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November 2, 2016 7:15 PM

Syrian crisis: Russia tells rebels to leave Aleppo by Friday evening

Russia has given an ultimatum to rebel forces holed up in the Syrian city of Aleppo to leave by Friday evening. <br/><br/>Russian Defence Ministry today said that rebels would be allowed to exit with their weapons via two special corridors. Civilians, sick and wounded have also been aske...

November 2, 2016 6:01 PM

Envoys visit Myanmar's strife-hit Rakhine

In Myanmar, foreign diplomats today visited some of the affected attack sites in Maungdaw, Rakhine. <br/><br/>The visit comes about three weeks after terrorists attacked border posts in the northern part of the region killing at least 10 security personnel. Authorities have since arreste...

November 2, 2016 5:31 PM

Attack on temples planned to grab Hindu land: Bangladesh NHRC

In Bangladesh, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said, the attacks on several Hindu temples in the country were carried out under a well orchestrated plan aimed at grabbing lands of the minority community. <br/><br/>It said, the attacks on several temples and households in the ...

November 2, 2016 5:29 PM

Death toll in Pak shipbreaking yard explosion rises to 18

In Pakistan, the death toll from a series of explosions that rocked an oil tanker at a ship-breaking yard in Balochistan province rose to 18. <br/><br/>Officials today said, 4 more bodies were retrieved late yesterday, hours after at least 14 people were killed and more than 50 others in...

November 2, 2016 4:46 PM

Iraqi troops secure foothold in Mosul

In Iraq, government forces are securing their foothold in the city of Mosul, moving from house to house to clear areas of Islamic State militants. <br/><br/>A government spokesman said, many IS fighters have been killed in the fighting. Aid workers are fearing a large scale exodus of civ...

November 2, 2016 1:51 PM

Russia orders 10-hour truce on Friday in Syrian city of Aleppo

Russian Defence Ministry today said, President Vladimir Putin has ordered a 10-hour truce on Friday in the war-ravaged Syrian city of Aleppo. <br/><br/>Chief of Russia's General Staff, Valery Gerasimov said in a statement that a decision was taken to introduce a humanitarian pause i...

November 2, 2016 1:39 PM

ASEAN MPs call for probe into reported Myanmar abuses

ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) has urged the Myanmar Government to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into reports of abuses by security forces against civilians in Rakhine. <br/><br/>APHR Chairperson, Charles Santiago,has said that the authorities must take u...

November 2, 2016 12:49 PM

20 killed after boat capsizes in Indonesia

In Indonesia, at least 20 persons were killed when a boat carrying Indonesian workers from Malaysia capsized in the island of Batam. <br/><br/>Police chief Sambudi Gusdian has said that the search efforts are underway and 39 survivors have been rescued. He said, about 90 persons were on ...

November 2, 2016 11:43 AM

New MH370 analysis suggests no one was controlling plane during crash

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has said, a fresh analysis of the final moments of doomed Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 suggests that no one was controlling the plane when it plunged into the ocean.<br/><br/>In its technical report released yesterday in Sydney, the agency sa...

November 2, 2016 11:40 AM

33 miners killed in explosion in Chinese coal mine

In China, 33 miners were killed in an explosion in a coal mine in the central region of Chongqing. BBC, quoting local media, reported that search and rescue works were ended as bodies of all people, who were in the mine at the moment of the blast on Monday, have been found. <br/><br/>A t...

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