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October 31, 2016 5:28 PM

Venezuela: Government, opposition hold talks on political crisis

The Venezuelan Government and opposition parties have met for the first time this year to try to resolve the country's deep political crisis. <br/><br/>President Nicolas Maduro attended the first of several rounds, supervised by a Vatican envoy and other mediators. <br/><br...

October 31, 2016 5:27 PM

Italy quake: Thousands spend night in temporary accommodation

Thousands of people in central Italy have spent yesterday night in cars, tents and temporary shelters following the fourth earthquake in the area in three months.<br/><br/>The 6.6-magnitude quake, Italy's strongest in decades, struck close to the region where nearly 300 people were ...

October 31, 2016 5:02 PM

South Africa drops charges against Finance Minister

South Africa's Chief Prosecutor has dropped fraud charges against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.<br/><br/>Mr Gordhan had described the allegations as without merit and politically motivated. News of the charges earlier this month rattled the financial markets and the South African...

October 31, 2016 12:08 PM

Iraqi forces recapture villages around Mosul

In Iraq, government forces have recaptured a number of villages surrounding Mosul. The government troops and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters are advancing on Mosul from the north, east and south to retake the Islamic State's last stronghold in the country.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, the Interna...

October 31, 2016 11:56 AM

FBI obtains warrant to search newly found emails related to Clinton

In the United States, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has secured a warrant to examine newly discovered emails related to Hillary Clinton's private server. <br/><br/>The warrant will allow the FBI to examine whether these emails are relevant to its probe of the private em...

October 31, 2016 11:53 AM

Obama celebrates Diwali, lights first-ever diya in Oval Office

US President Barack Obama celebrated Diwali by lighting the first-ever diya in the Oval Office of the White House and hoped that his successors would continue the tradition.<br/><br/>Obama, who was the first President to celebrate Diwali personally at the White House in 2009, talked abou...

October 31, 2016 9:03 AM

El Salvador arrests ex-president, others on fraud charges

Authorities in El Salvador have arrested the country's ex-president Elias Antonio Saca and several other former officials for alleged embezzlement and money-laundering. <br/><br/><br/>The Attorney General's office said on a twitter that Saca and six other former officials...

October 31, 2016 9:03 AM

Nepal drains dangerous Everest lake

In Nepal, army has finished draining a dangerous glacial lake near Mount Everest to a safe level. Lt-Col Bharat Shrestha, who headed the army team said, the Imja glacial lake, at nearly 5,000 meter high, was in danger of flooding downstream settlements, trekking trails and bridges. <br/><br...

October 31, 2016 8:49 AM

EU, Canada sign landmark CETA deal

European Union, EU and Canada have signed a landmark trade deal. The deal was signed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and top European Union officials in Brussels yesterday. <br/><br/>Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia, which currently holds the EU Presidency, said, the fina...

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