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December 6, 2016 9:08 PM

Egypt arrests organ trafficking ring

Egyptian authorities have arrested doctors, nurses and professors suspected of being involved in an international organ trafficking ring. <br/><br/> The country's Administrative Control Authority said the arrests of at least 25 people today also included organ buyers and middlemen. ...

December 6, 2016 5:36 PM

Saudi Arabia sentences 15 people to death for spying for Iran

A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced 15 people to death for being spies for Iran. They were among 32 people, comprising 30 members of the Kingdom's Shia Muslim minority, an Iranian national and an Afghan, put on trial in February.<br/><br/>Prosecutors accused them of treason, setti...

December 6, 2016 5:35 PM

BRICS nations pledge to share tax information

BRICS nations today pledged to share tax information automatically and adopt global standards on tax transparency to check cross border tax evasion. <br/><br/>In the two day meet in Mumbai, the heads of revenue of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa held discussions on potentia...

December 6, 2016 5:06 PM

Bernard Cazeneuve named as new Prime Minister of France

In France, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has been named as the Prime Minister, replacing Manuel Valls. Mr. Valls who resigned in order to make a bid for the Presidency next year, presented his resignation to President Francois Hollande today. <br/><br/>Mr Cazeneuve will be in charg...

December 6, 2016 1:31 PM

Russia, India to hold joint naval drills on December 14-21

The Russian-Indian- Indra NAVY-2016 naval exercise will be held from 14th to 21st of this month. Russian Eastern Military District spokesman for the Pacific Fleet Captain 2nd Rank Vladimir Matveyev has said the exercise will be held in the city of Visakhapatnam and in the Bay of Bengal. The first Ru...

December 6, 2016 12:51 PM

Syria rebels reject Aleppo exit as army advances

Russia has said, it would hold talks with Washington on a total rebel withdrawal from Syria's Aleppo. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that the concrete route and time-frame for the withdrawal of all fighters from eastern Aleppo will be agreed upon during the Russian-American con...

December 6, 2016 12:50 PM

Floods kill 14 in Thailand

In Thailand, at least 14 people were killed and thousands affected in floods. The National Disaster Warning Centre has said people had been killed in various accidents caused by the weather in different parts of the south.<br/><br/>Interior Ministry said that about six lakh people from 8...

December 6, 2016 10:58 AM

Navdeep Singh Suri takes up appointment as Ambassador to UAE

Senior diplomat Navdeep Singh Suri takes up his appointment as Ambassador to United Arab Emirates, a strategically important nation where approximately 2.6 million Indians live. <br/><br/>Suri is a 1983 batch Indian Foreign Service official. Before, this Mr Suri was serving as Indian Hig...

December 6, 2016 10:58 AM

Clashes in Congo leave 31 dead: Kasai official

In Congo, at least 31 people including security personnel were killed and 14 others injured in clashes between the security forces and a tribal militia in Kasai province. The Deputy Governor of Kasai province has said, the fighting broke out when Congolese forces intervened to restore order followin...

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