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January 7, 2017 7:45 AM

Israel to cut $6m from UN dues to protest UNSC settlements resolution

Israel has said, it is cutting a substantial amount in its annual dues to the United Nations this year in protest of last month's Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement activity on occupied Palestinian territories.<br/><br/>The announcement made by Israel's U...

January 7, 2017 7:15 AM

Turkey dismisses over 6000 officials under emrgency rule

Turkey dismissed over 6,000 more police, civil servants and academics under emergency rule, continuing a purge in the wake of a failed coup last July.<br/><br/>This is according to decrees issued in the Official Gazette. The decrees also stated that individuals overseas who are being sou...

January 7, 2017 7:11 AM

South African President Jacob Zuma backs Western Sahara independence

South African President Jacob Zuma today held talks in Pretoria with the leader of Western Sahara's Polisario Front independence movement, in a show of support for the territory's struggle against Morocco.<br/><br/>Zuma said we remain committed to continue to walk with the peop...

January 7, 2017 7:10 AM

Brazil: 33 inmates killed in new prison unrest

In Brazil, at least 33 inmates were killed by their rivals in a new unrest in a prison in northern Roraima state on Friday.<br/><br/>A local government spokeswoman told AFP that latest violence at Agricola de Monte Cristo Penitentiary did not appear to be an all-out riot but rather a rap...

January 6, 2017 9:31 PM

Pak: At least 7 killed, 4 others injured in train-rickshaw collision in Punjab

In Pakistan, at least seven people, including six schoolchildren of the same family were killed and four others injured when a train crashed into a motorised rickshaw in Punjab province today. The mishap occurred on Jalapur Road in Lodhran town when the three-wheeler rickshaw carrying 11 schoolchild...

January 6, 2017 8:27 PM

US tanks roll into Germany to bolster NATO deterrent

Ships loaded with US tanks, self-propelled howitzers and hundreds of other fighting vehicles have arrived in a northern German port en route to Eastern Europe to bolster NATO's deterrence to possible Russian aggression. Some 3,500 troops from the 4th Infantry Division in Fort Carson, Colorado, ...

January 6, 2017 8:15 PM

Mosul battle: Iraqi forces take key district from IS

Iraqi forces have made fresh progress in the battle against so-called Islamic State (IS) in Mosul, reportedly taking a key district in the city's east. An army spokesman said Elite troops captured al-Muthana following night-time fighting, putting them in a position to take higher ground nearby....

January 6, 2017 6:50 PM

Venezuela helicopter crash survivors rescued after 6 days

Reports from Venezuela say search teams have found survivors in a military helicopter six days after it crashed in the country's Amazon region. Thirteen people, including civilians, were on board the Mi-17V-5 helicopter, which had disappeared last Thursday. Venezuela said that the military crew...

January 6, 2017 5:25 PM

US identifies agents behind Russian hacking

The US has claimed it has identified the Russian agents behind alleged hacking ahead of the presidential election won by Donald Trump in November. Reports said the agents, whose names have not been released, are alleged to have sent stolen Democratic emails to WikiLeaks to try to swing the vote for ...

January 6, 2017 4:56 PM

New Delhi World Book Fair to be held from tomorrow

New Delhi World Book Fair will be held from tomorrow till the 15th of this month at Pragati Maidan. The theme of this year is 'Manushi' which will focus on writings on and by women. An official release said the book fair will exhibit the rich tradition of women writings from ancient times ...

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