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February 6, 2017 10:47 AM

Iran lifts ban on American wrestling team

Iran has lifted a ban on U.S. wrestlers,allowing them to take part in the Freestyle World Cup later this month in the Iranian city of Kermanshah. Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said the ban was lifted after the discriminative restrictions on Iranian nationals travelling to the U.S. was su...

February 6, 2017 10:44 AM

17th BIMSTEC senior officials' meeting to be held tomorrow

The 17th session of BIMSTEC senior officials' meeting will be held at Kathmandu tomorrow. The delegates of member countries will review the progress made by Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) and recommend future course of action to strength...

February 6, 2017 9:02 AM

Indian Coast Guard Ship is on 4-day good will visit to Dubai

The indigenously designed ship Samudra Pavak or the 'Purifier of the Seas', the third of the Pollution Control Vessel (PCV) series of the Indian Coast Guard, is on a four day good will mission to UAE. Commanded by Deputy Inspector General Satish Kumar , it has 15 officers and 99 other pers...

February 6, 2017 8:40 AM

Trump, NATO Chief Stoltenberg Discuss Peaceful Resolution in Ukraine

US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed in a phone call yesterday ways of peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. The White House said that the sides discussed the potential for a peaceful resolution of the conflict along the Ukrainian border. It was a...

February 6, 2017 8:36 AM

Trump: US, Russia cooperation could defeat Islamic State terror group

US President Donald Trump says good relations between the United States and Russia would be a good thing especially if cooperation contributed to the defeat of Islamic State terror group. Answering a question whether he respects the Russian President in an interview with the Fox broadcaster yesterda...

February 6, 2017 8:35 AM

16 Killed, 34 injured in truck-bus collision in Honduras

An out-of-control cargo truck crashed into a bus on a highway outside Honduras' capital, killing 16 people and injuring 34. The injured were taken to University Teaching Hospital in Tegucigalpa yesterday, where hospital spokesman Miguel Osorio said two were in serious condition from severe blow...

February 6, 2017 8:35 AM

Desert state Qatar recorded lowest temperature ever in country's history

Desert state Qatar yesterday recorded 1.5 degrees celsius temperature, the lowest ever in the country's history. According to a statement by Qatar News Agency, QNA a weather station in the southwest of the country Abu Samra recorded the early morning temperature, the lowest since 1964 which was...

February 6, 2017 7:57 AM

Trump asks border officials to carefully check people entering America

US President Donald Trump says he has told border officials to check people entering America very carefully, as his travel ban remains suspended. He said the courts are making the job very difficult and should take the blame if something happened. The federal appeals court on Saturday rejected the T...

February 6, 2017 7:56 AM

Romania protesters not backing down after decree repeal

In Romania, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have rallied, despite the government revoking a controversial decree that fuelled their discontent. Earlier, the government scrapped the decree, which would have shielded many politicians from prosecution for corruption. However, protesters remain u...

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