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January 20, 2017 10:55 AM

Afghan Army reportedly kills 5 militants in Kapisa Province

In Afghanistan, the 201 Selab Corps, the military formation of the Afghan National Army, killed at least five militants and injured 11 others in a military clearance operation Ghubar in the Kapisa province. The army cleared at least six villages from militants over the past 24 hours, with at least t...

January 20, 2017 9:24 AM

Mexican drug lord El Chapo extradited to US

Notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin El Chapo Guzman is being extradited to the US, the Mexican government confirmed yesterday. Mexican media reported he was at Ciudad Juarez airport. Mr Guzman is wanted in the US on charges of smuggling vast amounts of drugs into the country. The leader of the Sinal...

January 20, 2017 9:11 AM

US launches rocket to detect and defeat missiles from space

The US military is sending a military satellite into space to monitor possible missile attacks, one of the nation&apos;s highest priority initiatives for meeting sophisticated 21st century national security threats. <br/>The Geo-3 satellite mounted on a Atlas V rocket takes off from Florida. T...

January 20, 2017 9:11 AM

U.S air strikes kill more than 80 Islamic State fighters in Libya

US air strikes have killed more than 80 Islamic State terrorists at Sirte in Libya. US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said, some of these IS terrorists were were plotting attacks in Europe. Carter said that there is a need to strike IS everywhere they show up. <br/><br/>A Pentagon spokesma...

January 20, 2017 9:03 AM

Donald Trump to be sworn in as 45th President of United States of America today

Donald Trump will be sworn-in as 45th President of the United States today He will assume office just ten weeks after stunning America and the world by winning the US Presidential election. Chief Justice of Supreme Court John Roberts will administer him the oath of office using a Trump family bible ...

January 20, 2017 4:43 AM

US strikes in Libya kill more than 80 Islamic State fighters

US air strikes have killed more than 80 fighters from the Islamic State at Sirte in Libya. According to the US Defense Secretary Ash Carter, some of these IS fighters were believed to be actively plotting attacks in Europe. Carter said today that there is a need to strike IS everywhere they show up....

January 20, 2017 1:27 AM

Scientists name 3 diseases that could cause next global health emergency

Scientists have named three relatively little-known diseases they think could cause the next global health emergency. <br/><br/>A coalition of governments and charities has committed 460 million dollars to speed up vaccine development for Mers, Lassa fever and Nipah virus. They are askin...

January 19, 2017 8:59 PM

Death toll rises to 77 in Mali suicide blast: French spokesman

The West African country Mali is observing a three day mourning following the death of scores of soldiers in yesterday's bomb attack on an army camp in Gao in the north of the country. The death toll has since risen to 77 as claimed by the French spokesman in Paris today. <br/><br/>...

January 19, 2017 6:05 PM

30 missing as avalanche buries hotel in central Italy

In Italy, an avalanche has buried a four-star spa hotel in the mountainous central region of Abruzzo, leaving at least 30 people missing. The Italian authorities reported this today. <br/><br/>The hotel is about 45 kilometers from the coastal city of Pescara. Earthquakes hit the region y...

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