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January 3, 2017 6:48 PM

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu quizzed over suspicion of graft

Israeli police have questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for nearly three hours on suspicion of graft after the Attorney General said that the police had gathered enough evidence against him as a possible criminal suspect. The police investigating team questioned 67-year-old Netanyahu last e...

January 3, 2017 6:45 PM

President greets Myanmar on eve of Independence Day

President Pranab Mukherjee today said India and Myanmar should work to strengthen cooperation in the areas of shared interest to realise their respective developmental goals. Greeting President U Htin Kyaw on the eve of Myanmar's Independence Day, he said, both countries cherish long standing c...

January 3, 2017 6:39 PM

Turkey detains 2 foreigners over nightclub attack

Turkish authorities today detained two foreign nationals at Istanbul's main airport suspected of links to the attack on a nightclub claimed by Islamic State terrorists that left 39 dead. <br/><br/>The pair were reportedly detained on entering Ataturk International Airport. They have...

January 3, 2017 6:17 PM

US Congress: Republicans vote to limit ethics body

Republicans in the US House of Representatives have voted to weaken the body that investigates claims of misconduct against members of Congress. Under the change, the independent Office of Congressional Ethics will come under the control of the House Ethics Committee. Republican leaders in the House...

January 3, 2017 3:05 PM

Somalia : 7 Killed in Mogadishu Suicide Blasts

In Somalia, at least seven people were killed and 17 others injured in two huge suicide car bombs in Mogadishu. <br/><br/>According to Somali officials the explosions took place near Medina Gate, one of the main entrances of the Mogadishu international airport yesterday. <br/><b...

January 3, 2017 2:52 PM

Nepal's SC gives go ahead to govt on Constitution amendment bill

Nepal's Supreme Court has cleared the decks for the government to go ahead with a crucial Constitution amendment bill, deciding against issuing an interim order to stall the bid citing separation of powers. <br/><br/>A division bench of Chief Justice Sushila Karki and Ishwor Prasad ...

January 3, 2017 2:50 PM

Libyan presidential council member resigns

In Libya, a prominent member of the Presidential Council of Libya's U.N.backed government in Tripoli has resigned. Musa al-Koni a deputy Prime Minister from southern Libya in a televised press conference cited the Council's failure to assert authority over state institutions or provide ser...

January 3, 2017 2:47 PM

Sri Lanka: Faizer Mustapha rejects delimitation committee report

In Sri Lanka, Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils Faizer Mustapha has refused to accept the report of the delimitation committee thus inviting criticism from opposition parties and NGOs. <br/><br/>The minister refused to accept the report on grounds that it was not signe...

January 3, 2017 2:43 PM

China confirms its aircraft carrier conducted drills in South China Sea

China has confirmed that its aircraft carrier conducted drills in the South China Sea.The People's Liberation Army Navy said on its official microblog that the carrier's J-15 fighters conducted flight exercises in complex sea conditions. <br/><br/>It said that the carrier group...

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