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November 28, 2016 6:47 AM

Francois Fillon wins France's Conservative Presidential

In France, former Prime Minister Francois Fillon has won France's Conservative Presidential primary, beating rival Alain Juppe. In the first U.S.style primary contest for French Republicans, Fillon, won 68 percent of the vote against Juppe, another former Prime Minister. <br/><br/>H...

November 27, 2016 6:56 PM

Australia: 6 people died by Thunderstorm asthma in Melbourne

Six people have died in the Australian city of Melbourne from a phenomenon called 'thunderstorm asthma' and three more are in a critical condition.<br/><br/>'Thunderstorm asthma' occurs in the spring when rye grass pollen gets wet and disintegrates into smaller pieces...

November 27, 2016 2:12 PM

Fidel Castro death: Cubans mourn former President

Cuba is mourning its revolutionary leader and former President Fidel Castro. <br/><br/>Castro died on late Friday and has plunged the country into nine days of mourning.<br/><br/>The body of the 90-year-old is due to be cremated at a private ceremony in Havana on Saturday. &l...

November 27, 2016 2:01 PM

Pak channels penalised for slandering judiciary

Three Pakistani TV channels have been penalised by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority. <br/><br/>The authority has suspended the licences of the two and fined the third one for slandering the judiciary. <br/><br/>It yesterday suspended licences of Din News and...

November 27, 2016 1:05 PM

South Korea protests demanding president resign continue

South Korea has been witnessing huge protests demanding the resignation of President Park Geun-hye.<br/><br/> Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans filled central Seoul yesterday to demand the resignation. <br/><br/>Ms Park is accused of allowing her friend, Choi Soon-sil, t...

November 27, 2016 12:39 PM

Trump terms recount of votes as scam

Republican President-elect Donald Trump has described an impending recount of votes in Wisconsin as a scam. <br/><br/>Mr Trump, who narrowly won the state, said the results should be respected instead of being challenged or abused. <br/><br/>Green Party candidate Jill Stein h...

November 27, 2016 11:20 AM

Syrian army takes control of rebel-held east Aleppo

In Syria, army said it had taken control of an important district in rebel-held eastern Aleppo yesterday after fierce fighting. <br/><br/>Government forces advanced with a ground and air assault on the edge of the besieged eastern half of the city into the Hanano housing area, a move des...

November 27, 2016 10:59 AM

Sri Lanka to ask Donald Trump to drop human rights accountability charges

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has said he hopes US President-elect Donald Trump would grant redress to his country by not pursuing the human rights accountability charges against it. <br/><br/>Addressing a membership drive of his party in the southern town of Galle yest...

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