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January 20, 2017 8:48 PM

UK marks US inauguration with anti-Donald Trump slogans

Demonstrators across the UK are mobilising to register their protest against Donald Trump as he takes over the mantle of US presidency from Barack Obama. At Westminster Bridge near the House of Parliament, protesters draped banners.<br/><br/> A total of 10 bridges in the British capital ...

January 20, 2017 8:07 PM

Donald Trump to be sworn in as 45th US president tonight

Donald Trump will be sworn-in as 45th President of the United States tonight at around 10.30 P.M. Indian Time. He will assume office just ten weeks after stunning America and the world by winning the US Presidential election. <br/><br/>Chief Justice of Supreme Court John Roberts will adm...

January 20, 2017 5:42 PM

Saudi-led air strikes kill 29 Yemen rebels

Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen's Red Sea coast have killed at least 29 rebels over the past 24 hours. Military sources said today the strikes hit two military camps, an ammunition depot and an arms transporter in Hodeida province. <br/><br/>Around 20 fighters and renegade troops wer...

January 20, 2017 1:27 PM

US President Barack Obama concedes defeat on Guantanamo closure

US President Barack Obama has conceded defeat in his efforts to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In a letter to Congress, sent on his last full day as President, Obama condemned lawmakers for placing politics above the ongoing cost to taxpayers. <br/><br/>Blaming t...

January 20, 2017 11:54 AM

3 killed, 20 hurt after car strikes pedestrians in Melbourne

In Australia, at least three people were killed and 20 others injured, some of them seriously, after a car struck pedestrians in central Melbourne today. Victoria State police said in a statement that, a man driving the vehicle struck a number of pedestrians on Bourke Street, in Melborne, Australia&...

January 20, 2017 11:16 AM

Syria: Islamic State terror group kills 12 in Palmyra

In Syria, Islamic State (IS) militants have beheaded four people and shot eight dead in the city of Palmyra. The UK based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that four teachers and state employees, four government soldiers and four captured rebels were killed. Some of the killings took place in...

January 20, 2017 10:59 AM

Indian envoy Navtej Sarna to attend Donald Trump's Presidential inauguration

Indian Ambassador to the US Navtej Sarna will represent India at Donald Trump's Presidential inauguration today. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said, in keeping with the established traditions for the Presidential inauguration followed by the US, Indian envoy will attend th...

January 20, 2017 10:55 AM

India, China, US, Russia must fight terror jointly: Hamid Karzai

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that India, United States, Russia and China must join hands for a genuine fight against terrorism in the region. He said the Donald Trump regime should demonstrate its resolve to combat the threat by changing America's existingpolicy towards Pakista...

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