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January 6, 2017 12:27 PM

Two militants killed in gunfight with police in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, two militants were killed in a gunfight with police during a pre-dawn raid in Dhaka today. One of whom Nurul Islam alias Marjan was the mastermind of last year's terror attack at a popular cafe in Dhaka.<br/><br/>Chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit...

January 6, 2017 12:14 PM

Two militants killed in gunfight with police in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, two militants were killed in a gunfight with police during a pre-dawn raid in Dhaka today. One of whom was the mastermind of last year's terror attack at a popular cafe in Dhaka. Chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police confirmed that N...

January 6, 2017 11:12 AM

Thailand: 6 people killed in torrential rain & flooding

In Thailand, at least six people were killed in torrential rain and flooding. The Interior Ministry said in a statement that nine provinces in the southern part of the country have been beset by monsoon rains for nearly a week.<br/><br/>It said that at least 120,000 households have been ...

January 6, 2017 9:06 AM

Philippine security forces killed AKP's leader supporting Islamic State

In Philippine, security forces have killed a leader of a terrorist group supporting Islamic State. The country's Police Chief Ronald Dela Rosa announced the death of Ansar Al-Khilafah Philippines (AKP) group's leader, Mohammad Jaafar Maguid. Three AKP colleagues of Maguid were also arreste...

January 6, 2017 9:01 AM

China successfully launched new-generation telecommunications satellite

China has successfully launched a new-generation telecommunications satellite, the country&apos;s Defense Ministry has announced. The launch was carried out at 15:19 GMT yesterday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center using the Chang Zheng 3B carrier rocket, the ministry said. <br/><br/&...

January 6, 2017 8:55 AM

Israel police questioned PM Netanyahu for 2nd time in graft probe

In Israel, police questioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a second time as part of a probe into whether he illegally accepted gifts from wealthy supporters, police said. According to a statement, investigators questioned Netanyahu yesterday for five hours at his Jerusalem residence ...

January 6, 2017 8:54 AM

NASA announces two missions to explore early Solar System

NASA has announced two missions to explore the early Solar System by studying the metallic asteroid Psyche and perform the first orbital reconnaissance of Jupiter&apos;s Trojan asteroids.<br/><br/>Chosen out of 27 submissions, each investigative team received 3 million dollars to design ...

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