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February 21, 2017 6:01 AM

Russia's ambassador to UN, Vitaly Churkin dies

Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, died after falling ill in his office in New York today.He was 64.<br/>&apos;<br/>Russia's deputy UN ambassador, Vladimir Safronkov, told the news agency that Churkin, was rushed to a hospital in New York, where he died....

February 21, 2017 5:54 AM

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Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, died after falling ill in his office in New York today.He was 64.<br/>&apos;<br/>Russia's deputy UN ambassador, Vladimir Safronkov, told the news agency that Churkin, was rushed to a hospital in New York, where he died....

February 21, 2017 5:53 AM

Pakistan army kills four high-profile Taliban militants

In Pakistan, army today killed four high-profile Pakistani Taliban militants in the northwestern city of Peshawar.<br/><br/>The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) a media wing of the military released a statement in this regard, saying the operation was reportedly carried out against...

February 21, 2017 5:50 AM

British PM exhorts members of House of Lords to not to hold up Brexit Bill

British Prime Minister Theresa May today exhorted the members of House of Lords to not to hold up the crucial Brexit Bill already passed unchanged by the House of Commons.<br/><br/>Her intervention came as the House of Lords, where the Conservative party does not hold a majority, began d...

February 21, 2017 5:49 AM

An Arab Israeli arrested on suspicion of aiding IS

In Israel, an Arab Israeli has been arrested on suspicion of aiding the jihadist Islamic State (IS) group and plotting attacks in the Jewish state.<br/><br/>Shin Bet security service said in a statement in Jerusalem today that its agents and police had arrested Anas Haj Yahya, 35, from t...

February 21, 2017 5:48 AM

Nigeria urges African Union to intervene over South Africa killings

Nigeria today urged the African Union to step in to stop what it said were "xenophobic attacks" on its citizens and other Africans in South Africa.<br/><br/>A senior presidential aide on foreign affairs, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said in a statement that there was a need for the cont...

February 20, 2017 9:42 PM

Iraqi forces fight IS to battle their way toward Mosul airport

US backed Iraqi forces fought Islamic State fighters today to clear the way to Mosul's airport. Today is the second day of a ground offensive on the jihadists' remaining stronghold in the western side of the city. <br/><br/>Federal Police and elite interior ministry units known...

February 20, 2017 9:13 PM

House of Lords to begin debating Brexit Bill

Nearly 200 British peers will debate the crucial Brexit Bill in the House of Lords today where Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative party does not hold a majority. <br/><br/>Lawmakers in the lower House of Commons have already given their go-ahead to the so-called Brexit Bill, ...

February 20, 2017 9:00 PM

Famine declared in parts of South Sudan

A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years. The government and the United Nations report that some one lakh people are facing starvation, with a million more on the brink of famine. A combination of civil war and an economic co...

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