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December 27, 2016 11:17 AM

Indonesia court to proceed with blasphemy case against Jakarta's Governor

In Indonesia, a court will proceed with a controversial blasphemy case against Jakarta's Christian Governor Basuli Tjajaja Purnama, who is accused of insulting the Quran. A panel of judges today rejected a call by lawyers defending Purnama to strike down the case because it had violated the eth...

December 27, 2016 8:20 AM

Peace activists start protest march from Berlin to Syria on foot to end war

Several hundred peace activists have started a protest march from Berlin to war-ravaged Syria to urge an end to the fighting there. The Civil March for Aleppo set off carrying white flags from Berlin's former Tempelhof Airport in cloudy, cold and blustery weather. <br/><br/>Organise...

December 27, 2016 8:17 AM

Japanese PM Abe, US President Obama to visit Pearl Harbor today

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Barack Obama will today visit Pearl Harbor, the US naval base that was attacked by the Japanese in 1941. It will be the first visit by the leaders of both countries since the attack that killed 2,300 American servicemen and propelled US into World ...

December 27, 2016 7:28 AM

Nepali Congress floats proposal to end political deadlock

Nepali Congress (NC), which is part of the ruling coalition, has floated a four-point proposal to end the political deadlock in the country. <br/><br/>Party parliamentary office-bearers and central members held a meeting under the leadership of party president Sher Bahadur Deuba in Kathm...

December 27, 2016 7:02 AM

Huge search operation underway for Russian military plane

A huge search operation is continuing for a Russian military plane, with 92 people on board, that crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday. Some 3,000 people, including nearly 200 divers, as well as ships, planes, helicopters and submersibles are involved in the operation near Sochi. Some plane fragment...

December 27, 2016 6:54 AM

Peace activists start protest march from Berlin to Syria

Several hundred peace activists have started a protest march from Berlin to war-ravaged Syria to urge an end to the fighting there. The Civil March for Aleppo set off carrying white flags from Berlin's former Tempelhof Airport in cloudy, cold and blustery weather. <br/><br/>Organise...

December 27, 2016 6:53 AM

Japanese PM Abe, US President Obama to visit Pearl Harbor today

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Barack Obama will today visit Pearl Harbor, the US naval base that was attacked by the Japanese in 1941. It will be the first visit by the leaders of both countries since the attack that killed 2,300 American servicemen and propelled US into World ...

December 26, 2016 7:28 PM

30 killed as boat capsizes in Uganda

At least 30 Ugandan members of a village football team and their fans drowned yesterday when their boat capsized on Lake Albert during a Christmas party. Police said in Kampala today that the water was calm but the problem came when the merrymaking team and fans tilted on one side of the boat, killi...

December 26, 2016 7:28 PM

Powerful typhoon kills six in Philippines

At least six people were killed by a powerful typhoon in Philippines today as it blew out of the Northern Philippines. The officials said, these Six people died either from drowning or by being pinned by fallen trees, poles and a collapsed concrete wall in the provinces of Quezon and Albay, southeas...

December 26, 2016 7:24 PM

Synthetic cardiac stem cells developed offering therapeutic benefits

Scientists in the United States and China have jointly developed a synthetic version of a cardiac stem cell that may offer therapeutic benefits comparable to those from natural ones. <br/><br/>It will also reduce some of the risks associated with stem cell therapies. The cells have bette...

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