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November 9, 2016 12:31 PM

Pakistan deports National Geographic afghan girl

Pakistan has deported an Afghan woman immortalised on a National Geographic cover to her war-torn homeland following a brief period of detention for using fraudulent identity papers. Asmatullah Wazir, an administration official in the border town of Torkham has said, Sharbat Gula accompanied by her ...

November 9, 2016 12:26 PM

PM Modi : India committed to Nepal's post-quake reconstruction

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India is fully committed to supporting Nepal in the post-earthquake reconstruction effort. Mr. Modi was speaking to former Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba in New Delhi yesterday.<br/><br/>The Prime Minister appreciated the progress ac...

November 9, 2016 11:49 AM

Mass grave discovered by Iraqi troops advancing on Mosul

In Iraq, investigators are probing a mass grave that was discovered by troops advancing towards the Islamic State-held city of Mosul. The discovery was the latest instance of mass graves being uncovered on ground wrested from IS militants.<br/><br/>Footage from the site shows bones and d...

November 9, 2016 8:50 AM

Early results indicate close fight between Trump & Hillary

In US, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton waged a close battle in crucial battleground states in the race for the White House. With voting completed in more than half of the 50 US states, the race was too close to call in Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire a...

November 9, 2016 8:13 AM

Syrian army says takes Aleppo district, rebels say battle continues

In Syria, army said it had taken a strategic district of Aleppo yesterday in what would mark the most important advance in the divided city by Damascus and its allies in weeks, but rebels said the battle was not over.<br/><br/> The 1070 Apartments district is located on the southwestern ...

November 9, 2016 8:13 AM

Voting underway in United States to elect country's 45th President

In US, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton waged a close battle in crucial battleground states in the race for the White House. With voting completed in more than half of the 50 US states, the race was too close to call in Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire a...

November 9, 2016 8:02 AM

Voting underway in United States to elect country's 45th President

In United States, the third round of poll closings, Clinton projected winner of seven States, so far. Trump projected winner in four. <br/><br/>Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia were all instantly projected for Clinton. Tr...

November 9, 2016 7:06 AM

Climate change makes past 5 year period the warmest on record: WMO

New data released by the World Meteorological Organisation shows that the five years from 2011 to 2015 were the warmest on record. The report, published at global climate talks in Morocco strongly links human activities to rising temperatures.<br/><br/> It says that some studies found th...

November 9, 2016 7:05 AM

Gunmen kill 36 gold miners in Nigeria

In Nigeria, gunmen have killed 36 gold miners in the Maru area in the northwestern state of Zamfara. Police spokesman said yesterday that the attackers raided a camp of artisan miners late on Monday. <br/><br/>The gunmen stole nothing, he said, adding that the motive for the attack was u...

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