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November 3, 2016 4:18 PM

Tehran former prosecutor sentenced to 135 lashes for corruption

An Iranian court has sentenced Tehran's controversial former Chief prosecutor to 135 lashes for corruption, local media report. <br/><br/>Saeed Mortazavi was convicted of misappropriation and wasting public goods. The offences are said to have taken place while he was in charge of I...

November 3, 2016 4:17 PM

WHO advises proper washing in fight against hospital superbugs

World Health Organisation has issued new guidelines aimed at halting the spread of potentially deadly superbug infections in hospitals and clinics worldwide. In a change to current common practice, the guidelines said antibiotics should not be used after surgery unless the patient has contracted an ...

November 3, 2016 2:19 PM

South Korea prosecutors detain ex-presidential aide amid scandal

South Korean prosecutors have detained a former aide to President Park Geun-hye, the second person to be held in an influence peddling scandal that has rocked the country's presidency. Prosecutors are looking into allegations that the former senior adviser, An Chong-bum, and Choi Soon-sil, a lo...

November 3, 2016 1:48 PM

18 killed, over 50 injured as trains collide in Pakistan

In Pakistan, at least 18 persons were killed and more than 50 injured when two passenger trains collided near Karachi today. Divisional Superintendent of Railways told reporters that the collision occurred as Zakaria Express struck Fareed Express, which was stationary, between Juma Goth and Landhi R...

November 3, 2016 12:57 PM

NASA's most powerful space telescope completed

NASA has successfully completed building its largest space telescope, which will be 100 times more powerful than the Hubble probe and may find the first galaxies that formed in the early universe. The James Webb Space Telescope will be the successor to NASA's 26-year-old Hubble Space Telescope....

November 3, 2016 12:38 PM

Lanka PM ready to face graft probe over bank bonds

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, he is ready to go to the Bribery Commission and record his statement in the bond scam which has created a political upheaval in the country.<br/><br/>Mr Wicremsinghe's comments came as Joint opposition members, led by former P...

November 3, 2016 12:36 PM

US condemns Israel's move to build 181 homes in East Jerusalem

US has condemned Israel's move to build 181 homes in East Jerusalem. State Department spokesman, John Kirby said, Washington strongly opposes settlement activity. He said, such moves risk entrenching a one-state reality and call into question Israel's commitment to negotiating a peace agre...

November 3, 2016 12:15 PM

Two arrested in Australia for links with foreign fighters network

In Australia, two men were arrested in Sydney today on suspicion of breaching laws on involvement in foreign conflicts. Federal Police Assistant Commissioner for counter-terrorism said, the two were arrested as those returning from either Syria or Iraq could carry out violent acts once back in Austr...

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