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October 27, 2016 5:45 PM

US seeks Turkey's support in fight against Islamic State

United States has urged Turkey for close cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State group. <br/><br/>In a telephonic conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President Barack Obama urged the need to apply sustained pressure on ISIL in Syria to reduce threats to U...

October 27, 2016 5:38 PM

Multiple quakes rock central Italy

In Italy, a series of earthquakes has rocked a wide area in central part of the country. According to the US Geological Survey, the first earthquake was of 5.4 magnitude, the second 6.1 and the third 4.9 on the Richter scale. <br/><br/>The three quakes, which struck at intervals of two h...

October 27, 2016 2:16 PM

US military kills Afghan Al-Qaeda Commander Who Planned US, EU Attacks

The US military targeted and killed al-Qaeda commander Nayef Salam Muhammad Ujaym al-Hababi in Afghanistan, who was planning attacks against the United States and Europe. <br/><br/>NBC reported citing an unnamed US official on yesterday said Al-Hababi, al-Qaeda&apos;s emir in eastern Afg...

October 27, 2016 12:42 PM

China's space lab searches for strongest blasts in universe

A square-shaped probe dubbed as 'Little Bee' and placed atop China's second space lab currently orbiting the Earth is searching for gamma-ray bursts, the strongest explosions in the universe. The device will help open a new window in the study of gamma-ray astronomy. <br/><br...

October 27, 2016 12:18 PM

China orders second census on pollution levels

China has ordered a national census on the sources of pollution, as it seeks to bring down the high pollution level affecting several of its main cities. China is the world's top carbon emitter. Beginning from December next year, the census will target industrial, agricultural and residential e...

October 27, 2016 8:52 AM

Russia scraps Spain fuel stop for Syria-bound warships

Russia has withdrawn a request for three warships to dock at the Spanish port of Ceuta for refuelling, following concern among Nato allies. The Spanish foreign ministry says the stopovers have now been cancelled. Spain had been under pressure from Nato allies not to allow the refuelling of the Russi...

October 27, 2016 7:36 AM

5.4 magnitude earthquake hits central Italy

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit a rural region of central Italy today. Tremors were also felt in the capital Rome. Italy's national geophysics said the quake struck at a depth of nine kilometers in the Macerata area of the central region of Marche.<br/><br/>The US Geological Survey c...

October 26, 2016 9:05 PM

More than 20, mostly children, killed in air strikes in Syria

In Syria, more than 20 people, many of them children, have been killed in air strikes on a rebel-held village. Activists say, a school complex was reportedly among several locations targeted in the village of Haas, in Idlib province. It is not immediately clear if the raids were carried out by Syria...

October 26, 2016 7:17 PM

93 madrassas in Sindh have solid links with terrorist groups

In Pakistan, around 93 madrasas in Sindh province have solid links with terror groups or banned outfits. A media report said authorities will soon launch an operation against those Islamic religious schools harbouring terrorists. <br/><br/>According to the Express Tribune, Pakistani inte...

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