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January 17, 2017 6:57 PM

UN: Iraq's battle for Mosul has made over 148000 homeless

The United Nations says, the massive Iraqi military operation to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group has made more than 148,000 people homeless.<br/><br/>The UN said in a statement that nearly 12,500 people were forced to flee their homes just over the past week. The st...

January 17, 2017 6:57 PM

UK wants phased Brexit deal to avoid cliff edge: PM May

British Prime Minister Theresa May today unveiled her 12-point plan to leave European Union, saying she wants the Brexit deal within two years, but implementation would be 'phased' to avoid a "cliff edge."<br/><br/>In her much-anticipated speech in London today, May a...

January 17, 2017 6:55 PM

Russia expects dialogue with Trump on nuclear weapons: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Russia expects to have a dialogue with the Trump administration on strategic stability, including nuclear weapons.<br/><br/>Talking to media in Moscow today, he said that Russia is ready to meet with Donald Trump's administration ...

January 17, 2017 2:12 PM

Egypt: 8 policemen killed in terror attack

At least eight policemen have been killed and three others injured in a brazen attack by terrorists on a security check point in southwest Egypt, the latest in a series of assaults targeting security personnel. The Interior Ministry said in a statement that the attack at Al-Naqb in Egypt's El-W...

January 17, 2017 2:01 PM

US hopes to overcome Chinese hurdle on India&apos;s NSG bid

A day after China came out strongly against US on India's Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) bid, outgoing US envoy Richard Verma has exuded confidence that the new Donald Trump government will be able to overcome the hurdle. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event in...

January 17, 2017 1:56 PM

Venezuela debuts new banknotes amid soaring inflation

In Venezuela, people are standing in long ATM lines to take out new, larger-denominated bills. <br/><br/>President Nicolas Maduro last month said he was scrapping circulation of the most-used 100-bolivar note and replacing it with new bills ranging from 500 to 20,000 bolivars. Maduro hop...

January 17, 2017 1:26 PM

World's lightest watch created using graphene

Scientists have developed the world's lightest high-performance mechanical watch made using the 'wonder material' graphene and weighing just 40 grammes. The RM 50-03 watch was made using a unique composite incorporating graphene to manufacture a strong but lightweight new case to hous...

January 17, 2017 1:08 PM

HSBC funding Indonesian forest destruction: Greenpeace

Greenpeace today accused banking giant HSBC of helping to arrange billions of dollars in financing for companies whose palm oil operations have been blamed for destroying vast swathes of Indonesian rainforest.<br/>The environmental group said the British bank had broken its own guidelines whic...

January 17, 2017 12:59 PM

Underwater search for MH370 suspended

The deep sea hunt for missing flight MH370 has been suspended.<br/>A statement from Australian, Malaysian and Chinese governments today said, the plane has not been located in the 120,000 square kilometre search area of the southern Indian Ocean. <br/><br/>The statement said, till ...

January 17, 2017 12:42 PM

Egypt: 8 policemen killed in terror attack

At least eight policemen have been killed and three others injured in a brazen attack by terrorists on a security check point in southwest Egypt, the latest in a series of assaults targeting security personnel. The Interior Ministry said in a statement that the attack at Al-Naqb in Egypt's El-W...

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