite university, which counts three former Indian Prime Ministers - Jawarharlal Nehru, Rajiv Gan...

February 23, 2017 5:03 PM

Somali president appoints oil firm executive as PM

Somalia's newly elected President today appointed the country director of British firm Soma Oil and Gas as the new Prime Minister. President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as "Farmajo", named Hassan Ali Khaire as Prime Minister. The President has requested Somali citizens to work wi...

February 23, 2017 3:53 PM

Turkey lifts ban on female army officers wearing Islamic headscarf

In Turkey, government has lifted a historic ban on female army officers wearing the Islamic headscarf. The state-run Anadolu news agency said today that the the defence ministry has ordered the move. <br/><br/>It will be applied to all female officers working in the general staff and com...

February 23, 2017 3:52 PM

Pakistan: 8 killed, 35 injured in explosion in Lahore

In Pakistan, at least eight people were killed and 35 others injured, some of them critically in a bomb blast in Lahore's Defence area. <br/><br/>Spokesman for the provincial Punjab police, Nayab Haider, said the explosion was caused by a timed device which contained 8 to 10 kilogra...

February 23, 2017 1:29 PM

Pakistan: 7 killed, 15 injured in explosion in Lahore

In Pakistan, at least seven people were killed and 15 others injured in an explosion in Lahore today. <br/><br/>According to the Geo news, the explosion took place in a commercial area within Defence Y Block. <br/><br/>The market has been sealed by law enforcement personnel a...

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