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January 7, 2017 6:49 PM

China to set up worlds highest altitude telescopes in Tibet

China is setting up the world's highest altitude gravitational wave telescopes in a Tibet prefecture close to Line of Actual Control with India to detect faintest echoes resonating from universe which may reveal more about the Big Bang theory. <br/><br/>Yao Yongqiang chief researche...

January 7, 2017 5:45 PM

China forex reserves fall by USD 320 billion in 2016

China's Central Bank says, the country's foreign currency reserves shrank last year, marking large annual losses for the 2nd year in a row. Officials at the People's Bank of China said today that foreign reserves stood at over three trillion dollars as of the end of December. For the ...

January 7, 2017 5:42 PM

China to set up worlds highest altitude telescopes in Tibet

China is setting up the world's highest altitude gravitational wave telescopes in a Tibet prefecture close to Line of Actual Control with India to detect faintest echoes resonating from universe which may reveal more about the Big Bang theory. <br/><br/>Yao Yongqiang chief researche...

January 7, 2017 5:31 PM

Clashes kill 9 near Damascus despite truce

In Syria, nine people, including seven government soldiers, have been killed in fighting near capital Damascus despite a fragile nationwide truce. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, fighting is continuing in Wadi Barada today, a rebel-held district that is home to the capital's main ...

January 7, 2017 5:23 PM

Thailand floods: 12 dead as record rainfall persists

In Thailand, at least 12 people have died and many villages been submerged after heavy rains caused severe flooding. Thailand's interior ministry said, thousands of people have been affected with water levels reaching "roof-high" in some areas. <br/><br/>Transport services...

January 7, 2017 5:23 PM

Syria conflict: 14 killed in Azaz on Turkish border

At least 14 people were killed in a car bomb blast today in the rebel-held Syrian town of Azaz, near the Turkish border. Reports say, the explosion occurred outside a courthouse in the town, some just 7 kilometers from the Turkish frontier. <br/><br/>Azaz has recently been targeted by so...

January 7, 2017 4:01 PM

Sri Lanka Police fire tear gas & water cannons disperse protestors

In Sri Lanka, police had to use tear gas and water cannons to disperse a group of people protesting the launch of Southern Development Project in Hambantota today.<br/><br/>Protesters, including Buddhist monks and opposition MPs pelted stones and chanted slogans as Prime minister Ranil W...

January 7, 2017 4:01 PM

Indian diplomat Atul Khare included in UN task force

Top Indian diplomat and UN peacekeeping official Atul Khare has been included in a UN task force, set up to develop strategy aimed at preventing and responding to sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeepers. Khare is currently Under Secretary-General, Department of Field Support.<br/><...

January 7, 2017 1:58 PM

Iraqi forces take key district Al-Muthana from IS in Mosul

In Iraq, forces have made fresh progress in the battle against Islamic State terrorists in Mosul. Army spokesman said, Elite troops captured al-Muthana, a key district in the city's east, putting them in a position to take higher ground nearby.<br/><br/>It comes days after the force...

January 7, 2017 11:04 AM

Egypt: Security forces kill 9 terrorists in North Sinai

In Egypt, at least nine terrorists were killed as Egypt's army foiled an attack on number of security checkpoints in North Sinai.<br/><br/>Military spokesperson colonel Tamer el-Refa'e said in a statement that the armed forces killed 9 attackers yesterday, when they targeted di...

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