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December 30, 2016 1:27 PM
In Venezuela, the deadline to withdraw from circulation the country's common currency note has again been extended to 20th January,2017. Earlier, the deadline had been set for 2 January, 2017. Announcing the extension, President Nicolas Maduro has said, he did not want citizens to worry about e...
December 30, 2016 1:08 PM
Days after an elderly man died of the virus, Hong Kong today confirmed its second human case of bird flu this season. A 70-year-old man, who had traveled to the neighboring Chinese cities of Shenzhen and Zhongshan earlier in December, tested positive for the H7N9 strain of the virus.<br/><b...
December 30, 2016 12:02 PM
In Sri Lanka, the ruling United National Party, UNP today dismissed the former president Mahinda Rajapaksa's claim that the current unity government would be toppled next year. General Secretary of the UNP and Minister Kabir Hashim dismissed the claim as an idle threat adding that elected gover...
December 30, 2016 11:58 AM
Russia says, it will give an adequate response to the expulsion of its diplomats from Washington. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia's reaction would cause the US "significant discomfort". He said, such moves by the incumbent US administration are regretfully a...
December 30, 2016 8:30 AM
The UN's Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura praised a nationwide ceasefire deal and voiced hope it would help aid reach civilians across the war-ravaged country.<br/><br/>The Special Envoy de Mistura's office said in a statement in Geneva that the Special Envoy welcomes the announc...
December 30, 2016 7:25 AM
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has hit a region in the eastern part of Indonesia. The US Geological Survey reports that the earthquake hit in the Sumbawa region today. <br/><br/>The epicenter was about 30 kilometers south of Tolotangga. The agency says the earthquake was about 72 kilometers ...
December 30, 2016 7:20 AM
A military court in Pakistan has sentenced a top Pakistani Taliban leader Muslim Khan from the Swat region to death for killing 31 people, including civilians and security personnel. <br/><br/>The former spokesman for the terrorists, Khan is among eight terrorists whose death penalty was...
December 30, 2016 6:56 AM
A nationwide ceasefire between Syrian government forces and rebel groups has come into effect which has been brokered by Russia and Turkey, which will act as guarantors, began midnight last night. The deal includes a large number of rebel groups but not terrorists such as Islamic State, or the Kurdi...
December 30, 2016 6:53 AM
The US has expelled 35 Russian diplomats as punishment for alleged interference into last month's presidential elections, giving them 72 hours to leave the country, while also closing two compounds used for Russian intelligence-gathering. President Barack Obama had vowed action against Russia a...
December 30, 2016 12:16 AM
The UN's Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura praised a nationwide ceasefire deal announced today and voiced hope it would help aid reach civilians across the war-ravaged country.<br/><br/>The Special Envoy de Mistura's office said in a statement in Geneva today that the Special Envo...
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