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February 16, 2017 8:12 AM

EU warns UK, France, Germany & 2 other to check menace of Air-Pollution

European Union warned UK, France, Germany and two other countries to check menace of Air-Pollution in their cities.<br/><br/>The European Parliament has adopted draft reforms of Europe's carbon market after 2021, a key step in reaching the bloc's climate change goals. The Europ...

February 16, 2017 7:17 AM

Iran will never be able to build nuclear weapon: Trump assures Netanyahu

Terming the nuclear deal with Iran as the worst agreement ever, US President Donald Trump has assured visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Tehran will never be able to build a nuclear weapon.<br/><br/>Addressing a joint press conference with Mr Netanyahu at the White H...

February 16, 2017 7:15 AM

Libya rivals agree to explore ways to end rift: Egypt

Rival powers in Libya have agreed to form a committee to explore amending a UN-backed deal to end the country's political turmoil, Egypt announced yesterday after hosting talks. The head of Libya's unity government Fayez al-Sarraj and rival Army Chief Marshal Khalifa Haftar had been in Cai...

February 16, 2017 7:14 AM

Irish government survives no-confidence vote

Ireland's fragile minority government has survived a no-confidence vote over a scandal involving the police, the state's child protection agency and the political establishment.<br/><br/>Lawmakers voted by 57 to 52 in support of the government, with 44 abstentions, after the mo...

February 15, 2017 9:57 PM

Incumbent Jakarta governor and rival in race to lead the Indonesian capital

The incumbent governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, is neck and neck with rival Anies Baswedan in the race to lead the Indonesian capital. <br/><br/>Early counting showed former Education Minister Baswedan had secured 40.54 per cent of the votes, just ahead of Purnama in second pl...

February 15, 2017 9:53 PM

Russia tells White House it will not return Crimea to Ukraine

Russia said today that it will not hand back Crimea to Ukraine or discuss the matter with foreign partners. This came after the White House said US President Donald Trump expected the annexed Black Sea peninsula to be returned. Moscow says, an overwhelming majority of Crimeans voted to become part o...

February 15, 2017 9:40 PM

Election in Indonesian capital heads for run-off after tense campaign

The race to become Governor of Indonesia's capital is heading for a second round between the incumbent Christian and a Muslim former Education Minister after neither appeared to win a majority in today's election.<br/><br/>Basuki Tjahaja Purnama - also known as Ahok - had secur...

February 15, 2017 9:12 PM

Seven killed in Pak's suicide bomb attacks

In Pakistan,seven people were killed today in two separate suicide bombing attacks. In Peshawar, one person died and five others sustained injuries in a bomb blast in Hayatabad Phase Five area. The injured have been shifted to the hospitals. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has strongly con...

February 15, 2017 9:03 PM

Cabinet approves signing of air services agreement between India and Rwanda

Cabinet has approved the signing of air services agreement between India and Rwanda. The agreement has the potential to spur greater trade, investment, tourism and cultural exchange between both the country, bringing it in tune with developments in the civil aviation sector. It will provide enabling...

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