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January 1, 2017 7:48 AM
Ninety-three journalists and media staff were killed around the world in the course of their work in 2016, with Iraq and Afghanistan the deadliest countries. <br/><br/>International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said the number included those killed in targeted attacks, bomb blasts or ...
January 1, 2017 7:48 AM
Former Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Guterres will take over as the ninth Secretary General of United Nations today. He will succeed Ban Ki-moon who served the world body as Secretary General for 10 years. <br/><br/>Mr Guterres is taking over at a time when the world is rocked by te...
January 1, 2017 7:46 AM
In Bangladesh, a member of the parliament has been killed by gunmen at his home in the north of the country. Manjurul Islam, an MP for the ruling Awami League, was shot several times by three men in Gaibandha district, police say. <br/><br/>He later died in hospital and the identities of...
January 1, 2017 7:42 AM
In Turkey, at least 35 were killed in an attack on a nightclub in Istanbul late last night. Another 40 were injured in the attack which took place in the Reina nightclub, in the Ortakoy area, about 1:30 AM local time. <br/><br/>The city Governor said one terrorist was involved in the att...
January 1, 2017 7:42 AM
In DR Congo, the government and opposition parties have clinched a hard-won deal over President Joseph Kabila's fate, ending a political crisis that sparked months of deadly unrest. <br/><br/>Under the terms of the deal, Kabila will stay until the end of 2017 but a transition counci...
December 31, 2016 8:48 PM
Australia and New Zealand kicked off in the new year today with a spectacular fireworks display in Sydney, sending rainbow-coloured showers into the night sky and defying the global terror attacks that cast a pall over 2016. <br/><br/>Around 1.5 million people packed Australia's big...
December 31, 2016 8:15 PM
In Iraq, at least 28 people were killed and 54 others injured in two bomb blasts in a busy market in the capital Baghdad today. According to officials, the explosions happened near shops selling spare parts for cars in the al-Sinak market. <br/><br/>Police officials said that one bomb wa...
December 31, 2016 5:11 PM
In Syria, a nationwide cease-fire that went into effect at midnight has been held, despite minor violations.The ceasefire is meant as a first step towards fresh peace talks, after several failed international efforts this year to halt the conflict, which began as a peaceful uprising and descended in...
December 31, 2016 5:10 PM
In Iraq, at least 28 people were killed and 54 others injured in two bomb blasts in a busy market in the capital Baghdad today. <br/><br/>According to officials, the explosions happened near shops selling spare parts for cars in the al-Sinak market. <br/><br/>An interior mini...
December 31, 2016 4:55 PM
Justice Mian Saqib Nisar today took oath of office as Pakistan's 25th Chief Justice. 62-year Nisar replaced Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali who retired yesterday.<br/><br/>The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Chairman of the Senate and Speaker of the Nat...
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