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December 1, 2016 7:15 AM

Colombian plane had run out of fuel before crash

The plane which crashed in Colombia killing most of a Brazilian football team had run out of fuel. According to a leaked audio recording, a pilot can be heard repeatedly requesting permission to land due to an electric failure and lack of fuel. <br/><br/>Just six of the 77 people on boar...

December 1, 2016 6:59 AM

US, UN warn of intensified violence in South Sudan

United States and United Nations representatives warned in separate meetings of escalated tension and potential violence in South Sudan. Keith Harper, the US representative at the UN Human Rights Council said in Geneva yesterday that they have credible information that the South Sudanese government ...

December 1, 2016 6:56 AM

Colombian plane runs out of fuel before crash

The plane which crashed in Colombia killing most of a Brazilian football team had run out of fuel. According to a leaked audio recording, a pilot can be heard repeatedly requesting permission to land due to an electric failure and lack of fuel. <br/><br/>Just six of the 77 people on boar...

December 1, 2016 6:55 AM

UK scientists give green light to three-parent babies

British scientists have approved the use of so-called three-parent baby fertility treatments, paving the way for the country to become the first in the world to officially introduce the procedures. <br/><br/>An independent panel of experts tasked with reviewing the safety of mitochondria...

December 1, 2016 6:55 AM

US, UN warn of ntensified violence in South Sudan

United States and United Nations representatives warned in separate meetings of escalated tension and potential violence in South Sudan. Keith Harper, the US representative at the UN Human Rights Council said in Geneva yesterday that they have credible information that the South Sudanese government ...

November 30, 2016 10:03 PM

Syria: Over 45 people killed artillery bombardment

In Syria, more than 45 people have been killed in artillery bombardment by government forces on rebel-held eastern Aleppo today. <br/><br/>The Civil Defense said in a statement that dozens more people had been wounded in the artillery attack on displaced people from eastern Aleppo.<br...

November 30, 2016 9:48 PM

UN Security Council imposes new sanctions on North Korea

The United Nations Security Council imposed new sanctions on North Korea today that aim to cut the Asian state's annual export revenue by more than a quarter in response to Pyongyang's fifth and largest nuclear test in September. <br/><br/>The 15-member Council unanimously adop...

November 30, 2016 9:46 PM

Pak SC questions money trail of PM Nawaz Sharif's London flats

Pakistan's Supreme Court today questioned the money trail of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's flats in London. One of the judges observed that there is no bank record of money being transferred from Pakistan to a foreign country.<br/><br/> Hearing a case pertaining to the alleged ...

November 30, 2016 9:36 PM

Over two lakh people died in China this year due to HIV/AIDS

In China, over two lakh people have died due to HIV/AIDS this year. Official figures released today said, 94 per cent of them contracted the disease due to sexual transmission.<br/><br/>Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said about 6.54 lakh people are fighting the d...

November 30, 2016 9:35 PM

5 lakh Iraqis face catastrophic drinking water shortages in Mosul: UN

In Iraq, five lakh civilians in Mosul face a catastrophic drinking water shortage as forces advance on the Islamic State group in the city. The United Nations warned today that nearly half a million civilians, already struggling to feed themselves day to day, are now without access to clean drinking...

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